Material_Specifications.pdf

MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS

Supplier shall guarantee the quality of materials delivered to each project site under this contract.

• The following materials will be purchased from this contract o Asphalt millings, free from any organic material and debris meeting specifications and E.P.A. standards.

No substitutions will be allowed.

o Beach sand o Clay, red infield mix o Concrete bedding stone o Infield and warning track surface materials (Crimson stone) o Crushed stone/ rock o Cypress mulch o Engineered wood fiber materials (EWF) o Fill dirt, clean o Limerock o Limestone Screening o Masonry sand o Oyster shell o Pine Bark o Pine Straw o Potting soil o Red Cypress Mulch o Rip Rap o River Rock o Soil conditioner, (Turface) o Top dressing sand o Top dressing mix o Top soil

ASPHALT MILLINGS:

Asphalt Millings shall be provided in accordance with Florida DOT SPEC 283-1,2. With this specification, asphalt millings are composed of a “Reclaimed asphalt pavement base” identified as Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP). RAP products are obtained either by milling or crushing asphalt pavement. At least 97% (by weight) shall pass a 3-1/2 inch [90 mm] sieve.

BEACH SAND:

Beach Sand shall be open graded silica/calcium carbonate product, 3/8” to + 200 mesh, clean, well drained fill material. It shall be virtually free of any organic material, silt or clay. The sand shall be approved for beach restoration.

CLAY (RED):

Red Clay, infield mix shall be a mixture of 60% clay and 40% sand and free of any plastic material.

CONCRETE BEDDING STONE:

A well graded mix of stone and sand, 2”-4”.

INFIELD AND WARNING TRACK SURFACE MATERIALS (CRIMSON STONE):

The material specified; in order to establish a basis of design, performance, and quality is based on pulverized Red Crimson Stone Ultimate I (for infield surfaces) and pulverized Red Crimson Stone Ultimate II (for warning track surfaces). crimsonstone.com

CRUSHED STONE & ROCK:

Crushed Rock & Stone - #57 (1”) & #89 (3/8”) shall conform to Florida DOT SPEC 901-1,2,3,4.

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Composition: Coarse aggregate shall consist of naturally occurring materials such as gravel, or resulting from the crushing of the parent rock. All coarse aggregates shall be reasonably free of clay lumps, soft and friable particles, salt, alkali, organic matter, adherent coatings, and other substances not defined which may possess undesirable characteristics. Size Standard: #57 interrelates to nominal size: 1” to 3/8” [25 to 4.75 mm].

CYPRESS MULCH:

Cypress Mulch shall be organic, fine shredded Grade B and be free of deleterious materials and suitable for top dressing of trees, shrubs, or plants.

ENGINEERED WOOD FIBAR MATERIAL (EWF) CHIPS & MULCH:

Engineered Wood Fiber material (EWF) for use as a play ground surfacing material shall conform to ASTM F 1292-09 (impact attenuation standard), ASTM F 2075-09 (particle size and containment standard), ASTM F 1951-99 (handicap accessibility standard) and IPEMA (international play equipment manufacturers association) certified product. Wood Fiber material shall consist of a blend of pliable all-natural 100% virgin wood fibers.

FILL DIRT, CLEAN:

Fill dirt shall be of the type allowing for good compaction. Fill dirt shall be supplied in accordance with provisions of “Types of Soils and Their Properties” - Soils Group 1. Fill dirt shall be reasonably free of roots, weeds, brush, stones and other debris or litter. Fill dirt shall have well-graded gravels, gravel sand mixtures, with little or no fines. Fill dirt shall have an allowable bearing of 2,000-8,000 lbs. per square foot, and have a minimum compaction density of 90% (Refer to “Types of Soils and Their Properties” and the Asphalt Institute’s MS-10 Soils Manual, Chapter VI, 5th edition). It needs to pass through a 1/” screen.

LIMEROCK:

Specification for limerock shall be in accordance with Florida DOT SPEC 911-5.1, 5.2.1. & 5.2.2.

Limerock shall be a Base Course Material, size: 3-1/2” Sieve & Down. The minimum of carbonates of calcium and magnesium in the limerock material shall be 70%. The maximum percentage of water-sensitive clay material shall be 3.

Limerock material shall not contain chert other extremely hard pieces, or lumps, balls or pockets of sand or clay size material in sufficient quantity as to be detrimental to the proper bonding, finishing, or strength of the limerock base. At least 97% (by weight) of the material shall pass a 3-1/2” [90 mm] sieve and the material shall be graded uniformly down to dust. Limerock to be used as a stabilized base must meet the requirements of 911-5.2.1 except that 97% shall pass the 1-1/2” [37.5mm] sieve.

LIMESTONE SCREENING:

Limestone screenings crushed limestone product containing a mixture of chips and fine (powder or dust).

OYSTER SHELL:

Referred to as Shell Stabilizing Material (Oyster Shell), shall be washed per Florida DOT SPEC 913-1.1,2,3.

Sizes are as follows: Shell –Washed, Crushed ½” – 1”, Shell - Washed 1-1/2”, Shell, Washed 3”. Unwashed Oyster Shell products shall be in accordance with Florida DOT Spec 913-2.1,2 identified as Shell Road Base, Unwashed. Composition:

Shell materials to be used for shell base or shell stabilization, shall consist of naturally occurring deposits formed essentially of broken mollusk shell, coral and the skeletal remains of other marine invertebrates. Materials shall be reasonably free of lumps of clay, organic matter, and other substances not defined which may possess undesirable characteristics. Dredged shell shall be defined as those shell materials meeting the requirements of 913-1, which are dredged from ocean, bay or lake deposits.

MASONRY SAND:

Masonry sand shall conform to the quality requirements of ASTM C33 (4.1) through (7.3) for Fine Aggregate, and Florida DOT Section 902 (1)&(2), for Fine Aggregate and Mortar Sands. Masonry sand shall be reasonably free from lumps of clay, soft or flaky particles, salt, alkali, organic matter, loam or other extraneous substances. Methods of sampling and testing shall be in accordance with referenced specifications.

POTTING SOIL:

Potting soil (prepared soil layer materials) shall be suitable for plant growth in accordance to Florida DOT SPEC 987-1, 2.

The organic matter of the prepared soil layer after mixing shall be a minimum of 2.5%, a maximum of 10%, in accordance with FM 1-T-267 and have a pH value of 4.5 or greater and less than or equal to 8.5 as determined in accordance with ASTM E-70. The organic matter content shall be created using any of the following materials.

RIP RAP:

No more than 10% of the stone, diameter 4-6”.

RIVER ROCK:

Rounded, smooth stone white and brown ¾ & 1” and ¾ & 1.5”.

TOP DRESSING MIX:

Top dressing mix, compost top dressing mix 1/8” minus

TOP DRESSING SAND:

Top dressing sand shall be a blended homogeneous mixture consisting of 90% clean silica sand and 10% Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss. Sand shall conform to the quality requirements of ASTM C33 (4.1) through (7.3) for Fine Aggregate, and Florida DOT Section 902 (1) & (2), for Fine Aggregate and Mortar Sands. Sand shall be reasonably free from lumps of clay, soft or flaky particles, salt, alkali, organic matter, loam or other extraneous substances. Methods of sampling and testing shall be in accordance with referenced specifications.

Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss shall have a minimum organic matter content of 85% by weight as determined by loss on ignition (ASTM D 2974 Method D).

TOP SOIL:

Topsoil shall be of new, fertile, friable, natural loam surface soil, reasonably free of subsoil, clay lumps, brush, weeds and other litter, and free of roots, stumps, stones larger than two (2) inches in any dimension, and other extraneous or toxic matter harmful to plant growth (refer to the Asphalt Institute’s MS-10 Soils Manual, 5th edition).

The supplier shall obtain topsoil from local sources or from areas having similar soil characteristics to that found at project site. Obtain topsoil only from naturally, well-drained sites where topsoil occurs in a depth of not less than 4”. Do not obtain from bogs or marshes (refer to the Asphalt Institute’s MS-10 Soils Manual, 5th edition).

SOIL CONDITIONER (TURFACE):

The material specified; in order to establish a basis of design, performance, and quality is based on Turface infield soil conditioner products (MVP, Pro League and Turface Quick Dry), manufactured by Profile Products LLC.

Soil

Group Soil Description Allowable bearing in pounds per square foot with medium compaction or stiffness

Drainage Characteristics

Frost heave

Potential

Volume Change

Potential Expansion

Well-graded gravels, gravel sand mixtures, little or no fines.

Good

Low

Poorly graded gravels or gravel sand mixtures, little or no fines

Group I Excellent

Well graded sands, gravelly sands, little or no fines.

Poorly graded sands or gravelly sands, little or no fines

Silty gravels, gravel-sand-silt mixtures.

Medium

Silty sand, sand-silt mixtures. 4000 Good Medium Low Clayey gravels, gravel-sand-clay mixtures.

Clayey sands, sand-clay mixture. 4000 Medium Medium Low Group II Fair to Good

Inorganic silts and very fine sands, rock flour, silty or clayey fine sands or clayey silts with slight plasticity.

High

Inorganic clays of low to medium plasticity, gravely clays, sands clays, silty clays, lean clays.

Inorganic clays of high plasticity, fat clays.

Poor

Group III Poor

Inorganic silts, micaceous or diatomaceous fine sandy or silty soils, elastic silts.

Organic silts and organic silty clays of low plasticity.

Group IV Unsatisfactory

Organic clays of medium to high plasticity, organic silts.

-0-

Unsatisfactory

Peat and other highly organic soils.

-0-

Unsatisfactory

• Dangerous expansion might occur if these two soil types are dry but subject to future wetting.

• The percolation rate for good drainage is over 4 inches per hour, medium drainage is 2 to 4 inches per hour, and poor is less than 2 inches per hour.

• Allowable bearing value may be increased 25 percent for very compact, coarse-grained gravelly or sandy soils or very stiff fine-graded clayey or silty soils. Allowable bearing value shall be decreased 25 percent for loose, coarse-grained gravelly or sandy soils, or soft, fine-graded clayey or silty soils.

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