on [Pn aa a STANUAHD SHEIFICATION FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 1705 hening of other rem the possible or apprapria (2e) casayiuy vue nunmcescruceive esting such as load tests on fel Removing the ennmrare REDE Before any plant for batching, mixing, transporting, compacting and finishing concrete is ordered or de the Contractor shall subnit to the Engineer full details eniuys Uf ail cue plant Waicn ne proposes to use arrangements he proposes to make. Latched and mined wae ve ae: heer agrees to sone other arrangement. he shell eet castes se of read Conarate far the tare shalt central plants unless the En: If the Contractor proposes to use ready mixed concr submit to the Engineer for his aporoval fall details and of the concrete mixes. The Engineer may apsrove the nixed concrete provided that: fe) ue peupesea mixes, tne material to be used and the method of storage and mixing comply with the requirenents of the Specification; and (2) adequate control is exercised during mixing. Approval to the use of ready mixed concrete may be withdrawn if the Engineer is not satisfied with the control of the materisls being used and control during mixing. Beuching cud wlaiuy plats shall pe mecern erticient equipment complying with the reguirenents of BS 1305 and capable of produciag a uniform distribution of the ingredients throughout the mass. Truck mixes shall comply with the requivenents of 28 4222 and chil used with the prior agreement of the Engineer. I£ the plant proposed by the Contractor does not fall within the scope of 3S 1305, {2 shall have been in accordance with Bs 3963 and shall have a mixing performance within the limits of Table 6 of BS 1305. All mixing operations shall be under the control of an experienced supervis: The aggregate storage bins shall be provided with dra arrancad so thar Arsinage water ie net diecharged eo the walsh ch bin shall be dravn down at least once per week and any accumlations of mud or silt removed. ter may be Cement and aggregates shall be batched by weds! measured by weight or volune.STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE CUNSIHUUIIUN i i i che weighing and ‘water dispencing mechan good order. Their accuracy shall be aaintalned wii Gescribed in BS 1305 and checked against accurate vel ‘The weights of cement and of each size of aggregate as the aechanisns eaployed shall be within a tolerance of plus or minus exo per cont of the respective weights per batch agreed by the Engineer. The Contractor shall provide standard test weights least. equivalent to the maximus working load used on the most heavily loaded scale and other auxiliary equipment required for checking the patiafaiy wperatiog of each suale ue Ui: uvanustuy devices Tests shall be made by the Contractor at least once @ week or at intervals to be determined by the Engineer and shall be carried out in hia presenae. Por the piepace nf carrying amt thees tacts, thane shail be easy access for personnel to the weigh hogpers. The Contractor shall furnish the Engineer with copies of the conplete results of all check tests and shall make any adjustments, repairs or replacenents necessary to ensure satisfactory performance. ‘Phe nominal drum or pan capacity of the mixer shall not be exceeded. Phe cerning speed end the uiciny Clue shell be as ¥ manufacturer, but in addition, when water is the la: ba adged, mixing shall continue for at le: water has bean added to the arup ar pan. The blades of pan aixers shall be specified by the manufacturer of is no longer possible adjustnes eet ecient a awe at tec! Miners be number of batches discharge The water to be added to the miy shalt ba caduced by the anouns of free water contained in the cearse and fine aggregates. This amount shall be determined by the Contractor by @ sd agres? by the gineer immediately before mixing begins each day and thereafter at least once per hour during concreting and for each delivery of aggregates during con g-' When of wats determined as set out in the Specifica added to the subsequently. rime, each b: hall be discharged any materials for the succeeding Agcer mixing for the regiir, completely from the aixer batch are introduced. out of use for more than 30 minutes shail be any fresh concrete is mixed and thereafter sete through the mixers shall contain only ifo | 7 STANUARU oF Toe i ‘CRETE WO! 4707 708 sngex than the tine applicable co = normal efore changing to another type of cement. Conezete for structural purposes shall not be mixed by hand. Where non-structural concrete is required, hand mixing may be carried out soneat of the Engineer. subject te the 4: che mixing shall be done on & hard inpermeeble surface, The reterials shall be turned over not less than three times de shall then be sprayed on and the materials again turned over not less than three times in a wet condition and worked togather until a mixture of uniform consistency is obtained. For hand mixed concrete the specified quantities of cement shall be increased by 10% and not more than 0,5 cubic metre shell be nixed at sindy wasther effiedent procsutiens ehall be eahen © process of gaugis senent from being blown away dur The concrete shall be discharged from the mixer and transported to Works by means which shall pravent aqulteration, segregation oF redients, and which shall ensure that the concreta is of at the point and tine of placing., The loss loss of the required workab: exceed 25 mm. Tae time elapsing between mixing and placing a batch of concret: shall be as short as prai ‘and in any case not longer then will pletion of placing and compaction before the onset of initial set. If the placing of any batch of concrete is delayed vuyona this perioa, the concrete snaii nor De placea an tne Works. BLACING OF CONCRETE (2) Consent for placing be placed in any part of the Works until the sing, and the Contractor ing days notice of his concrete shall Engineer's consent has been given in gineer at least 1 ff intention to place conere! ze commenced 24 hours of the Engineer's consent actor shal Fequest consent as apert#ind abo