Table of Contents
Section 1—General requirements
1.1—Scope
1.1.1—Work specified
1.1.2—Work not specified
1.1.3—Units
1.2—Definitions
1.3—Referenced standards and cited publications
1.3.1—Referenced standards
1.3.2—Cited publications
1.3.3—Field references
1.4—Standards-producing organizations
1.5—Submittals
1.5.1—General
1.5.2—Contractor’s quality control
1.6—Quality assurance and quality control
1.6.1—General
1.6.2—Responsibilities of Contractor
1.6.3—Responsibilities of Owner’s testing agency
1.6.4—Tests on hardened concrete in place
1.6.5—Evaluation of concrete strength tests
1.6.6—Acceptance of concrete strength
1.6.7—Field acceptance of concrete
1.7—Acceptance of structure
1.7.1—General
1.7.2—Dimensional tolerances
1.7.3—Appearance
1.7.4—Strength of structure
1.7.5—Durability
1.8—Protection of in-place concrete
1.8.1—Loading and support of concrete
1.8.2—Protection from mechanical injury
Section 2—Formwork and formwork accessories
2.1—General
2.1.1—Description
2.1.2—Submittals
2.2—Products
2.2.1—Materials
2.2.2—Performance and design requirements
2.2.3—Fabrication and manufacture
2.3—Execution
2.3.1—Construction and erection of formwork
2.3.2—Removal of formwork
2.3.3—Reshoring and backshoring
2.3.4—Strength of concrete required for removal of formwork
2.3.5—Field quality control
Section 3—Reinforcement and reinforcement supports
3.1—General
3.1.1—Submittals
3.1.2—Material storage and handling
3.2—Products
3.2.1—Materials
3.2.2—Fabrication
3.3—Execution
3.3.1—Preparation
3.3.2—Placing
Section 4—Concrete mixtures
4.1—General
4.1.1—Description
4.1.2—Submittals
4.1.3—Quality control
4.1.4—Material storage and handling
4.2—Products
4.2.1—Materials
4.2.2—Performance and design requirements
4.2.3—Proportioning
4.3—Execution
4.3.1—Measuring, batching, and mixing
4.3.2—Delivery
Section 5—Handling, placing, and constructing
5.1—General
5.1.1—Description
5.1.2—Submittals
5.1.3—Delivery, storage, and handling
5.2—Products
5.2.1—Materials
5.2.2—Performance and design requirements
5.3—Execution
5.3.1—Preparation
5.3.2—Placement of concrete
5.3.3—Finishing formed surfaces
5.3.4—Finishing unformed surfaces
5.3.5—Sawed joints
5.3.6—Curing and protection
5.3.7—Repair of surface defects
Section 6—Architectural concrete
6.1—General
6.1.1—Description
6.1.2—Submittals
6.1.3—Quality control
6.1.4—Product delivery, storage, and handling
6.2—Products
6.2.1—Materials
6.2.2—Performance and design requirements
6.2.3—Proportioning concrete mixtures
6.3—Execution
6.3.1—Preparation
6.3.2—Placement of reinforcement
6.3.3—Batching, mixing, and transporting
6.3.4—Conveying and placement
6.3.5—Consolidation
6.3.6—Formwork
6.3.7—Formwork monitoring
6.3.8—Formwork removal
6.3.9—Repair of tie holes and surface defects
6.3.10—Finishing
6.3.11—Curing architectural concrete
6.3.12—Final cleanup
6.3.13—Final acceptance of architectural concrete
Section 7—Lightweight concrete
7.1—General
7.1.1—Description
7.1.2—Submittals
7.1.3—Aggregate storage and handling
7.2—Products
7.2.1—Aggregates
7.2.2—Performance and design requirements
7.2.3—Mixtures
7.2.4—Batching and mixing
7.3—Execution
7.3.1—Consolidation
7.3.2—Finishing
7.3.3—Field quality control
Section 8—Mass concrete
8.1—General
8.1.1—Description
8.1.2—General requirements
8.1.3—Submittals
8.2—Products
8.2.1—Materials
8.3—Execution
8.3.1—Curing and protection
Section 9—Post-tensioned concrete
9.1—General
9.1.1—Description
9.1.2—Submittals
9.1.3—Quality control
9.1.4—Product delivery, handling, and storage
9.2—Products
9.2.1—Materials
9.2.2—Proportioning grout mixtures
9.3—Execution
9.3.1—Installer certification
9.3.2—Inspection
9.3.3—Bonded tendon installation
9.3.4—Grouting
9.3.5—Unbonded tendon installation
9.3.6—Tendon tolerances
9.3.7—Concrete placement
9.3.8—Tensioning
9.3.9—Tendon finishing
Section 10—Shrinkage-compensating concrete
10.1—General
10.1.1—Description
10.1.2—General requirements
10.1.3—Submittals
10.2—Products
10.2.1—Materials
10.2.2—Performance and design requirements
10.2.3—Proportioning
10.2.4—Reinforcement
10.2.5—Isolation-joint filler materials
10.3—Execution
10.3.1—Reinforcement
10.3.2—Placing
10.3.3—Isolation joints
10.3.4—Curing
Section 11—Industrial floor slabs
11.1—General
11.1.1—Description
11.1.2—General requirements
11.1.3—Submittals
11.2—Products
11.2.1—Materials
11.2.2—Concrete mixture
11.2.3—Proportioning
11.2.4—Vapor retarder
11.2.5—Reinforcement
11.2.6—Load-transfer devices
11.2.7—Joint filler materials
11.2.8—Isolation-joint filler materials
11.2.9—Curing materials
11.2.10—Liquid surface densifier
11.2.11—Mineral or metallic shake surface hardeners
11.3—Execution
11.3.1—Preparation
11.3.2—Measuring, batching, and mixing
11.3.3—Delivery
11.3.4—Concrete placement
11.3.5—Finishing slab surface
11.3.6—Joints
11.3.7—Curing and protection
11.3.8—Liquid surface densifier
11.3.9—Joint filling
Section 12—Tilt-up construction
12.1—General
12.1.1—Description
12.1.2—Coordination
12.1.3—General requirements
12.1.4—Submittals
12.1.5—Tilt-up contractor qualifications
12.2—Products
12.2.1—Aggregates
12.2.2—Bearing shims
12.2.3—Bond breaker
12.2.4—Cast-in anchors and connections
12.2.5—Coloring agent
12.2.6—Curing compound
12.2.7—Face mixture
12.2.8—Grout
12.2.9—Sandwich insulation systems
12.3—Execution
12.3.1—Casting bed
12.3.2—Bond breaker
12.3.3—Reveals
12.3.4—Panel identification
12.3.5—Side forms
12.3.6—Placing concrete
12.3.7—Finishes
12.3.8—Smooth finishes
12.3.9—Smooth textured finishes
12.3.10—Treated textured finishes
12.3.11—Retarded exposed aggregate finishes
12.3.12—Bush-hammered exposed aggregate finish
12.3.13—Hand placed aggregate for exposed aggregate finish
12.3.14—Sandblasted finish
12.3.15—Veneer faced finish
12.3.16—Curing of panels
12.3.17—Handling and erection of panels
12.3.18—Tolerances
12.3.19—Testing for panel erection
Section 13—Precast structural concrete
13.1—General
13.1.1—Description
13.1.2—Submittals
13.1.3—Quality assurance
13.1.4—Product delivery, storage, and handling
13.2—Products
13.2.1—Performance requirements
13.2.2—Form materials and accessories
13.2.3—Prestressing steel
13.2.4—Concrete materials
13.2.5—Steel connection materials
13.2.6—Bearing pads and other accessories
13.2.7—Grout materials
13.2.8—Insulated panel components and accessories
13.2.9—Concrete mixtures
13.2.10—Form fabrication
13.2.11—Hardware
13.2.12—Fabrication
13.2.13—Fabrication tolerances
13.2.14—Finishes
13.2.15—Source quality control
13.2.16—Acceptance of precast elements
13.2.17—Defective Work
13.3—Execution
13.3.1—Preparation
13.3.2—Examination
13.3.3—Erection
13.3.4—Erection tolerances
13.3.5—Field quality assurance
13.3.6—Repairs
13.3.7—Cleaning
Section 14—Precast architectural concrete
14.1—General
14.1.1—Description
14.1.2—Submittals
14.1.3—Sample panels and mockup
14.2—Products
14.2.1—Window washing system
14.2.2—Stone to precast concrete anchorages
14.2.3—Form liners
14.2.4—Surface retarder
14.2.5—Thin and half-brick units and accessories
14.2.6—Glazed and unglazed ceramic tile units
14.2.7—Architectural terra cotta units
14.2.8—Setting mortar
14.2.9—Latex portland cement pointing grout
14.2.10—Setting systems for brick and ceramic tile
14.2.11—Stone facing
14.2.12—Form fabrication
14.2.13—Stone facing installation
14.2.14—Face and backup concrete mixtures
14.2.15—Precast architectural concrete unit finishes
14.3—Execution
14.3.1—Erection
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Notes to Specifier
General notes
Foreword to checklists
Mandatory Requirements Checklist
Optional Requirements Checklist
Submittals Checklist
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