Item 407 CONCRETE STRUCTURES

G. Concrete Surface Finishing

general description of the materials,

equipment, workmanship and construction
requirements of concrete structures and
portions of composite structures.

1. Ordinary Finish
2. Rubbed Finish
3. Floated Finish

Material Requirements

H. Curing Concrete

1. Concrete and Concrete Ingredients

-Water Method, Curing

Compound, Waterproof
Membrane Method, Forms-inPlace Method, Curing Cast-inSitu Concrete, Curing Pre-cast C
oncrete (except piles), and
Curing Pre-cast Concrete Piles

2. Reinforcing Steel
3. Structural Steel
4. Bridge Bearing (Elastomeric
Bearing Pad)

I. Falsework Design and Drawings

- scaffoldings

5. Paints
6. Waterproofing and Dampproofing

J. Falsework Construction not area

by area; may construction
methodology

7. Concrete Curing Compound

8. Joint Filler

K. Removing Falsework - important

o

Construction and Requirements

minimum percentage design strength

70% (min. reqmt.)

A. Handling and Placing Concrete:

General
1. Placing Concrete by Pneumatic
Means using transit mixer

405
(1)

Concrete Class A, C
&P

2. Placing Concrete by Pumping pumpcrete

405
(2)

Concrete
Post/Baluster
Railings

3. Placing Concrete in Water

gravel&sand; sand bagging

405
(3)

Parapet Walls

B. Compaction of Concrete

400

Piling

C. Casting Sections
and Construction Joints

103

Structure
Excavation

Cubic Meter
Each

601
D. Casting Box Culverts

Sidewalk Concrete

Cubic Meter
Linear Meter
Cubic Meter
Square Meter or
Cubic Meter
Kilogram

404

Reinforcing Steel
Bars

407
(1)

Cubic Meter

Lean Concrete
PART F
ITEM 408-STEEL BRIDGES
CONSTRUCTION METHOD
1. Organization and EquipmentErection diagrams shall be
approved by the Director, Bureau
of Design.
2. Handling and Storing Materials
3. Erection
4. Welding
5. Bent Materials
6. Alignment -for truss spans, a
slight excess camber will be
permitted
7. Field Riveting pneumatic
hammer shall be used for riveting.
8. Bolted Connections
9. Pin Connections
o

grout - AT LEAST 96 hours ;

o composition - 1 part Portland
cement to 1 part fine-grained
sand

ITEM 409 - WELDED STRUCTURAL

STEEL
joining of structural steel members with
welds
CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
1. Equipment
A. Arc Welding Equipment
B. Gas Cutting Equipment
C. Protective Equipment
2. Welding - surfaces within 50mm of
any weld location shall be free of
any paint
Quality of Welds
o small inclusions of oxide or slag if
none exceeds 1.5mm in greatest
dimension, and if the sum of the
greatest dimensions of all such
defects of weld metal area does not
exceed 15mm in an area of 10
square centimeter.

ITEM 410-TREATED AND UNTREATED

TIMBER
MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Timber
2. Paint
3. Hardware
4. Preservatives- shall be creosote oil
or creosote petroleum oil blend as
called for on the plans or by the
special provisions

CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
o Timber Treatment - shall
consist of the forcing either
CREOSOTE OIL or CREOSOTE
PETEOLEUM OIL MIXTURE

BOP
410(1)
410(2)

Timber
Treated
Timber

Cubic
Meter
Cubic
Meter

ITEM 411-PAINT
MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
General- shall not skin WITHIN 48 HRS in
a 3/4 filled tightly closer container.
Drier - covers both oil drier and Japan
drier; shall conform to the following
requirements:
o Appearance
o Flash Point
o Elasticity
o Drying
o Color
CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
PAINTING
1. Painting Structural Steel
o Hand Cleaning
o Sandblasting
o Flame Cleaning
o Shop Painting of Structural
Steel
o Field Painting of Structural
Steel

2. Painting and Timber

Structures
3. Painting Galvanized Surface
4. Repainting Existing
Structures
Sampling Test
A. one 20L can sample (every 100
cans) 10% fraction (unopened); or
B. one 4L can sample (every 100
cans)
ITEM 412 - ELASTOMERIC BEARING
PADS
-main function = to transfer loads or
accomodate ralative movement between a
bridge superstructure
Classification and Use
Types of Elastomeric Bearings
A. Plain Elastomeric Bearing Pad
B. Plain Elastomeric bearing Pad
C. Stell - Laminated
Elastomeric
Bearing without External Load
Plates
D. Steel - laminated Bearing with
External Load plate(s)
MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
Furnished in 2 Types:
1. Type CR - Chloropene Rubber
2. Type NR - Natural Rubber
CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

Sampling
BEARINGS

shall

NOT

EXCEED

50

Acceptance Requirements
1. If there are at least three separate
surface cracks which are at least
2 mm wide and 2 mm deep the
bearing shall be rejected.
2. The compressive stiffness of each
bearing tested shall not differ
from (K) by more than 10%.
3.
BASIS OF PAYMENT
412
Elastomeric Bearing
Each
Pads
ITEM 413 - PREFORMED SPONGE
RUBBER AND CORK JOINT EXPANSION
FILLERS FOR CONCRETE PAVING AND
STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION
o Performed sponge rubber
and cork expansion joints
fillers for concrete paving
and structure construction
shall
conform
to
the
applicable requirements of
AASHTO M 153.
o American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM)