SPECIFICATIONS FOR PRECAST, PRESTRESSED HOLLOWCORE PLANK SECTION 03400 1.

GENERAL

1.01 Description A. Work Included: 1. These specifications cover manufacture, transportation and erection of precast, prestressed, concrete, hollowcore plank, including grouting of joints between adjacent units. B. Related Work Specified Elsewhere: 1. Cast-in-Place Concrete: Section_________ 2. Architectural Precast Concrete: Section_________ 3. Precast Structural Concrete: Section ________ 4. Underlayments (Floor and/or Roof Leveling): Section________ 5. Caulking and Sealants: Section _______ 6. Small Holes for Mechanical/Plumbing: Section ______ 7. Cast-in-Place Embedments: Section________ 8. Steel Bearing Lintels: Section _________ 9. Insulation in Plank Cores: Section ________ 1.02 Quality Assurance A. Manufacturer Qualifications: The precast concrete manufacturing plant shall be certified by the Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Plant Certification Program prior to the start of production. Manufacturer shall be certified in category C2. The manufacturer shall retain a registered structural engineer to certify that manufacturing is in accordance with design requirements; or The manufacturer shall, at his expense, meet the following requirements: 1. The basis of inspection shall be the Prestressed Concrete Institutes Manual for Quality Control for Plants and Production of Precast and Prestressed Concrete Products, MNL116, and the criteria for acceptance shall be the same as the Plant Certification Program. B. Erector Qualifications: PCI Qualified and regularly engaged for at least 5 years in the erection of precast structural concrete similar to the requirements of this project. Retain a registered structural engineer to certify that erection is in accordance with design requirements. C. Welder Qualifications: In accordance with AWS D1.1. D. Testing: In general compliance with applicable provisions of Prestressed Concrete Institute MNL-116, Manual for Quality Control for Plants and Production of Precast Prestressed Concrete Products.

E. Requirements of Regulatory Agencies: All local codes plus the following specifications, standards and codes are a part of these specifications: 1. ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete; 2. AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code-Steel; 3. AWS D1.4 Structural Welding Code-Reinforcing Steel; 4. ASTM Specifications As referred to in Part 2-Products, of this Specification. 1.03 Submittals and Design A. Shop Drawings: 1. Erection Drawings a. Plans locating and defining all hollowcore planks furnished by the manufacturer, with all major openings shown. b. Sections and details showing connections, weld plates, edge conditions and support conditions of the hollowcore plank units. c. All dead, live and other applicable loads used in the design. d. Fire rating. B. Approvals: 1. Submit _______ copies of erection drawings for approval prior to fabrication. Fabrication not to proceed prior to receipt of approved drawings. 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 documents. c. All other loads specified for hollowcore plank where applicable. 2. Fire rating shall be _____ hour(s). 3. Design steel plank support headers when such headers are determined necessary by the manufacturer's engineer. 4. Design calculations shall be performed by an engineer, registered in the state that the project is located in, and experienced in precast prestressed concrete design. Design calculations to be submitted for approval upon request. 5. Design shall be in accordance with ACI 318 and applicable codes. D. Permissible Design Deviations: 1. Design deviations will be permitted only after the Architect/Engineers written approval of the manufacturers proposed design supported by complete design calculations and drawings. 2. Design deviations shall provide an installation equivalent to the basic intent without incurring additional cost to the owner. E. Test Reports: Test reports on concrete and other materials shall be submitted upon request. 2

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PRODUCTS

2.01 Materials A. Portland Cement: 1. ASTM C150 Type I or III. B. Admixtures: 1. Water Reducing, Retarding, Accelerating, High-Range Water Reducing Admixtures: ASTM C494 C. Aggregates: 1. ASTM C33 or C330 D. Water: Potable or free from foreign materials in amounts harmful to concrete and embedded steel. E. Reinforcing Steel: 1. Bars: Deformed Billet Steel: ASTM A615 Deformed Rail Steel: ASTM A616 Deformed Axle Steel: ASTM A617 Deformed Low Alloy Steel: ASTM A706 2. Wire: Cold Drawn Steel: ASTM A82. F. Prestressing Strand: 1. Uncoated, 7-Wire, Low Lax strand: ASTM A416 (including supplement) Grade 250K or 270K. G. Welded Studs: In accordance with AWS D1.1. H. Structural Steel Plates and Shapes: ASTM A36. I. Grout: 1. Cement grout: Grout shall be a mixture of not less than one part portland cement to three parts fine sand, and the consistency shall be such that joints can be completely filled but without seepage over adjacent surfaces. The grout shall achieve a minimum 28-day compressive strength of 2,000 psi. Any grout that seeps from the joint shall be completely removed before it hardens. J. Bearings Strips: 1. Plastic: Multi-monomer plastic strips shall be non-leaching and support construction loads with no visible overall expansion. 2.02 Concrete Mixes A. 28-day compressive strength: Minimum of 5,000 psi B. Release strength: Minimum of 3,000 psi C. Use of calcium chloride or admixtures containing chlorides is not permitted.

2.03 Manufacture A. Hollowcore plank shall be machine cast in 48-inch widths under the trade name Elematic as manufactured by Oldcastle Precast, Inc. B. Manufacturing procedures and tolerances shall be in general compliance with PCI MNL 116 C. Openings: Manufacturer shall provide for rectangular openings 10 inches or larger on all sides and as clearly shown on the architectural and structural drawings. They shall be located by the trade requiring them and then field cut. Round and small openings (less than 10 inches) shall be drilled or cut by the respective trades after grouting. Openings requiring cutting of prestressing strand shall be approved by the precast plank manufacturer before drilling or cutting. D. Finishes: Bottom surface shall be flat and uniform as resulting from an extrusion process, without major chips, spalls and imperfections. Top surface shall be machine troweled. E. Patching: Will be acceptable providing the structural adequacy of the hollow core unit is not impaired.

3. EXECUTION
3.01 Product Delivery, Storage and Handling A. Delivery and Handling: 1. Hollowcore plank shall be lifted and supported during manufacturing, stockpiling, transporting and erection operations only at the lifting or supporting points designated by the manufacturer. 2. Transportation, site handling and erection shall be performed by qualified personnel with acceptable equipment and methods. B. Storage: 1. Store all units off ground on firm, level surfaces with dunnage placed at bearing points. 2. Place stored units so that identification marks are discernible. 3. Separate stacked units by dunnage across full width of each plank. 3.02 Erection A. Site Access: Erection access suitable for cranes and trucks to move unassisted from public roads to all crane working areas as required by erector, or otherwise indicated herein, will be provided and maintained by the general contractor. Obstructing wires shall be shielded or removed and, when applicable, snow removal and winter heat will be provided by the general contractor. B. Preparation: The general contractor shall be responsible for: 1. Providing true, level, bearing surfaces on all field-placed bearing walls and other fieldplaced supporting members. Masonry wall bearing surfaces shall be bond beams with properly filled and cured concrete. 2. All pipes, stacks, conduits and other such items shall be stubbed off at a level lower than the bearing plane until after the plank are set. Masonry, concrete or steel shall not be installed above plank-bearing surface until after the plank is in place.

C. Installation: Installation of hollowcore slab units shall be performed by the manufacturer. Members shall be lifted with slings at points determined by the manufacturer. Bearing strips shall be set where required. Grout keys shall be filled. Openings shall be field cut only after grout has cured, unless authorized by the manufacturers engineer. D. Alignment: Members shall be properly aligned. Variations between adjacent members shall be reasonably leveled out by jacking, bolting or any other feasible method as recommended by the manufacturer. 3.03 Field Welding A. Field welding is to be done by qualified welders using equipment and materials compatible to the base material. 3.04 Attachments and Small Holes A. Subject to approval of the Architect/Engineer, hollowcore plank units may be drilled or shot provided no contact is made with the prestressing steel. Round holes and those less than 8 inches on any side shall be drilled or cut by the respective trades. Should spalling occur, it shall be repaired by the trade doing the drilling, shooting or cutting. 3.05 Clean up A. Remove rubbish and debris resulting from hollowcore plank work from premises upon completion. 3.06 Safety A. The general contractor will provide and maintain all safety barricades, rebar caps and opening covers required for plank in accordance with current industry safety standards.