New Concrete Driveway....Is It Strong Enough?
Just had a new concrete driveway poured. The driveway will average 4" thick, will cure in 30 days (it's been 32 as of today) to 3,000lbs per square inch. Buckeye Fibers were also added and mixed int...
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egarant wrote:
Just had a new concrete driveway poured. The driveway is 4" thick, will cure in 30 days (it's been 32 as of today) to 3,000 lbs per square inch. Buckeye Fibers were also added and mixed into the concrete at the plant.
Unless you had cylinders made and broke them, you really won't know what your strength is. However, the mixes available at most ready-mix suppliers are over designed, so they make sure minimum strengths are achieved.
DW is scared that parking the 14,000 TC on the NEW driveway will crack it. The old driveway was already in tough shape when I purchased the TC, so can't compare.
This is probably something your contractor should have addressed when preparing the subgrade for the new concrete. Was anything done or was the old driveway torn out and new concrete placed?
Should she be worried?
Not if you trust your contractor.
