[Ord. 146, 2/18/1992, § 800]
1.
All concrete work shall be in conformance to PennDOT Form 408 specifications
and the latest ACI and ASTM codes.
2.
All concrete shall be a certified mix with twenty-eight-day compressive
strengths as specified by the Township. All materials for concrete
shall be from sources approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
3.
Concrete shall be air-entrained within the limits of 3% to 6%. Addition
of calcium chloride is prohibited for use as an accelerating agent.
4.
Additives are not permitted unless approved by the Township.
5.
Cold- and hot-weather concreting shall be performed using techniques
as approved by the Township (ACI Code 305-55, ACI 305-72, respectively).
6.
All pours shall be monolithic.
7.
Addition of water on the job site to certified concrete mixes shall
not be permitted under any circumstances.
[Ord. 146, 2/18/1992, § 801]
1.
All encasements, specifically for drop connections and deep lateral
connections, shall be formed using acceptable standard techniques.
2.
Forms shall be sufficiently braced to prevent bowing, shifting, failure
of forms or loss of concrete.
3.
Vibrators shall be used for consolidating concrete within form work.
