K. Vibrators shall not rest on new pavement or side forms.

Power to vibrators shall be

connected so that vibration ceases when forward or backward motion of the machine is stopped.

L. When concrete is being placed adjacent to an existing pavement, the part of the
equipment supported on the existing pavement shall be fitted with protective pads on crawler
tracks or rubber-tired wheels with the bearing surface offset to run a sufficient distance from the
pavement edge to avoid breaking or cracking the edge.

M. Concrete placed at existing ramp termini, truck weigh stations, ramps, connectors with
steep grades and high rates of superelevation, in short sections of city streets, on sharp curves,
in short lengths or in widths other than multiples of traffic lanes shall be spread and shaped by
suitable powered finishing machines, supplement by handwork as necessary. Consolidation of
concrete so placed shall be completed using high frequency internal vibrators and within 15
minutes of placement. Vibration of concrete shall be carried out with care and the Contractor
shall ensure adequate consolidation adjacent to forms and uniform consolidation across the full
paving width. Use of vibrators for shifting masses or piles of concrete is not permitted. Methods
of spreading, shaping and compaction that result in segregation, voids or rock pockets shall be
discontinued. The Contractor shall adopt methods which will produce a dense and homogeneous
pavement.

5.05.9 SLIP-FORM CONSTRUCTION

A. Slip-form pavers shall be equipped with travelling side forms of sufficient dimensions,
shape and strength to support the concrete laterally for a sufficient length of time to produce a
pavement of the required cross section. Slip-form paving equipment shall spread, consolidate and
screed freshly placed concrete in order that a minimum of handwork shall be required to produce
a dense homogeneous pavement.

B. No abrupt changes in longitudinal alignment of the pavement shall be permitted. The

horizontal deviation shall not exceed 30 mm from the alignment shown on the Drawings.

C. Concrete shall be effectively compacted over the full paving width by high frequency
internal vibrators. Vibrators shall be mounted with their axes parallel or normal to pavement
alignment. When vibrators are mounted with their axes parallel with the pavement alignment,
they shall be spaced at intervals not exceeding 750 mm measured centre to centre. When
vibrators are mounted with their axes normal to pavement alignment, they shall be spaced so that
lateral clearance between individual vibrating units does not exceed 150 mm.

D. The vibration rate of each vibrating unit shall be not less than 5,000 cycles/minute. The
amplitude of vibration shall be sufficient to be perceptible on the surface of concrete along the
entire length of vibrating units and for a distance up to 0.5 metres therefrom. The Contractor
shall furnish a tachometer or other suitable device for measuring and indicating frequency of
vibration.

E. When concrete is being placed adjacent to an existing pavement, the part of the
equipment supported on existing pavement shall be fitted with protective pads on crawler tracks
or rubber-tired wheels with the bearing surface offset to run a sufficient distance from the
pavement edge to avoid breaking or cracking such edge.

(Consultant) CONCRETE PAVEMENT

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