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The document provides revisions to various sections of specifications for concrete work. Key changes include:
1. Revising the classes of concrete to A1, A2, A3, D1, Y, B and Lean Concrete and specifying uses for each class.
2. Updating requirements for admixtures, proportioning of concrete mixes, mixing, hauling, placement, finishing and joints.
3. Requiring the contractor to perform mix design testing and submit results to the engineer for approval before production.
The document provides revisions to various sections of specifications for concrete work. Key changes include:
1. Revising the classes of concrete to A1, A2, A3, D1, Y, B and Lean Concrete and specifying uses for each class.
2. Updating requirements for admixtures, proportioning of concrete mixes, mixing, hauling, placement, finishing and joints.
3. Requiring the contractor to perform mix design testing and submit results to the engineer for approval before production.
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The document provides revisions to various sections of specifications for concrete work. Key changes include:
1. Revising the classes of concrete to A1, A2, A3, D1, Y, B and Lean Concrete and specifying uses for each class.
2. Updating requirements for admixtures, proportioning of concrete mixes, mixing, hauling, placement, finishing and joints.
3. Requiring the contractor to perform mix design testing and submit results to the engineer for approval before production.
Copyright:
Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
Verfügbare Formate
Als DOCX, PDF, TXT herunterladen oder online auf Scribd lesen
Between "aggregates" and "all in accordance", add "and chemical admixtures as may be required".
401.1.1 Classes of Concrete
Add the Iollowing to 401.1.1
Paragraph 1, line 2, delete "A, B, C, D1, D2, D3, Y and Lean Concrete" and replace by "A1, A2, A3, D1, Y, B and Lean Concrete.
Paragraph 2, line 3, substitute 'Concrete placed under water ... IiIteen (15) cm with the Iollowings: 'Class A2 concrete shall be used Ior deck slab oI the bridges, Ilyovers and pedestrian bridges, culverts, diaphragms and as shown on the drawings or as otherwise directed by the Engineer or speciIied in the Special Provisions. Class B Concrete shall be used only where speciIied.
Delete entire para 5 and replace with the Iollowing: 'Class D1 Concrete shall be used Ior prestressed elements/girders, or as indicated on the drawings.
Replace Table 401.1, Portland Cement Concrete Requirements, with the Iollowing table.
TABLE 401.1 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE REQUIREMENTS
Class Of Concrete Min. Cement Kg/Cubic Meter Max. Size of Coarse Aggregate
(mm) 28 days Compressive Strength (Min) (Cylinder) (Kg/Sq.cm) Consistency (Range in Slump) Vibrated (mm) Maximum Permissible Water - Cement Ratio A1 A2 A3 D1 Y B Lean Concrete 300 400 400 450 400 250 175 20 20 38 20 13 51 51 210 280 280 350 210 145 100 25 75 50 100 100-150 50-100 25-75 25-75 - 0.58 0.40 0.58 0.40 0.58 0.65 - 401-2
401.2.8 Admixtures
Add the Iollowing
'Chemical and air entraining admixtures containing chlorides as determined by ASTM Designation C 1152 shall not be used in reinIorced or prestressed concrete.
Calcium chloride shall not be used in concrete containing any embedded metals, including reinIorcing steel, unless otherwise speciIied.
II more than one admixture is to be used, such admixtures shall be compatible in combination as used in the concrete.
Admixtures shall conIorm to the Iollowing test requirements:
Chemical Admixtures AASHTO M194 Air Entraining Admixtures AASHTO M154 Calcium Chloride AASHTO M144 Mineral Admixtures ASTM Designation C618
Loss on ignition shall not exceed Iour percent (4)
All Admixtures to be used in the work shall be accompanied by a CertiIicate oI Compliance signed by a responsible representative oI the manuIacturer.
401.3.1 Proportioning of Concrete
Add the Iollowing as Iirst para
'The Contractor shall perIorm all necessary mix design testing and Iurnish the results in a written report not less than thirty Iive (35) days prior to beginning concrete production using the same batching plant Irom which the concreting oI the structural members is to be carried out. The report Iurnished by the Contractor shall contain all test results Ior materials proposed Ior use and trial mixes and speciIic recommendations Ior the Iollowing:
1. The weight ratio oI coarse and Iine aggregates per cubic meter. 2. The cement content in kilograms per cubic meter oI concrete. 3. The maximum allowable water content in liters per kilograms oI cement, or equivalent units including surIace moisture, but excluding water absorbed by the aggregates. 4. Slump or slumps designated at the point oI delivery. 5. Description oI all changes Irom the mix proportions previously approved. 401-3
6. Initial and Iinal setting time Ior concrete as per AASHTO T-197. 7. Drying shrinkage Ior the recommended concrete mix according to ASTM C 596-81. 8. The dosage oI the proposed admixture in either liter or kilogram per cubic meter.
401.3.3 Mixing Concrete
b) Mixing at Site
Add the Iollowing aIter para 8
'The concrete may be produced using a batching plant or central mixing plant with truck agitators or using in-truck mixers conIorming to AASHTO M-157. It may also be produced using continuous volumetric mixing equipment conIorming to AASHTO M-241. Mixers shall be oI a type and capacity approved by the Engineer.
During batching in windy conditions, it is to the discretion oI the Engineer to discontinue the batching process or instruct the Contractor to add additional cement at no cost.
Add the Iollowing at the end:
'The moisture content oI the Iine aggregates shall be uniIorm throughout the stock pile and not exceed eight percent (8) at the time oI mixing.
'No mixing or pouring oI concrete will be allowed at ambient temperature higher than 32 o Celsius, without an agreement oI the Engineer on the Contractor's proposals Ior cooling measures. The temperature oI mixed concrete immediately beIore placing will not be more than 30 o Celsius. The Contractor will take all speciIic precautions according to AASHTO-SS-Division II 8.6.3. so as to achieve the above mention temperature Ior which no extra payment shall be made.
401.3.4 Hauling and Delivery of Mixed Concrete
a) Hauling
Add the Iollowing in the 2 nd para aIter 'rated capacity
'and shall conIorm to all oI the requirements speciIied Ior ready-mixed concrete in AASHTO M157.
f) Delivery 401-4
'The organization supplying concrete shall have suIIicient plant capacity and transportation vehicles to ensure continuous delivery at the rate required. The rate shall be such that the interval between batches shall not exceed twenty (20) minutes. The methods oI delivering and handling the concrete shall be such as will Iacilitate placing with the minimum rehandling and without damage to the structure oI the concrete.
g) Re tempering
'The concrete shall be mixed only in such quantities as are required Ior immediate use and any concrete that has developed initial set shall not be used. Concrete that has partially hardened shall not be retempered or remixed and rejected.
401.3.5 Handling and Placing Concrete
Add the Iollowing to 401.3.5:
'a) General
BeIore concreting in any section, reinIorcement will have to be completely clean and Iree Irom all contaminations, including hardened concrete (iI any) which may have been deposited on it Irom previous operations. Concreting will take place only once the Engineer has inspected the placing oI the reinIorcement and given his approval.
The Contractor will allow the Engineer at least eight (8) working hours aIter all the reinIorcement is in place beIore pouring oI concrete to conduct the inspection.
The Engineer should check the records oI concrete placing as stated below:
Records, in a Iorm agreed by the Engineer, shall be kept by the Contractor oI the details oI every pour oI concrete placed. These records shall include Class oI concrete, location oI pour, date oI pour, ambient temperature and concrete temperature at time oI placing, moisture content oI aggregates, details oI mixes, batch numbers, cement batch number, results oI all tests undertaken, location oI test cylinder sample points and details oI any cores taken.
The Contractor shall supply to the Engineer two copies oI these records each week covering work carried out during the preceding week. In addition, he shall supply to the Engineer monthly histograms oI all 28 days cylinder strengths together with accumulative and monthly standard deviations and 401-5
any other inIormation, which the Engineer may require concerning the concrete placed in the Works.
401.3.6 Casting Sections and Construction and Contraction 1oints
ModiIy the title 401.3.6e as Iollows:
'e) Construction and Contraction 1oints
Add the Iollowing at the end:
' - Construction 1oint
The Contractor may require a diIIerent location oI construction joints which are not shown in the drawings. II so, this requirement shall be subject to the Engineer's approval. II necessary the contractor may be asked to check stress distribution with his proposed location oI joints. In case quantities oI steel and Iormwork are increased, no extra payments will be made. Elsewhere, on visible Iaces, aesthetical treatment oI construction joint will be provided without extra payment.
- Contraction 1oint
The contraction joints shall be constructed where shown on the drawings or as directed by the Engineer. The surIace oI set concrete in the joint shall be painted with two coats oI bitumen, conIorming to AASHTO M-115, and new concrete shall be placed against it only when it is dry.
401.3.7 Concrete Surface Finishing/Rendering
ModiIy 401.3.7 as Iollows:
'd) Ordinary Surface Form Finish
Delete entirely and replace by the Iollowing:
Ordinary surIace Iorm Iinish will Iollow AASHTO-SS-8.12.2. Non-shrinkable mortar will be used.
Ordinary surIace Iorm Iinish shall be applied to all concrete surIaces, except those oI Class 1 Iorm Iinish which are deIined hereaIter.
e) Class 1 Surface Form Finish
401-6
i) Delete para 1, 2 and 3 and add the Iollowing
Class 1 surIace Iorm Iinish will Iollow the AASHTO - SS- 8.12.3.
Fiber or plywood Iorms in good conditions will be used exclusively.
ii) Substitute para 4 with the Iollowing para.
Class 1 surIace Iinish is systematically required to be applied as the Iinal Iinish Ior the Iollowing surIaces, unless otherwise directed by the Engineer.
iii) Substitute except` with 'including in line 1 oI (i)
iv) Replace para, VI, by 'All culverts/underpasses
v) Add 'and New Jersy Barriers aIter railings in line 1 oI vii
401.3.8 Curing Concrete
a) eneral
Add Iollowing at the end:
'All newly-placed concrete shall be cured Ior at least seven (7) days. When there is a Iorecast oI air temperatures below two degrees Celsius (2C.), during the curing period, the Contractor shall submit Ior approval by the Engineer, a cold weather concreting and curing plan detailing the methods and equipment which will be used to assure that concrete temperature does not Iall below ten degrees Celsius (10C.) during the entire curing period which will be seven (7), eight (8), nine (9), or ten (10) days aIter placement. When Ily ash cement is used, this period shall be extended as Iollows:
Percentage oI Cement Required Period oI Controlled Replaced, by Weight Temperature
10 8 Day 11-15 9 Days 16-20 10 Days
The above requirement Ior an extended period oI controlled temperature may be waived iI a compressive strength oI sixty Iive percent (65) oI the speciIied twenty-eight (28) day design strength is achieved in six (6) days based on site- cured cylinders.
The cold weather concreting and curing plan shall detail the Contractor`s proposed method oI maintaining or providing heat and moisture to the concrete 401-7
during the placement and curing period. No part oI the structure surIace shall be heated in excess oI thirty-three degrees Celsius (33C) or charge by more than ten degrees Celsius (10C.) in eight (8) hours while heating or insulating equipment is in use or immediately thereaIter.
The contractor shall provide continuous recording thermometers at the approximate Irequency oI one thermometer Ior each thirty (30) cubic meters curing during the initial seven (7) day period.
Thermometers shall be placed adjacent to the concrete at locations selected by the Engineer. Recorded temperatures shall be Iurnished the Engineer. The Contractors shall maintain heating units in continuous operation. When placement oI concrete occurs at an air temperature oI less than IiIteen degrees Celsius (15C.), the concrete shall be placed at a temperature oI not less than IiIteen degrees Celsius (15C.) Ior sections less sixty (60) centimeters thick and not less than ten degrees Celsius (10C.), Ior sections greater than sixty (60) centimeters thick. The heating oI the concrete components shall be done in a manner which is not detrimental to the mix. The cement shall not be heated or permitted to come into contact with aggregates which are in excess oI thirty-Iive degrees Celsius (35C.)
Concrete at the time oI placement shall be oI uniIorm temperature and Iree oI Irost lumps. Aggregates shall not be heated by means oI direct Ilame, or sheet metal over Iire. Fine aggregates shall not be heated by the direct steam. The addition oI salts to prevent Ireezing shall not be permitted.
All Iorms, reinIorcing steel, girders, and construction joints shall be Iree oI snow, ice and ponded water, beIore concrete placement begins. The temperature oI all structures to be in contact with new concrete shall be at least IiIteen degrees Celsius (15C.) and shall be maintained at a temperature oI IiIteen degrees Celsius (15C.) or above during placement oI the concrete.
The temperature oI the concrete shall be not less than IiIteen degrees Celsius (15C.) at the time oI placing in the Iorms. In case oI extremely low temperature, the Engineer may, at his discretion, raise the minimum limiting temperature Ior work, aggregates and mixed concrete. Salt, chemicals or other materials shall not be used to prevent Ireezing.
Curing Compound Method
Add in 3 rd para, Iourth line aIter 'application oI curing
'Type-2 liquid membrane curing compound as speciIied in AASHTO M 148 may be used as the initial and Iinal curing agent on structural concrete.
401.3.10 Testing of Compressive Strength 401-8
Add the Iollowing to 401.3.10: 'Equipment that is used Ior trial batches will have to be the one that will be used on the speciIic job.
401.4 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
Add the Iollowing to 401.4.2:
401.4.2 Payment
In line 4 Between "also Ior" and "such works", add "all materials and" In line 5 Between "construction joints" and "and any such work", add "contraction joints, external control Ior topography". Add at the end: 'No extra payment shall be made to the contractor Ior using diIIerent types oI cements as speciIied herein the speciIications. 'No payment shall be made Ior the lost Iormwork made by the pipes or their embedment in concrete.
In Item 401.4.2 delete table and insert the Iollowing:
Pay Item Description Unit of No. Measurement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 401 a1 Concrete Class A1 (i) Under Ground CM (ii) On Ground CM (iii) Elevated CM 401 a2 Concrete Class A2 (i) Under Ground CM (ii) On Ground CM (iii) Elevated CM 401 a3 Concrete Class A3 (i) Under Ground CM (ii) On Ground CM 401-9
(iii) Elevated CM 401 b Concrete Class B CM 401 d Concrete Class D1 CM 401 e Concrete Class Y CM 401 I Lean Concrete CM