Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Background 1.2 Functional Requirements of Airfield Pavements 1.3 Use of Pavement Quality Concrete 1.4 Application and Limitations of this Standard 1.5 Specification Clauses for Pavement Quality Concrete 1.6 Advice from Construction Support Team,DE 1.7 Enhancements from earlier versions of this specification 2 General 2.1 References 2.2 Overall Requirements 2.3 Use of Pavement Quality Concrete 2.4 Quality Assurance for the Supply of Concrete 3 Constituent Materials 3.1 Aggregates, General 3.2 Coarse Aggregate 3.3 Fine aggregate 3.4 Cement 3.5 Water 3.6 Air Entraining Admixture 3.7 Other Admixtures 3.8 Separation Membrane 3.9 Joint Filler 3.10 Curing Compounds For Exposed Surfaces

3.11 Curing Liquids for Vertical Faces 3.12 Joint Sealing Compounds 4 Design and Composition 4.1 Design Procedure 4.2 Aggregate Grading 4.3 Mixture Parameters 4.4 Control of Chlorides 4.5 Precautions Against Alkali-Silica Reaction 4.6 Strength 4.7 Consistence (Workability) 5 Plant, Workmanship and Production Testing 5.1 Storage of Materials 5.2 Storing and Handling Aggregates 5.3 Tests on Aggregates from Stockpiles 5.4 Batching and Mixing of Concrete 5.5 Concrete Mixers 5.6 Slab Thickness 5.7 Layout of Joints 5.8 Weather Conditions 5.9 Regulation of Existing Surfaces 5.10 Preparation of Underlying Surfaces 5.11 Joints Between New Pavement Quality Concrete and Existing Bituminous Surfacing 5.12 Forms 5.13 Placing Separation Membrane 5.14 Transporting Concrete Mixtures 5.15 Tests on Fresh Concrete 5.16 Placing Concrete 5.17 Spreading, Compacting and Finishing Concrete by PavingTrain 5.18 Spreading, Compacting and Finishing Concrete by Semi-Mechanised Means 5.19 Spreading, Compacting and Finishing Concrete by Slip-FormPaver 5.20 Expansion Joints 5.21 Construction Joints