MAD LR fes Common Question ask during QC interview 4. WHAT IS THE INPECTION &TEST PLAN ‘Ans: A Mandatory item in the quality plan that guide and assures quality in the specific type of work in a specific sequence of Q/C activity step. 2.WHAT IS QUALITY CONTROL PRECEDURE Ans; A Document that detalis specific step needed to fulfil the Q/C activity in the ITP 3.WHAT IS QUALITY CONTROL FORM. ‘Ans: A Written documentation detaling a specific activity in the ITP& G/C Procedure. 4.WHAT REFERENCES WILLBEFOUNDINITP. ~ ‘Ans:A Standard procedure and code reference specification, S.WHAT IS A SPECIFICATION. ‘Ans: A Specification is a guidelines to assure the minimum Quality standard matters. Ans: HOLD, WITNESS, SURVELLANCE, REVIEW i | | G.WHAT 4 TYPE OF INSPECTION ACTION POINT ARE FOUND IN THE ITP. | > 7.WHAT IS THE MINIMUM DESIGN COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH FOR STRUCTURE CONCRETE AT 28 DAYS CURING? ‘Ans; 4000 psi 8.CALIBRATION OF INSTRUMENT,GAUGES AND TEST EQUIPMENT ARE NOT TO EXCEED ——- MONTHS. Ans: 06 month ‘9.WHAT IS THE REQUIRED MINIMUM BASE OF TRENCH ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PIPE LINE? 10.ASPHALT SURFACE REGULARITY AND THICNESS OF STABILIZED LAYER SHALL NOT SHOW ANY DEVIATION IN EXCESS OF __MM WHEN TESTED WITH A 3M STRAIGHT EDGE. Ans:6mm { | | Ans: 300mm, 11.COMPACTION BY WATER JETTING OR FLOODING IS ONLY PERMITTED IF THE FILL | MATERIALS IS COHESION LESS FREELY DRAINING Ans: sand i ————————————— Beltran Page 142.WHAT IS THE REQUIRED COMPACTION TEST IN PERCENT(base course) MATERIALS AND SUB-BASE MATERIALS RESPECTIVELY? Ans: 95% to 100% 14. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED TIME FOR MOISTURE TEST UPON THE CONGRETE IS READY FOR COATING? Ans:16 brs. 45.WHAT IS REQUIRED TEMPERATURE OF GROUT ON SITE? Ans: 23°C £3°C 46.FOR PIPELINE, WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE UNSUPPORTED LENGTH BEFORE BACKFILLING? Ans: 3m, 47.WHAT IS SETTING TIME OF CONCRETE AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF THE MIXING WATER ‘TO THE CEMENT AND AGGREGATES? Ans: 90 min or 1% hours 18.WHAT IS THE REQUIRED ASPHALT TEMPERATURE ON SITE? Ans: 139°C to 163°C 19.ASPHALT TOLERANCE IN THICKNESS; MEASUREMENT OF ANY CORE SHALL NOT BE DEFICENT BY MORE THAN 10MM OR__PERCENT OF THE DESIGN THICKNESS WHICH EVER IS Less? Ans: 18% 20.WHAT IS THE MINIMUM TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS IN WATER USED FOR CURING IN CONCRETE SHALL NOT EXCEED___PARTS PER MILLION? ‘Ans:1000 21.WATER CURING SHALL BE CONTINUES UNTIL THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH HAS REACHED__‘% OF THE SPECIFIED STRENGTH BUT NO LESS THAN 7 DAYS AFTER PLACEMENT? ‘Ans:70% 23.THE PIPE SHALL BE IMBEDDED IN AN ANNULUS OF CLEAN SAND NOT LESS THAN___ MM ‘THICK IN A MANNER WHICH SHALL NOT DAMAGE THE COATING? ‘Ans:300 mm 24.WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM OR MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE OF CONCRETE DELIVERED? A Beltran Page 2ae yee 25.WHAT IS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER @F CONCRETE TEST CYLINDER rer) ‘STRENGTH TEST SHALL BE? Ans: for grouting six(6) test cube, for concrete cylinder 4pos( 1-3days, 1-7days, 2-28days) 26.H@W T@ BE SURE THE READY MIXED ARE TYPE 1 @R TYPE V? ‘Ans: Type 1 with micrositica ‘Type v wiout microsilica 27. WHAT IS THE ALL@WABLE CLEAR DISTANCE @ F THE ANCHOR B@LTS FR@M THE EDGE @F ‘THE FOUNDATION. ‘Ans: 100 MIM 28.WHAT IS THE MEANING @F W1? ‘Ans:100% witness inspection /test 29.WHAT IS THE MEANING @F W2? ‘Ans:Sample witness inspectionitest 30.WHAT IS THE MEANING @F H1? Ans: 100% hold point for QC inspection or test 31, WHAT IS THE MEANING @F H2? ‘Ans: Sample hold point for QC inspection or test 32.WHAT IS THE MEANING @F R1? ‘Ans: 100% review of document 33.WHAT IS THE MEANING @F R2? ‘Ans: sample review of document 34,WHAT IS THE MEANING @F RH1? ‘Ans: 100%review and approval of document 36.WHAT IS THE MEANING @F RH2? ‘Ans: sample review and approval of document 36.WHAT IS HEIGHT @F THE SPACER IN B@TT@M CONCRETE? ‘Ans:75 mm 37. WHAT IS STRESS/F@RCE IN B@TT@M IN BEARING PLATE? ‘Ans:6000 PSI 38.WHAT IS THE MINIMUM THICKNESS @F GR@UT IN BOTT@M @F BEARING PLATE? aad Beltran Page 3Ans: 25mm, SAES A - 114 Excavation and Backfill Brackish Water Water with Total Dissolved Solids of 10,000 ppm or more. Clean Sand: Soil meeting the following gradation containing less than 3% weight of organic material or clay: ‘Marl: is a wide variety of calcareous soil materials found in Saudi Arabia which may vary from clay to gravel sizes and often include cobble and boulder sized pieces. Rocks: have various hardness and engineering properties. "Rock" may refer to anything from boulder- size individual pieces to hard, intact bedrock Sabicha: is a saline (generally coastal) deposit generally consisting of saturated, loose silty sand and possibly clay. A clear space of at least 0.6 m (2 ft) shall be maintained on all sides of an excavation or trench. When any excavation or trench reaches a depth of 1.2 m (4 ft) or when soil banks are greater than 1.5 m (5 f), shoring shall be installed or the sides shall be sloped or benched and the trench treated as a confined space {in accordance with the Saudi Aramco Construction Safety Manual. A safe means of entry and exit shall be provided for all excavations and trenches every 7.5m. Fill Material Fill material shall consist of gravel, sand and/or marl. The maximum size of the fill material shall be one-half the lift thickness or 75 mm inches), whichever is less. Fill material shall 6 free of frozen lumps, organic matter, trash, chunks of highly plastic clay or other unsatisfactory material. Select Fill Material Select fill shall be composed only of inorganic material and shall have 100% passing the 5 cm (2 in) sieve and from 0 to 20% passing the No. 200 sieve. That portion of the material passing the No. 40 sieve shall have a maximum liquid limit of 35 and a maximum plasticity index of 12 per ASTM D4318. Liquid limit and plastic limit tests are not required for select fll material with less than 15% passing the No. 200 sieve. Fill material shall be placed in lifts not exceeding 200 mm (8 in) in loose depth, Fill materials shall be placed in lifts not exceeding 100 mm (4 in) in loose depth for hand-operated compaction Beltran Page +b)Non-Structural Conerete: Unreinforced concrete of no significant structural value such as lean concrete forsub-slabs, concrete for duct banks etc. The minimum 28 day design compressive strength (ASTM C39) shall be 14 Mpa (2000 psi). Paving slope to the catch basins or trenches shall not be less than 1:65 (1.5%). The maximum drop to catch basins from high point of paving shall be 200 mm. ‘Where foundations protrude through the paving, 12 mm diameter reinforcing bars, 800 mm long, shall be placed diagonally in the paving at all interior corners, Table 1 - Exposures Types Exposure | SP" | stoot Description Type r T FBE | Concrete members exposed to negligible sulfate SO, (less than 0.1% by weight of soil and less than 150 ppm in ‘ground water }* and any ofthe following: ‘+ Water with total dissolved solid more than 1000 PPM. © Chemicals. ‘© Within 5 km from the shore tines. ‘+ Where water table is less than one meter below the bottom of the foundation. + Sewage treatment plant, W Vv FBE | Suifate content is more than or equals 0.1% by weight of ‘soll or more than or equals 150 ppm in the ground water ‘and the chloride content is less than what is specified in ‘exposure Ill? Ww HsSitica [ FBE [+ Water soluble sulfate content more than 0.1% and Fume” ‘water soluble chloride more than 0.1% by weight of soi. ‘+ Sulfate more than 1500 ppm and chloride more than '500 ppm in the ground water. Vv WSitica | Uncoated Suifurpits Fume v |_| Uncoated | With negigibie sulfates and chlorides (less than 0.1% each) by weight of surrounding environment. e. g., Interior roof slabs Notes: ‘Sulfates and Chiorides shall be determined in accordance with AASHTO T280 and AASHTO 7281 respectively or equivalent test methods. {tthe sulfate content is lass than 1500 ppm and the chloride ls more than 00 ppm, then Type | cement ‘and FBE coatod rebars shall be used. Beltran Page 67 J 3 Plant paving, sidewalks, erosion protection paving and slabs reinforced with welded wire fabric are ‘exempted from the use of silica fur, Commentary Notes: The use of the Silica Fume cement is limited to the structural concrete members. Table 1 is based on performance of geotechnical investigation as required by SAES-A- 118 or availabilty of prior reports showing soil chemical composition. In the absence of geotechnical investigation reports/soil chemical analysis, itis recommended to use epoxy coated reinforcement and type V cement Table 2 defines the minimum concrete cover measured from outer most rebar (tie bar), that shall be provided for reinforcement of cast-in-place concrete structures, ‘Table 2 - Minimum Conerete Cover Concrete Structure Minimum Gover (mm) ‘Concrete cast against and permanently exposed to earth (Gncluding foundations over a sub-slab) 75 Formed concrete exposed to earth or weather ‘Supporting Process Equipment 75 Buildings, walkway platforms, stairs, AC pads 50. Conerete not exposed to weather nor in contact with ground (which can be inspected from all sides) Beams, columns 50 Slabs, walls, joists 25 i ‘Conerete exposed to sea water, raw water or selvage 7 | Between reinforcement and anchor flange/pipe within | Pipeline anchor blocks 100 Concrete slab over 60 mm eub slab 60 Sidewalks, walkways, etc. 50 Embedded Items Conduits, pipes and other items made from aluminum shall not be embedded in structural concrete unless effectively coated to prevent aluminum-conerete reaction. Placing Conerete ‘Concrete shall not be dropped freely where reinforcing will cause segregation nor shall it be dropped freely more than 1 m Curing 10.1 Structural concrete shall be continuously water cured in accordance with recommendations of ACI 305R, ACI 308 and as modified below. 10.2 Maximum total dissolved solids in water used for curing shall not exceed 1000 parts per million. ee Beltran Page 710.3 Water curing shall be continuous until the compressive strength has reached 70% of the specified strength, but not less than 7 days after placement. 10.4 The saturated burlaps shall be covered with a plasticized sheet vapor barrier, minimum 0.15 mm (6 mils) in thickness. 10.5 Steam curing can be used for precast concrete. It should be in accordance with ACI 517. Coating and Protection 11.1 A plasticized sheet vapor barrier, minimum 0.15 mm (6 mils) in thickness, shall be placed beneath slabs on grade. Outdoor sidewalks are exempted from this requirement. 11.2 A plasticized sheet vapor barrier, minimum 0.15 mm (6 mils) in thickness or a ‘50 mm sub-slab (lean concrete) shall be placed beneath concrete foundations. 11.3 A plasticized sheet vapor barrier shall be placed below and around the sides of concrete that is placed directly into excavation without the use of formwork, where coal tar or bitumen coating cannot be applied. 11.4 All concrete surfaces in direct contact with earth shall be coated with two coats of coal tar or bitumen coating that conforms to APCS-3 or APCS-10 of SAES-H-101 ‘Commentary Note: APCS-10 shall not be used where soit is contaminated with hydrocarbons Pumped Conerete 2.Slump and cylinder test samples shall be taken from the end of the mixture truck chute of at the discharge point of the concrete placement hose when concrete pumps are used. Conerete for Underground Duets 1.Conerete for underground duct envelopes shall be colored in accordance with SAES-T-911 and SAES- P-104 for communication and electrical ducts respectively. 2.Coloring admixtures shall be in accordance with ACI 212.3R section 6.6 and ASTM C979, ‘Testing and Inspection ‘The contractor shall employ an independent Saudi Aramco approved testing agency to perform field and laboratory testing which shall include compressive tests of molded concrete cylinders, test for slump, unit ‘weight, air content (where air-entrainment is required) and fresh concrete temperature. All testing shall be in accordance with 09-SAMSS-097 "Ready-Mix Portland Cement Concrete aes al Beltran Page 8‘Table B— Acceptance Criteria for Mixing Water ll Test Frequency of Test | Max. Min. Tos Weekly ‘300 ppm |N/A pH Weekly 80 60 Truck mixing is allowed if the discharge of the concrete can not be achieved within 90 minutes after introduction of the mixing water to the cement and aggregates or before the drum of the truck has revolved 300 revolutions, provided that: ‘The discharge of the concrete shall be completed within three hours or before the drum of the truck has revolved 600 revolutions, whichever comes first after introduction of the cement to the aggregates. Concrete delivered at a temperature in excess of 32°C or that fails to maintain a temperature of 32°C until used, shall be rejected and replaced at the expense of the Manufacturer. a) Location of Batch Plant ») Job Order (JO) Number for Project 2 ‘Time Leaving Batch Plant ‘The minimum required number of conerete test cylinders for strength tests shall be: Age (Days) No. of Cylinders 3 1 7 1 28 2 ‘The test report shall include the following data for each test sample of concrete taken at the placement site: * Name of Project and Job Order (JO) for the Project ‘© Slump in millimeters * Ambient air temperature in °C * Concrete temperature in °C © % Air, when air entrainment is used. SAES-Q-005 CONCRETE FOUNDATION Beltran Page 9Foundations supporting steel bases, including structural columns, pipe supports, process equipment, vessels and towers shall conform to the following: a) The top of conerete shall be a imum of 150 mm above finished grade. Exception: This requirement is not applicable to instrument stand pipes or pedestals inside of buildings that are not subjected to wash down water b) The design concrete compressive strength of concrete shall be 27.6 MPa (4000 psi) at 28 days. ©) The selection and specification of non-shrink cement based grout for foundations shall comply with SAES-Q-010, The minimum thickness of grout shall be 25 mm. 4) Foundations shall not be placed above underground piping, telecommunication or electrical items in such a manner as to exert pressure on these items without prior written approval by the Supervisor Installation of precast foundations shall comply with one of the following methods: ‘* A'50 mm Jean concrete seal slab shall be placed in the bottom of the ‘excavation immediately before placing the precast concrete foundation. The precast concrete foundation shall then be set in place prior to hardening of the lean concrete. { + A layer of clean sand not more that 50 mim thick shall be placed in the bottom of the excavation. If clean sand is used, it must be carefully leveled prior to placing the precast concrete foundation and 2 0.15 mm (6 mils) plasticized sheet vapor barrier shall be place beneath the foundation. Anchor Bolts and Embedded Items + The minimum anchor bolt diameter shall be 20 mm (*4"), except when specified otherwise by the vendor for small equipment or for the anchorage of small miscellaneous steel items such as; ladder supports, small piping supports, handrail anchorage, stair stringers, small platforms, etc + Minimum clear distance from anchor bolts or anchor bolt sleevesto edge of conerete shall be 100 ‘mum. Metallic sleeves are not allowed and anchor bolts shall not be in contact with reinforcing, steel. ‘* Anchor bolts that are exposed to the weather in coastal areas, subjected to frequent wash downs, ‘or subjected to firewater deluge testing shall have their diameters increased by3 mm asa corrosion allowance in addition to the coating required by 12-SAMSS-007. SAES-Q-006 ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVING rn Beltran Page 10am Concrete shail not be dropped freely to avoid segregation by more than a) 50cm b) 75cm vo 100cm d) 150 cm 2. Equipment made of the following metal shall not be used for pumps, lines etc for \ discharging concrete a) Steel b) Stainless Stee! 5} Aluminum d) Copper Maximum ‘TDS irswwater for curing shall be a) 500 ?) 1000 c) 1500 d) 2000 ‘4° Concrete curing shall be continuous for days not less than 4 a4 3 Vei7 a) 24, e) 28 5¢ All concrete, surfaces in direct contact with earth shall be coated with coaltar for a) ‘coat "| by2coat —c) Scoat_—d) Acoat 6.” Minimum clear distance from anchor bolt to edge of concrete shall be a) 50 mm. 5) 75mm | o)4100mm —d) 150mm 7. Water Cement ration for non structural concrete is a) 0:3 b) 0:4 05 6) 06 8. Water cement ratio for structural concrete shall be a)03 brea 05 4) 06 9. Concrete surfaces in contact with the cementatious grout shall be saturated with clear water for a minimum of ay 6 hrs b)12hrs —c) 18hrs_—_g) 24 hrs ae 10. Max cement content kg/cubic meter for structural concrete is. a) 250kg b)300kg — ¢) 325kg 0) 350kg | €)370kg +1, Minimum cement content kg/cubic meter for non structural concrete is + A) 280Kg b)300kg —c) 325kg =) 35Dkg-—@) STO KG 42. When concrete pumps are used, slump should be checked at ! a) Batch Plant b) Truck Chute _¢)-Discharging port of concrete placement | 4d) All of the above . : 13, Maximum TDS in mixing water shall be i a) 300 500 ¢) 600 d) 800 | / y 2 ) ) 14, Number of concrete cylinder fest samples for checking strength shall be | a)2 b)3 yh as 26 i / vw 15. Maximum pH for mixing water shall be a)5 b)6 7 Br8 29 46. Minimum pH for mixing water shall be a)s VAIS 7 d)8 9 oe 17, Test to check TDS in mixing water shail be carried out a) daily _Drweeklyc) biweekly ¢) monthly vPoa ng, Ny ead, oF nn) _Seinich of the following tool is used for moving concrete in a form work. ovelY — ByWibrator 37-Congrete shal be allowed to cure for a minimum of 24 44/6 days prior ta cating ‘days b) 14 days) 21 days, 9}28 days Cansmrtlf ay reester Contaw pe Seuer pipes in trenches shall be covered by pybtean sand b) sweet Sand ¢) gravel fe For concrete coating relative humidity shall be 8) more that 75 % " B)less than 75% —)more than 85 % ess than 85 % _o.Design strength for standard Concrete after 28 Days shal be a) igen b) 2000 psi ©) 3000 psi $)-4000 pe 14Mpa = 21Mpa “28 Mpa Design for non structural concrete after 28 days shall be a) 4000 psi _ praane psi) 3000 psi) 4000 psi 7 Mpa 14Mpa —-21Mpa_=— 28 Mpa ee Design strength for pre stressed concrete @ 28 days shall bey, % <3 a) 1000 psi ——-b) 2000 psi c) 3000 psi 4) 4000 psi sooo PF 19P Release strength for Pre stressed Concrete GrGit shall be or a 3s" a) 2000 psi b) 2500 psi c) 3000 psi_,9-4500 psi) 4000 psi Beefy tant ‘i x corer AR, Pre stressing ie. shale Lyewsi*Q) codes juss ae wt @) Epoxy Coated —__b} Non Coated Cement content for pre cast concrete shall be (minimum) 7) 350 kg/cu.mt. b) 300 kg! cu.mt. c) 250kg/cu.mt. — d) 370 kg/ cu.mt. a) 350 kg/cu.mt. b) 300 kg/cu.mt, —c) 250 kg/ cu.mt. . Select Fill material Shall have passing of sieve #5 Set asee es en b) 90% /#5cm —c) 80% /# 5 cm yr oons ‘Concrete sock shall be in accordance with a) SAES M100 b)SAESH003 ) 09 SAMSS 097 ¥ og samssoss BSF Cement content for pre cast concrete shall be (maximum) 170 ka/ cu. it. > » 49. Fussion bond epoxy FBE for reinforcement shail be in accordance with j a) 09SAMMS 097 —-b) 09 SAMSS 100 c)09SAMSS 088 d)09 SAMSS ‘109/ {Concrete cover for slabs and walls and joist shall be minimum in a)S50mm = VL ef25mm =e) 75mm_— dd). 100 mm Concrete cast against soil shall have minimum cover of a) 50 mm b)25mm ye¥75mm — d) 100mm Concrete cover for, foundations shall be minimum a) 50. mm &) 25mm \gy75mm — ) 100 mm_ Brcenaete cover for Columns and beams shall be ar 50 mm b)25mm c)75mm_—d) 100 mm (Retarders are used for {crease in initial setting of time 1) To increase workability ©) To minimize initial setting time Plasticizers are used for a) Increase in initial setting of time b) Decrease in initial setting time SY To increase the workability * 56. Super Plasticizer are used for a) Increasing in sleep trade b) quick setting ¢ ) early strength d) reducing water ‘© 57, Silica fume isa | a) Retarder-/b) Accelator ©) Plasticizer 4) Super Plasticizer . Concrete in parking lots shall have a minimum cover of 8) 25mm __-b)SOmm ogy 7Smm —<) 100 mm ; linth beam shall have a minimum cover of | a) 25mm b)50mm _c)75mm — d) 100mm. ee | \,e-2CTin side walls construction joists shall provide at a maximum of a) 4m bem 8m 485m ¢ 61.Minimum cement content in grout shall be ef a) b) ° hen Om ¢ © 62.Water content ratio for grout shall be 0:43 a) b) 3 d) fe Material to be used as cover for concrete shall be i a) Cubes b) Stone pieces __c) Plastering i able Ready eeceuerae a 1 opi { Rotation of R.M.C. drum shall not be more than when reached to the site | a) 200 27300) 400d) 500» e) 600 ‘Concrete cylinders to be prepared for test shall be | a) 3days¥/2/3 —b) 7days 72/3 c) 2B days 1/213 et If slump in R.M.C. is more than 100+25 then the concrete should be a) treated with admixture b) accepted as it is A) Rejected A 7 ee "Compaction test on site should be done by b ye rs a) Balloon b) Cone ortoser apparatus (9 owiv ‘ 5 ae CAR = calpfenia t dentoy ct + $8. Density ty F Compaction to he determined by for Sheng 8 cl \) CBR b)FDT To improve the compaction at optimal moisture content nt a) Compact more b) Add more water aggregate & Compact Ws ‘78.For lifting of Concrete Panels the bar & for hook shall be yrs, a)7 mm B)40-mam ge) 72mm 9} 181mm 207m be fe es J For lifting concrete panels min diameter of hook shall be ah }Ocm b) 15cm c) 20 cm d) 25mm 2, Ernie, “Aye Ea is 9772 Maximum Size of Coarse Aggregate in Structural Concrete shat Ke aw by wey ay tt 3.Minimum Size of Coarse Aggregate in Structural Concrete shall be ¢ ay ye UAE aor «74. Max Size of Aggregate in used for screed is ayy VIR Kw at" Insulation of roof shall be always a) Flexible -b) Rigid ¢) Either type # 76. Time to test the leak test of roof is : a) 6 hrs b)i2hrs c)18hrs J df24hrs — @) 36 hrs ; Water proofing membrane of roof shall be jolet A UN protected b) Not required = OW ad for 7B: Lean Concrete is provided for a) Water Proofing _b) To support the structure i {9710 provide a leveled surface to foundation. | ( Y UN water proofing shall be done in wae i a) teoat p)Zcoatsc) 3coats 4 coats fowrsore = Aram bitumen 4+ 26. Each coating UNV water proofing shall be of new bTane a) 100 mic. —-b) 200 mic.) 300 mic, 7400 mic.) 500 mic. 8t-Maximum acid soluble chloride concentrate and S03 shall not exceed by 90.25% b) 0.5% €)0.75% d)1% 32.Maximum Acid soluble chloride concentrate & SO3 shall no exceed by weight of cement \A4% b)6% 0) 8% 4) 10% Cover for foundations shall be a) 50 ee Layer thickness of Sub base shall not exceed a)5cm b) 10cm | g45cm — d) 200m 2, Sub grade during placing and compaction of Sub base opurse should be Prkept drained b) Should not be drained +412. Sub base should be compacted until it reaches dry density % of lab a) 90% PYRE% —€)986% 4) 100% ean Base Material should be compacted until it reaches max dry density % of lab a) 90% »)95% — ©) 96% = _ a7 100% we Thickness of compacted layer of base coarse should not deviate more than a)2mm b)4mm eg) Smm | symm —«) 8mm “$45. Base Material is of a)ClassAonly 4 Class Aand B ¢) Class A, B&G v*. Class A Sub base is. EEE a) Naturally occurring mixture of silt sand and the stone b) Uniform Mixture of crushed rock or crushed gravel, PY Aggregate mixture graded uniformly coarse to fineClass-8-Sub base is 8) Naturally occurring mixture of silt sand and the stone. 12) Uniform Mixture of crushed rock or crushed gravel. ¢) Aggregate mixture graded uniformly coarse to fine. + 100 % passing of class A base Material shall be a) 2" VI2K 33 a3% e)4" Nan aie 90 — 100% passing class A base shall be from ae b)3" 1.5" d) 2%" ese - Passing of class A Base material from sieve # 200 shall be a) 0-5% 'b) 0-10% 14% Af 2-9% um, At 100% compaction of Class A Base material CBR value should be a) 80 min. 'b) 90 min. F100 mini d)S5Omin —e) 40 min ‘uae +422. At 100% compaction of Class B Base material CBR value should be oS “« a) 80 min. 'b) 90 min. ©) 100 min.” 9-60 mine) 40 min a? apa » $25. At 95% compaction of Class C Base material CBR value shall be $0” a) 80 min. b) 90min.) 100 mind) 50min 240 min 24. Thickness of Compacted base material shail not be more than 100m br1Bem gg}200m 2325. Allowable deviation in opt. moisture content of base coarse is a) 1% VA) 15% 0) 2% 25% gp} 3% Waar CBR value of lab compacted samples of base material shall be determined amnith soaked samples 'b) with not soaked samples 1 127. Soaking of samples for CBR of base material should be after Marco K a) 1 day b)2days 3days d)Adays —) Sdays Uae Allowable deviation on compacted layer shail not be more than a) 2mm b)4mm symm: d) mm 4429. Prime Coat is applied on the top surface of ab base pybase, 0) border coarse een ‘Tack coat is applied on the top surface of ~ - a) Subbase _ pybase —_c) border coarse ve Prime coat is an asphaltic material of ee 39 By Siow curing b) Medium curing) Rapid curing + 982. Tack coat is an asphaltic material of ore ee a) Slow curing _b) Medium curing ‘apid curing 4433. Minimum curing time for prime coat us a) 5 hours ») 10 hours. ©) 12 hours, 9} 24 hours Y,aoe oor . : whic A oo yor aay » XS. Prime coat material is ‘MC 70 »)RC 250) RC 800 g)AIC 250 335. Tack coatis a) MG 250 verre 250 c)MC70 verre 800 2/138. Temperature for prime coat MC 70 application shall be cea ° a) 50°, b) 95° ©) 65° d) 120° 4 Sots +s 0% At ‘Temperature for prime coat MC 250 application shall be a) 50° b) 95° ©) 65? 4) 120° 2 65°C te lof a= 2386. Temperature for Tack coat RC.250 & RC 800 application shall be eS a)50°-60° —b) 95-98" c)ESr-B5° 420° d)aBr-120°- — Aebey S " He +439. Rate of application of prime coat shall be wa a) 0.25 liter/sq. meter b) 0.6 liter/sq. meter 2 obs te ITS i ©) 0.65 literisq. meter d) 1.25 literisq. meter 4440. Heating of aggregate temperature shall not exceed 2 a) 150° b) 150° c) 160° d) 163° e) 165° #) 13U —_— —— oe Tolerance in asphalt content shall be a)£0.1% b)£02% 40.9% | gt 0.4% » 142. Heating of asphalt cement shail be 13 a) 135° - 150° b) 140°- 160° c) 145°- 465° a) 15° 163° uw Atmospheric temperature at the time of placing asphalt concrete shall be not le: than aya ye tae aye = 144, Temperature of asphalt mixing truck at placing spot shall not be less than a a) 129° by) 136° yo}. 139°) 180° ad Asphalt mixing temperature in truck at placing spot shall not exceed 2) 150° b) 160") t63" a) 165° » 146. Compacted layer of asphalt mix thickness (minimum) shall be 340mm =p) 50mm =—c) 55mm = d) 30mm _~—e) GOmm +347. Compacted layer of asphalt mix thickness (maximum) shall be . a)40mm —b)S0mm —c)60mm — d) 70mm | 6}80mm » 348. Minimum acceptable compaction for asphalt concrete shall be 2) 90% —b)92% 6) 95% A) 96% €) STI 149. Water ponding in paved areshall not exceed more than va) 2% +b) 4% 0) 5% 4) 8% "150. Ina paved area depression shall not be more than va) 10 myhb) 15mm —¢) 20mm —d) 25 mmve wtoiffet. Chel ‘oy For concrete surface coating, percentage of moisture is checked by YATElco Meter ——_b) Psychmeter Moisture content of cone-to be coated shall have a max of a) 3% b)2% 94% 45% During surface preparation humidity should not be more than. & a) 60% b) 70% c) 80% ee 85% e) 90% Measurement of humidity is done by CBRis the test used to find the Bearing capacity of soil compacted at Optimum Moisture Content & at different densities (10, 30, 65 blows) ‘What is Proctor or Moisture density test? > Its the test used to find the moisture & density relation of a soil when compacted at tahoratory 3. Write down the classification of Soils? > * gravelly or sandy soil with some stone fragment. silty or clayey gravel & sand. sand dune Silty soil clayey soil. What isthe difference b/w modified & standard proctor (using same 6 inches mold)? > The 5 layers are compacted 56 blows, but the weight of the rammer of standard proctor {s 5.5 Ibs with 12-inch drop while that of modified proctor is 10 tbs with 18 inch drop. Whaat is the distance of borrow pit from structure? > Downstream: minimus Y 4 200 meters or as otherwise specified. What are the most imp elements.of soil classification (SAES:A-114)? : > Type of soil, gratation & Atterberg limits (liquid timit, plastic limit & plasticity index). ‘Whats the max depth of regular fil lift (layer) prior to compaction (SAES-A-114)? > 200mm. What is the max depth of fill ift (layer) when manual equipment is used for compaction (SAES-A- aap > 100mm. ‘What are the 3 different types of lab ASTM soil density test (SAES-A-114)? & what is the min required density values for each of the test mentioned above? | a Standard Proctortest. 95% I b. Modified proctor 90% i | ©. Relative (for sand) 70% 10. What is the difference between standard proctor & modified proctor? ‘The differences in their compacting efforts. Layers are compacted (5 tayer) 56 blows, but the | ‘weight of the rammer of standard proctor is 5.5 tbs with 12-inch drop while that of modified proctor is 10 Ibs with 18-inch drop. 1L1, What are the project conditions & factors that control compaction? (Experience & SAES-A-114). a) Proper moisture content. b). Compaction equipment used.& number. of rolls. - cree | c}. Type of soil 4) Confinement of soil (for sand) and stepping of layers of marl & select fill. ——————— 1 BILAL ABBASI Page 1 of 15QA/QC QUESTIONAIRE 32. What are the important points to look for in concrete forms prior to pouring concrete (SAES-- (001, ACI & experience) 2) _Tightness, cleanliness, plumbness, steadiness, sh ~~Tevel mark correctness. b) Also, vapor barrier must be installed prior to pouring on grade. €} Also, grade must receive termite chemical spray protection prior to vapor barrier placement. 13. What are the essential elements of concrete placement (SAES-C-001, ACI & experience]? @) Max height of concrete drop is less than or equal to 1M: 'b) Segregation must be prevented by ensuring transit mixture is approved, has operating revolution counter, no adding water after batching & concrete is placed in such a manner to prevent segregation (ie only shovels can be used to move concrete around inside the forms- no raking allowed. Vibrators should not be used for this purpose. Proper vibration must be implemented. Proper vibrating dropping the vibrator under its ‘own weight untilit gets to the desired drop height, then teaving it there for 3-7 seconds then pulling at the count of 3-4 seconds. When vibrating sub-sequent layers, vibrator must penetrate a centimeter into older layer. ¢ a) ‘Some labor must be continuously watching the forms in case a large/high pour to ensure no forms failure takes place. in case a wall is being poured. Proper heights of each concrete lift must be observed, such as the usual 600mm stated normally in projects specifications, also tamping on the wall is necessary to assist in the consolidation process. fe) The concrete temp & slump are two stron should be 100425 mm, temp less than 32°C. pector’s knowledge. Slump 14, Tell about structural stee! receiving inspection & structural stee! erection (12-SAMMS-007/008 & AISC, American institute of steel construction, PIP STS 05130)? a) This involved experience in structural steel inspection against abuse & damage, proper : storage, proper sequencing on job site to minimize damage etc) ! b) An experienced civil inspector must know about erection of structural steel based on the AISC 9 American institute of steel) specification for High strength bolts A325 & A490. Solid knowledge in Turn-Of-The-Nut method of extremely essential for proper erection. 15. What is the min required density of asphalt (SAES-O-006 & AASHTO)? > 96% 16. What is the tolerance requirement of sub grade asphalt surface smoothness prior to placing asphalt (SAES-Q-006 & AASHTO)? > Using 3meter straight edge = 6mm 17. What is the tolerance requirement of finished asphalt surface smoothness (SAES-0-006 & AASHTO)? > Using 3 meter straight edge = 4mm longitudinally & 3 mm laterally 18, Whats test of rock fil? —_———— BILAL ABBASI Page 2 of 15QA/QC QUESTIONAIRE > itis consolidation in which grids points are made & then let the roller passed, then elevation of points are taken, then again passing the roller & elevations of points taken. The difference of elevations b/w the passes shall not vary from 0 to 3 centimeter. "G8, Whats the max size of rock used in rock fill & allowed rock fil? > Not more than GOcm & allowed fill 60cm. 20. What is the difference b/w CBR 5 & CBR 10? > CBR 10 has more strength than CBR 5. 21. For instance, in embankment you have 1X1X0.2m & have moisture of 0.2% but at the lab you have 8%. How many liters of water you need? Density of soil = 2tons/m*. > Volume= 0.2% > Water needed= 8-2 = 6% > Weight = Vol x Density. 0.2 mv x2T/ m? =0.4 tons kg. Since 1kg = 1 liter for 4°C temp. | Then water needed = 0.06 x 400 kg = 24 kg = 24 liters. 22. For instance, it rained the whole night & your aggregates & sands were wet. How do you find | the water? > I should inform the Material engineer so that he will check the aggregates & the moisture, ‘What kind of soil you use in sub grade & embankment? > Sub grade = A-a/at-b/A-2b > Embankment =A-1/A2/A3/A-4/A5/ 8-6. Can you use rock fill for backfiling of structures? > No, because it will damage the structure. ‘What material you will use for backfilling the structure? > Granular material ike At, oF A-2. ‘A clear space of ......shall be maintained on all sides of the excavation. a) tt bya cart d) sft Shoring shall be installed or sides shall be sloped or benched when the depth of excavation reache: a) 0.8m b)1.5m )a.2m. a) 1.4m The sufficient thickness of cohesive capping material required when sand was used as fill material was. 2) 350mm b)200mm —<)250mm dal 23. 24. i 25. 26. 2. 28 29. Liquid limit & plastic limit tests are required for the select fil material when the age passing ‘the # 200 sieve iS nn a) 10% by 14% 18% d)a&b Liquid limit & plastic limit tests are required if the %age passing the #40 sieve is more than 15%. 30. ———— BILAL ABBASI Page 3 of 15,QA/QC QUESTIONAIRE 31. Saudi Aramco specs for concrete structures are, 2) SAES-Q.001. Criteria of design & construction of concrete structures. ') SAES-Q-005. Concrete foundations. ‘@) SAES-Q-007. Foundations & supporting structure for heavy machinery. d) SAES-Q-009. Concrete retaining walls. €) SAES-Q-012. Criteria of design & construction of precast & prestressed concrete structures. 4) SAES--010. Cement based non shrink grout for structural & equipment grouting. 8) SAES-0-011. Epoxy grout for machinery support. 32. What is the max 28 days strength of structural concrete as per SAES-Q-001 was. a) 4500 psi b) 4000951) S000psi_—d) all. 33, Min clear distance of anchor bolts from the edge of concrete shall be. a) Somm 6) 75mm) 400mm = d) 220mm 34, Min thickness of concrete slab that is subject to vehicular traffic as per SAES-Q-001 is a) 100mm —b)150mm =<} 200mm — all 35. Plant scales shall be calibrated. times a year & shall be certified by an independent lab. | a) 2times b)3times —c) times.) Stimes. | 36. Concrete mixing water shall have no more than 500 ppm (parts per million) & curing water 1000 ppm of total dissolved solids (TDS). 37. Concrete can be dropped freely at a height of : a) Half meter b) one meter. c) one & half meter. j 38. Separation of coarse aggregate or cement paste from fresh concrete is called Searegation. 39, Squeezing out water from fresh concrete is called Bleeding. 40. Tendency of bleeding can be reduced by making concrete alkaline nature. 41. Continuous strain developed in concrete due to loading is called creep, 42. In plastic state concrete is also known as green concrete. 43. High carbon steel is used for prestressing works. 44, In hot weather liquid nitrogen or carbonic acid qasis used in concrete. 45, In cold weather temp should not less than 13 °¢ for normal concreting. (Up to 72" (1.8M) thick sections} 46. Calcium nitrate is used as accelerator in 0.P cement below 5°C. 47. Slag, cement is used to concreting under water. 48. Concrete work under water can be done up to 250 depths. 49. Working tensile strength of mild steel is taken as 1400 kg/cm? or 20000 Ibs/in* 50. ——— BILAL ABBASI Page 4 of 15QA/QC QUESTIONAIRE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION 4.What are the main-points. which u will watch where the earthwork isin: progress? — Material is not oversized (not niore than 80 cm) Not over 30 cm per layer Not exceeding OMC or less. While grading see to it that material is not segregated. Number of passes of roller during compaction and we overlap) vvyvy ht of compactor (8 passes minimum with v ‘Smoothness of the finished surface of sub grade. Contractor should use 4 m straight edge. Tolerance limit is 6mm for sub grade, 3mm for asphalt. 2. What are the different types of rollers used for the compaction of asphalt? & function of each? > Tandem stee! roller. ‘© Initial rolting of asphalt, Only 2 pass at % overlap. © Final rolling to smoothness the surface & to see it that the edge of the roller is not Visible in the asphalt. > Pneumatic tired roller. ‘+ Toattain the required compaction.(8 passes min, not less than 5 tons) 3. Whats the thickness of each layer allowed for an embankment & for sub grade? > ForEmbankment 30cm thick or as otherwise specified. > ForSubgrade earth cut - 30cm to add in2 layers. Earth fill 40cm to be laid in 2 layers. > Rock cut 20cm in one layer. 4, What is the procedure for starting the 1" layer of earthwork if the total height of ernbankment is less than 75emn? > Grabbing & scarifying the area til 15cm & watering it. Removing any unsuitable material than ‘compacting it. 5. suppose the 1" layer of sub grade was compacted & tested one month back, would u allow the laying, the 2 layer of sub grade on this work? If not what will u require the contractor to do? > No. the contractor should clean, spray water & re-compact until 100% compaction attained. 6. What is the max size of gravel u will allow in sub grade layer? What would be a reasonable C.B.R for sub grade? > 80mm maxin sub grade, > CBR value 20% min for feeder road: 259% min for highways. Seer Od BILAL ABBASI Page 5 of 15QA/QC QUESTIONAIRE 7. ifu find the thickness of sub grade 3 cm less, how would u allow the contractor to complete the deficient thickness? “> Scarify Up to 12 cm & add the 3cm layer to make ie 15eM, th f compact. 8. What is the percent compaction required for natural ground embankment, sub grade & wearing course? > Natural ground: type A (90%) > Embankment, a. below 60cm type A b. above 60cm, type AA (95%) > Subgrade: Type AAA (100%) 9. What are the requirements of slump for type ‘A’ concrete in your project? > 75to100mm 10. How do you cure cylinder sample? > Cylinder samples are cured in lab, in water tank saturated with lime at 23 1.7% > {tis also advisable to cure in the field, same as the structure being represented. 11. What are the precautionary measures if the air temp is greater than 33 "C? > Make shades, use ice cubes in water. > Spray the aggregate with cold water. > Wet the forms & reinforcement. 110, What does 210/25 mean when related to concrete? > 210 is the compressive strength in kg/em2 > 2Sis the max size of aggregate. 11. What is the specified mi 18 & rolling temp of asphalt? > Mixing 139 to 163 °C. > Rolling 135 45é0r 14045 12. What is the recommended ratio of cement, sand & hydrated lime for grouted rip rap? mL ys 13. Ifit rains during lying of asphalt, what action would you like? > Stop asphalting & continue rolling f 14. What are the test u run to determine the suitability of sub grade material? | > ACBR > b. soil classification >. liquid tit Cel BILAL ABBAS! Page 6 of 15QA/QC QUESTIONAIRE > d. plastic limit. 15. How would you compare 7 days & 28 days compressive strength of concrete? > 70t0 75% ofthat of28 days strength. 16. How would u repair shrinkage cracks in bridge deck? > Grouting with Epoxy coating (resin) 17. To find the loss of stability, how long & at what temp u need to immerse the Marshall specimen? > 2shours at 60228 ‘ 18. What is the required slump for class ‘A’ vibrated concrete? > 25to75mm or as specified in the project specifications. ROADS & BRIDGES. 1. What are the duties & responsibilities of site inspector? > Supervise the actual construction in the site as guided and instructed by the civil & resident engr. Bear direct responsibilty for applications of specs insite. Make sure that safety measures are applied by the contractor. Prepare daily work report in addition to memoranda, Not act as a foreman for the contractor. : Not change specs & plans. | 2. Min atmospheric temp prior to paving? | vvvvv > Minis4*c. 3. Min & Max temp of concrete prior to paving? i > Min 10°C & max 32‘C. 4. Atmospheric temp allowed for pouring? i > Min 5 °C for cold weather > Max 33°C for hot weather. 5. Min atmospheric temp prior to spraying MC-1 or MC-2? > 15°C, 6. What are purposes of curing? > Toattain the amount of water in the concrete mix. > Tominimize hairline cracks. 7. What is dehydration? > Itisthe formation of a compound by the combination of water & other substances or in concrete; its the chemical reaction between water & cement. —————————— BILAL ABBAS! Page 7 of 15QA/QC QUESTIONAIRE 8. Max & Min slopes of chutes used in pouring concrete? > Max slopeis 1:2 (vertical to horizontal). slope perce 9. Max vertical height of chute used in pouring? > 15M max but preferably less than 1m. 10. Advantages of reducing water cement ratio of concrete mix? > Increased strength. > Increased water tightness, > Lower absorption > Increased resistance to weathering. > Better bond between concrete & reinforcement. 11. How do you determine Grade 40, 60 & 75 steel bars at the site? > Byitslongitudinal strip marking Grade 40 - no marking between the longitudinal strips. Grade 60~ one line between the ribs of the steel. Grade 75 -two lines between the ribs of the steel. 12. Min length of splicing of rebars? > 400... Dis dia of bar. 13. Removal of forms for structures? > Arc & center~14 days. > Beams & Girders~ 10 days. > Slabs: Not more than 3M - 4 days > More than 3M but less than 6M ~ 7 days. > More than 6M but less than 14M ~ 10 days. 14. What is curing membrane? > itis the curing compound applied at the concrete surface to prevent rapid evaporation of water & to reflect sun rays of sunlight thereby reducing the temp. 35, How many times do you apply curing membrane? > Atleast two times, the second application is perpendicular to the first & applied after the first application has set. 16. What is the purpose of retarder? > Todelay the initial setting of concrete. > Toaccelerate the effect of hot weather on the setting of concrete. 17. What is the purpose of slump test? > To determine the consistency & workability of concrete mix & to check for the required stumps. 18. Allowable slumps? > 25cm to75 om (for vibrated structure & w/o additive) > fwith additive, slump depends upon the special specifications. 19. Types of curing? > Water curing, asin ponding, burlap, spraying, wet sand & wet earth. —_——— BILAL ABBAS! Page 8 of 15,QA/QC QUESTIONAIRE > Membrane curing, asin plastic film liquid membrane curing compound & reinforced Paper. ___> Steam curing, 20. What is plasticizer? > Usually applied at a low water cement ratio concrete to make it workable > Usually used in pre-stressed concrete. 21. What is composite structure? > Itis the structure composed of two materials as in steel & concrete. 22. What is non composite structure? > itis the structure made of either concrete or steel. 23. Types of cement? ‘Type 1 normal or standard cement (for general use) ‘Type 1-A~ Air entering cement, same as type! ‘Type ll - Moderate sulfate resistance cements ‘Type ILA Air entering cement, same as type It Type tll—High early strength cement usually used in pre-stressed concrete. ‘Type IV Low sulfate resistance cement ‘Type V-High sulfate resistance cement. 24, What is the effect of seawater on concrete? > increases the risk of corrosion of rebars. t > Itweakens the strength of concrete. | > Cracks occur due to the crystallization of salts in the concrete mix. 25. Can u use seawater as mixing water in concrete & or embankment? > Yes, if suitable fresh water is not available 26. Two types of pre-stressed concrete? vvvvVvVVY > Pre-tensioned Concrete, The tendons are tensioned to a desired force before pouring of concrete, then released after the concrete has attained the desired strength. > Post tensioned concrete. The tendons are positioned to their locations, and then poured concrete mix. After the concrete has attained the desired strength, than the tendons are stressed to the specific force. 27. Min compressive strength of concrete before applying the force? > Atleast 350kg/em’ 28. Min strength of concrete before applying the force? > 300 ke/em?. 29, Reasons behind cracks? > Poor concrete practice, poor design, poor vibration which resutt in segregation, less rebar covering, poor quality of concrete, movement of false work or forms, higher water cement ratio. 30. What part water cement ratio playsiin concrete? > The lower the ratio, the stronger the concrete mix, provided it can be consolidated properly —————— BILAL ABBASI Page 9 of 15QA/QC QUESTIONAIRE 31. What are the concrete samples? > Cylinders & Cubes. between these two & whichis preferable? is their deformation when subjected to compressive loads. The in cylinders is higher than in the cube. The cube can withstand bigger load because of its L/D ratio, but the strength of cylinder is nearer to the actual strength of the structure being poured than the strength of the cube. That's why when we use the cube, we multiply the strength that was gotten a correction factor depending on /0 ratio, while in cylinder there is no correction factor applied, for this reason, and cylinder sample is more preferable. 33. Within how many hours should concrete mix be discharged after leaving the batching plant or afterall the aggregates, cement & water are in the mixer? | > Within one hour if the mixeris an agitated mixer. > Within 30min if the mixer is non agitated mixer. 34, Ifagitated concrete is discharged after more than one hour, what will happen? > The concrete is over mixed, becomes hot & the strength is reduced. 35. How do you perform slump test? > Take sample from the concrete mix, put it in the mold, and rod it 25 times each layer, for the 3 equal layers. 36. What is the intial setting time of concrete mix? > 35 to 40 minutes, 37. When will you apply curing of concrete? > After the concrete has initially set. 38. What is the mixing time of stationery or central batching plant (concrete)? > 50 to 90 seconds. 39. Water cement ratio for structural concrete shall be, | a) 03 bos os 406 | 40. Concrete pumps used for pouring slump should be checked at? > Batching plant, track shoot, discharge point of concrete hose. 41, What is the agitating speed of the mixer? > 20 6 revolution per minute (rpm) 42. What is concrete fatigue? Its the weakening of material caused by repeated loads. 43. What is creep? . i > Itis the deformation due to the sustained load. } 44, Bends? > D=6D for rebar dia, 22mm or less > D=80 for rebar dia 24 to 28 mm. > D=100 for rebar dia 30mm and above. 45. How would you know if the concrete has attained its initial set? —_— BILAL ABBASI Page 10 of 15QA/QC QUESTIONAIRE > If there is no more water seen (brightness) on the surface of the concrete, or ifthere is ‘no water on the surface of the concrete. 46. Concrete should not be dropped freely to avoid segregation by more than, op Sern” 8) 75em }400em. d}is0cm 47. Equipment made of the following metal shall not be used to pumps, lines etc, for discharging, concrete, a) Steel _b) stainless stee! ¢) Aluminum — 4) copper 48, Max ph value for mixing water shall be, a 5 b6 gk A7 9 Silica fumes when used as mineral additive shall not be less than. a) 5% b)3% }10% d)7% 49, by weight of cement. 50. For Epoxy coated rebar material Aramco standard shall be... 2 a) QS-SAMSS-106 —_b) 09-SAMSS-98 C)IZSAMSS-106 ——_ MC smells kerosene & looks dull and is thicker while RC2 smells benzene (gasoline) & looks shiny and is thinner and dries rapidly. What are you going to do if there is bleeding in MC 1 or if the MC 1 is not dry after 24 hours? > Lwill apply blotting by spreading sands on wet portion only then removing the excess by rack or any suitable equipment. 3. Whatis rutting? > {tis the longitudinal settlement of asphalt pavement due to heavy loads of the vehicles passing the road. ‘What are the remedies to prevent or minimize rutting? > To limit or minimize the load of vehicle. ‘Tomake the gradation of ageregates coarser but conducive to the project. To lower the asphalt content & or lower the asphalt penetration (as from 60-70 to 40- | 50) To follow the instruction of the M.0.C as to the limits of air voids which is 3-5 with 4 as i the median & actual air voids to be gotten. ‘What is the purpose of MC 1 (Medium curing cutback asphalt) & RC2 (Rapid curing cutback asphalt)? > MC 1 to stabilize and seal the granular surface or sub grade and to promote bonding to bituminous surface... { > RC2toensure or promote bonding between the previously laid asphalt pavement and | the newly paved layer. What is the min & max overlapping of asphalt in iongitudinal & transverse joints? > 15t030cm. 7. Why do you overtap? > To prevent cracking at the longitudinal joint. 8. What will happen if your asphalt content is more than 0.3%? > Required limit is 0.3%, if more it causes bleeding & thereby weakening the pavement. 9. What is the max loss of stability of asphalt? > 25%. 110, What is the max variation of asphalt content? > Plus or minus 0.3% from the approved asphalt content. 11. Type of compaction & moisture ranges? BILAL ABBASI Page 12 of 15,QA/QC QUESTIONAIRE > Type AAA = 100% compaction, 78% relative density. (Moisture ranges = MR 3 Moisture shall not be lower than 3% of the optimum moisture) 95% compaction, 74% relative densit I not be + 5% of imum moisture) i > Type A= 90% compaction, 70% relative density. 12. Temp of asphalt pavement before breakdown or initial rolling? > 120°C min or what we get from trial test 13. What is the temp of asphalt required to stop rolling? > 80t0s0°C 14. Heating temp of MC 1 & RC 2 before spraying? i > MC 1 should be heated to 50-80 °C > RC2 should be heated to 65-95 °C, ; 15. Rate of application of MC1&RC 2? MC1=0.65 0175 liter/m* > RC2=less than oF equal to 0.25 liter/m*. 16. What are the two types of asphalt batching plant? > Batch type ~itis easy to control & is batched by weight. > Continuous type it has.a greater output 17. What is SPT? > Standard Penetration Test. To evaluate the bearing capacity of soil. 18. What is bleeding? > Its the flow of water in the mix or onto the surface of the mix because of the settlement of the mass of concrete mix. 19. What is the pattern of rolling asphalt pavement? > Starts from the lowest part of pavement, going upward to the higher point with ‘overlapping distance of half the rear wheel width. 20. Maximum thickness of base course & wearing course? > Base course: 80mm for 1* layer to 60mm for 2" layer. > Wearing course: 80mm for 1" layer to SOmm for surface layer (compacted) 21. Difference b/w mobile & stationery string line? > Mobile string line is attached to the power while stationery string line is attached to the stakes & moved manually as the power goes. 22. How many passes of rollers do you make before reaching the required density or compaction of a pavement? > Itdepends upon the result of a trial test on a trial stretch, in which you paved a certain stretch, then rolled it, then took coring & computed for its density, which in turn compared to the Marshall density at the laboratory. If the compaction is satisfactory, the number of passes that the roller was made at that time is the number of passes to | be used in further paving & rolling process. 23. How do you know the rate of application of MC 4. & RC 22 aa BILAL ABBASI Page 13 of 15QA/QC QUESTIONAIRE > Itis also by trial test on a trial stretch, in which you put a $0 X 50cm cardboard on the stretch then let the distributor run through this cardboard with the known speed. Then find the weight of MC-1 or RC-2 in the cardboard. Then compute for the rate of application, ‘i 24. How do you know that the contractor is using the right mixture of aggregate? If the aggregate is, 30% natural & 70% crushed sand, not using the control room or the scales. > Close all the automatic feeders except for natural sand and let it flow for a certain time, 30 seconds, and then compute the quantity at 30 second. Then make the same steps as ‘to the crushed sand, this time the bin for natural sand is closed, and the time for flowing, 8 70 sec. then compute the quantity of crushed sand. | Civil General. 1. No of Bars = Effective span~2 cover +1/ spacing c/c 2, Weight of bar = 0.00616 4? kg/m OR UY) 162.162 kg/m OR, LD? / 54 kp/ft / 3. Negative bar=L/3 | 4,Tortional bar = Lb/S (Ub = long span} 5. Horizontal overlap = 40D | 6. Vertical overlap = 30 0 7. Unit weight of ground water = 02 tons 8, Weight of 1 cft water = 62.40 Ibs. 9. STRESS: force per unit volume. F = P/A (Newton/sqm) (Pascal) or Ibs/cft 10. STRAIN: deformation per unit area occurs duc to applied force on a body to its original length. Strain = deformation/actual length. vex ol/I. 11. Bending movement: movement produced due to self load & the acting load. 12. Area of triangle=bh/2 b= breadth = height 13. Density of water = 2000 ke/m* 14. Density of concrete = 149 lbs/cft or 2300 kg/m? 15. Density of steel = 7500 kg/m? | 16. A concrete having density b/w 300 to 1930 kg/m? or 20 to 120 Ibs/cftis called light weight concrete. 17. A concrete having density more than 2230 kg/m? or 150 Ibs/cft is called heavy weight concrete. 38. A concrete having compressive strength more than 360 kg/cm? or 6000 Ibs/inch?is called High. strength concre 19. Beam top bar is anchor bar & bottom is main bar. ———— BILAL ABBASI Page 14 of 15