534.05Facilities for Inspection Provide a private office at the fabrication plant for the

534.05 Facilities for Inspection Provide a private office at the fabrication plant for the

Department’s inspection personnel, or Quality Assurance Inspect ors (QAI’s), in accordance with Section 535.05, Facilities for Inspection. Failure to comply with the above requirements will be considere d denial of access to the Work for the purpose of inspection. The Department will reject all Work done when access for inspection is denied.

534.06 Notice of Beginning Work Refer to Section 712.061.

534.07 Quality Control Quality Control (QC) is the responsibil ity of the Contractor.

Provide a copy of the Quality System Manual (QSM) to the Fabric ation Engineer, if requested. Inspect all aspects of the Work in accordance with the Contract or’s QSM. Reject materials and workmanship that do not meet Contract requirement s. Record measurements and test results on the appropriate forms f rom APPENDIX E of Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Manual for Quality Contr ol for Plants and Production of Structural Precast Concrete Products (MNL 116), or an equiva lent form prepared by the user. Provide copies of measurements and test results to the Q AI as follows: Type of Report When Provided to QAI* Aggregate gradations-fine aggregate and coarse aggregate Prior to beginning work and at least once a week thereafter Material certifications /calibration certifications Prior to beginning work (anticipate adequate time for review by QAI) Pre-placement inspection report Prior to the concrete placement Concrete batch slips The morning of the next work day Results of concrete testing The morning of the next work day Concrete temperature records Provide with compressive strength testing Nonconformance reports/repair procedures Within 24 hours of dis covery Results of compressive strength testing (for design strength) Prior to stopping curing / Prior to final acceptance Post-placement inspection report Prior to final acceptance 5-160 * The Contractor and QAI may, by mutual agreement, modify any part of the schedule; however, failure to provide the documentation when required b y the Fabrication Engineer will result in the product being deemed unacceptable. The Contractor may perform testing in addition to the minimum required. The resul ts of all testing shall be made available to the Department.

534.08 Quality Assurance Quality Assurance (QA) is the preroga tive of the Department.

Refer to Section 712.061.

534.09 Nonconforming Work Refer to Section 712.061.

534.10 Forms Construct forms in accordance with the Working Dr awings. The forms

shall be well constructed, carefully aligned and sufficiently t ight to prevent leakage of mortar. Reject forms that do not m aintain the dimensions shown on the Working Drawings. Seal wooden forms to prevent absorption of water. Apply and cu re the sealer in accordance with the manufacturer's product data sheet. Remove all paint, adherent material, foreign matter and debris prior to placing concrete. Apply a non-staining bond-breaki ng compound to the forms in acc ordance with the manufacturer's product data sheet . Solvent clean reinforcing s teel and welded steel wire fabric contaminated with the bond-breaking compound.

534.11 Reinforcing Steel and Welded S teel Wire Fabric Refer to Sections 712.061 and

503 for fabrication, packaging, handling, storing, placing, spl icing and repair of reinforcing steel, welded steel wire fabric and mechanical/welded reinforci ng steel splices. The concrete cover over the outside circumferential reinforceme nt shall be 2 inches, minimum, and the concrete cover over the inside reinforcement s hall be 1-½ inches, minimum. The clear distance of the end of circumferential wire s shall not be less than 1 inch or more than 2 inches from the end of the units. Use suffi cient supports and spacers to maintain the minimum concrete cover. The supports and spacers shall be made of a dielectric material or other material approved by the Fabricati on Engineer. Welded steel wire fabric shall meet the spacing requirements an d contain sufficient longitudinal wires extending through the unit to maintain the s hape and position of the reinforcement. Longitudinal distribution reinforcement may be welded steel wire fabric or deformed steel bars which meet the spacing requirements. The en ds of the longitudinal distribution reinforcement shall not be more than 3 inches from the ends of the units. Do not use more than three layers of reinforcing to form a sing le mat. If reinforcing steel is cut to install lifting devices, install additional reinforci ng adjacent to the cut steel, as shown on the Working Drawings.