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NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION CONCRETE April 2016 Version- Revisions made DESIGN REQUIREMENTS 1. Pg. 1a. 2. Pg. 4a. 3. Pg. 5a. 4. Pg. 6a. 5. Pg. 7a. 6. Pg. 8a. b. c. d. 7. Pg. 9a. b.
Design of the Concrete Mix 3rd paragraph- added the type of cement to use (Type I or I-A Portland Cement) Type S-2 Concrete Slab, Design Requirements, Item c. 2)Removed the word minimum Type S-3 Concrete Slab, Design Requirements Item h.- Added sentence about the spacing is not to exceed 12 inches. TABLE 1 Updated to remove all previous bar spacings that exceeded 12 inches Concrete Manure Storage Tanks Items a., b., and f. references to ACI 318-11 were updated to ACI 318-14. Concrete for Agrichemical Handling Facilities Item f. reference to ACI 318-11 were updated to ACI 318-14 Item g. updated to a water/cement ratio of 0.40 as shown in the revised Practice Standard 309 Agrichemical Handling Facility Item h. updated to a concrete strength of 5,000 psi as shown in the revised Practice Standard 309 Agrichemical Handling Facility Item i. updated to shown the types of cement to use (Type II/II-A or Type V Portland Cement) as shown in the revised Practice Standard 309 Agrichemical Handling Facility This is a brand new page. The map depicts the required minimum footer depth as measured from the ground surface to the bottom of the footer Depth will be either 30” or 36” based on the map delineation
CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS 1. Pg. 10- Construction Drawing Information a. Concrete i. Water/cement ratio and compressive strength values added for Agrichemical Handling Facilities 2. Pg. 11- Preparation of Subgrade a. 3rd paragraph removed the word “footers” (granular material is not required under footers)