for Highway Construction Page 652 of 71 5 SECTION 707 – PAINT
707.01 General.
Provide homogenous paint , without contaminant, and of a consistency suitable for use. Do not allow pigment to settle excessively, cake or thicken in the container, and become granular or curdled during the pigment dispersion in vehicle.
707.02 Paint Formula .
Follow formulations in accordance with federal paint specifications (TT) or the Steel Structures Painting Counc il (SSPC). Tint coatings sufficiently different to provide a contrast between coats. Match the topcoat colors as specified or according to color chip numbers in Federal Standard No. 595. The Engineer will not allow field tinting. Submit technical data sheets, safety data sheets, and specific application instructions for coatings. Submit the manufacturer’s quality control test results for each paint batch component used. Submit the weight per gallon, viscosity, percent solids by weight, and fi nish coat color chips for the selected color. Submit the percent of metallic zinc by weight in the cured zinc primer coat and percent of metallic zinc by weight in the zinc pigment component for zinc rich primers. The Engineer will accept the applicable Na tional Transportation Product Evaluation Program (NTPEP) and the North East Protective Coating Committee (NEPCOAT) QPL paint formula tions for products applied to structural steel specified formulations and paint systems. The Engineer will still test QPL paints from these programs as specified in this section and/or the manufacturer’s specification for acceptance in accordance as specified in quantities listed in the QA Manual. Paints with volatile organic compounds (VOC) of 3.5 pounds per gallon maximum are acceptable.
707.03 Certification .
Submit a manufacturer’s certificate and quality control test data of each batch or lot as specified in 106.04. for Highway Construction Page 655 of 715 707.04 Identification and Marking. Plainly mark each container with the following information:
708.01 General.
When metal is placed in the work, ensure it is without dirt, detrimental scale, pai nt, oil, or other foreign substance. Thin powdery rust and tight rust is not detrimental except in the case of prestressing reinforcement .
708.02 Reinforcing Steel .
Provide welded wire fabric for reinforcement that meets the requirements of AASHTO M 55. Provide other reinforcing steel meeting AASHTO M 31 Grade 40S or 60S. The Contractor may substitute deformed steel - welded wire reinforcement that meets AASHTO M 221 for AASHTO M 31 reinforcing steel or AASHTO M 55 welded wire fabric with approval. Provide epoxy -coated metal reinforcement in accordance with ASTM A775. Do not use colors in shades of brown that inhibit visual detection of rust spots and damage. Coat reinforcing steel, that is required to be epoxy -coated, in a plant certified by the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) as a fusion- bonded epoxy applicator.
708.03 Dowel B ars.
Provide smooth dowel bars meeting AASHTO M 254, except the steel material meeting AASHTO M 31 as an alternative may be provided by the Contractor. Epoxy coat the steel dowel bars in accordance with AASHTO M254 and as modified:
708.04 Tie Bars .
Meet AASHT O M 31 Grade 40 or 60. Ensure tie bars are deformed and epoxy -coated. Provide epoxy -coated tie bars in accordance with ASTM A775.
708.05 Prestressing Steel.
Use high- tensile wire strand for prestressing steel meeting with ASTM A416 or uncoated high- strength steel bars meeting with ASTM A722. The Department requires prestressing steel in the same direction, transverse or longitudinal, in individual members be of the same type. Ensure the assembled units have a tensile strength of at least the manufacturer’s minimum guaranteed ultimate tensile strength if bars are to be extended by the use of couplers. Failure of the sample to meet this requirement is cause for rejection of that heat of bars and/or lot of couplers depending on the nature of failure. Obtain approval for the location of couplers in the member.
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