STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS

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SECTION V - CONCRETE WORKS

500.01 Description

This work shall include, but not by way of limitation, preparing concrete mixes of the different
classes; transporting and placing on prepared surfaces or in prepared forms, including supplying
and fixing of formwork and temporary work; supplying, cutting, bending and placing of reinforcing
steel; vibrating, tamping and curing; supplying and installing precast units, including bedding;
pointing and jointing with cement mortar, all as indicated on the Drawings, as specified herein
and/or in the Particular Specifications and included in the Bills of Quantities.

500.02 Standards and Codes

The following Standards and Codes in their latest edition shall be particularly applied to Works
covered by these specifications.

AASHTO: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

M6 Fine Aggregate for Portland Cement Concrete

M 31 Deformed and Plain Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
M 33 Preformed Expansion Joint Filler for Concrete (Bituminous Type)
M 52 Tar for Use in Road Construction
M 55 Welded Steel Wire Fabric for Concrete Reinforcement
M 115 Asphalt Used for Dampproofing and Waterproofing
M 116 Asphalt Primer Used in Roofing, Dampproofing and Waterproofing
M 117 Bitumen-Saturated Cotton Fabrics Used in Roofing and Waterproofing
M 118 Coal-Tar Bitumen Used in Roofing, Dampproofing, and Waterproofing
M 121 Creosote Primer Used in Roofing, Dampproofing and Waterproofing
M 148 Liquid Membrane-Forming Compounds for Curing Concrete
M 153 Preformed Sponge Rubber and Cork Expansion Joint Fillers for Concrete Paving
and Structural Construction
M 182 Burlap Cloth made from Jute or Kenaf
M 225 High-Strength Bolts for Structural Steel Joints
M 240 Standard Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cement
MP 18 Standard Specification for Uncoated, Corrosion-Resistant, Deformed and Plain
Alloy, Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement and Dowels
T 26 Quality of Water to be used in Concrete
T 68 Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
T 96 Resistance to Abrasion of Small Size Coarse Aggregate by Use of the Los
Angeles Machine
T 119 Slump of Portland Cement Concrete
T 134 Moisture-Density Relations of Soil-Cement Mixtures
T 191 Density of Soil In-Place by the Sand-Cone Method
T 205 Density of Soil In-Place by the Rubber- Balloon Method
T 224 Correction for Coarse Particles in the Soil Compaction Test

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SECTION V-1 MATERIALS FOR CONCRETE WORKS

501.01 Description

All materials to be incorporated in the Concrete Works shall be as indicated on the Drawings, as
specified herein and as directed by the Engineer.

501.02 Materials, General

All materials shall comply with all requirements as specified in Sections V and V-1 through V-9
inclusive and other applicable Sections and Clauses of these Standard Specifications.

Materials shall be delivered, stored and handled so as to assure the preservation of their quality
and fitness for the Works. Materials, even though approved before storage or handling, may again
be inspected and tested prior to use in the Works. Stored materials shall be located so as to
facilitate their prompt inspection. All storage sites shall be restored to their original condition at the
Contractor's expense prior to acceptance of the Works.

Materials that do not comply with the requirements of these Standard Specifications will be
rejected by the Engineer and removed immediately from the Site of the Works unless otherwise
instructed by the Engineer. No rejected materials shall be used in the Works.

501.03 Cement

a. The cement shall be portland cement Type II or Type V, unless otherwise specified in
the Particular Specifications, complying in all respects with ASTM C150 (or BS 197)
except that bags shall contain 50 kg net ±1 percent and barrels or containers shall
contain multiples thereof. Type II is moderate sulphate resistant cement, and is to be
used for general construction for concrete that is not to be in contact with soils or ground
water. Type V is to be used in construction applications where high sulphate resistance
is required, a low heat of hydration is important, and is in contact with soils or ground
water. In general, Type II and V cement shall be used for non-structural elements such
as blinding, bedding, haunching, kerbs, etc.

All cement shall be manufacturer's standard grey cement unless otherwise specified or
directed on the Drawings, in the Particular Specifications for Section V or in other
Sections of these Standard Specifications or the Particular Specifications. One brand of
cement as approved by the Engineer shall be used for all concrete works throughout the
project unless otherwise authorized by the Engineer in writing. If the content of alkali,
Na20 + K20 is greater than 0.6 percent calculated as Na20 + K20 in the Type V cement,
tests shall be carried out according to ASTM C227 with the aggregates to be used.

The source of supply of cement shall be subject to the Engineer's approval and the
Contractor shall at all times furnish the manufacturer's test certificates and proof that the
specifications have been complied with, together with a note of the date of manufacture,

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