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    Gravel under outdoor concrete flume?

    Again, cvg, that is extremely useful info. Thank you. I am trying to get hold of the aggregate supplier now to find a suitable mix, and your recommendation on staying away from the larger size aggregate in the smaller/thinner trench will definitely be pursued. Thanks!
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    Gravel under outdoor concrete flume?

    Great, cvg. That helps. Thank you very much.
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    Gravel under outdoor concrete flume?

    Note that it is the Granular A that has such a large percentage passing the 200 sieve, and not the "flexible base" option available here. So I am leaning on thinking that the flexible base option is acceptable for below the flume. If really needed, I could also specify to have 100% pass the...
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    Gravel under outdoor concrete flume?

    Thank you, cvg. I am going to check with the base supplier tomorrow and see what other options they have available.
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    Gravel under outdoor concrete flume?

    Thank you again. I have a call in to the local coarse aggregate supplier to see if they have any standard mix close to what you showed for the Granular 'A' (Gravel), but they are not in today due to the weather here being particularly and unusually icy. I compared the Granular A specs with what...
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    Gravel under outdoor concrete flume?

    Awesome. Thanks. With road base I am of course familiar. I think we call it "flexible base" here.
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    Gravel under outdoor concrete flume?

    Dik, I am not sure what size "A" base is, and I searched online and nothing came up. From what grading/rating system does such base sizing come? Thanks.
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    Expansion Joint, Waterstop, and Dowel for Concrete Flume

    Yes, thanks, Dik, I realize the longevity may not be there, but, given my hesitancy about the potential for the presence of a waterstop taking up more room to potentially cause cracking in the thin walls, such "shortevity" may just be something that the owner has to deal with periodically by...
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    Gravel under outdoor concrete flume?

    That helps. Thanks, guys.
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    Expansion Joint, Waterstop, and Dowel for Concrete Flume

    Thank you very much for those specs. I may indeed go that direction, but I have also been considering using, in the cross section taken through the expansion joint location, a 3/4" silicone joint sealant along the inside of the flume, with 3/4" backer rod in back of the silicone, and then...
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    Expansion Joint, Waterstop, and Dowel for Concrete Flume

    Thanks, Dik. Can you give some kind of reference where I can find out more information (and what exactly to spec) for bentonite? I did a look online, and all I found so far were references to powdered bentonite being contained in some kind of paper wrapping, or similar. Are there actually...
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    Gravel under outdoor concrete flume?

    Hi, I have a follow-up question about a flume I am designing to carry stormwater outside. It is to be of reinforced concrete in a U-shape, with #3 bars in a single mat through the U-shape, with the bars both horizontally and vertically. The depth is to be only about 1.42 ft (1 ft 5 inches)...
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    Expansion Joint, Waterstop, and Dowel for Concrete Flume

    Oh yeh, the grating is to be fiberglass, and the particular manufacturer located also supplies 1" vertical x 1" horizontal fiberglass angle supports ("embedment angles"), on which the grating is to rest. http://fibergrate.com/products/molded-gratings/micro-mesh%C2%AE-grating/ shows the...
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    Expansion Joint, Waterstop, and Dowel for Concrete Flume

    Thank you very much for your thoughts. I am reevaluating some of the inclusions. The whole wall is only 1.5 feet tall, which includes the floor, so two mats of steel in the wall seems to just be way more than is needed. But I acknowledge your thoughts about having some steel support on either...
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    Expansion Joints, Dowels, and Waterstops for a U-shaped flume

    Thanks, BA. Yes, I wish I COULD thicken the walls, to what was originally intended. Unfortunately, because of existing conditions, and an existing underground electric line (from which a minimum clearance of 1 foot is needed, per NEC), and a nearby property line, and an expressed desire on the...
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