PAVEMENT QUALITY CONCRETE (PQC)

Scope-The work consists of mixing and laying 410 mm thickness over

prepared surface.

Joint mapping to be done for the portion where Rigid pavement to be laid
on Rigid pavement for correct positioning of the joints.

Material-
 Cement OPC 43 Grade, min 402 Kg grade as per design mix
approved.
 Coarse aggregate- Coarse aggregate as per PS clause 9.2.1.4 will be
used.
 Fine aggregate- Fine Aggregate as per PS Clause 9.2.1.3.
 Recron- Non circular / Triangular fibre @ 0.25 % by weight of
cement i.e 1 kg /cum as per design mix.
 Water-As per design mix.
 Admixture @1.5 kg/cum as per design mix.
 Curing compound @ 3-5 sqm/litre or as per manufacturer instruction.
 Water : As per design mix.

Mix Design
 Mix design has been carried out from IIT Roorkee. Trial mix has
been carried out at site lab.

List of Eqpts to be deployed at site:-

 Slip form paver of Model SP-94 (electronic sensor 9 meter span)
alongwith TCM for texturing & curing.
 Sufficient Nos of tippers for transportation of mix.
 DG sets of sufficient capacity.
 Joint cutting machine.
 JCB/Loader

Plant workmanship and Production Testing

 Storage of material:-All material has been stored in accordance with
manufactures instructions.
 Handling of aggregates:- Aggregates stockpiles will be on approved
hard surface as per PS Clause 9.1.
 Aggregate has stockpiles separately for each size delivered from
source.
 The aggregate has been kept free from contact with deleterious
matter.

The following testing of various material to be used in PQC are as

under:
 Combined grading of various materials to be done.
  Silt content of sand to be checked.
 Daily moisture content of the various materials to be checked and
adjustment may be done accordingly in water. Strict w/c ratio to be
maintained for slip form paver
 Slump test to be carried out in lab as well as field during currency of
work and compaction factor test.
 Sufficient nos of Cube and beam prepared as per frequency specified
in CA. Cube and beams to be tested for 7 and 28 days.
 Reserved cubes and beams kept for testing in future.
 No concreting should be done when the weather temperature exceed
350. Necessary arrangements to be made for bring the temperature
down for the water and other material for concreting upto 300 .
 In core test, two cores from expansion to expansion cut and test for
crushing strength.
 In addition to above additional core cutting to be done as and when
ordered by Garrison Engineer.
 Laying of Trial patch: A trail bay of 60mx9m to be laid by using a
slip form paver. The core cutting to be done on trial patch. Once the
trial patch and subsequent lab tests are accomplished the actual laying
at site will begin.

Batching and Mixing of concrete as per PS Clause 9.13

 Concrete will be mixed in approved automatic concrete batching
plant.
 The batching plant will be controlled by an experienced operator.
 Mixing timing of the RMC plant to be fixed during calibration and
trial length to obtain a homogeneous concrete.

Transporting of Concrete.
 Freshly mixed concrete will be transported to the laying site without
segregation.
 Sufficient delivering vehicles will be used to maintain a continuous
supply of concrete to the paving plant.

Compacting and Finishing Concrete as per PC Clause 9.14.

 Before laying of PQC ensure tack coat 2 kg/10sqm below 400 micron
HDPE sheet layer of approved spread uniformly over DLC or DBM
layer.
 The concrete will be spread, compacting and finished in a continuous
operation by slip form paver. The slip form paving machine will
compact the concrete by means of interval vibration and shape it
between sliding side forms by means of a confirming plate.
 The concrete will be deposited without segregation in front of the slip
from paver across it’s whole width and to height which at all times is
in excess of the required surcharge.
 The speed of slip form paver will be decided during trail bay
based on the performance of plant and paver approx. 1meter/min
(max.)
 The level of the confirming plate will be controlled automatically
from the guide (wire) by sensor attached at the four corners of the slip
from paving machine. The level on wire should be checked during
currency of work as per approved top level of slabs. The alignment
of the machine will be controlled automatically by sensors attached to
it.
 The slip form paving machine will have vibration of variable output to
suit different concrete mixer characteristics, slab widths and
thicknesses and rates of progress.
 The machine will have sufficient power and mass to maintain uniform
forward movement during the placing of concrete in all situations.
 The units will be controlled by experienced operators at all times.
 In case of any damaged occurred during casting of concrete slab the
same should be repaired immediately with same material by a skilled
labour.

Brooming and imposing of panel number and date of casting of slab

 The brooming operation should start soon after the sign of showing
some stiffness.
 Not more than 3 mm deep brooming will be perpendicular to the
traffic or in the direction of transverse slope so water will drain out
easily with the brooming attachment with paver.
 Panel number and date of casting on slab to be engraved when the
concrete is green.
 Brooming will be done by TCM machine or tinning broom and brush
broomer depth not more than 1.00 to 1.2 mm.
 Final method of texturing /brooming will be decided at the time of
trial bay.

Initial Curing
 Immediately after the brooming, initial curing of the exposed
concrete surfaces will begin with the application of the approved
curing compound
 Rate of application is to be adopted as per CA or manufacturer
instructions. The curing compound will be applied by a approved
mechanical sprayer attached to slip form paver.

Curing with water

 After 24 hours of casting of slab bund prepared and cured with water
for 14-21 days.

Initial Joint Cutting

 As and when concrete hardened sufficiently the initial cutting 1/3

depth to be done within 24 hours of laying of concrete to relive the
stress.
Expansion Joints
 Expansion joints will be provided both longitudinally and transverse
direction of spacing as directed by Engineer-in-Charge.
 The expansion joints will be straight and extends through the full
thickness of the slab. The slab edge adjacent to the joint will be
rounded with grinding at edges.

Construction Joints
 Construction joints will be straight and vertically true 25mm depth
all as per CA.

Dummy Joints
 Dummy joints will be straight and vertically true 25mm depth all as
per CA.
Deployment of manpower: The following staff will be deputed for
laying site operation

1. Site engineer 1 No.

2. Asst. Surveyor 1 No
3. Paver operator 1 No.
4. Site Supervisor 1 No.
5. Labour Supervisor
6. Mason
7. Shovel men Nos. as per requirement
8. Skilled labours

 All the above manpower will be experienced and trained personnel

only. Adequate protective measures will be taken for work force
while at work
 Level shall be taken on finished surfaces and level tolerance
should be + 5 mm.