13045 Paving Plan

Question 2

What is the size of the average panel?

Answer 2

A: 25ft x 25ft

Question 3

Per the plans, what size reinforcing is required in 6” paving?

Answer 3

A: #3 @ 12” O.C. each way placed 2” down from top of slab

Question 4

Per the plans, what size reinforcing is required in the 10” paving?

Answer 4

A: #3 @ 6” O.C. each way placed 2” down from top of slab.

Question 5

Per the plans, what size reinforcing is required in the 20” paving?

Answer 5

A: #4 @ 6” O.C. each way placed 5’ down from top of slab.

Question 6

What is the total SY of paving on the East side?

Answer 6

A: 1,380 SY

Question 7

How much 20” paving (in SY) is on the East side?

Answer 7

A: 1,211 SY

Question 8

How much 10” paving (in SY) is on the East side?

Answer 8

A: 75 SY

Question 9

How much 6” paving (in SY) is on the East side?

Answer 9

A: 15 SY

Question 10

What is the spacing on the smooth/deformed dowels?

Answer 10

A: 12” O.C., 1/2 the slab width from the top

Question 11

Roughly how many deformed dowels must be drilled and epoxied on the East side?

Answer 11

A: 600 EA

Question 12

Roughly how many smooth dowels must be drilled and epoxied on the East side?

Answer 12

A: 1,600 EA

Question 13

Roughly how many LF of 20” Baskets are on the East side of the job?

Answer 13

A: 300 LF

Question 14

How many locations require a thicken edge expansion joint on the East side and where are they?

Answer 14

A: 1 location, around the 10” PCC near the existing escalator

Question 15

In addition to around the buildings, where else are isolation joints required?

Answer 15

A: Around manholes, and other protrusions through the paving.

Question 16

Roughly how much LF of sealing is there on the NW & SW Fuel line area?

Answer 16

A: 700 LF

Question 17

Roughly how much LF of sealing is there on the Ductbank area?

Answer 17

A: 140 LF

Question 18

Roughly how much LF of sealing is there on the waterline area?

Answer 18

A: 350 LF

Question 19

Roughly how many SY of 10” paving is there at the West Waterline area?

Answer 19

A: 206 SY

Question 20

Roughly how many SY of 20” paving is there at the West fuel line?

Answer 20

A: 290 SY

Question 21

Roughly how many SY of paving is there at the West Ductbank area?

Answer 21

A: 25 SY

Question 22

Who do we contract under for the West ductbank?

Answer 22

A: Cleveland Electric

Question 23

Roughly how many smooth and deformed dowels are required to at the West fuel line area?

Answer 23

A: 300 deformed and 300 smooth.

Question 24

How many LF of baskets is in the 10” West water line paving?

Answer 24

A: 50LF

Question 25

How many smooth and deformed dowels (drilled) are located in the west waterline paving?

Answer 25

A: 100 deformed, and 200 smooth

Question 26

How much LF of sealing is there is the West waterline area?

Answer 26

A: 350 LF

Question 27

How many dowels are required to be drilled and epoxied in the 10" paving at the West ductbank?

Answer 27

A: 20 EA

Question 28

At the west ductbank area, how much LF of 10" baskets are there?

Answer 28

A: 65 LF

Question 29

Where is the thickened edge expansion joint on the West side?

Answer 29

A: At the ductbank area

Question 30

What are the two tolerances for installation of the dowel bars?

Answer 30

A: 1/4" at the end of the bar and max deviation of 1" for the spacing.

Question 31

The drill hole diameter is to be approximately how much larger than the bar all around?

Answer 31

A: 1/8"

Question 32

What needs to be completed after the drilling and before dowel installation?

Answer 32

A: thoroughly clean all holes.

Question 33

Epoxy gel is to be applied to what two locations when installing the dowels?

Answer 33

A: to the dowel and injected in the back of the hole so that a sligh amount is forced out when the dowel is inserted

Question 34

After inserting the dowel, what is necessary?

Answer 34

A: To twist the dowel back and forth several times to eliminate the air entrapped in the hole.

Question 35

What specification is the epoxy gel required to meet?

Answer 35

A: GA DOT standard, section 886 for type VIII Epoxy Gel

Question 36

Who is required to approve construction joints?

Answer 36

A: The engineer

Question 37

What is the size of the bevel on the transverse joints?

Answer 37

A: 1/4"x1/4"

Question 38

What is the depth and width (excluding bevel) of the sealant reservoir?

Answer 38

A: 3/8" x 3/8"

Question 39

What is the depth from top of sealant to top of backer rod?

Answer 39

A: 3/8", Dow calls for 1/4" sealant thickness but plans rule

Question 40

What is the size of the gap required below the backer rod?

Answer 40

A: 1/4" min to 3/8" max

Question 41

What is the depth of the initial greencut?

Answer 41

A: D/3

Question 42

What is the total depth of the widened joint?

Answer 42

A: 1 1/4" to 1 3/8"