Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Oct 20, 2008 3:34 pm Hi Guys,
Just started getting some quotes on expossed agregate for my driveway and backyard. Just wondering if anyone knows what the MPA (strength) of the concrete should be and also what thickness should the mesh/steel be. I appreciate anyones feedback. Re: Exposed Agregate MPA 3Oct 20, 2008 5:11 pm Page 16 and 17 of the following provides some guidance on concrete and reinforcement...the rest of the document provides you everything you need to know and a whole lot more that you don't....
http://www.concrete.net.au/publications ... fing02.pdf I'd be tempted to max the reo out to SL92, to minimise the risk of cracking particularly as you are going for a high quality finish like exposed agg. Re: Exposed Agregate MPA 4Oct 20, 2008 8:48 pm mpa strength is dependant on the agg. mix you choose.
25 mpa is the starting point for trafficable conc. 32 mpa for stone below 7mm and or glass agg. 32 -42 mpa for terrazzo weather grind and sand blast or polished min. drive reo = rl62 for standard vehicles rl72 for medium vehicles (4x4) rl72 for light commercial as well rl82 for heavy commercial rl92 for light industrial double rl92 heavy industrial mono filament etc and so on Da Vinci Outdoor Living Architectural landscaping http://www.davincioutdoor.com Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi all, My neighbour has built his 15m long garage on our boundary. It was agreed as part of the planning permit that the wall must be in exposed recycled brick. For some… 0 10911 Last year I had a gas leak at my house. 3 days later, I have about 1 sqm of my exposed aggregate paving broken up. I am not sure how to go about getting it repaired… 0 10411 After some ideas on making our patio kid friendly . Currently we have exposed aggregate. The patio faces west and is always in sun even though it has a shade directly… 0 3610 |