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Jun29 CONSTRUCTION - General Concrete Specifications

  • 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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