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Standard Testing Guide

Sample preparation, testing for materials and works indicated in these general
specifications shall be performed according to the latest edition (print) when
announcing tender according to standard specifications (test methods) indicated in this
appendix. Priority for tests shall be given to Gulf Standard Specifications then
AASHTO and ASTM Standards. It is important to consider that the indicated testing
methods are not necessarily to be compatible in all steps or type and requirements of
specified test designation.

This guide shall not be considered as an alternative for testing methods indicated
in their original references but as an indicator to them. All the methods and safety
methods practiced shall be followed when performing sampling, testing and work
handing over. Those carrying out those works shall take the required precautionary
measures and shall apply them in this regard.

Provision of references: Basic references for specifications and testing methods

indicated in this guide as the latest edition shall be provided at the time of the tender
announcement for use by the engineers and technicians at site.

Staff qualifications and labs evaluation: It shall be confirmed that the laboratories
carrying out inspection task or the production of materials or execution have valid
licenses and certificates according to the regulations implemented in K.S.A. Also, it
shall be ensured that these laboratories are subjected to periodical inspection and
investigation according to the standard inspection, calibration and certification or the
methods approved by the concerned authorities in the kingdom for ensuring the
qualifications of those working in this field. Safety measures and suitability of the
systems for testing shall be confirmed by calibration certificates issued by agencies
approved by the Ministry.

Sampling: It shall be ensured that the process of sampling, samples selection and
storage is done properly such that it does not lead to their damage or change in their
properties. Those samples shall be tested and results shall be analyzed according to the
methods and techniques indicated in this guide and other contract documents or
according to a plan submitted by the Contractor and approved by the Ministry.

Testing apparatus: Specifications of testing apparatus shall conform to specifications

in the standard method indicated in front of each test as to dimensions, weight, size,
materials, components, performance and accuracy. The Engineer shall ensure that the
systems comply with the required specifications using visual inspection and approved
calibration records. Contractor shall provide trained personnel to carry out maintenance
works for laboratory equipments and cleaning them throughout the construction period.
The contractor shall give more consideration to the balances, weights and thermometers
used and protect them from humidity and rust effects according to the special testing
methods indicated in this guide or according to other contract documents.

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Safety precautions: Contractor shall provide at least one person qualified in safety Back
works to be devoted and responsible for safety in the project to follow up provision of
first aid, safety and protection measures among the project staff.
The contractor shall provide communication means with hospitals, police,
accidents, emergency and civil defense. In addition protection shall be provided for
electricity wires and installations which shall be executed and install the related
equipments in such a way that eliminate the dangers.

The contractor shall provide an emergency entrances and exits, ventilation

openings, fire fighting equipments, and gas exhausts at the laboratory building and
special safety tools for the staff such as clothes, shoes, masks, gloves, and glass or
plastic face protection masks against heat and chemical materials according to the
testing method requirements. The necessary cautions and warnings about safe operation
shall be provided at the locations of moving and suspended parts, and testing
equipments using harmful rays and at places of inflammable and chemical materials.
Those cautions shall be written in clear font and color according to the instructions of
protection and regulations used in the kingdom.

Laboratory inspection: Contractor shall carry out periodical inspection, and inventory
for testing equipments and apparatus used in the project. He shall include the inspection
plan within the quality control plan submitted to the Engineer according to these general
specifications and according to the inspection and calibration periods implemented in
the kingdom.

A plan shall be set out for sampling, testing, and result analysis according to the
following Tables.

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1. Soil Tests: Back

Name of Test Testing Method

ASTM AASHTO SASO
Dry Preparation of Disturbed Soil and Soil -
D-421 T -87
Aggregate Samples for Test
Particles size analysis of Soils D - 422 T-88
Determining the Liquid Limit of Soil T -89
Determining The Plastic Limit and Plasticity D-4318
T-90
Index of Soils
Density of Soil In - Place by Sand -Cone D-1556 T-91
Moisture Density Relations of Soils Using
D-698 T-99
(2.5Kg) Rammer and (305 mm) Drop
Specific Gravity of Soils D-854 T-100
Moisture- Density Relation of Soil-Cement
‫ــــــ‬ T-134
Mixture
Wetting and Drying Test of Compacted Soil-
‫ــــــ‬ T-135
Cement Mixtures
Wet Preparation of Disturbed Soil Samples
D-421 T-146
for Tests
Moisture-Density Relationship of Soils Using
D-1557 T-180
Modified Method
California Bearing Ratio D-1883 T-193

Density of soil in Site by rubber –balloon method D-2167 T-205

Laboratory Determination of Moisture of Soil D-2216 T-265

Density of soil and soil aggregate in place by
D-2922 T-310
nuclear methods (shallow depth)
Grain Size Analysis of Granular Soil Materials - T -311

Compressive strength of soil –cement mixture D-1663 T-22

Method of laboratory preparation of soil-lime
D-3551 -
mixture
Unconfined compressive strength of compacted
D-5102 -
soil-lime mixtures
Determination of organic mater in soil by wet
- T -194
combustion
Determining water soluble sulfate ion content in
- T -290
soil
Determining water soluble chloride ion content in
- T -291
soil
Hydrated & quick Lime with high Calcium
C-51 1538
Content.

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2. Aggregate Tests: Back

Testing Method
Name of Test
ASTM AASHTO
Amount of material finer than 0.075 mm sieve in
C-117 T-11
aggregate
Unit weight and voids in aggregate C-29 / 29M T-19
Organic impurities in fine aggregate for concrete C-40 T -21
Specific gravity and absorption of fine aggregate C-128 T-84
Specific gravity and absorption of coarse aggregate C-127 T-85
Sieve analysis of fine and coarse aggregate C-136 T-27
Clay lumps and friable particles in aggregate C-142 T-112
Resistance to abrasion of small size coarse aggregate
C-131 T-96
by use of Los Angles Machine
Soundness of aggregate by use of sodium or
C-88 T-104
magnesium sulfate
Plastic fines in graded aggregates and soils by use of
D-2419 T-176
the sand equivalent test
Sampling of stone slag, gravel, sand, and stone blocks
D-75 T-2
for use as highway materials
Coating and stripping of bituminous aggregate
D-1664 T-182
mixture
Flat and elongated particles in coarse aggregate D-4791 -
Determining the percent of fractured particles in
D-5821 -
coarse aggregate
Standard practice for reducing samples of aggregate
C-702 T-248
to testing size
Potential alkali reactivity of aggregates C-1260 -
Wetting and drying compacted soil cement mixture D-559 -
Cement content of soil cement mixture D-806 T-144
Aggregate durability index D-3744 T-210

3. Cement Tests:

Testing Method
Name of Test
ASTM AASHTO SASO
Time of setting of hydraulic cement by Vicat
C-191 T-131
needle

Sampling of hydraulic cement C-183 T-127

Density of hydraulic cement C-188 T-133

Compressive strength of hydraulic cement
C-109 T-106
mortar
Bortland cement Anti Sulfate C 150 570

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4. Cement Concrete Tests: Back

Testing Method
Name of Test
ASTM AASHTO SASO
Compressive strength of cylindrical
C-39 / C-39M T-22 1253
concrete specimen
Making and curing concrete compressive
and flexural strength test specimens in the C -31 / C-31M T-23 1133
site
Bending strength of concrete using simple
C-78 T-97
beam with three point loading
Slump of Portland cement concrete C-143 / C-143M T-119 379
Standard practice for sampling freshly
C-172 T-141
mixed concrete
Measuring thickness of concrete elements C-174/174M/
T-148
using drilled concrete cores C-1542 / 1542M
Making and curing of concrete test
C-192 / 192M T-126
specimen in the laboratory
Splitting tensile strength of cylindrical
C-496 T-198
concrete specimens
T-152 / T-
Air content of freshly mixed concrete C-173 / C-231
196 / T-199
Reinforcement Steel Bars ASTM A- 615 2
Reinforcement Wire fabric ASTM A-185 224
Interlocking brick C-936 1246

5. Tiles:

Testing Method
Name of Test
ASTM AASHTO SASO
Sampling and testing structural clay tile C-67 -
Abrasion resistance of stone subjected to
C-241 -
foot traffic
Sampling and Testing Concrete Masonry
C-140 -
Units and Related Units
Flexural strength of concrete using simple
C-78 T-97
beam with three point loading
Abrasion resistance of concrete by sand
C-418 -
blasting
Interlocking brick Testing Methods T-24 1247
1248
Precast Sidewalk edges
1249

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6. Asphalt Cement Tests: Back

Testing Method
Name of Test
ASTM AASHTO SASO
Sampling Bituminous Materials D-140 T - 40
Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open
D-92 T- 48
Cup
Asphalt Penetration Test D-5 T -49
Ductility of Bituminous Materials D-113 T-51
Softenipoint (ring and ball method) D-36 T - 53
Saybolt Viscosity D-88 T -72
Effect of heat and air on asphalt material D-1754 T-179
Kinematics Viscosity of Asphalt D-2170 T-201
Absolute Viscosity of Asphalt D-2171 T- 202
Specific gravity of simi-solid bituminous
D-70 T-228
materials
Effect of heat and air on moving film of
D-2872 T-240
asphalt (RTFO)
Dynamic Shear Rheometer ( DSR) - TP-5
Rotational Viscometer (RV) D-4404 TP-48
Determining the flexural creep stiffness of
asphalt binder using the Bending Beam D-6648 TP-1
Rheometer(BBR)
Determining the fracture properties of
D-6723 TP-3
asphalt binder in Direct Tension (DT)
Accelerated aging of asphalt binder using
D-6521 -
Pressurized Aging Vessel (PAV)
Viscosity test 1776

7. Asphalt Concrete Tests:

Testing Method
Name of Test
ASTM AASHTO
Effect of Water on Cohesion of Compacted Bituminous
D-1075 T -165
Mixtures
Bulk specific gravity of compacted asphalt mixtures using
D-2726 T-166
saturated surface-dry specimens
Sampling bituminous paving mixture D-979 T-168
Quantitative Extraction of Bitumen From Bituminous
D-2172 T-174/T-164
Paving Mixtures
Determining degree of particle coating of bituminous
D-2489 T -195
aggregate mixture
Maximum specific gravity of bituminous paving mixture D-2041 T-209
Determining of degree of pavement compaction of
- T-230
bituminous aggregate mixture

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Resistance to plastic flow of bituminous mixture using Back

D-5581 T -245
Marshall Apparatus
Resistance of compacted bituminous mixture to moisture
- T-283
induced damage
Asphalt content of hot mix asphalt by ignition method D-6307 T-308
Asphalt content of bituminous mixtures by the nuclear
D-4125 T-310
method
Thickness or Height of Compacted Bituminous Paving
D-3549 -
Mixture Specimens
Preparation of test specimen of bituminous mixtures by
D-4013 TP-4
means of gyratory shear compactor
Percent of air voids in compacted dense and open
D-3203 T-269
bituminous mixture

8. Geotextile, fabrics and Geocomposite:

Testing
Name of Test
Method
Practice Sampling of Geosynthetics ASTM D-4354
Water Permeability of Geotextiles by Permittivity ASTM D-4491
Determining Apparent
ASTM D-4751
Opening Size of a Geotextile
Grab Tensile Strength ASTM D-4632
Puncture Strength Index ASTM D-4833
Trapezoid Tearing Strength of Geotextile ASTM D-4533
Grab Breaking Load and Elongation of Geotextile ASTM D-4632
Hydraulic Bursting Strength of Textile
ASTMD-3786
Fabrics-Diaphragm Bursting Strength Tester Method.
Tensile Properties of Geotextile by wide width strip Method ASTM D-4595
Mass per unit area of fabric ASTM D-3776
Deterioration of Geotextile by exposure to light and heat in a xenon arc
ASTM D-4355
type apparatus
Water Absorption of plastics ASTM D-570
Determining Resistance of Synthetic Polymeric Materials to Fungi ASTM G-21
Peel or Stripping Strength of Adhesive Bond ASTM D- 903
In-Plane Flow per unit width and Transmissivity of Geosynthetic ASTM D- 4716

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