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    Tolerances: Table 2 Surface Finish Class

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    The document discusses guidance on acceptable tolerances for surfaces in steel lap pan concrete form systems. It provides information from several ACI standards on tolerance limits for different classes of surface finish based on factors like exposure. Class A allows the smallest defects while Class D allows larger defects. It is recommended to use center pin soft rivets for attachments to allow easy removal of pan forms. Surface irregularities should be expected but critical areas may require patching, which can also be noticeable.

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    The document discusses guidance on acceptable tolerances for surfaces in steel lap pan concrete form systems. It provides information from several ACI standards on tolerance limits for different classes of surface finish based on factors like exposure. Class A allows the smallest defects while Class D allows larger defects. It is recommended to use center pin soft rivets for attachments to allow easy removal of pan forms. Surface irregularities should be expected but critical areas may require patching, which can also be noticeable.

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    The document discusses guidance on acceptable tolerances for surfaces in steel lap pan concrete form systems. It provides information from several ACI standards on tolerance limits for different classes of surface finish based on factors like exposure. Class A allows the smallest defects while Class D allows larger defects. It is recommended to use center pin soft rivets for attachments to allow easy removal of pan forms. Surface irregularities should be expected but critical areas may require patching, which can also be noticeable.

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    that all pans may require diaphragms to resist lateral

    pressures. However, 14-gauge pans with a depth of


    16 inches or greater should always be installed with
    internal bracing. The soffits of all steel pans should
    be strengthened with some type of permanently
    attached internal brace, the most common of which
    is a welded sheet metal angle at least of the same
    gauge as the body of the pan. Because the steel lap
    pan system is characterized by offsets, fins and
    protrusions as well as chips and dings that result
    from the removal of the pan sections, the contract
    documents should include guidance and information
    on acceptable tolerances for formed surfaces.

    TOLERANCES
    Tolerance guidance can be found in several ACI
    standards and reports. ACI 117, Standard
    Tolerances for Concrete Construction and Materials;
    ACI 301, Specifications for Structural Concrete; and
    ACI 347R, Guide to Formwork for Concrete, provide
    information on finished surfaces, but do not address
    pan joist surfaces specifically. ACI 117 and ACI
    347R limit offsets and other irregularities based on
    Class of surface finish. See Table 2. The ACI 117
    standard might be regarded as the most
    authoritative. The mandatory specification checklist
    in ACI 117 requires the Architect/Engineer to
    designate the intended Class of surface finish and
    thereby establish the tolerance for form offsets. ACI
    301 addresses the finishing of formed surfaces in
    Chapter 2 and differentiates between rough form
    finishes (those not exposed to public view) and
    smooth finishes (exposed to public view). ACI 301
    requires: Patch tie holes and defects. Remove all
    fins completely. for smooth formed finishes, but
    permits up to 1/4 inch fins for rough finishes. As a
    default, Article 5.3.3.5 of ACI 301 calls for the finish
    to be based on exposure to public view where
    surface finish is not designated in the contract
    documents.

    TABLE 2
    Type of
    Irregularity

    Figure 2

    Lap Pan Shapes

    Surface Finish Class


    Class of Surface Finish
    (Size of Permissible Defects in Inches)
    A
    B
    C
    D

    Gradual
    (ACI 347R)

    1/8

    1/4

    1/2

    Abrupt
    (ACI 117)
    (ACI 347R)

    1/8
    1/8

    1/4
    1/4

    1/2
    1/4

    1
    1

    Class A: For surfaces prominently exposed to public view where


    appearance is of special importance.
    Class B: Coarse-textured concrete-formed surfaces intended to
    receive plaster, stucco, or wainscoting.
    Class C: General standard for permanently exposed surfaces where
    other finishes are not specified.
    Class D: Minimum-quality surface where roughness is not objectionable,
    usually applied where surfaces will be concealed.

    Figure 3

    Setting Lap Pans

    It should be pointed out that care must be taken


    with the installation of any embedded items or
    mechanical inserts or fixtures. If the attachment of
    these items is not considered in relationship to the
    stripping of these forms they may act as anchors
    preventing the removal of the pan forms. Therefore, it
    is recommended that only center pin soft rivets be
    used. The center pin of the rivet will remain exposed
    on the underside of the pan form and can be
    removed prior to stripping. This will allow the body of
    the rivet to close as the pan is stripped, permitting
    the easy removal of the forms.

    ACI Committee 347 notes that revisions of the


    347R report are in progress to change the limit for
    abrupt offsets within Class C finish to 1/2 inch,
    consistent with ACI 117. Although ACI 347R cautions
    against using pry bars directly against concrete to
    remove formwork, this is common practice in many
    areas of the country.

    CONCLUSION
    Surface irregularities should be expected in pan
    joist construction. It is difficult to patch surface spalls
    successfully. The patch may be more noticeable than
    the spall. The continuing use of the steel lap pan joist
    form system remains a proven and excellent method
    of forming site cast reinforced concrete floor systems
    in non-critically exposed applications.

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