Standard Specification for Precast Concrete Barriers

ABSTRACT
This specification covers precast concrete barriers intended for use adjacent to a roadway or as a median to redirect vehicles unintentionally leaving the roadway. The acceptance criteria for these barriers shall be based on strength properties, dimensional properties, and end results. Conformance as to materials (cement, aggregates, admixtures, and steel reinforcements), design (concrete strength, air entrainment, dimensions, steel reinforcements, concrete finish, lifting devices, anchorage, and reinforcement laps, welds, and splicing), and manufacture (mixture, accelerated curing, water curing, membrane curing, and forms) should be observed precisely. Physical requirements shall be examined by compression, curing compression, and core compression tests.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers precast concrete barriers, intended to be used adjacent to a roadway or as a median, to redirect vehicles unintentionally leaving the roadway.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

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Designation:C825 −06 (Reapproved 2011)
Standard Specification for
Precast Concrete Barriers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C825; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope drical Concrete Specimens
C42/C42M Test Method for Obtaining and Testing Drilled
1.1 This specification covers precast concrete barriers, in-
Cores and Sawed Beams of Concrete
tended to be used adjacent to a roadway or as a median, to
C150 Specification for Portland Cement
redirect vehicles unintentionally leaving the roadway.
C173/C173M Test Method forAir Content of Freshly Mixed
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
Concrete by the Volumetric Method
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
C231 Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Con-
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
crete by the Pressure Method
and are not considered standard.
C260 Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Con-
crete
2. Referenced Documents
C330 Specification for Lightweight Aggregates for Struc-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
tural Concrete
A82/A82M Specification for Steel Wire, Plain, for Concrete
C494/C494M Specification for Chemical Admixtures for
Reinforcement (Withdrawn 2013)
Concrete
A185/A185M Specification for Steel Welded Wire
C595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
Reinforcement, Plain, for Concrete (Withdrawn 2013)
C618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined
A416/A416M Specification for Steel Strand, Uncoated
Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete
Seven-Wire for Prestressed Concrete
A421/A421M Specification for Uncoated Stress-Relieved
3. Classification
Steel Wire for Prestressed Concrete
3.1 Precast concrete barriers manufactured in accordance
A496/A496M Specification for Steel Wire, Deformed, for
with this specification shall be as shown in either Fig. 1or Fig.
Concrete Reinforcement (Withdrawn 2013)
2.
A497/A497M Specification for Steel Welded Wire
Reinforcement, Deformed, for Concrete (Withdrawn
4. Basis of Acceptance
2013)
4.1 Precast barrier shall comply with all of the provisions of
A615/A615M Specification for Deformed and Plain Carbon-
this specification and shall be tested as prescribed in 8.3 and
Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
8.4.
A996/A996M Specification for Rail-Steel and Axle-Steel
Deformed Bars for Concrete Reinforcement 4.1.1 Acceptance as to Strength Properties—Concrete bar-
rier shall be acceptable under the strength tests when the
C31/C31M Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test
Specimens in the Field sections have met the requirements of Section 8.
4.1.2 Acceptance as to Dimensional Properties—Concrete
C33 Specification for Concrete Aggregates
C39/C39M Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylin- barrier shall meet the dimensional tolerances of Section 9.
4.1.3 Acceptance as to End Result—The concrete barrier
sections shall be finally acceptable to the purchaser at the
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee C27 on Precast
designated point of delivery with no significant cracking.
Concrete Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C27.20 on
Significant cracking is defined as fractures or cracks passing
Architectural and Structural Products.
through the section or any continuous structural crack extend-
Current edition approved May 1, 2011. Published June 2011. Originally
approved in 1979. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as C825 – 06. DOI:
ing for a length of 12 in. (305 mm) or more, regardless of
10.1520/C0825-06R11.
position in the section.
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on 5. Materials
the ASTM website.
5.1 Cement—Portland cement shall conform to the require-
The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
www.astm.org. ments of Specification C150 or shall be portland blast-furnace
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C825−06 (2011)
6. Design
6.1 Precast concrete barrier shall be as defined in Section 3.
6.2 Concrete Strength—Concrete for barrier sections shall
have a design compressive strength of 4000 psi (28 MPa) in 28
days.
6.3 Air Entrainment—Unless otherwise specified by the
purchaser, all concrete shall have an air content of 5 ⁄2 61%
as measured by Test Methods C173/C173M or C231.
6.4 Dimensions—Cross-sectional dimensions of the barrier
shall be as shown in Fig. 1. Unless otherwise specified by the
purchaser, the length of each barrier section shall be a
minimum of 10 ft (3 m).
6.5 Steel Reinforcement—Unless designated by the
purchaser, steel reinforcement shall be designed by the pro-
FIG. 1 New Jersey Barrier
ducer and shall be sufficient to permit handling, delivery, and
placement of the sections without damage. The producer shall
providesteelreinforcementdetailstothepurchaser.Thedesign
cover of concrete over reinforcing steel shall be a minimum of
2 in. (50 mm). Unless prestressing is used, reinforcement shall
be assembled as a cage utilizing any combination of single or
multiple layers and mats containing sufficient longitudinal bars
orwireextendingthroughthesectiontomaintaintheshapeand
position of reinforcement within the form during placement of
the concrete. The exposure of the ends of longitudinal rein-
forcement in the barrier shall not be a cause for rejection.
NOTE 1—The purchaser or producer, or both, of the precast concrete
barrier specified herein is cautioned that he should design reinforcing for
the ends of barrier sections in accordance with the publication “Concrete
Median Barrier Research,” Vol, 2, Research Report, prepared by the
Southwest Research Institute for the Federal Highway Administration, to
prevent fracture at the joints.
6.6 Reinforcement Laps, Welds, and Splicing—All splices
shall be acceptable to the purchaser and shall develop the full
strength of the reinforcing.
6.7 Concrete Finish—Concrete finishing shall be at the
FIG. 2Type-F Barrier
option of the producer and shall produce a finish comparable to
a steel form finish.The concrete finish and curing of all median
barrier sections shall be uniform for all sections included in the
contract lot.
slag cement or portland-pozzolan cement conforming to the
6.8 Lifting Devices—Should the producer cast lifting de-
requirements of Specification C595.
vices into the barrier sections, they shall not be on the side
5.2 Aggregates—Aggregates shall conform to Specification
surfaces.
C33 or C330.
6.9 Anchorage—Anchorage to prevent lateral movement of
5.3 Admixtures—Admixturesmaybeusedwiththeapproval
the barrier shall consist of dowels, keyway joints, or interlock-
of the purchaser. Air-entraining admixtures shall conform to
ing devices as may be specified by the purchaser.
Specification C260. Chemical admixtures shall c
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