C&S PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS

WATERPROOFING CONCRETE

SECTION 9 - WATERPROOFING CONCRETE

GENERAL

All concrete-making ingredients, testing and all concreting works shall conform to the
latest edition of the relevant British EN Standards and/or Singapore EN Standards but
not limited to the Approved Standards shown in ANNEX A.

It shall be noted that Singapore EN Standards, where available, shall supersede the
British EN Standards.

WATERPROOFING CONCRETE SHALL APPLY TO

1) BASEMENT SLAB & WALL

2) THE SLABS FOR THE GREEN CORES,
3) THE EXTERNAL WALL, GROUND SLABS AND ROOF SLABS FOR THE
SERVICES ROOMS,
4) THE EXTERNAL WALL, GROUND SLABS AND ROOF SLABS FOR THE
ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION,
5) UNDERGROUND CABLE TRENCH,
6) WATER TANK,
7) SOIL RETAINING STRUCTURES,
8) WATER RETAINING STRUCTURES AND UNDERGROUND TANKS,
9) ROOF SLABS

The Contractor executing the Works as required under this clause including all
subclauses under it have to ensure that the Works, goods or materials used shall be
suitable and reasonably fit for the purposes for which they are required (hereinafter
referred as "Performance Requirement"). In the event the Works, goods or materials to
be used as specified in this clause including all subclauses under it are upgraded in
order to meet the Performance Requirement, the Contractor shall do all necessary
upgrading at no extra cost to the Employer, subject always to the approval of the SO,
but such approval shall not in any way affect the Contractor's duties or obligations
arising under the Contract.

Waterproofing Additive/Admixture

The waterproofing additive/admixture approved by SO shall be added into the concrete

mix at the time of batching. The waterproofing additive/admixture shall enable the
capillary pores of the concrete to be chemically plugged to prevent the ingress of water
thus reducing the possibility of the water seepage and ensure a dense concrete where
permeability can be reduced to negligible levels and the durability over the long term
can be achieved.

(i) Properties

Any additive or admixture added should not detrimentally affect the strength or other
properties of concrete. The technical requirement in the specifications of products from
suppliers, such as cement type/quantity, W/C ratio, etc., should not conflict with that
stipulated by SO in the specifications.

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(ii) Trial Mixes

A trial mix of concrete containing the additive/admixture shall be conducted to satisfy the
SO that the enhanced concrete conforms to strength, water/cement ratio, slump and
other performance requirements. The trial mix concrete shall further more have a
absorption of not greater than 1.0% as measured by BS 1881: Part 122: 1983 or other
standard recommended by supplier subjected to the approval of SO.

(iii) Testing

Any additive or admixture other than cement, aggregate used by the Contractor to
comply with the absorption requirement must be shown by an independent authority to
have had no reduction in water-repellency after field exposure for a minimum of 10 year.
SO reserves the right to require the concrete as placed and cured in the actual structure,
to conform with the absorption requirement within 7 days of placement. The samples will
be taken during construction as directed by the SO. Measures should be taken to
prevent early moisture lost from the samples.

(iv) Concrete Placing

Concrete shall not be placed with air temperature below 4 OC or above 35 OC without
the approval of the SO. During and immediately after placing in the forms, the concrete
shall be thoroughly compacted rapidly into space by means of sufficient number of
approved immersion type of vibrators. The number of internal vibrators provided shall be
sufficient to consolidate the incoming concrete within 15 minutes. Vibrator shall not be
held against forms or reinforcements nor used for flowing the concrete or spreading into
place. Vibrators shall not be held in one position so long as to result in segregation of
concrete materials or formation of laitance on the surface.

After casting, suitable protections shall be installed as required to protect against early
loss of moisture from concrete. The requirement to concrete finishing, curing, formwork
shall be subject to specification and the specification from supplier approved by SO.

(v) Site Monitoring

Site monitoring and attendance by a representative of additive/admixture supplier shall

be provided on site during waterproofing concrete pours.

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