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Nesgroup address: alt.building.construction - Date & Time for the message: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 13:59:31 -0000 /

Author of the message: clewis@nortelnetworks.com (Chris Lewis)

Title of the message:
Re: slab thickness

Text of the message:
According to butch burton <spacetrax@wi.rr.com>:

> Anybody answer how thick and what PSI concrete one should have for a
> driveway to support a 25K# truck or trailer?

I think this needs 6", plus a well compacted gravel base, and rebar/mesh.
4000PSI or better methinks.

> Also how pricey is it to have a testing person to do a slump test on
> site.

It shouldn't be necessary - just stress to the supplier that it
needs to be on-spec.

> In my neck of the woods (S WI) the big bear of a problem here is chert
> - for some reason in the winter the stuff explodes leaving divots in
> the concrete.  Seems the cheap jobs and the city sidewalks all have
> these divots.

Sounds like "spalling", rather than issues with chert.  Usually
caused by inadequate air entrainment.  This is something you
specify when you order.  You're best off hiring a "real" concrete
contractor to do the job or at least spec it out for you.  A civil



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