Reference Specifications for Civil Engineering Work 2001

Acceptance criteria:

The deflection limit and permanent set must not exceed the limits stated in Table 5.2.

Sustaining the ultimate limit state test load without collapse or other similar forms of structural failure.

Class	Maximum Deflection	Maximum Permanent Set
D	15 mm	1 mm

Table 5.2 – Serviceability Load Permanent set and Deflection Limits

13.1Tolerances

General requirement: Channels do not pond water and the kerb line has no noticeable kinks in line or level.

Vertical alignment:  10 mm from the design level at any point.

Horizontal alignment:  25 mm from the design alignment at any point.

Deviation from a 3 m straightedge laid in parallel to the centreline: Maximum 5 mm at any point.

Profile dimensions: The overall width does not differ by more than 15 mm and the dimension at any point does not differ by more than 5 mm.