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d.Copings, Bridge Seats, and Backwalls. The tops of retaining walls, abutment wingwalls and similarly exposed brick or block work shall be provided, in general, with a stone coping. The underside of the coping shall have a batter or drip bead, at least 1 inch beyond the face of the block or brick work wall. The coping upon an abutment backwall will commonly have no projection beyond its bridge seat face. For thin c opings, mortar of the same proportions as used for laying the block or brick may be used to produce precast sections not less than 3 feet nor more than 5 feet in length. No coping shall be less than 4 inches thick. Copings of piers and abutment bridge seats sha ll be of Ashlar stone work and shall conform to the requirements of Para. b.3 of Subsection 807.03.3 of these Specifications.
807.04 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT. 807.04.1 Stone Masonry. "Structural Stone Masonry" of the types described in this Section will be
measured by the number of cubic yards or square feet of exposed wall surface actually placed in accordance with the Plans and/or as directed by the Engineer. Fascia walls, one stone thick, will be measured by the cubic yard by assuming the stone surfaces as a course having an average thickness of 12 inches. The volume, in cubic yards, of all railings, cap stones and belt courses will be determined from the dimensions indicated on the Plans.
807.04.2 Pointing and Grouting. When listed as a separate item in the Proposal, "Pointing and
Grouting" will be measured by the number of linear f eet actually installed in accordance with the Plans and/or as directed by the Engineer.
807.04.3 Block and Brick Masonry. "Concrete Block Masonry" and/or "Brick Masonry" will be
measured by the number of cubic yards or the number of square feet, as the case may be, actually placed in the structure in accordance with the Plans and/or as directed by the Engineer. 807.04.4 Concrete Backing. "Concrete Backing" of stone fascia walls will be measured by the number of cubic yards actually placed in accordance with the Plans and/or as directed by the Engineer. 807.05 BASIS OF PAYMENT. 807.05.1 Stone Masonry. The accepted quantity of "Stone Masonry" will be paid for at either the contract unit price per cubic yard or square foot, as listed in the Proposal. The price so-stated constitutes full and complete compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment, and all incidentals required to finish the work, complete and accepted by the Engineer. 807.05.2 Pointing and Grouting. The accepted quantity of "Pointing and Grouting" will be paid for at the contract unit price per linear foot as listed in the Proposal. The price so-stated constitutes full and complete compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment, and all incidentals required to finish the work, complete and accepted by the Engineer. 8−55807.05.3 Block and Brick Masonry. The accepted quantities of "Concrete Block Masonry" and/or "Brick Masonry" will be paid for at their respective contract unit prices per cubic yard or per square foot, as the case may be, as listed in the Proposal. The prices so-stated constitute full and complete compensation for all labor, materials and equipment, and all incidental s required to finish the work, complete and accepted by the Engineer. Filling material for the interior of the wall, reinforcing steel, and concrete or mortar copings, shall be considered as included in the price paid for number of cubic yards or square feet of block or brick masonry actually placed.
807.05.4 Concrete Backing. The accepted quantity of "Conc rete Backing" of stone fascia
walls will be paid for at the contract unit price per cubic yard as listed in the Proposal. The price so- stated constitutes full and complete compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment, and all incidentals required to finish the work, complete and accepted by the Engineer. SECTION 808 CAST-IN-PLACE STRUCTURE CONCRETE MASONRY
808.01 DESCRIPTION. This work consists of the provision of cast-in-place concrete in bridges,
walls, culverts, and other miscellaneous structures at the locations and to the details indicated on the Plans, or as directed by the Engineer, all in accordance with these Specifications. The work includes structures constructed by cast-in-place methods using either plain or reinforced concrete, or a combination of both. 808.01.1 Related Items of Work Covered Elsewhere. Related items of work covered in other Sections of these Specifications include the following:
a.SECTION 810; REINFORCING STEEL
b.SECTION 811; PAVEMENT SUBDRAINS AND WALL DRAINS.
c.SECTION 812; WATER STOPS AND FLASHINGS
d.SECTION 823; ROADWAY JOINTS, EXPANSION AND FIXED
808.02 Materials.
808.02.1 Concrete. All materials required for the producti on and curing of structure concrete shall
conform to the applicable requirements of SECTIONS 601 and M.02; PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE and SECTION 605; CONCRETE WITH CALCIUM NITRITE BASED CORROSION INHIBITOR , respectively, of these Specifications.
808.02.2 Joint Fillers and Sealants. The following materials shall conform to the applicable
requirements of the indicated Subsections of PART M; MATERIALS :
Source: Rhode Island Standard Specifications (Bluebook), 2024 Edition. Pages 388–389 of 826.