RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR CONCRETE HIGHWAY BRIDGE DECK CONSTRUCTION

THE DURABILITY AND MAINTENANCE COSTS OF CONCRETE HIGHWAY BRIDGE DECKS ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT UPON THE CARE EXERCISED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE, INCLUDING ATTENDANT ACTIVITIES DURING THE PRECONSTRUCTION AND POSTCONSTRUCTION PERIODS. RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO THESE PERIODS ARE PRESENTED COVERING THE AREAS OF DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS, INSPECTION, PRECONSTRUCTION PLANNING, FALSEWORK AND FORMWORK, REINFORCEMENT, CONCRETE MATERIALS AND PROPERTIES, MEASURING AND MIXING, PLACING AND CONSOLIDATION, FINISHING, CURING, POSTCONSTRUCTION CARE, AND THE USE OF OVERLAYS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No ACI 345-74
• Authors:
  • Cadypd
• Publication Date: 1974-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 35 p.
• Serial:
  • American Concrete Institute Standards

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Auditing; Bridge decks; Concrete; Concrete finishing; Construction; Design; Durability; Overlays (Pavements); Reinforced concrete
• Old TRIS Terms: Placing
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00210086
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1974 12:00AM