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General Provisions (00100-00999)

700BRIDGES, CULVERTS, AND RELATED CONSTRUCTION

NE · 2017 Standard Specifications✓ Full text on BuildSpecBook pages 481–484 Save this section

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- 447 - DIVISION 700 -- BRIDGES, CULVERTS, AND RELATED CONSTRUCTION 705 -- PRECAST OR PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE

710 -- CONCRETE BRIDGE DECK REPAIR WITH CLASS 47BD 4000 712 -- FIXED BEARINGS AND EXPANSION BEARINGS, PTFE TYPE.. 573 713 -- CONFINED ELASTOMERIC BEARING DEVICES (POT BEARINGS) 714 -- MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH (MSE) WALLS WITH 715 -- MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH (MSE) WALLS WITH

719 -- FLEXIBLE PIPE CULVERTS (CORRUGATED METAL AND 724 -- INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF FLARED-END SECTIONS . 640

- 451 - SECTION 701 -- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

701.01Description

1.This Section describes proc edures and equipment that are

common to a variety of structures as described in Division 700.

701.02General Procedures

1.The Contractor shall excavate and place shoring as necessary to

insure safe access to work areas.

2.Concrete Proportioning: a. Concrete shall be proportioned, mixed and delivered under

inspection of the Engineer.

b.A copy of the concrete load tickets shall accompany each load

to the placement site and be availabl e to the Engineer. Acceptance of the concrete at the placement site will be partially based upon verification that the concrete is of the proper class and has been delivered within the specified time limits.

c.Loads which are not accompanied by such tickets, which do

not arrive in satisfactory condition, or which do not arrive within the specified time limits shall be rejected.

3.When unsuitable material is encountered, it shall be removed.

Excavation will continue until the unsui table material is removed or until the Engineer halts excavation.

4.When a concrete bottom seal course is required due to unforeseen

conditions, the excavation shall be su fficient to allow for placement of the seal under the structure.

5.The Contractor shall not excavate within 5 feet (1.5 m) of any cast-

in-place concrete deadman or grade beam tie rod anchor except for the limits of tie rod trenches and granul ar backfill as shown in the granular backfill details.

6.Concrete Placement and Consolidation:
a.Concrete shall be placed and consolidated in its final position

with the utmost care.

b.The method used to place concrete shall not allow the

concrete materials to segregate or displace reinforcing steel.

c.The impact of any free falls hall be kept to the lowest levels

consistent with efficient placement.

d.The maximum free fall plac ement distance shall be 5 feet

(1.5 m).

e.The use of vibrators to mo ve concrete shall be prohibited.
7.The Contractor shall backfill bridge abutments, wingwalls, and

retaining walls concurrently on all sides.

8.Cofferdams: a. Cofferdams shall be substantially watertight. The interior

dimensions of cofferdams shall be such as to give sufficient clearance for the construction and inspection of forms.

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Source: Nebraska Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, 2017 Edition. Pages 481–484 of 1,048. View official source ↗

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