40-1.02A General
Tack coat must comply with section 39.
40-1.02B Concrete 40-1.02B(1) General
Concrete placed for tapered edges after the pavement has been placed may be minor concrete.
40-1.02B(2) Cementitious Material
Concrete must contain from 505 pounds to 675 pounds of cementitious material per cubic yard. The specifications for reducing cementitious material content in section 90-1.02E(2) do not apply.
40-1.02B(3) Aggregate
The specifications for a reduction in the operating range and contract compliance for cleanness value and sand equivalent specified in section 90-1.02C(2) and section 90-1.02C(3) for aggregate do not apply.
For coarse aggregate in high desert and high mountain climate regions, the loss must not exceed 25 percent when tested under California Test 211 with 500 revolutions.
For the combined aggregate gradation, the difference between the percent passing the 3/8-inch sieve and the percent passing the no. 8 sieve must not be less than 16 percent of the total aggregate.
40-1.02B(4) Air Entrainment
The specifications for air-entraining admixtures in the 2nd paragraph of section 90-1.02I(2)(a) do not apply.
The air content must be within 1.5 percent of the specified value. If no value is specified, the air content must be within 1.5 percent of the value used for your authorized mix design.
For a project in the low or south mountain climate region, add an air-entraining admixture to the concrete at the rate required to produce an air content of 4 percent in the freshly mixed concrete.
For a project in a high desert or high mountain climate region, add an air-entraining admixture to the concrete at the rate required to produce an air content of 6 percent in the freshly mixed concrete.
40-1.02B(5)–40-1.02B(8) Reserved 40-1.02C Reinforcement, Bars, and Baskets 40-1.02C(1) General
Reserved
40-1.02C(2) Bar Reinforcement
Bar reinforcement must be deformed bars complying with section 52 unless the project is shown to be in a high desert or any mountain climate region, in which case, it must be one of the following:
1. Epoxy-coated bar reinforcement under section 52-2.03B except bars must comply with either ASTM A706/A706M; ASTM A996/A996M; or ASTM A615/A615M, Grade 40 or 60. Bars must be handled under ASTM D3963/D3963M and section 52-2.02C.
2. Low-carbon chromium steel bar complying with ASTM A1035/A1035M.
40-1.02C(3) Dowel Bars
For a project not shown to be in a high desert or any mountain climate region, dowel bars must be plain bars complying with section 52 and must be one of the following:
1. Epoxy-coated bars. Bars must comply with ASTM A615/A615M, Grade 40 or 60. The epoxy coating must comply with either section 52-2.02B or 52-2.03B.
2. Stainless-steel bars. Bars must be descaled, solid stainless-steel bars under ASTM A955/A955M, UNS Designation S31603 or S31803.
3. Low carbon, chromium-steel bars under ASTM A1035/A1035M.
For a project shown to be in a high desert or any mountain climate region, dowel bars must be plain bars complying with section 52 and be one of the following:
1. Epoxy-coated bars. Bars must comply with ASTM A615/A615M, Grade 40 or 60. Epoxy coating must comply with section 52-2.03B.
2. Stainless-steel bars. Bars must be descaled, solid stainless-steel bars under ASTM A955/A955M, UNS Designation S31603 or S31803.
Fabricate, sample, and handle epoxy-coated dowel bars under ASTM D3963/D3963M and section 52-2.03C except each sample must be 18 inches long.
40-1.02C(4) Tie Bars
Tie bars must be deformed bars.
For a project not shown to be in a high desert or any mountain climate region, tie bars must be one of the following:
1. Epoxy-coated bar reinforcement. Bars must comply with section 52-2.02B or 52-2.03B except bars must comply with ASTM A706/A706M; ASTM A996/A996M; or ASTM A615/A615M, Grade 40 or 60.
2. Stainless-steel bars. Bars must be descaled, solid stainless-steel bars under ASTM A955/A955M, UNS Designation S31603 or S31803.
3. Low carbon, chromium-steel bars under ASTM A1035/A1035M.
For a project shown to be in a high desert or any mountain climate region, tie bars must be one of the following:
1. Epoxy-coated bar reinforcement. Bars must comply with section 52-2.03B except bars must comply with either ASTM A706/A706M; ASTM A996/A996M; or ASTM A615/A615M, Grade 40 or 60.
2. Stainless-steel bars. Bars must be descaled, solid stainless-steel bars under ASTM A955/A955M, UNS Designation S31603 or S31803.
Fabricate, sample, and handle epoxy-coated tie bars under ASTM D3963/D3963M, section 52-2.02 or section 52-2.03.
Do not bend tie bars.
40-1.02C(5) Dowel and Tie Bar Baskets
For dowel and tie bar baskets, wire must comply with ASTM A1064/A1064M and be welded under ASTM A185/A185M, section 7.4. Assemblies must be either U-frame or A-frame shaped assemblies.
Wire intersections must be resistance welded.
For a project not shown to be in the high desert or any mountain climate region, baskets may be epoxy-coated. The epoxy coating must comply with section 52-2.02B or 52-2.03B.
For a project shown to be in the high desert or any mountain climate region, the wire for dowel bar and tie bar baskets must be one of the following:
1. Epoxy-coated wire complying with section 52-2.03B.
2. Stainless-steel wire. Wire must be descaled solid stainless-steel. Wire must comply with (1) the chemical requirements in ASTM A276/A276M, UNS Designation S31603 or S31803, and (2) the tension requirements in ASTM A1022/A1022M.
Handle epoxy-coated tie bar and dowel bar baskets under ASTM D3963/D3963M and either section 52-2.02 or 52-2.03.
Fasteners must be driven fasteners as specified in ASTM F1667. Fasteners on LCB or asphalt concrete must have a minimum shank diameter of 3/16 inch and a minimum shank length of 2-1/2 inches. For ATPB or CTPB, the shank diameter must be at least 3/16 inch and the shank length must be at least 5 inches.
Fasteners, clips, and washers must have a minimum 0.2-mil-thick zinc coating applied by either electroplating or galvanizing.
Dowel bar lubricant must be curing compound no. 3 or paraffin based. Paraffin-based lubricant must be Bradley Coatings Group BCG 6116 or Valvoline Tectyl 506 or an authorized equal and must be factory-applied.
40-1.02E Joint Filler
Joint filler for an isolation joint must be a preformed, bituminous-type, expansion joint filler for concrete complying with ASTM D994.
40-1.02F Nonshrink Hydraulic-Cement Grout
Nonshrink hydraulic-cement grout must comply with ASTM C1107/C1107M. You may use clean, uniform, rounded aggregate filler to extend the grout. Aggregate filler must not exceed 60 percent of the grout mass or the maximum described in the manufacturer's instructions, whichever is less. The moisture content of the aggregate filler must not exceed 0.5 percent when tested under California Test 223 or California Test 226. When tested under California Test 202, aggregate filler must comply with the gradation requirements shown in the following table:
Aggregate Filler Gradation
|
Sieve size
|
Percentage passing
|
1/2-inch
|
100
|
3/8-inch
|
85–100
|
No. 4
|
10–30
|
No. 8
|
0–10
|
No. 16
|
0–5
|
40-1.02G–40-1.02N Reserved
Share with your friends: |