- Finish: Hard trowel – 12 passes, no broom finish unless otherwise specified
- Concrete Strength: 3500-4000 psi concrete
- 4000 psi recommended if maintenance vehicle access required
- Standard slab detail: 4” thick (minimum) with welded wire mesh, can also use reinforcing fibers mixed with concrete instead of welded wire mesh
- Shotcrete detail: 5” thick (minimum) with rebar reinforcement, less than 5” too thin for rebar
- Joints:
- Expansion - Felt expansion material where horizontal and vertical planes meet
- Key - Keyed joints are between two pours to prevent vertical shifting, approximately 30’ spacing
- Cold – Used at top and bottom of banks and transitions and the top of stairs, similar to keyed joints without keyed insert
- Saw-Cut – 1/8” thick (maximum), used throughout the park to control cracking
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