701Portland Cement

01.01 Materials Covered. This specification covers the types of Portland cement and the type of blended

hydraulic cement. Unless otherwise provided, use Type II or Type V Portland cement or Type IP blended hydraulic cement. PH YSICAL PROPERTIES AND TESTS 701.

03.01 Requirements. Type II and Type V Portland cements shall conform to ASTM C150, except the

cement shall not contain more than 0.60% equivalent alkalies by mass as calculated as Na 2O plus 0.658 K 2O. T ype IP blended hydraulic cement shall conform to ASTM C595, except as follows: (

702.01.01 Materials Covered. This specification covers concrete curing materials, air entraining admixtures

and other chemical admixtures, and pozzolans. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND TESTS

702.03.01 Curing Materials. Curing materials shall conform to the requirements of the following tests:

702.03.02 Air -Entraining Admixtures. Air-entraining admixtures shall conform to ASTM C260.

702.03.03 Admixtures Other Than Air -Entraining. Admixtures shall conform to ASTM C494. The admixtures

may be tested by Test Method No. CALIF. 530.

702.03.04 Bridge Deck Curing Compound. Bridge deck curing compound shall be a white pigmented curing

compound conforming to ASTM C309, Type 2, Class B. The resin type shall be poly -alpha- methylstyrene and the loss of water from the surface in the water retention test shall not exceed 0.15 kg/m2 (0.50 oz/ft2) in 24 hours nor more than 0.45 kg/m2 (1.50 oz/ft2) in 72 hours.

702.03.05 Pozzolans. Pozzolanic admixtures shall be Class C, Class F, or Class N conforming to ASTM C618,

except the loss on ignition shall not exceed 5%. Use pozzolans listed in the QPL. The laboratory furnishing test data must be inspected by the Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland. In addition, the laboratory must authorize reports of said inspectio ns to be sent to the Department’s Materials Division for review. If said inspection reports indicate that procedures or equipment used in the testing of pozzolan are substandard, test data from that laboratory will not be accepted. A Certificate of Compl iance from the supplier shall accompany each shipment of pozzolan.

702.03.06 Slag Cement and Silica Fume. Slag cement shall be Grade 120 and conform to ASTM C989. A

Certificate of Compliance from the supplier shall accompany each shipment of slag cement. Provide samples upon request. Silica fume shall conform to ASTM C1240. A Certificate of Compliance from t he supplier shall accompany each shipment of silica fume.