New Driveway questions

[crbr]

Concrete thread gone funny.


Here's the skinny on Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement and it is far from " Most new concrete highway pavements don't have rebar in them " where JPCP is an experiment in less than 11% of the United States.
Chapter 1, FHWA-RD-01-167 - LTPP - Pavements - FHWA

Highway and transportation infrastructure nationwide is full of rebar....and it will be for years to come.

Admixtures make concrete workable and aestheticly tolerable but that is it.

I have to stop here. Thanks Speedy.... (in the kindest way). Seriously....

 

[Toiyabe]

Highway portland cement concrete is generally specified at 4000 psi compressive strength. It's not crazy stuff. A contractor ought to be able to work with 4000 psi concrete without breaking the bank on admixtures.

Now there's also a lot of admixture use in pavements for air-entrainment and acceleration, but that's not to make a 4000 psi mix workable.

But I guess homeowner stuff is just done different.

 

[johnk]

Here in WNY concrete work with removal of old drive, new rebar and 4" of concrete is going for $4.50 a square foot with all included....

 

[Toiyabe]

Concrete thread gone funny.


Here's the skinny on Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement and it is far from " Most new concrete highway pavements don't have rebar in them " where JPCP is an experiment in less than 11% of the United States.
Chapter 1, FHWA-RD-01-167 - LTPP - Pavements - FHWA

Highway and transportation infrastructure nationwide is full of rebar....and it will be for years to come.

Admixtures make concrete workable and aestheticly tolerable but that is it.

I have to stop here. Thanks Speedy.... (in the kindest way). Seriously....

Wow. I need to stop giving advice on pavements. I guess I always come across as a jerk.

JPCP is a PAVEMENT TYPE. LTPP is a RESEARCH PROJECT, of which the SPS-2 experiment is specific to JPCP pavements. There happen to be SPS-2 experiments located in 14 out of 50 states, but that doesn't mean that only 14 out of 50 states build JPCP pavements. I've got no clue where you got your "11% of the United States" from.

I do a lot of work on LTPP. Never thought I'd come across a random link to it.

 

[Soundguy]

Wow... all this talk about hiway pavement is about as applicable to the driveway discussion that was goin on as is talking about structural steel hi-rise construction, when the guy just wan't to put up a pup tent.

To the original poster... lookup your local county building dept specs for a concrete drive.. meet those specs and permitting requirements... done deal.. no speculation on state studies and roadway concrete that don't apply to you.

This thread is a prime example of how some engineers give the general public a bad taste.

ask 3 engineers to build you a driveway.

One will quote specs for a theoretcal set of infrastructure.

one will design something that will be here for eons like the romans did

and one will build yo a driveway..

the last guy probably sn't popular cuse he doesn't run up building ost tabs for his contractors.

the 1st guy probably works in a govt job

and the 2nd guy is deffinately in private practice with an expensive builder

Soundguy

 

[toolaholic]

I charge ,and get, $10.00 Sq. Ft in the bay area. Sound's like You're a homeowner. Why would You be getting a subs' price? Talke to the poor folks that have the glass coming outa the slab forever on their garage floors!

 

[Soundguy]

I charge ,and get, $10.00 Sq. Ft in the bay area. Sound's like You're a homeowner. Why would You be getting a subs' price? Talke to the poor folks that have the glass coming outa the slab forever on their garage floors!

Who you replying to?? with no quotes.. it's hard to frame your response properly..

soundguy