Specification for tunnelling, Third edition

British Tunnelling Society/Institution of Civil Engineers

Paperbound ISBN: 978-0-277-3477-8
Ebook ISBN: 978-0-7277-4123-3
DOI: 10.1680/st.34778

Reprint revisions January 2012

204. Precast concrete linings

(page 31)

204.1. General

4. Concrete shall be in accordance with Section 202, of minimum strength

class C40/50
5. Reinforcement shall be in accordance with Section 203. Cages may be
formed by welding or tying.

(page 33)

204.8. Joint packing

Where shown on the drawings a minimum 2 mm thick strip of stress

distribution packing is to be incorporated in each longitudinal joint covering
at least 80% of the joint surface area. The packing shall be accordance with
Section 215.

210. Materials
(page 55)

210.6. Admixtures

6. Only liquid alkali-free accelerators (pH 2.0 to 8.0 and having alkali
content less than 1% by weight Na2O equivalent) shall be used unless prebagged dry mix is used where powdered accelerator has already been
mixed in. Only the minimum quantity of accelerator necessary shall be
permitted in normal concrete spraying operations. The quantity shall be
determined by site trials, subject to maximum dosage of 8% by weight of
cementitious materials. Higher dosages of accelerator can be considered
subject to establishing the effect of the dosage rate on the medium and
long-term strength development on the in situ concrete. At no stage in the
strength development should the strength of the accelerated mix drop
below 0.7 times the strength of the unaccelerated concrete mix.