- 798 - SECTION 1011 -- BURLAP FOR CURING CONCRETE
1011.01 Description
1.Burlap for curing concrete shall conform to the requirements of this Section.
1011.02 Material Characteristics
1.Burlap shall be clean, evenly woven, free of encrusted concrete or other contaminating materials, and shall be reasonably free from cuts, tears, broken or missing yarns, and thin, open, or weak places.
1011.03 Acceptance Requirements
1.Acceptance shall be based upon visual examination of the material by the Engineer. - 799 - SECTION 1012 -- LIQUID MEMBRANE-FORMING COMPOUNDS FOR CURING CONCRETE
1012.01 Description
1.Liquid membrane-forming compounds are intended for application to concrete surfaces to reduce the loss of water during the early-hardening period. White-pigmented compounds serve the additional purpose of reducing the temperature rise in concrete exposed to radiation from the sun.
1012.02 Material Characteristics
1.Liquid membrane-forming compounds shall conform to the requirements of AASHTO M 148, Type 2.
1012.03 Acceptance Requirements
1.All curing compounds to be approved must be manufactured during the current calendar year with no ca rry-over from the previous years.
2.Approved compounds are on t he Department’s Approved Products List.
3.Products not on the Department’s Approved Products List shall be sampled and tested in accordance with requirements of the Department’s Materials Sampling Guide prior to their use.
Source: Nebraska Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, 2017 Edition. Pages 832–832 of 1,048.