ANZ Royal Bank (Cambodia) LTD.

Mao Tse Tung Blvd Branch

Construction New Building June 2008

SECTION 03400

PRECAST CONCRETE

PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 SECTION INCLUDES

A. The basic and minimum requirements for precast concrete work.

1.02 RELATED SECTIONS

A. Section 03051 – Aggregates

B. Section 03052 – Cement

C. Section 03054 – Admixtures

D. Section 03060 – Concrete Property

E. Section 03070 – Concrete Batching and mixing

F. Section 03080 – Concrete Transportation and Placing

G. Section 03100 – Concrete Formwork and Finishes

H. Section 03370 – Concrete Curing

I. Section 03200 – Concrete Reinforcement

J. Section 03085 –Hot weather concreting

10.3 REFERENCES

A. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

1. AASHTO Standard Specification for Highway Bridges, Section 25

B. British Standards Institution

1. BS 8110, The structural use of concrete
2. BS 6399, Part 2

C. International Organization for Standardization

1. ISO 9000, Quality management and quality assurance standards

D. Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

1. Manual for Quality Control for Plants and Production & Precast and Prestressed
Concrete Products

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1.04 SUBMITTALS

A. Manufacturer's Literature:
1. The Contractor shall provide copies of manufacturer's specifications and
installation instructions for each item of proprietary material to be used, showing
compliance with this specification. Information on equipment, embedded items
and other accessories shall also be provided.

B Design Mixes:
1. Copies of mix designs with support material
2. The requirements of the mix design shall be in accordance with Parts 6 and 7 of
this Section.

C Product Design Criteria:

1. loadings for design:
a. initial handling and erection stresses
b. all dead and live loads as specified on the contract drawings or as required
c. all other loads specified for the member where they are applicable.

D Product Design Calculations:

1. The design calculations shall be performed by a Structural Engineer experienced
in precast concrete design. They shall cover all stages of handling, transportation
and erection. The design shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements
of BS 8110 Part 1
2. a statement explaining the principle of design and type of analysis adopted.
3. the influence of individual members in achieving the overall stability of the
structure should be considered
4. computer programmes used in the designs shall be fully described and details of
input and printout shall be presented in a manner which can be readily understood
and the following requirements shall be met:
a. programme manuals and instructions to programme users shall be made
available to the Engineer upon request
b. where such programme cannot be demonstrated by the Contractor to have
been fully checked or where the Engineer considers it necessary, the
Contractor shall run such test examples as the Engineer may choose, in order
to verify the completeness and accuracy of the programme
5. members that are exposed to the weather shall be designed to provide for the
movement of components without damage, failure of joint seals, undue stress on
fasteners or other detrimental effects when subject to seasonal or cyclic day/night
temperature ranges
6. precast systems shall be designed to accommodate construction tolerances,
deflection of other building structural members and the clearance of intended
openings
7. calculate structural properties of framing members in accordance with BS 8110.

E Shop Drawings.
1. Layout plans and detailed fabrication and placement drawings for each structural
precast element
2. Shop drawings are to include the following information:
a. size, grade, profile and dimensions of all materials used
b. connection and anchorage details
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c. lifting devices, locations and handling limitations

d. steel reinforcement details
e. all openings, sleeves, inserts and other provisions in full co-ordination with
all trades in the Contract
f. identification marks.

F. Erection Procedures:
1. Detailed outline of sequence and methods of erection including but not limited to
types, capacities and numbers of cranage, methods of support and transportation.
G. Fabrication Records:
1. A record shall be kept for every piece of precast element produced showing the
following:
a. type and number
b. date of pour
c. concrete test results
d. shop drawing reference number
e. type and duration of curing
f. date of delivery to Site
g. date of fixing in position.
H. Test Reports:
1. Copies of all testing and inspection reports.

I. Trial Panels:
1. produce trial panels in accordance with the requirements of Section 03100.
2. Trial panels shall be retained for reference purposes for the acceptance of the
production work.

1.05 QUALIFICATIONS

A. Structural precast work shall be executed by an approved specialist Subcontractor for

casting and also for transportation, handling and erection.

B. The Contractor may execute this work himself if he can satisfy the Engineer that he
has sufficient experience and expertise in this field. As a minimum the Contractor
shall:
1. provide satisfactory evidence that his tradesmen and their supervisory personnel
engaged in such work have successful experience with work comparable to that
shown and specified
2. provide details of organised quality control and testing procedures.

1.06 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. The precast concrete supplier shall have a quality assurance scheme that meets ISO
9000 or equivalent.

B. All work shall be performed to secure for the project homogeneous concrete having
the required strength, surface finish, materials, durability, and weathering resistance,
without planes of weakness or other structural defects, and free of honeycombs, air
pockets, voids, projections, offset of plane and other defacements of concrete.

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C. No alterations or substitutions of the structural systems shown on the Drawings are

permitted unless otherwise specified.

D. supervise and co-ordinate all phases of the structural precast concrete construction
process and be responsible for the complete manufacturing process.

E. All methods of manufacture and practices of handling raw materials and manufactured
concrete shall be reviewed by the Engineer before execution of the structural precast
concrete work, at least 14 days before the beginning of precasting work.

F. Only materials of known quality shall be incorporated in the work.

G. All materials shall be properly selected, reviewed and approved by the Engineer before
use, and maintained during shipment, storage and use.

H. Construction systems and techniques shall be properly selected, reviewed and

approved by the Engineer before use, and maintained throughout the complete
structural precast concrete construction phase.
I. Adequate spare equipment, parts, additional components and repair facilities shall be
available for all tools and equipment.

J. Regardless of approvals by the Engineer, the Contractor shall be responsible for all
materials and methods of structural precast concrete work.

K. If work does not meet the specified requirements, the Contractor shall at no additional
cost to the Employer:
1. implement removal, replacement or remedial work
2. revise procedures or materials to prevent recurrence of unacceptable work.

1.07 QUALITY CONTROL

A. prepare and provide his quality control programme for structural precast concrete work
with particular attention to details, pre-checking processes, procedures and close
supervision, and in particular shall:
1. in order to assure that proper work is performed to prevent later corrective actions,
assign at least one experienced supervisor full time to provide quality control for
structural precast concrete work
2. the assignment will not relieve the Contractor's other quality control personnel of
their duties relative to the quality control of the structural requirements and
surface finish of the structural precast concrete work.

B. Arrange for the training of quality control personnel who will perform quality control
of structural precast concrete work and whose training shall include but not be limited
to :
1. materials evaluation
2. special mix design techniques
3. mix placement
4. vibrator selection and use
5. formwork details formwork protection
6. release agent use
7. reinforcing steel
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8. detailing and installation

9. finishing equipment and techniques
10. corrective procedures and protection of completed work.

C. The Contractor's quality control personnel shall be responsible for verifying all details
necessary to produce the final structural design objectives.

D. The Contractor's quality control personnel shall also verify the quality of the structural
precast concrete work and guide the production of results which will be within
acceptable physical tolerances

1.08 TESTING

A. Concrete shall be tested as specified in Section 03060.

B. The Contractor shall:

1. furnish labour required to facilitate testing
2. inform the Engineer with at least one day's advance notice when concrete is to be
placed
3. provide storage facilities for concrete test cubes
4. provide material samples and access to materials as required for testing.

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C. Station a qualified technician at the casting site to continuously test, inspect and report
on the following:
1. that concrete testing is being carried out in accordance with the requirements of
Section 03060.
2. check the following and verify conformance with specified requirements and
approved shop drawings:
a. all reinforcing bars
b. all embedded items
c. all formwork
3. check all openings and provisions for co-ordination with all trades in the Contract
as shown on approved shop drawings.

D. Provide facilities and equipment for the conducting of all tests specified herein except
for the strength test which should be carried out by an approved independent testing
agency.

1.09 DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING

A. The structural precast elements shall be removed from the form without damaging or
over stressing and stored or placed for transportation on a stable bed that will not allow
distortion of the member.

B. Separate stacked members with suitable battens and bracing.

C. Mark each member with an identifying reference or piece mark, and the date of
casting.

D. All piece marks are to be correlated with test reports and plan layouts or erection
drawings.

E. The structural precast element shall be transported with sufficient battens, bracing, and
supports so as to prevent over-stress by vibration or impact loading. Submit his
proposed method of transportation to the Engineer for approval.

F. Structural precast units shall be stored, handled and transported in a manner that will
avoid undue strains, hair cracks, staining, or other damage.

G. Deliver the units from the casting site to the project Site in accordance with schedule
and proper setting sequence.

H. Structural precast units shall be stored free of the ground and protected from wind or
rain splashes.

I. The units shall be covered and protected from dust, dirt or other staining materials.

J. During fabrication, construction and after erection, protect the castings to avoid the
possibility of damage.

1.10 DESIGN LOADINGS, ACTIONS AND STRUCTURAL MEMBERS SELECTION

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A. The precast elements shall withstand all loading conditions against which strength and
serviceability must be measured.

B. Vertical loads shall include the self-weight of precast elements, floor coverings and
live loads as indicated on the contract drawings.

C. The wind pressure shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of BS 6399
Part 2 using a basic wind speed of not less than 160 km/h.

D. Account shall be taken of the loads and deformation caused by temperature and time
dependent deformations. For such purpose 55ْ C temperature variation and 90 %
relative humidity should be considered for all members, except exterior elements and
façade elements shall consider 85ْ C.

E. Precast elements shall be designed in accordance with BS 8110, Part 1 Section 5.

Design tensile stresses should not exceed the design flexure tensile stress of concrete,
at the particular age of the concrete.

F. Nominal cover to steel including links must meet the durability requirement of severe
condition of exposure and to meet requirement for 2 hours period of fire resistance, as
provided for in BS 8710, Part 1.

G. Total deflection of precast elements should be limited to 1/350 of the span of this
element.

H. Plan and design for openings for building services, where required or necessary.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.01 MATERIALS

A. General
1 Obtain cement, aggregates and water from a single source, sufficient to complete
the entire structural precast concrete work to assure regularity of appearance and
uniformity of colour.
2 Provide all materials in accordance with and meet all applicable requirements of
this section.

B. Reinforcing Bars
1 Reinforcing bars shall conform to the requirements of Part 11 of this Section

C. Bearing Pads
1 Elastomeric neoprene, conforming to AASHTO Standard Specifications for
Highway Bridges (Section 25) with the following stipulations:
(a) use unfactored loads for design
(b) maximum compressive stress, 0.70 MPa
(c) maximum shear stress, 0.07 MPa
(d) maximum shear deformation, 1/2 thickness
(e) maximum compressive strain, 15 %

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D. Embedded Steel: stainless steel Grade 316L.

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.01 FORMING

A. General
1 Forms and casting beds are to be firmly seated so as not to deflect or be displaced
under concreting or tensioning loads.
2 Correct for thermally induced strains or forces.
3 For member penetrations larger than 150 mm, coring or field cutting is not
permitted unless approved by the Engineer.
4 Clean and coat forms with release agent before installation or reinforcing or
embedments.

B. Tolerances
1 Permissible deviations of formed surfaces are not to exceed tolerances outlined in
PCI Manual 116, with items as summarised or modified in Table 03400 - 1
Table 03400 - 1
Tolerances for Structural Precast Concrete
Description Tolerance
Dimensions Length: ±5 mm.
Width: ±3 mm
Thickness: Stem ±3 mm; Flange ±2.0 mm.
E m b e d m e n t o r p e n e t r a t i o n ±0.2 %
location: ±3 mm. for 300 cm
Straightness: ±3 mm
End squareness:

3.02 INSTALLATION

A. General
1 The Contractor’s erection responsibilities include the safe and proper placing,
aligning, and levelling of the structural precast elements on the accepted bearing
surfaces and affecting their proper fastening.

B. Survey
1 Before placement of the structural precast elements the Contractor shall survey
and maintain all temporary supports shown or required to control alignment, and
deflection.

C. Guying, Bracing and Shoring

1 Install in proper sequence and maintain all temporary supports shown or required
to control alignment, deflection and stress levels.
2 Temporary supports shall be retained until framing elements braced thereby have
attained integral stability in accordance with the design.

D. Adjustment and Correction

1 The Contractor shall compensate and correct for the misaligning affect of
temperature, draw from welding, bolting or erection sequence or grouting.
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E. Erection Tolerances
1 The following erection tolerances shall apply unless otherwise specified in the
Contract:
Variations from plumb 6 mm in 6 m run;
12 mm total in a12 m or longer run
Variation from level or elevation 6 mm in runs;
12 mm in 12 m run; maximum 12 mm at
single locations
Variation from position in plan ±12 mm maximum.
Offsets in alignment of
adjacent members at joints 1.5 mm in 3 m run, 6 mm maximum.

F. Welding
1 Where permission for welding is given by the Engineer, the following shall apply:
(a) welding shall not take place until all adjacent elements to be connected have
been aligned, firmly seated and braced
(b) control of heat build-up by limiting voltage, electrode size, and rate
(c) spalled or heat damaged concrete around weldments shall not be acceptable.

G. Grouting
1 Joints, gaps and connections shall be filled with grout as shown on the Drawings
and as approved by the Engineer.

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H. Field Cutting
1 Field cutting of holes may be done only with the Engineer's concurrence, and only
with power saws or core drills. Steel reinforcement or prestressing strand shall be
avoided, where the reinforcement or strand is damaged the unit shall be repaired
to the satisfaction of the Engineer, or rejected.
2 The maximum hole size shall be 150 mm diameter or as limited by member size
or strand location
3 Any cracks, spalls and sharp corners created by field cutting are to be ground,
eased, and patched with epoxy type bonding and patching compounds.

END OF SECTION

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