REQUIREMENTS FOR SUB-SURFACE CONCRETE

Concentration of salts expressed as SO3 (and NaCl) -n Soil CLASS Total SO3 (Total NaCl) (.) Less t%an '3& -n )ro!nd $ater Total SO3 (Total NaCl) ()/l) Less t%an '33 All ce"ents (*S4'&56 ASTM C27' T#pes 2 or 8 or 9lended ce"ents containin) pfa or sla)) *S2& of ASTM T#pe 2 ce"ents 9lended $it% "ini"!" of &7. or "axi"!" or 4'. pfa3 ASTM C7:7 T#pe 2& (MS) ce"ents *S 4'&5 or 4&4+ T#pe 8 ce"ents *S 2& or ASTM T#pe 2 ce"ents 9lended $it% "ini"!" of &7. or "axi"!" 4' pfa3 ASTM C7:7 T#pe 2& (MS) ce"ents *S 4'&5 or 4&4+ ce"ents ASTM T#pe 8 ce"ents TYPE OF CEMENT Re !ire"ents for dense f!ll# co"pacted concrete "ade $it% &'"" no"inal "axi"!" si(e a))re)ates co"pl#in) $it% t%e re !ire"ents of *S *+& or ASTM C 33 Ce"entitio!s content not less t%an0 (1)/"3) 3'' Free $ater ce"ent ratio not "ore t%an '37 4' Mini"!" dept% of co,er for reinforced concrete (&'"" a)))

'3& to '37 & ('3'7 to '32')

'33 to 23&

37'

'37

7'

(&37 to 73')

3''

'37

'37 to 23' 3 ('32' to '3&') 23' to &3' 4 ('3&' to '37') O,er & (O,er '37')

23& to &37

4''

'34 ;'

(7 to2') &37 to 73' (2' to 3') O,er 73' (O,er 3')

3;'

'347

*S 4'&5 or 4&4+ ASTM T#pe 8 ce"ents

4''

'34

57

*S 4'&5 or 4'&+ ASTM T#pe 8 ce"ents $it% ade !ate protecti,e tan<in)

4''

'34

2''

8al!es expressed as percenta)es 9# "ass of total content of ce"entitio!s "aterial3 NOTE 2 -f t%e concentration of NaCl )i,es a %i)%er class ratin) t%an t%e concentration SO 36 t%en t%e %i)%er class s%all 9e !sed6 and ,ice ,ersa3 T%e ce"ent contents )i,en in t%e ta9le relate to &'"" no"inal "axi"!" si(e a))re)ate3 -n order to "aintain t%e ce"ent content of t%e "ortar fraction at si"ilar ,al!es6 t%e "ini"!" ce"ent contents )i,en a9o,e s%o!ld 9e increased 9# 7' 1)/" 3 for 2'"" no"inal "axi"!" si(e a))re)ate and "a# 9e decreased 9# 3' 1)/" 3 for 4'"" no"inal "axi"!" si(e a))re)ate3 =ifferent a))re)ates re !ire different $ater contents to prod!ce concrete of t%e sa"e $or<a9ilit# and t%erefore a ran)e of free $ater/ce"ent ratios is applica9le to eac% ce"ent content3 -n order to ac%ie,e satisfactor# $or<a9ilit# at specified "axi"!" free $ater/ce"ent ratio it "a# 9e necessar# to increase t%e ce"ent content a9o,e t%e "ini"!" specified or !se $ater red!cin) ad"ixt!re3

NOTE &

NOTE 3

NOTE 4

P!l,eri(ed f!el as% (pfa) s%o!ld co"pl# $it% *S 3+:& or t%e appropriate part of ASTM C 7:73 >ro!nd )ran!lated 9lastf!rnace sla) (sla)) s%o!ld co"pl# $it% *S '''&6 or t%e appropriate part of ASTM C 7:73 Mini"!" dept%s of co,er appl# to concrete $it% &'"" "axi"!" si(e a))re)ate3 -n no case s%o!ld t%e co,er 9e less t%an t%e "axi"!" a))re)ate si(e3 Mini"!" co,er incl!des co,er to lin<s6 etc3 Concrete exposed to "oist!re in class 36 4 or 7 en,iron"ent s%o!ld 9e s!9?ect to an additional re !ire"ent of a "axi"!" $ater penetration of 3'"" at &+ da#s a)e $%en tested 9# t%e =-N 2'4+ test "et%od for @-"per"ea9ilit#@3 Concrete exposed to $ettin) and dr#in) 9# irri)ation $ater s%o!ld 9e rated Class & as "ini"!" re !ire"ent3

NOTE 7

NOTE ;

NOTE 5

SOARCE 0B

C-R-A

SPEC-AL PA*L-CAT-ON NO3 323 C-R-A >A-=E TO CONCRETE CONSTRACT-ON -N TCE >ALF RE>-ON6 CONSTRACT-ON -N=ASTR-ES RESEARCC AN= -NFORMAT-ON ASSOC-AT-ON6 LON=ON3