SECTION 11 - MISCELLANEOUS ROADWORKS

Part 7 of Section 11 of the General Specification for Civil Engineering Works (GS) is
supplemented by the following:

11.60 UNIT

Replace Item (2) of GS Clause 11.60 by the following:

(2) Depending on their quality, units are classified as either Grade A or Grade B as
follows:
- Grade A units shall comply with GS Clauses 11.61 to 11.88.
- Grade B units shall comply with GS Clauses 11.61 to 11.65, 11.67,
11.68 11.70 and 11.72 to 11.85.

11.62 PRECAST CONCRETE PAVING SLABS

Replace Item (2) of GS Clause 11.62 by the following:

(2) Paving slabs shall be 60 mm thick for footpaths and 80 mm thick for
carriageways and vehicular accesses. Paving slabs of other thickness may be
used if approved by the Engineer.

11.65 CONCRETE & USE OF RECYCLED AGGREGATES

Replace GS Clause 11.65 by the following:

(1) Concrete for paving units in footways and cycle tracks shall be Grade 30;
concrete for paving units in carriageways or areas to which vehicles will have
access shall be Grade 45.

(2) Aggregates for concrete shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) The aggregates shall contain not less than 70% by weight of recycled
aggregates.

(b) The recycled fine aggregates shall constitute not less than 40% by
weight of the total recycled aggregates. The recycled glass cullet shall
be included as recycled fine aggregates and shall constitute 20% to
25% by weight of the total aggregates.
 (c) The nominal maximum size of the aggregates shall be 10 mm.

(d) The recycled coarse aggregates shall be retained on a 5 mm BS test

sieve.

(e) The recycled fine aggregates shall all pass a 5 mm BS test sieve.

(f) The recycled glass cullet shall all pass a 3.35 mm BS test sieve and
shall be integrated with other constituents in such a manner that there is
no sharp edge nor burr exposed to put the pedestrians at risk when the
paving unit surface is eroded.

(g) The recycled aggregates shall contain not more than 0.5% of wood and
other materials less dense than water by using the manual sorting test
method in accordance with BRE Digest 433.

(h) The recycled aggregates shall contain not more than 1% of other
foreign materials (e.g. metals, plastics, clay lumps, asphalt and tar,
glass, etc.) by using the manual sorting test method in accordance with
BRE Digest 433.

(i) The recycled aggregates, except recycled glass cullet, shall be the
crushed inert construction and demolition materials produced from the
crushing plant of the Civil Engineering and Development Department
or other local sources approved by the Engineer.

(j) The recycled glass cullet shall be produced from glass waste from local
sources approved by the Engineer.

(3) Each paving unit shall bear an inscribed mark for the identification purpose
that the unit contains recycled glass cullet of 20% to 25% by weight of the
total aggregates.

(4) Notwithstanding sub-clause (2) above,

(a) the Contractor may propose for the Engineer’s approval the use of
recycled fine aggregates without recycled glass cullet in the concrete
where there is a shortage of supply of recycled glass cullet; and/or
 (b) the Contractor may propose for the Engineer’s approval the use of
virgin aggregates in lieu of recycled aggregates in the concrete when
there is a shortage of supply of recycled aggregates.

(5) Notwithstanding sub-clause (2) above, subject to the Engineer’s agreement,

the Contractor may use recycled fine aggregates without recycled glass cullet
in the concrete for the minor repair works to existing concrete pavers.

11.66 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADE A UNITS

Replace Item (2) of GS Clause 11.66 by the following:

(2) Colour Pigments for Grade A units shall comply with BS EN 12878:2005.
They shall be UV-stable and shall be iron oxides, chrome oxide, titanium
oxide or cobalt aluminium oxide unless otherwise approved by the Engineer.

11.68 PARTICULARS OF PAVING UNITS

Replace Item (1)(b) of GS Clause 11.68 by the following:

(1) (b) Certificates from the manufacturer showing the source and the particle
size distribution of the virgin and recycled aggregates,

Add the following to the Item (1) of GS 11.68

(e) A statement of compliance from the manufacturer as follows showing
that the manufacturer has put in place a system to assure that the
paving units contain 20% to 25 % of recycled glass cullet by weight
of the total aggregates:

- the statement of compliance shall be issued by an independent

assessment body with recognized status (e.g. Hong Kong
Productivity Council, Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency,
etc.) with a validity period of 6 months from the date of issue.
The independent assessment body shall be approved by the
Engineer.

(f) Where the percentages of recycled aggregates, recycled fine

aggregates and recycled glass as specified in PS Clause 11.65(2) (a)
and (b) cannot be fully complied with due to shortage in supply of the
 respective recycled materials in the market, the Contractor shall
submit the following additional particulars to the Engineer:

- a written confirmation from the manufacturer confirming the

shortage in supply of the respective recycled materials in the
market; and

- the proposed quantities of paving units for which the recycled

materials as specified in PS Clause 11.65(2) (a) and (b) cannot be
fully complied with.

11.69 PARTICULARS OF UNITS - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR

GRADE A UNITS

Replace the 6th Bullet Point of Item (1)(a) of GS Clause 11.69 by the following:

- 24-hour cold water absorption value of paving slabs, blocks

and setts to AS/NZS 4456.14:2003; and

11.74 LAYING UNITS

Add the following to GS Clause 11.74:

(8) The units shall be laid to “Guidelines on Good Practice for Laying Unit
Pavers” published by Highways Department.
(9) Unless otherwise agreed by the Engineer, paving unit abutting traffic sign
posts, traffic signal poles, lamp posts, or street name plate supports or the
like shall be either prefabricated half-round units (where available) or cut
in a circular manner to match with the diameter of the posts/poles and
supports. The adjacent row/rows of paving units may need to be cut to
match smoothly with the other paving units. Where such cutting will result
in small units (any one dimension less than 1/3 of the original), at least
two rows will need to be cut.

(10) Where cutting of paving blocks is required at the edge of manholes or

within recessed manhole covers for edge treatment, the size of the cut
blocks shall not be less than 1/3 of the original size. If necessary,
adjacent blocks shall also be cut to achieve the above requirement.

11.85 COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TEST OF PAVING BLOCKS

Replace Item (1) of GS Clause 11.85 by the following:

 (1) One sample of units in a batch shall be provided from every 1000 m2 of
units or part thereof. A batch with units for area(s) less than 1000 m2 may
be added to the untested previous or following batch(es) as the case may
be for testing purposes. The number of specimens in each sample shall be
8. For paving blocks of size 200 x 200 x 60mm or 80mm, specimens of
size 200 x 100 x 60mm or 80mm shall be cut from these blocks in
accordance with GS Clause 11.74 (6) to form samples.

11.88 ADDITIONAL TESTING FOR GRADE A UNITS : WATER

ABSORPTION VALUE OF PAVING SLABS AND BLOCKS

Replace Item (2), (3) and (4) of GS Clause 11.88 by the following:

(2) Each sample of paving slabs and blocks shall be tested to determine the
24-hour cold water absorption value to AS/NZS 4456.14: 2003.

(3) The sample shall have a characteristic water absorption value not more than
6% by 24-hour cold immersion method to AS/NZS 4456.14: 2003.

(4) The characteristic water absorption value (Wc) shall be calculated from the
following equation:

Wc = Wm + 1.65 Xs %

where:
- Wm is the average water absorption rate of the sample
- Xs is the unbiased standard deviation as stated in AS/NZS 4456.2: 2003.