SECTION 1000 PRESTRESSED PRE-TENSIONED CONCRETE

1001 GENERAL
1002 CONCRETE
1003 SUBMISSION OF WORKING DRAWINGS
1004 PRESTRESSING WIRE AND STRAND
A Materials
B Delivery and storage
C Testing
1005 PRESTRESSING OPERATIONS

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1001 GENERAL
The work shall consist of the fabrication and installation of precast pretensioned concrete beams
(Kazdorproject, 2081/26; 2081-8; 2081/2-3; 01-07; 01-08; 02-08; 03-08) on new
replacement bridges or where existing bridge deck beams which have suffered deterioration or damage need
to be replaced.

1002 CONCRETE
All concrete work, including the production of precast units, shall comply with the appropriate requirements
of Section 900 of these specifications.
The strength class of concrete and minimum concrete cover to steel in precast pretensioned beams shall be as
shown on the drawings.

1003 SUBMISSION OF WORKING DRAWINGS

Prestresssed beams shall be constructed as shown on the drawings subject to minor adjustments to individual
beams as may be necessary to conform with the lengths of the beams in the existing structure which are
being replaced.
Not less than 28 days prior to the commencement of work, the Contractor shall submit to the Engineer
detailed working drawings, with supporting calculations, showing the methods and materials the Contractor
proposes to use. Such details shall include;
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the method and sequence of prestressing,

specifications for the prestressing steel,
working stresses,
transfer stresses,
arrangement of wires and strands in the precast units,
allowances for prestressing losses,
the arrangements for debonding of wires and strands,
the arrangement of reinforcement,
reinforcement bending schedules,
details of any embedded or cast in items, and
such other details pertaining to the prestressing operations

1004 PRESTRESSING WIRE AND STRAND

A

MATERIALS

Prestressing wire shall be uncoated stress relieved wire conforming to the requirements of GOST
7348-81.
Prestressing strand shall be uncoated stress relieved seven wire strand conforming to the
requirements of GOST 13840-68.*

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DELIVERY AND STORAGE

Prestressing wire and strand shall be packaged in containers or shipping forms for the protection of
steel against physical damage or corrosion during shipping and storage. A suitable corrosion
inhibitor shall be placed in the packaging. The corrosion inhibitor shall have no deleterious effects
on either the physical properties or bond strength of the steel or concrete.
The shipping package shall be clearly marked with a statement that the package contains prestressing
steel that care shall be taken in handling, and details of the corrosion inhibitor used. In addition the
size of wire or strand, coil number, heat number, stress-strain curve reference number and the mark
of the manufacturer shall be clearly and indelibly marked on a tag securely attached to each package.
Prestressing wire and strand shall be delivered in coils of sufficiently large diameter to ensure that it
pulls off straight. Prestressing wire shall be protected against physical damage and corrosion at all
times. The development of visible rust or other results of corrosion or physical damage shall be
cause for rejection. Coils shall be stored clear of the ground and protected from the climate and any
other potentially harmful effects.
C

TESTING

Sampling and testing shall be in accordance with GOST 13840-68 or 7348-81 as appropriate.
Each package of prestressing wire or strand shall be accompanied by a manufacturers certificate of
compliance, a mill certificate, and a test report. The mill certificate and test report shall include:
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6)

the cross-sectional area,

yield strength,
ultimate strength,
elongation at rupture,
modulus of elasticity, and,
the stress strain curve for intended use.

All values certified shall be based on test values and nominal sectional areas of the materials being
certified.
All prestressing wire and strand shall be subject to the approval of the Engineer. Should the Engineer
so require, the Contractor shall test samples of prestress wire or strand at a laboratory approved by
the Engineer. Such testing shall be at the expense of the Contractor. The selection of samples shall be
made at the manufacturers plant by the Engineer.
A test sample shall comprise a 2.0 m length of prestressing wire or strand. Three representative
samples shall be supplied for each 20 tonne lot, or portion thereof, of material used in the Works.

1005 PRESSING OPERATIONS

If at any time prestressing wire is placed in the prestressing bed and is exposed to the elements for more than
36 hours prior to encasement in concrete, adequate measures shall be taken to prevent corrosion as approved
by the Engineer.
Prior to prestressing the Contractor shall submit the work for inspection and approval by the Engineer. All
prestressing wire or strand shall be tensioned by means of hydraulic jacks so that the force in the prestressing
wire or strand is not less than that shown on the drawings.

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Tensioning shall not be carried out at a temperature below 0 oC without the approval of the Engineer.
No welds shall be made on the forms or on the steel in the member after the prestressing steel has been
installed.
The tension in the wires or strands shall be maintained by some positive means during the period between
tensioning and transfer.
Where the drawings show requirements for debonding the ends of specified wires or strands debonding shall
be accomplished by the use of polythene tubes or wrapping the wires or strands subject to the approval of the
Engineer.
Following concreting, no prestressing wire or strand shall be cut until the concrete in the member has
attained a compressive strength at transfer of not less than that shown on the drawings. The cutting and
releasing of prestressing wire shall be performed in such an order that lateral eccentricity of prestress will be
a minimum. All prestressing wires and strands shall be cut off flush with the end of the member. The exposed
ends of the prestressing wires and strands and a 25 mm strip of concrete shall be cleaned and painted.
Cleaning shall be by wire brush or abrasive blast cleaning. The surfaces which are not to be covered by
concrete or mortar shall be painted with an approved zinc rich paint which shall be thoroughly mixed prior to
application and worked into any voids in the prestressing strands.

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