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Special Construction Methods in Concrete

This document discusses several special concrete construction methods including tunnel lining, horizontal slipform paving, canal lining, vertical slipform construction, roller-compacted concrete, controlled low strength material, and pervious concrete. It provides details on placement methods, equipment needs, and important considerations for each type of construction. Controlled low strength material is described as a self-compacting, cementitious backfill material used in lieu of compacted fill, with a maximum strength of 300 psi to allow for future excavation.

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Special Construction Methods in Concrete

This document discusses several special concrete construction methods including tunnel lining, horizontal slipform paving, canal lining, vertical slipform construction, roller-compacted concrete, controlled low strength material, and pervious concrete. It provides details on placement methods, equipment needs, and important considerations for each type of construction. Controlled low strength material is described as a self-compacting, cementitious backfill material used in lieu of compacted fill, with a maximum strength of 300 psi to allow for future excavation.

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Concrete

Technology

Special Construction Methods

Harza Engineering Company


Special
construction
methods and
materials
■Tunnel lining
■ Horizontal slipform paving
■ Canal lining
■ Vertical slipform construction
■ Roller-compacted concrete
■ Controlled Low Strength Material
(CLSM)
■ Pervious concrete
Concrete tunnel
lining
■ Types
 Circular tunnels
 Horseshoe Shaped
■ Lining types
 Full-circle (Smaller diameters)
 Multiple placements (Large diameter)
 Invert
 Sidewalls

 Crown
Placement
methods
■ Invert and sidewalls
 Conveyors
 Pumping
 Invert slipform
■ Arch or crown section
 Pumping
Types of
placement

■ Bulkhead sections dependent on


length of form
■ Continuous placement
 Telescoping forms
Important items
■ Rock cleanup and control of water
■ Cleaning of construction joints
■ Equipment capable of placing the
required concrete mixture
■ Segregation during handling and
placement
■ Proper consolidation (limited
access) - form and immersion
vibrators
■ Filling upper most reaches of the
crown
Horizontal slipform
paving
■ Paving machines
 Slabs
 Curbs
 Barriers
■ All horizontal paving requires low
slump concrete and good vibration
■ Consistent concrete is essential
Slope paving

■ Canal lining machine


■ Slipform screed
 Alternating panels
Vertical slipform
construction
■ Jacking system on vertical rods
■ Suitable for silos and shafts
Pervious
concrete
Controlled Low
Strength Material
(CLSM)
■ CLSM is a self-compacted,
cementitious material used
primarily as a backfill in lieu of
compacted fill. (ACI 229R)
■ Most current CLSM applications
require unconfined compressive
strengths of 300 psi or less. This
strength requirement is necessary
to allow for future excavation of
CLSM.
Applications
■ Backfill
■ Structural fills
■ Insulating fills
■ Pavement bases
■ Conduit bedding
■ Erosion control
■ Void filling
Materials
■ Cement
■ Fly ash
 Class C
 Class F
■ Fine aggregate
 ASTM C 33
 Silty sand (up to 20% minus #200)
■ Coarse aggregate (occasionally)
■ Air-entraining admixture
Mixture
proportions
■ Slump range - 6 to 8 inches
■ Cement content - 50 to 200 pcy
■ Fly ash content - none to 2000 pcy
■ Water contents - typically 325 to
580 pcy
■ Air content as high as 20%
■ Balance of mixture is aggregate

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