Planning for slab-on-ground

placement
Chapter 1
 Chapter Topics
• Introduction
• Specification requirements
• Determining the size of concrete placements
• Ordering concrete
• Concrete delivery
• Equipment
• Size of placing and finishing crews
• Preconstruction meeting
 Specification Requirements
• ACI flatwork finishers
• Material properties
• Concrete strength and durability
• Vapor retarders or barriers
• Reinforcement
• Slab flatness and levelness
• Joint spacing and depth
• Curing and protection
 Concrete Delivery
• Concrete is perishable—be prepared
• Site access—flagger needed—cone area
• Space for two trucks to discharge
• ASTM C 94 Specification for Ready-Mixed Concrete
– Discharged within 1 ½ hrs or 300 revolutions
• Plan for ready mix trucks
– Spacing of trucks, 15 minutes?
– Discharge of trucks, 5 to 15 minutes
– Washout of trucks
 Have Equipment Ready
• And spare equipment
• Emergency bulkheads
• Equipment Producitivity
– Hand finishing crew: 1000 to 2000 sf
– Walk-behind: 1000 to 3000 sf
– Ride-on trowel: 3000 to 6000 sf
– Laser-guided, wheel-mounted screed: 30,000 to
50,000 sf
Size of Placing and Finishing Crews
• Labor cost for placement
• Workers sick or injured
• Concrete sets faster
• Weather changes; hot or rain
• Equipment breakdowns
• Early sawing to minimize cracking
• Overlap placing and finishing crews
 Placing Crew
• Finishing foreman
• Discharging concrete
• Spreading concrete
• Screed operators
• Finishers
• General assistance
 Finishing Crew
• Concrete and Weather
• Working edges
• Walk-behind to float fast-setting loads
• Riding trowels
• General assistance
 Checklist for Placing and Finishing
• Volume of concrete
• Concrete delivery rate
• Haul time
• Truck spacing
• Placing equipment
• Spare equipment
• Crews