Infrastructure Design and Engineering Group Document EVGD/09/104/A2(a) M&W for Civil & Structural Works. Sheet 55 of 57 11.22.2 Materials 11.22.2.1 Silica fume shall be used in combination with water reducing admixture 11.22.2.2 11.22.23 11.2.3 11.22.3.1 11.22.3.2 ly 2017 and/or superplasticiser. Silica fume shall conform to the chemical and physical requirements as given in the table below. Chemical and physical requirements | Characteristic value (By (BS EN 13263-1) mass of dry silica fume) Silicon dioxide — SiOz (%) >85 Elemental silicon - Si(%) <0.4 Free calcium oxide - CaO (%) <1.0 Sulfate — SOs (%) <2.0 Chloride content (CI) (%) <0.3 Loss on ignition (LO!) (%) <4.0 Specific surface (m%/gm) 15-35 Dry mass content in slurry (%) <#- 2.0 Activity index (%) Tested at a mortar | 100 age of 28 days The concrete mix proportions shall be determined from the results of the trial mix testing. When desired mix properties are achieved, specimens shall be prepared, cured and tested at 28 days and 56 days to determine acceptability of proposed mix proportions. All specimens shall meet the compressive strength and water penetration requirement of maximum 15mm as tested to BS EN 12390-8. In addition, the specimens when tested in accordance with ASTM C1202 shall be in the ‘Very Low’ permeability range as defined in that test standard. The silica fume shall come from the same source throughout the project. Ifa single primary source of silica fume cannot be maintained throughout a project, the Contractor shall carry out all the necessary testing to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Engineer that the use of silica fume shall comply with the chemical and physical requirements as specified in the above table. Silica Fume Testing Requirement and Quality Assurance In addition to rate of sampling in Clause 11.8.2, samples shall also be taken for every 100m! of silica fume concrete delivered to site. The silica fume concrete shall meet the specified 28-day compressive strength and maximum water penetration at 28 days of 15mm as tested in accordance with BS EN 12390-8. In addition, the silica fume concrete shall be tested in accordance with ASTM C1202 and the results shall be within the ‘Very Low’ permeability range. In the event that the tests show that the silica fume concrete do not meet CONTRACT T316Infrastructure Design and Engineering Group Document EVGD/09/104/A2(a) M&W for Ci 11.22.4 11.225 11.22.5.1 11.22.5.2 11.22.6 11.22.6.1 11.22.6.2 ly 2017 & Structural Works. Sheet 56 of 57 the performance requirements, the entire batch of materials where the samples are taken shall be rejected and the Contractor shall submit rectification proposal for the Engineer's acceptance, Submis: ns The Contractor shall submit the following information to the Engineer for his review and acceptance: (a) Manufacturer's product data sheets for silica fume. (b) Laboratory test reports, name and location of primary manufacturing source of silica fume for use on the project. (c) Silica fume concrete mix design and should include details of grading of fine and coarse aggregates, proportions of all ingredients including all admixtures, water/total cementitious materials ratio, slump (consistence) and bulk density of silica fume concrete. (4) Proposed procedures for placing, finishing and curing silica fume concrete (e) Proposed procedures for protecting silica fume concrete from drying and plastic shrinkage cracking during the placing and finishing process. (f) Proposed procedures for protecting fresh silica fume concrete from rain Production, placing and compacting Silica fume concrete shall be ready-mixed concrete batched, mixed and transported in accordance with ASTM C94. The sequence and method of charging the mixer with silica fume and other ingredients shall be reviewed by the silica fume manufacturer's representative. Silica fume concrete shall be placed and compacted by any of the currently available concreting techniques with the exception that it shall be placed at the highest practical slump typically ranging from 150mm to 225mm Finishing, curing and protecting Silica fume conerete can be finished by methods similar to those used for finishing other concrete. The Contractor shall establish exact finishing methods for the project by carrying out trial placements prior to start of the actual work. These trials should be repeated until the best methods for the project and its specified mixture proportions are identified The Contractor shall take protective measures to ensure that the newly placed concrete does not dry out prior to and during the finishing operations. CONTRACT T316Infrastructure Design and Engineering Group Document EVGD/09/104/A2(a) M&W for Civil & Structural Works Shoot 57 of 57 11.22.63 Curing shall begin immediately after the finishing process is completed. 11.23 SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE 11.231 The constituent materials for Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) i.e. cement, aggregates, water and admixtures shall be in accordance with Clause 11.2. 11.23.2 The SCC shall have sufficient fluidity to achieve a dense cement matrix without the need for additional compaction. The Contractor shall also ensure that the tendency for the concrete to segregate is reduced by using a viscosity modifying agent and/or reducing the amount of fines. 11.23.3 The Contractor shall submit the mix design of SCC together with proposed locations where they will be used to the Engineer for approval 11.234 SCC shall be designed such that the workability of the product is maintained. During placing of SCC, free fall height shall be limited to not more than 5m and the horizontal distance from point of discharge shall be not more than 10m apart to prevent segregation. sty 2017 CONTRACT T316