ANZ Royal Bank (Cambodia) LTD.

Mao Tse Tung Blvd Branch

Construction New Building June 2008

SECTION 03250

CONCRETE ACCESSORIES

PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 SECTION INCLUDES

A The basic and minimum requirements for construction joint, movement joint, slip bearing
and waterstop.

1.02 RELATED SECTIONS

A Section 03300 – Cash – In – Place Concrete

B Section 03700 – Concrete Curing

1.03 REFERENCES

A British Standards Institution

1. BS 2571, General purpose flexible PVC compounds for moulding and extrusion
2. BS 2782, Methods of testing plastics
3. BS 6093, Design of joints in building construction
4. BS 7164, Chemical test for raw and vulcouried rubber

B International Organization for Standardization

1. ISO 9001, Quality systems - Model for quality assurance in design, development,
production, installation and servicing
2. ISO 9002, Model for quality assurance in production, installation and servicing.

1.04 SUBMITTALS

A. Submit for approval not less than three weeks before commencement of concreting,
drawings showing proposals for the position of construction.

B. For slide bearings, provide at least three samples of the proposed material, together with
the manufacturer's technical specifications and recommendations in respect of application
and performance.

C. For slip joints, provide at least three samples of materials proposed, together with
manufacturer's technical specifications and recommendations in respect of application
and performance.

D. For waterstops, provide at least three samples of proposed types, including prefabricated
joints and junctions, if applicable. If joints are to be made up on site, provide worked
samples, including samples for each make of waterstop, where samples from different
manufacturers are provided.
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E. Supply a certificate of compliance for the joint sealant, stating that it meets the
requirements of the specification. The Contractor shall also supply the Manufacturer’s
technical and installation data for the proposed material. Provide details of previous
installations of the product, with the client name, structure name, type of joint and value
of contract.

F. Prepare shop drawings that show the layout of the waterstops, specials and joints.

1.05 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A The joint sealant, including primers and debonding materials shall be compatible with
each other and shall be supplied from a manufacturer operating the ISO 9001 or 9002
Quality Assurance Scheme.

1.06 DEFINITIONS

A. Construction Joint: The surface where two successive placements of concrete meet,
across which it is desirable to develop and maintain bond between the two concrete
placements, and through which any reinforcement which may be present is not
interrupted.

B. Contraction Joint: Formed, sawed, or tooled groove in a concrete structure to create a

weakened plane and regulate the location of cracking resulting from the dimensional
change of different parts of the structure. (See also Isolation Joint.)

C. Expansion Joint: A separation between adjoining parts of a concrete structure which is

provided to allow small relative movements such as those caused by thermal changes to
occur independently.

D. Isolation Joint: A separation between adjoining parts of a concrete structure provided to

isolate and element and thus allow independent movement.

E. Joints Fillers: Materials that are used to fill space within movement joints during
construction. They may provide support to a sealant applied subsequently.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.01 MATERIALS

A Joint fillers

1 Joint fillers :BS 6093.

B Joint Sealant

1 The sealant material shall be a non-biodegradable multicomponent pitch

polyurethane elastomeric joint sealant, carefully selected as appropriate for the
specific climatic and environmental exposure conditions expected. Alternative types
of sealant will be considered, including epoxy-polyurethane, rubber bitumen and
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acrylic, subject to the requirements of the specification and the approval of the
Engineer.

2 Sealants shall exhibit the following properties:

Movement accommodation factor 25 %

Shore ‘A’ hardness 20 - 25
Solids content 100 %
Service temperature range 0 oC to 90 oC
Chemical resistance to Sewage, Sabkha, Mineral acids and Alkalis
Width to depth ratio 2:1

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C Slip Bearings

1 Slip bearings shall be preformed low friction bearing strips to form a thin sliding
joint.

2 They shall be extruded from specially formulated polyethylene to form a durable

lamina resistant to sewage, mineral acids and alkalis, solvents and weathering.

D Waterstops

1 Waterstops shall have a minimum thickness of 5 mm.

2 The minimum test performance data for PVC waterstops shall be as follows:
Tensile strength >12 MPa
Elongation at break 300 %
Hardness Shore ‘A’ 80 to 90

3 The materials shall tested in accordance with BS 2571 or BS 2782.

E Butyl Rubber Waterstops

1 Butyl rubber waterstops shall have the properties stated in Table 03250 - 1 when
tested in accordance with BS 903.

Table 03250 -1
Properties Requirements of Butyl Rubber Waterstops
BS 903 Property Requirements
Part A1 Density 1100 kg/m3 (± 5 %)
Part A26 Handness 60-70 IRHD
Part A2 Tensile Strength Not less than 17.5
Part A2 Elongation at break point N/mm2
Part A/6 W a t e r A b s o s p t i o n ( 4 8 h o u r s Not less than 450 %
immersion) Not exceeding 5 %

2 Butyl rubber waterstops shall be suitable for storage, handling, installation and
service within a temperature of 0ْ C to 40ْ C

F Water Swelling Gaskets

1 Where active sealing is required for critical areas, waterstops shall be replaced with
vinyl ester gaskets such as masterflex 610E. The gasket shall conform to the
following properties:

(i) Water pressure resistance : 5 Bar (50 mtr)

(ii) Expansion in contact with water : 2 x original SRE
(iii) : Reversible
(iv) Application Temperatures : - 30 -+ 50 ฐC
(v) Resistance to Micro Organisms : 6000
(vi) Freeze/Thaw Resistance : 6000

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(vi) Dimensions : 25 x 20 mm
The selected gasket shall be available for three exposures:

(i) Type W : Black (Fresh + Potable Water)

(ii) Type E : Red (Seawater + Blackish Water)
(iii) Type C : Yellow (Chemicals, OK, Grease Solvents etc.)
The supplier shall furnish references upon request of the Engineer.

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.01 CONSTRUCTION JOINT

A General

1 Where construction joints are required in slabs or beams these shall be made at the
quarter point of the span and at right angles to the member except where otherwise
approved by the Engineer. Where slabs are supported by beams then both beams and
slabs shall be constructed in one operation.

2 In all cases vertical stop boards of a form to be approved by the Engineer shall be
provided by at the end of each section of work which is to be concreted in one
operation and the concrete shall be thoroughly compacted against these stop boards.

3 Where slabs, beams and walls incorporate construction joints, panels shall generally
be constructed consecutively. Where this is not possible a gap not exceeding one
metre shall be formed between adjacent panels. This gap shall not be concreted until
a minimum interval of 7 d has expired since the casting of the most recent panel.

4 The size of bays for reinforced floors, walls and roofs shall be as shown on the
drawings but in no event shall they exceed 7.5 m in either direction and 6 m when
unreinforced or with nominal reinforcement.

5 Horizontal construction joints in walls will only be permitted when the wall is
continuous with the floor slab. Walls shall be keyed on cast kickers 150 mm high or
on the tops of walls meeting the soffits of suspended members.

6 Construction joints in monolithic structures shall be aligned with each other

whenever practicable.

7 Before placing new concrete against concrete which has already set the latter shall be
treated to expose the aggregate over the full section and leave a sound irregular
surface. This shall be done while the concrete is still fresh by means of water spray
and light brushing or other means approved by the Engineer.

8 Immediately before the new concrete is placed all foreign matter shall be cleaned
away and the surface moistened.

9 If during the course of the Contract it should become apparent that the Contractor’s
methods of forming construction joints are not proving effective the Engineer may
order the Contractor to execute at the Contractor’s expense such preventative

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measures as the Engineer may consider necessary to ensure the watertightness of the
construction joints in further work.

B Construction Joints in Water Retaining Structures

1 Waterstops shall be incorporated into construction joints in water retaining

structures. The Contractor shall ensure that all such construction joints are watertight
and any joints which may leak or weep shall be rectified by the Contractor to the
Engineer’s satisfaction.

2 The spacing of construction joints in water retaining structures shall not exceed 5 m.

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3.02 MOVEMENT JOINTS

A General

1 Movement joints for expansion and contraction shall be constructed in accordance

with the details and to the dimension shown on the Drawings or where otherwise
ordered by the Engineer and shall be formed of the elements specified.

2 Pay particular attention to the effects of climatic extremes on any material which he
may desire to use on any movement joint and shall submit for approval by the
Engineer his proposals for the proper storage, handling and use of the said materials
having due regard for any recommendations made by the manufacturer in this
connection.

B Joint Sealant

1 The joint filler shall be fixed to the required dimensions of the joint cross-section
and shall provide a firm base for the joint sealer.

C Joint Sealants

1. All joints to be sealed shall be formed and the groove grit blasted to remove all
traces of deleterious materials such as form oil or curing compounds and also to
remove any surface laitance from the sides of the joint. The joint shall be dry prior
the application of priming. Where the use of grit blasting is not possible the
Contractor may propose alternative methods subject to the approval of the Engineer.

2. The back of the joint shall receive a debonding tape or polyethylene foam backer
cord in order to provide the correct depth to width ratio and prevent three sided
adhesion.

3. The areas adjacent to the joint shall be protected using masking tape.

4. The sides of the joint shall be primed with the relevant primer as recommended by
the sealant manufacturer and the sealant material applied in accordance with the
manufacturers instructions.

5. Where shown on the Drawings sealants shall also be suitable for use with potable
water.

6. All surface preparation, priming, mixing and application shall be carried out in strict
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

7. The sealant shall have a proven track record of no less than ten years under similar
local conditions.

3.03 SLIP BEARINGS

A. Slip bearings shall be applied in two layers with the bottom layer bonded to the substrate
with a high quality solvent borne adhesive based on polychloroprene rubber. The
substrate shall be clean and free from deleterious materials such as form oil or curing
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compounds and surface laitance. The surface shall be level and even along the full length
of the joint

B. The applied loads for slip bearings shall not exceed 0.7 MPa.

C. Operating temperatures shall be up to 80ْ C

D. The coefficient of friction shall not exceed 0.15

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3.04 WATERSTOPS

A General

1 Waterstops and associated materials shall be by a manufacturer with a minimum of

ten years experience in the field of engineering waterproof products.

2 PVC waterstops shall be suitable for storage, handling, installation and service
within a range of 15ْ C to 65ْ C
.
B Waterstops

1 The waterstop shall be a high performance system forming a continuous network as

shown on the Drawings.

2 Site jointing is to be limited to butt joints and shall be performed strictly in

accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

3 Centrally placed waterstops shall employ centre bulbs/shutter stop with ribs on the
web sections.

4 Externally placed waterstops shall have ribs on either side of the centre of the
waterstop. The water bar used at the location of expansion joints shall have a bulb in
the centre to accommodate the movements.

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