709.1(c) 709.1(g) tested and conforms to Annex 1. Certify each shipment of this material as specified in Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Publication 408, Section 106.03(b)3 .”
• Section 7 . Repairs Subsection 7.1.3 Coat sheared/cut ends with approved patch material to have a minimum coating thickness of 7 mils.
Control rep air of damaged epoxy coating and sheared/cut ends according t o ASTM A 775, Section
in Bulletin 15. Furnish patching or repair material that is inert in concrete. F urnish patching or repair material that can be satisfactorily used at the coating application facility, at the bar fabrication facility or at a project location in the field.
The patching or repair material must be compatible with the coating, inert in concrete, and feasible for repairs at the applicator, fabricator, or in the field. Control repair of dama ged epoxy coating and sheared/cut ends according to ASTM A775 , Section 11 , modified as follows .
• Section 11 . Permissible Amount of Damaged Coating and Repair of Damaged Coating Subsection 11.2. Furnis h patching or repair material that is compatible with the coating as approved and listed in Bulletin 15. Furnish patching or repair material that is inert in concrete. Furnish patching or repair material that can be satisfactorily used at the coating application facility , at the bar fabrication facility, or at a project location in the field.
Subsection 11.4. Coat sheared/cut ends wit h approved patch material to have a minimum coating thickness of 7 mils.
Handle and store coated bars at the fabricator’s facility according to the requirements of ASTM D 3963 .
coated reinforcement bars. Separate bundled pieces before pickling. Galvanize straight bars only in accordance with ASTM A 767. Where bent bars are indicated, bending may be performed only after galvanizing is performed. Provide a Class 1 coating weight conforming to the requirements given in Table 1. Ensure that each piece is completely galvanized. During galvanization, use methods that prevent bars from becoming stuck together . Immediately quench t he galvanized reinforcement bars in the chromate bath specified in ASTM A767. Repair all sheared or cut ends and/or dama ged areas, as defined in ASTM A 767, in accordance with ASTM A 780. Cracking, flaking, tears, or spikes in the zinc coating at bend areas is considered to be damage d. Test galvanized reinforcement bars for embrittl ement after galvanizing by bend testing samples of the galvanized rein