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16. THICKNESS TEST
FHWA TECHNICAL ADVISORY T 5080.17
July 14, 1994
ATTACHMENT 3
IS the thickness of the pavement being checked?
17. AIR CONTENT
Is the air content being tested as required by the
frequency chart?
18. SLUMP
Is the slump being checked as required by the frequency
chart?
19. REINFORCEMENT, DOWEL. AND TIE BAR DEPTH CHECKS
Is the concrete being probed to check the vertical and
horizontal positioning of the pavement reinforcement,
dowels, and tie bars?'
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20. STRENGTH _ -: _., '^ -+.- __- -.
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Are $est specimens being cast at the site of work at
the required frequency:
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-- ..ta.l. .at: Il$ast pne-set--per da;
(b) one set for-every 150 meters of two lane
pavement (300 meters of one lane--pavement)
21. LONGITUDINAL JOINT
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(a) .. &e tie-bar? placed properly?
(b) Are'the~jbints sawed at the same time as the
transverse joints with pavement widths
greater than 7.3 meters? Are they cleaned
and immediately filled with sealer?
22. TRANSVERSE . '-
.-. a (a) Are the smooth dowel bars positioned parallel
to the grade at a depth of t t:
Are the dowel bars coated with a thin bond
breaker?
Are the capped ends of the bar coated with a
debonding agent? '-(Expansion joints)
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