Concrete Cycle Times

Blinding Concrete Placing blinding direct from ready mix truck, rate of 4-5 m2/hr or 0.2-0.3 m3/hr. Base / Floor Slabs Concourse slab concrete pour, 36 m x 18 m, concrete volume of 1,500 m3 and 290 tonnes of reinforcement. Blind 1 day, formwork 2 days, reinforcement 5 days and concrete on day 8. Adit base slabs, concrete volume of 140 m3. Steelfixing for 4 days and concrete on the 5th day. Tunnel Sections Simple cooling watermain tunnels, a typical cycle time of 5 days per 8 m sections, or a rate of 0.16 m/hr. Track Slab Track slab concrete pour, 36 m x 28 m, concrete volume of 1,050 m3 and 360 tonnes of reinforcement. Excavate 6 m from one edge 7 days, strut 9 days, final excavation 3 days, pile chipping 5 days, blind 4 days, reinforcement 5 days and concrete on day 32. On simple pours, with little formwork, 24 m x 28 m, concrete volume of 1,200 m3 and 220 tonnes of reinforcement. Blind 3 days, reinforcement 3 days and concrete on day 8. Wall Slabs Adit wall construction, concrete vol