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Section 22

SLOPE PROTECTION

22.1 GENERAL shall include the sequence and rate of placement. Suffi-
cient copies shall be furnished to meet the needs of the En-

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22.1.1 Description gineer and other entities with review authority. The work-
ing drawings shall be submitted sufficiently in advance of
This work shall consist of the construction of bank and proposed use to allow for their review, revision, if needed,
slope protection courses in accordance with these Speci- and approval without delay to the work.
fications and in reasonably close conformity with the The Contractor shall not start the construction of any
lines, grades, and thicknesses shown on the plans or es- slope protection system for which working drawings are
tablished by the Engineer. required until the drawings have been approved by the En-
gineer. Such approval will not relieve the Contractor of re-
22.1.2 Types sponsibility for results obtained by use of these drawings
or any other responsibilities under the contract.
Types of slope protection are designated as follows:
22.3 MATERIALS
(1) Riprap
Hand-Placed Riprap-hand-placed stones on earth 22.3.1 Aggregate
or gravel bedding.
Machine-Placed Riprap-machine-placed stones on Aggregate for riprap shall conform to the requirements
earth or gravel bedding. of Subsection 703.16 of the AASHTO Guide Spec$ca-
Wire-Enclosed Riprap (Gabions)-stones placed in tions for Highway Construction.
wire fabric enclosures. Aggregate for underdrains and filter blankets shall
Grouted Riprap-hand-placed riprap as described conform to Sections 704 and 705, respectively, of the
above with voids filled with sand-cement grout. AASHTO Guide Specijicationsfor Highway Construction.
Sacked Concrete Riprap-hand-placed sacked con-
crete. 22.3.2 Wire-Enclosed Riprap (Gabions)

(2) Concrete Slope Paving Gabions shall be constructed of wire mesh. The wire
Cast-in-Place Slope Paving-Portland cement con- mesh shall be made of galvanized steel wire having a min-
crete, pneumatically applied mortar or, when per- imum size of 0.120-inch diameter (U.S. Wire Gage No.
mitted, fabric forms filled with structural concrete 11). The tensile strength of the wire shall be in the range
grout. of 60,000 to 85,000 psi, determined in accordance with
ASTM A 392. The minimum zinc coating of the wire shall
(3) Precast Concrete Slope Paving-Portland cement be 0.80 oz/sq ft of uncoated wire surface as determined in
concrete slabs, blocks, or shapes precast prior to place- accordance with ASTM A 90.
ment. Selvedge, tie, and connection wire shall meet the same
strength and coating requirements specified above for
22.2 WORKING DRAWINGS wire used in the wire mesh.

Whenever specified or requested by the Engineer, the 22.3.3 Filter Fabric


Contractor shall provide working drawings with design
calculations and supporting data in sufficient detail to per- Filter fabric shall meet the requirements of Subsection
mit a structural review of the proposed design of a slope 705.03 of the AASHTO Guide Specijicationsfor Highway
protection system. When concrete is involved, such data Construction.
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22.3.4 Grout The manufactured core shall be a preformed grid of


embossed plastic, a mat of random shapes of plastic fibers,
Grout shall consist of one part Portland cement and a drainage net consisting of a uniform pattern of poly-
three parts of sand, thoroughly mixed with water to pro- meric strands forming two sets of continuous flow chan-
duce a workable mix. nels, a system of plastic pillars and interconnections form-
ing a semi-rigid mat, or other system approved by the
22.3.5 Sacked Concrete Riprap Engineer, which will conduct the flow of water designated
on the plans or in the special provisions.
Concrete for sacked concrete riprap shall consist of a Filter fabric shall conform to the requirements of Arti-
mixture of clean pitrun or washed sand and gravel, cement cle 22.3.3 and shall be integrally bonded to the core ma-
and water. The mixture shall contain not less than 376 terial.
pounds of Portland cement per cubic yard and sufficient The Contractor shall furnish to the Engineer a signed
water to obtain a slump of 3 to 5 inches. Sacks for sacked certification from the manufacturer stating that the
concrete riprap shall be made of 10-ounce burlap or other geocomposite drain proposed for use is capable of
fabric having equal or greater strength. Sacks shall be withstanding design loadings at all planned locations
approximately 19% inches by 36 inches measured inside without appreciably decreasing the carrying capacity of
the seams when the sack is laid flat, with an approximate the designed drainage voids for the entire height or length
capacity of 1.25 cubic feet. Sound, reclaimed sacks may be of the drain.
used.
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22.3.6 Portland Cement Concrete 22.4 CONSTRUCTION

Portland cement concrete for cast-in-place slope 22.4.1 Preparation of Slopes


paving shall conform to the provisions in Section 8, “Con-
crete Structures,” for Class B or Class B (AE) concrete Slopes shall be shaped to allow the full thickness of
using the 1-inch maximum combined grading. the specified slope protection and any bedding or filter
Expansion joint filler shall conform to the provisions gravel, where required. Slopes shall not be steeper than
in Article 8.9.2.1. the natural angle of repose of the slope specified in
the contract. Where the slopes cannot be excavated to
22.3.7 Pneumatically Applied Mortar undisturbed material, the underlying material shall
be compacted to 95% standard density per AASHTO
Materials for pneumatically applied mortar shall con- T 99.
form to the requirements of Section 24, “Pneumatically
Applied Mortar.” 22.4.2 Bedding
22.3.8 Precast Portland Cement Concrete Blocks When called for on the plans, a layer of filter gravel or
and Shapes filter fabric shall be placed on the slope immediately prior
to placement of the riprap or slope paving. The layer of fil-
Precast Portland cement concrete blocks and shapes ter gravel shall be shaped to provide the minimum thick-
shall meet the requirements of ASTM C 129, C 139, or C ness specified.
145, grade as specified. Materials for precast Portland ce-
ment concrete slabs shall conform to the requirements in
Article 8.13. “Precast Concrete Members.” 22.4.3 Filter Fabric

22.3.9 Reinforcing Steel When specified in the contract, filter fabric shall be
spread uniformly over the prepared slope or surface. The
Reinforcement shall conform to the provisions in Sec- fabric shall be unrolled directly on the surface to the lines
tion 9, “Reinforcing Steel.” and dimensions shown. The filter fabric shall be lapped a
minimum of 12 inches in each direction and shall be an-
22.3.10 Geocomposite Drain chored in position with approved anchoring devices. The
Contractor shall place the riprap in a manner that will not
Geocomposite drain shall consist of a manufactured tear, puncture, or shift the fabric. Tracked or wheeled
core with one or both sides covered with a layer of filter equipment will not be permitted on the fabric covered
fabric. slopes.

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22.4.4 DIVISION II-CONSTRUCTION 647

22.4.4 Geocomposite Drain work, the footing trench shall be filled with excavated ma-
terial, and compaction will not be required.
Geocomposite drains shall be installed at locations
shown on the plans, described in the special provisions, 22.4.6.2 Underwater Placement
and where directed by the Engineer. Collection and dis-
charge systems shall be installed as shown on the plans or When placed under water, free dumping will not be
as directed by the Engineer. permitted without written permission of the Engineer.
Core material manufactured from impermeable plastic Placement shall be by controlled methods using bottom
sheeting having connecting corrugations shall be placed dump buckets or wire rope baskets lowered through the
with the corrugations approximately perpendicular to the water to the point of placement.
drainage collection system.
When only one side of the geocomposite drain is cov- 22.4.7 Wire-Enclosed Riprap (Gabions)
ered with filter fabric, the drain shall be installed with the
filter fabric side facing the embankment. The fabric fat- 22.4.7.1 Fabrication
ing the embankment side shall overlap a minimum of 3
inches at all joints and wrap around the exterior edges a The wire mesh shall be twisted to form hexagonal
minimum of 3 inches beyond the exterior edge. If addi- openings of uniform size. The maximum linear dimension
tional fabric is needed to provide overlap at joints and of the mesh opening shall not exceed 4% inches and the
wrap-around at edges, the added fabric shall overlap the area of the mesh opening shall not exceed 8 square inches.
fabric on the geocomposite drain at least 6 inches and be The mesh shall be fabricated in such a manner as to be
attached thereto. nonravelling. Nonravelling is defined as the ability to re-
Should the fabric on the geocomposite drain be tom or sist pulling apart at any of the twists or connections form-
punctured, the damaged section shall be replaced com- ing the mesh when a single wire strand in a section is cut.
pletely or repaired by placing a piece of fabric that is large Gabions shall be fabricated so the sides, ends, lid, and
enough to cover the damaged area and provide a 6-inch diaphragms can be assembled at the construction site into
overlap all around the damaged area. rectangular baskets of the specified size. Gabions shall be
of single unit construction-base, lid, ends, and sides
shall be either woven into a single unit or one edge of
22.4.5 Hand Placing Stones
these members connected to the base section of the gabion
in a manner that strength and flexibility at the point of
Where hand placing of stones is specified, the larger
connection is at least equal to that of the mesh.
stones shall be placed first with close joints. The larger
Where the length of the gabion exceeds its horizontal
stones shall be placed in the footing trench. Stones shall
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width, the gabion shall be equally divided by diaphragms


be placed with their longitudinal axis normal to the em-
of the same mesh and gauge as the body of the gabions,
bankment face and arranged so that each stone above the
into cells the length of which does not exceed the hori-
foundation course has a three-point bearing on the under-
zontal width. The gabion shall be furnished with the nec-
lying stones. The foundation course is the course placed
essary diaphragms secured in proper position on the base
on the slope in contact with the ground surface. Bearing
in a manner that no additional tying at this junction will
on smaller stones that may be used for chinking voids will
be necessary.
not be acceptable. Placing of stones by dumping will not
All perimeter edges of the mesh forming the gabion
be permitted. Interstices shall be filled with smaller stones
shall be securely clip bound or selvedged so that the joints
and spalls.
formed by tying the selvedges have at least the same
strength as the body of the mesh.
22.4.6 Machine-Placed Stones Selvedge wire used through all the edges (perimeter
wire) shall not be less than 0.148-inch diameter (U.S.
22.4.6.1 Dry Placement Wire Gage No. 9) and shall meet the same strength and
coating specifications as the wire mesh.
Machine-placed stones shall be so placed so as to pro- Tie and connection wire shall be supplied in sufficient
vide a minimum of voids, and the larger stones shall be quantity to securely fasten all edges of the gabion and di-
placed in the toe course and on the outside surface of the aphragms and to provide for at least four cross connecting
slope protection. The stone may be placed by dumping wires in each cell whose height is equal to the width and
and may be spread in layers by bulldozers or other suit- at least two cross-connecting wires in each cell whose
able equipment. At the completion of slope protection height is one-half the width of the gabion. Cross-connect-

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ing wires will not be required when the height of the cell wet rugs or curing blankets for at least 3 days after grout
is one-third the width of the gabion. Tie and connection placement.
wire shall meet the same strength and coating specifica- Weep holes shall be provided through the riprap as
tions as the wire used in the mesh, except that it may be shown on the plans or as directed by the Engineer.
as much as two gages smaller.
In lieu of tie wire, two gauge galvanized hog rings may 22.4.9 Sacked Concrete Riprap
be used to connect adjacent baskets and to secure basket
lids. Spacing of the hog rings shall not exceed 6 inches. Sacks shall be filled with approximately 1 cubic foot of
Vertical joints in the completed work shall be staggered concrete, leaving room at the top to fold the sacks and re-
at approximately Y3 or YZthe length of the full baskets. tain the concrete during placement. Immediately after
being filled, the sacks shall be placed and lightly trampled
22.4.7.2 Installation to conform with the earth face and with adjacent sacks.
The first two courses shall provide a foundation of dou-
The gabions shall be placed on a smooth foundation. ble thickness. The first foundation course shall consist of
Final line and grade shall be approved by the Engineer. a double row of stretchers (long dimension of sack paral-
Each gabion unit shall be assembled by binding to- lel to contour of slope) laid level and adjacent to each
gether all vertical edges with wire ties on approximately other in a neatly trimmed trench. The trench shall be lo-
6-inch spacing or by a continuous piece of connecting cated as shown on the plans, or as directed by the Engi-
wire stitched around the vertical edges with a coil about neer, cut to-the proper depth and width to accommodate
every 4 inches. Empty gabion units shall be set to line and placement of the first two foundation courses, and cut
grade as shown on the plans or as directed by the Engi- back into the slope a sufficient distance to enable proper
neer. Wire ties, hog rings, or connecting wire shall be subsequent placement of the riprap. The second founda-
used to join the units together in the same manner as de- tion course shall consist of a row of headers (long dimen-
scribed above for assembling. Internal tie wires shall be sion at right angles to the stretchers) placed directly above
uniformly spaced and securely fastened in each cell of the the double row of stretchers. The remaining courses shall
structure. consist of stretchers and shall be placed with staggered
A standard fence stretcher, chain fall, or iron rod may joints.
be used to stretch the wire baskets and hold alignment. Dirt and debris shall be removed from the top of the
The gabions shall be filled with stone carefully placed sacks before the next course is placed. Stretchers shall be
by hand or machine to assure alignment and avoid bulges placed so that the folded ends are not adjacent. Headers
with a minimum of voids. Alternate placing of rock and shall be placed with the folds toward the earth face. Not
connection wires shall be performed until the gabion is more than four vertical courses of sacks shall be placed in
filled. After a gabion has been filled, the lid shall be bent any tier until initial set has taken place in the first course.
over until it meets the sides and edges. The lid shall then When there will not be proper bearing or bond for the
be secured to the sides, ends and diaphragms with the wire concrete because of delays in placing succeeding layers of
ties or connecting wire in the manner described above for sacks, a small trench shall be excavated back of the row
assembling. of sacks and filled with fresh concrete before the next
layer of sacks is laid. Header courses may be required at
22.4.8 Grouted Riprap any level to provide additional stability.
Sacked concrete riprap shall be cured with a blanket of
Stones shall be placed on the slope as specified in Ar- wet earth or by sprinkling with a fine spray of water every
ticle 22.4.5 and shall be thoroughly moistened with water 2 hours during the daytime for 4 days.
after placement. Grout shall be applied while the stone is Weep holes shall be provided through the riprap as
moist and shall be worked into the interstices to com- shown on the plans or as directed by the Engineer.
pletely fill the voids.
Where the depth is in excess of 12 inches, the stone 22.4.10 Concrete Slope Paving
shall be placed in 12-inch lifts and each lift grouted prior
to placement of the next lift. Succeeding lifts shall be 22.4.10.1 General
constructed and grouted before grout in the previous lift
has set. This work shall consist of constnicting cast-in-place
Grout shall be placed only when the weather is suitable and precast portland cement concrete slope paving. At the
and shall be protected from freezing for at least 4 days. option of the Contractor, the cast-in-place slope paving
The surface shall be cured by covering with moist earth, shall be constructed of either Portland cement concrete or

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22.4.10.1 DIVISION II-CONSTRUCTION 649

pneumatically applied mortar. Where specified or permit- 22.4.10.3 Precast Slope Paving
ted by the Engineer, this work shall also include woven
fabric forms filled with fine aggregate Portland cement Precast slabs, blocks, and shapes shall be laid on a 3-
concrete grout. inch bed of cushion sand in the pattern shown on the
plans. Blocks and shapes shall be thoroughly rammed in
place to provide a uniformly even surface and solid bed-
22.4.10.2 Cast-in-Place Slope Paving ding under each block or shape.
In the areas where grouting is called for, the blocks
Concrete shall be mixed and placed in conformance shall be laid in running bond with the length parallel
with the provisions in Section 8, “Concrete Structures,” to the slope and with Yeinch joints. Following the laying
and shall be spread and tamped until it is thoroughly com- of the blocks, in the area to be grouted, sufficient
pacted and mortar flushes to the surface. If the slope is too mortar sand shall be spread over the surface and
steep to permit the use of concrete sufficiently wet to flush swept into the joints to fill the latter to 4 inches from
with tamping, the concrete shall be tamped until consoli- the surface. The blocks shall be wetted to the satisfac-
dated and a mortar surface Yd-inch thick, troweled on im- tion of the Engineer before any grout is placed. The
mediately. The mortar shall consist of one part Portland joints shall be filled with grout flush with the top of the
cement and three parts of fine aggregate. The mortar sur- block.
face shall be considered as a part of the concrete and no After grouting has been completed and the grout has
separate payment will be made therefore. sufficiently hardened, the blocks shall be wetted, covered
After striking off to grade, the concrete shall be hand and cured with curing blankets or covers for the first 7
floated with wooden floats. The entire surface shall be days after grouting. Grout shall not be poured during
broomed with a fine texture hair push broom to produce a freezing weather.
uniform surface with the broom marks parallel to the
edges of the panel. Edges and joints shall be edged with a
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Y4-inch radius edger prior to the brooming. 22.5 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
Pneumatically applied mortar shall be placed and fin-
ished in accordance with the provisions in Section 24, 22.5.1 Method of Measurement
“Pneumatically Applied Mortar.”
Expansion joints shall be installed transversely at in- 22.5.1.1 Stone Riprap and Filter Blanket
tervals of 20 feet. Longitudinal expansion joints shall be
installed at the locations shown on the plans. Expansion Hand-placed riprap, machine-placed riprap, grouted
joints shall be filled with expansion joint filler %-inch riprap, and filter blanket aggregate will be measured by
thick. the square yard, cubic yard, or ton, as listed in the sched-
Cast-in-place concrete and pneumatically applied ule of bid items. The area will be that actually placed to
mortar shall be cured as provided in Sections 8 and 24, re- the limiting dimensions shown on the plans, or the plan di-
spectively. mensions as may have been revised by the Engineer, mea-
Weep holes shall be provided through the slope paving sured along the upper surface. If measured by the cubic
as shown on the plans or as directed by the Engineer. yard, the volume will be computed on the basis of the
When permitted or specified, the Contractor may use measured area and the thickness specified on the plans. If
woven fabric forms filled with pumpable fine aggregate measured by the ton, the quantity shall be the number of
Portland cement concrete grout as the slope protection tons, loose measure, incorporated into the work.
system. The request by the Contractor to use a particular
system must be in writing accompanied by working draw-
22.5.1.2 Sacked Concrete Riprap
ings and complete information as to the materials, con-
struction and performance characteristics of the propiosed
Sacked concrete riprap will be measured by the cubic
system.
yard of concrete placed. Measurement will be based on
Pervious backfill material, if required by the plans,
mixer volumes.
shall be placed as shown. Two cubic feet of pervious back-
fill material wrapped in filter fabric shall be placed at each
weep hole and drain hole. 22.5.1.3 Wire-Enclosed Riprap (Gabions)
At the completion of the work, footing trenches shall
be filled with excavated material and compaction will not Wire-enclosed riprap (gabions) will be measured as the
be required. number of square yards of surface area.

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22.5.1.4 Cast-in-Place Concrete Slope Paving 22.5.2.4 Wire-Enclosed Riprap (Gabions)

Cast-in-place concrete or pneumatically applied mor- Wire-enclosed riprap (gabions) measured in accor-
tar slope paving will be measured on a square yard or dance with Article 22.5.1.3 will be paid for at the price bid
cubic yard basis. The area will be that actually placed to per square yard. Such price shall include wire baskets, con-
the limiting dimensions shown on the plans, or the plan nection hardware, anchors, aggregate filling, and any other
dimensions as may have been revised by the Engineer, materials, labor, and equipment necessary to complete the
measured along the upper sloped surface. If measured by work in accordance with the plans and specifications.
the cubic yard, the volume will be computed on the basis
of the measured area and the thickness shown on the
22.5.2.5 Cast-in-Place Concrete Slope Paving
plans. No additional compensation will be allowed for ad-
ditional concrete or pneumatically applied mortar placed
by reason of low foundation. Cast-in-place concrete or pneumatically applied
mortar slope paving measured in accordance with Art-
22.5.1.5 Precast Concrete Slope Paving icle 22.5.1.4 will be paid for at the price bid per square
yard or per cubic yard as set forth in the schedule of bid
Precast concrete slabs, blocks, or shapes placed as items.
slope paving will be measured in square yards computed
from the payment lines shown on the plans, or as directed
by the Engineer. 22.5.2.6 Precast Concrete Slope Paving

22.5.1.6 Filter Fabric Precast concrete slope paving measured in accordance


with Article 22.5.1.5 will be paid for at the price bid per
Filter fabric will be measured by the square yard on the square yard. Such price shall include cushion sand and
ground surface, excluding overlaps, complete in place. shall include Portland cement grout or mortar, if required
by the plans or specifications.
22.5.2 Payment
22.5.2.1 General
22.5.2.7 Filter Blanket
Payment for slope protection of the various classes at
the unit prices bid will include full compensation for all Filter blanket or filter gravel measured in accordance
labor, materials, equipment, or other incidentals in con- with Article 22.5.1.1 will be paid for at the price bid per
nection with the preparation of subgrade (except for the square yard, per cubic yard, or per ton as set forth in the
furnishing and placement of filter blanket material and fil- schedule of bid items.
ter fabric), excavating and backfilling toe trenches where
required, furnishing and placing the stones, slabs, blocks,
shapes, grout, mortar, Portland cement concrete, pneu- 22.5.2.8 Filter Fabric
matically applied mortar, reinforcing steel, expansion
joint filler, if required, and all other work and incidental Filter fabric measured in accordance with Art-
material required to complete the work in accordance with icle 22.5.1.6 will be paid for at the price bid per square
the plans and specifications. yard.

22.5.2.2 Stone Riprap


22.5.2.9 Geocomposite Drain System
Hand-placed riprap, machine-placed riprap, and
Geocomposite drain system will be paid for on the
grouted riprap measured in accordance with Article
22.5.1.1 will be paid for at the price bid per square yard, basis of a contract lump sum price. Such lump sum price
per cubic yard, or per ton as set foah in the schedule of shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor,
bid items. materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals, and for doing
all the work involved in constructing geocomposite drain
22.5.2.3 Sacked Concrete Riprap systems complete in place including geocomposite drain,
collection and discharge systems as shown on the plans,
Sacked concrete riprap measured in accordance with Art- as specified in the special provisions and as directed by the
icle 22.5.1.2 will be paid for at the price bid per cubic yard. Engineer.

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