(QC CIVIL INSPECTOR EXAMINATION) QUESTIONAIRE ON ISO 9001: 2008 1 Under what particular clause in ISO 9001: 2008 mentioned that “Where any requirement(s) of this International Standard cannot be applied due to the nature of an organization and its product, this can be considered for exclusion.” Clause 1.2 Applications List all the four (4) processes needed for the quality management system: Management Responsibility Resource Management Product Realization Measurement, Analysis & Improvement to ISO 9001: 2008 is acceptable if exclusions made are limited to Claims of confor requirements within clause 7 and such exclusions do not affect the organization's ability, or ity, to provide product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory responsi requirements. What do you call an action taken to eliminate the causes of potential non conformities in order to prevent their occurrence? Preventive Action State the four (4) documentation requirements of quality management syste! Documented statement of a quality policy and quality objectives. Quality Manual Documents Procedures & Records required by the ISO 9001: 2 Documents including records determined by the organization to be necessary Management responsibility under Customer focus, what is to be ensured by top management to be determined and met? Customer Requirements [At planned intervals, in order to ensure organization's quality management system continuing iy, adequacy and effectiveness, what do you call the kind of review required? suitabil Management Review ments that the Give the infrastructures need to achieve conformity to product req organization should determine, provide and maintain Building's Workspace Process Equipment ‘Supporting Services10. 1 2 B. 14. 15. 16. v. ‘An action taken to eliminate the causes of non-conformities in order to prevent recurrence Is called? Corrective Action Organization shall conduct internal audits at planned intervals to determine whether the quality management system conforms to the planned arrangements, to the requirements of ISO 9001: 2008 and to quality management system requirements established by the organization, and Is ined? effectively implemented and m Organization shall ensure that product which does not conform to product requirements is identified and controlled to prevent its unintended use or delivery. ‘As one of the measurements of the performance of the quality management system, the organization shall monitor information relating to customer perception as to whether the organization has met customer requirements. Name some responsibility of QC Civil Inspector. 1. Raise RFl for materials (MRIR) and installation. 2. Reply LBE and surveillances. 3. Be pro-active with construction activities related to quality control. Name some Saudi Aramco Standard that applies for Quality Control Procedure. 1. SATIP (Checklist as the verifying documents) 2. SAIC (Saudi Aramco Inspection Checklist) 3. SAEP (Saudi Aramco Engineering Procedure) 4, SAES (Saudi Aramco Engineering Standard) 5. SAMSS (Saudi Aramco Materials System Specifications) Enumerate and define the 4 basic inspections? 1. Hold Point — inspection or test shall not carry out without QA/QC organization representative attendance, Witness Point — inspection or test shall be performed as scheduled if the QA/QC organization representative is not present. 3, Surveillance - the QA/QC organization to monitor work construction organization. 4. Review Point - a work activity cannot proceed without first ensuring the review and approval applicable documents or personnel qualifications by a designated organization or authority. progress without notice from What is the design/ protection for excavation? Shoring What is the ratio of slope for excavation? 1:1 ratio or depending on the depth of excavation18. 19. 20. 21. 22, 23. 24. 25. 26. 2. New conerete shall be cured for a minimum of 28 days prior to coating. A plasticized sheet is placed beneath and around the sides of concrete that is placed where bitumen or coal tar is minimum of 0.15 mm (6mils) thick ‘The tack coat shall be applied on paved surfaces which will contact with asphalt paving means of bitumen distributor @ a maximum rate of 0.25 liters/m*. asphalt concrete using the conventional bitumen shall have a temperature between to 163°C at the time delivery and shall be placed only when the air temperature is above 44°C and is not foggy, rainy and the existing surface is free of moisture. Enumerate the types of backfilling materials used by ARAMCO? Sand, Base Coarse, Select Fill and Marl Concrete shall not be dropped freely for more than 100 cm (1mt.). Concrete paving shall have contro! joints or construction joints located at a maximum spacing of 6 meters on center in both directions. What is the ASTM for structural anchor bolts? ASTM 325 M ‘The depth of the test holes shall be no greater than 300 mm or 12 inches. order to What do you call 2 actions to eliminate the causes of potential of non-conformitie: prevent their occurrence and reoccurrence? Define them. 1. Preventive Action — to eliminate the potential occurrence of NCR. 2. Corrective Action ~ to eliminate the recurrence of NCR. MANIFA CIVIL QC EXAMINATION GIVEN BY PID: 28. 23. What are fine aggregates and coarse aggregates? Fine aggregates generally refer to sand or all passing for # coarse aggregates. jieves and the retained is the What are the 5 types of Portland cement as per ACI 308 requirements? 1. Type 1 —Portiand cement used for general purposes. 2. Type 2~Moderate sulfate Strength 3, Type 3 — High early Strength cement for usually used in pre-stressed 4. Type 4—low sulfate resistance cement30. 31. 32. 33, 35, 36. 7. 5. Type 5—high Sulfate Resistant Concrete (SRC) What are the admixtures being used in concrete? 1. Accelerator — is being used to shorten the setting time of concrete to meet the required concrete strength. 2. Retardant - to dela from the project site. 3. Air entrained concrete — introduction of air in the concrete mix. What is the pre-stressing and post tensioning of precast concrete? Pre-Stressing is the initial load application on the pre-stressing tendons prior to the 9f the precast structure. is the release of the applied load after the 2 1e setting time of concrete usually if the batching plant is very far cone uring 2. Post tensioning precast structures. 's curing period of the What are the grades of reinforcing steel bars being used? 1. Grade 60 is the common used (60 ksi 2. Grade 75 is the hi Qe (7! What is the compaction and the significance of moisture content? ans of nical or manual method. Correct wired compact th required by the Itis the process of eliminating air moisture content of the material will attain its r project. What is the significance of concrete curing of concrete structures? Concrete curing depends on the weather conditions but generally 7 da curing is required by curing agent or by steam curing What is C8R and how itis being measured? California Bearing Ratio refers to the willbe adjusted. Below 5, CBR, min 15 it requires 200mm sub grade. hn of the existing sub grade in which the sub grade What is Quality Assurance? Quality Control? Quality Assurance is all planned and systematic activities implemented within the quality ‘that an entity will stem, and the demonstrated as needed to provide adequate confider fulfill quality requirements. Quality Control is an operational techniques and activities that are used to fulfill quality requirements. What is in the Inspection Test Plan?38. 39, item No.: Activity Code; Task or Activity; Quality Procedure; Quality Records; Inspection Responsibility: Remarks. What is the process for the Request for Inspection? ised for 1. Coordinate with the construction on what particular scope of work to be inspection. 2. Raise RFI 24 hours prior to commence to the activity inspection (48 hrs. for weekend Inspection and remote area inspection). 3, Take signatures ff ynstruction, QC Civil Inspector, QC Supervisor, PMT and lastly the PID. How many Inspection levels for materials? SAE P- (5! Level 0: Documentation requirements only; no vendor inspection required. Level 1: only final inspection is required prior to shipping. Level 2: includes pre-inspection meetings, one or more unspecified “in_progress” nt. surveillance visit/s, all witness and hold poit inspection, and rele: shij Level 3: includes pre-inspection_meetings, one or more unspecified “in_progress” surveillance visits, all witness and hold points, final inspection, and release for shipment. i shall be on a regular basis (dai i Level 4: Resident inspector continually monitoring the work. QC CIVILINSPECTOR EXAMINATION (ANSWER KEY): 40. 41. 42. 43 What is the CBR Value of Class A Base Course as per MOT? CBR 100 If the CBR value of existing sub-grade is less than 5, what is the minimum CBR value of sub-base to be provided with the thickness of 200mm? 15, Unless otherwise specified, the entire sub grade shall be compacted to not less than 95% of the maximum dry density. Testing of base or sub base shall be conducted at the rate of one test every 2000 ft? or 180m’.45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 92. 53, 54, 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. What is 60 - 70 conforming to Saudi Aramco Product Specification? Penetration Grade Prime coat shall be applied uniformly to the surface of the base using pressure distributor at the rate between 0.65 and 1.75 liters per m*. Prime coat temperature should be between 50°C and 80°C for MC-70. Prime coat temperature between 65°C & 105°C for MC-250, RC-800 Tack coat shall be of RC-250 conforming Saudi Aramco Product Specification A-971 or conforming SA Product Specification 40972. Tack coat temperature shall be between S5-100°C for RC-250 (RC1) and 80-125°C for RC-800 (Rc2), Tack coat shall be applied using bitumen distributor at the rate of 0.25 liters per sqm. The asphalt hot mix temperature shall be between 139°C and 163°C when it leaves the plant. The hot mix asphalt concrete shall be placed only when the atmospheric temperature is 4°C or above and when the weather is not foggy or rainy. Bituminous mixture (asphalt) shall be spread in a placement thickness so that after rolling, the nominal thickness of compacted asphalt material shall not be more than 80mm per layer. The compaction requirements shall be equal or greater than 96% of Marshall Density as per ASTM D 1559. All compaction shall be completed before the temperature of the mixture drops below 90°C. All weighing scales for mineral aggregates and bitumen shall be calibrated and certified within the 6 months period before use. What is the required compressive strength of concrete to be used in water retaining structure? 5,000 ps In the welded wire fabric (wire mesh) reinforcernent of 150 x 150 x MW9 x MW9. MW9 refers to what? Cross sectional area of Concrete paving shall have a control or construction joint located at a maximum of 6.0 meters (on centers in both directions.60. 61. 62. 63, 65. 66. 67. 68, 63. 70, m1. 72 2B 74, 75. 76. \What is SAMSS of Ready Mix Portland Cement Concrete? 09-SAMSS-087_ ‘What type of cement to be used for Exposure 5 with negligible sulfates and chlorides (less than 0.1% each) by weight of surrounding environment? Type 1/5 structural concrete members. The use of silica fumes cement is limited to the (09-SAMSS-106. Coated reinforcement shall be Fusion Bonded Epoxy (FBE) in accordance with What is the minimum cover for concrete cast against or permanently exposed to earth? 75mm What is the minimum concrete cover between reinforcement and anchor flange/pipe within pipeline anchor blocks? 100mm What is the minimum distance of anchor bolt from the edge of concrete? 100mm Equipment made of aluminum alloys shall not be used for pump lines, tremies or chutes to discharge concrete from a truck mixer. Raking shall not be used for movement of concrete after placement. Retempering of concrete after placement is prohibited. The use of precast concrete or mortar blocks as bar support is not allowed. However, the use of Schedule 80 PVC pipe as spacer is allowed. ved solids in water used for curing shall not exceed 1000opm. Maximum total ‘The saturated burlaps shall be covered with a plasticized sheet vapor barrier, minimum 0.5mm ‘or 6 mils in thick. ‘All concrete in contact with earth shall be coated with two coats of coal or bitumen coating that conforms to APCS-3 of APCS-10 of SAES-H-101. Slump and Cylinder test sample shall be taken from the end of the mixture truck chute or at the discharge point of the concrete placement hose when concrete pumps are used. When hot weather condition exists, contractor shall place concrete in compliance with ACI R= 301-05 and ACI-305R. Paving or slab construction joint MOT specified on the drawings shall be located at column centerline and intermediate intervals.77. 78. 79, 81. 82 83, 85, 86, 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92 Waterstops shall be provided in joints where watertight construction is required in accordance with ACI 504%. Aside from SAPID and QC Personnel presence, concrete placement could not proceed without 3” Party Lab Tech. 600mm below Foundation shall be founded on either undisturbed soil or compacted fill at least the existing grade surface. ‘The minimum thickness of grout shall be 25mm measured from top of concrete foundation to bottom of steel plate. hed paving elevation. The top of the pedestal is at least 150mm above the fi What is the required minimum diameter of anchor bolt except specified otherwise by the vendor? 20mm amount of repaired damaged rebar coating shall not exceed 1% of the total oft of the bar. The maximum surface area in each 0m or Variation in dimension between the centers of adjacent anchor bolt groups shall be equal to or less than 6mm and in elevation of the tops of anchor bolts shall be equal to or less than +/- 13mm. What is the formula in getting for the project of anchor bolt on top of concrete ~ for double nuts? 6.7 +8.P.T+30+13mm Projecting steel iters which are attached to the formwork and cast at the concrete surface shall be either Hot Dipped Galvanized or coated with an Epoxy Zinc Rich. What is the maximum size of fill materials? 75mm, The amount of material for select fill passing 50mm sieve shall be 100%. ‘The amount of material for select fill passing the No. 200 sieve shall be between 0-20%. The amount of material for Marl cap passing the No. 200 sieve shall be between 11-35%. ‘The maximum size of sand and gravel materials being received shall be SOmm@ particles. What is the clear space on all sides of excavation? 0.60m93, 94, 95. 96. 97. 98, 99. 100. Fill material shall be place in lifts not exceeding 200mm in loose depth. Fill material shall be place in lifts not exceeding 100mm in loose depth for hand operated compaction. ‘Compaction shall begin only after the fill or backfill has properly placed and the material to be compacted is at the proper moisture content of +/-3% of the optimum moisture content. Fill or backfilling beneath foundation, grade beams, mat and buildings or propose area shall be of the maximum Modified Proctor Density as determined by ASTM compacted at least 9 p1ss7, When the backfilling material cannot be clearly classified as cohesive or cohesionless both Relative Density and Proctor Density test must be conducted. The acceptance testing of in place density and moisture content (field density testing) on compacted fill will be performed at the following rates: Under all foundations — one test every 1,000ft?(90m?) of each lft. Under area paving — one test every 2,000%t7(180m) of each lift. Road base and sub base — one test every 2,000ft?(180m:) of base or sub base. Backfill of trenches — one test for every SOlf(a5m) of each lift. General fill one test every 5,000ft7(460m4) of each lift Under foundations with static loads over 320kPa and the foundations for vibrating or heavy machinery and pavements, 85 of relative density (ASTM 04253/ASTM 14254) for cohesionless js or 95 of the maximum density as determined by ASTM 01157 for cohesive materials. Coating shall not be applied when the substrate temperature is less than 10°C; or less than above dew point. QC INSPECTOR REVIEWER: 101. 102. 103. 104, Quality means “to meet the minimum requirements”. AFI means “Request for Inspection”. NCR means “Non Conformance Report”. \ction Report”. CAR means "Corres105. MDR means “Materials Deficiency Report”. 106. Hold points means “Not to proceed until approved”. 107. 24 hours to inspection is the timing of RFI's sending in advance. 108. 09-SAMSS-097 is the standard of Portland cement concrete Aramco Specs. 109, SAES-Q-001 is a criteria for design and construction of concrete structure in Aramco standard. SSA 143. 110. Type {is the ordinary type of Portland cement 111. Type Vis the sulfate resistant Portland cement with ASTM C 150. 112. Silica fume is the mineral additive not less than 7% by weight of cement with ASTM-1240. 113. 2,000psi (14Mpa) is the minimum compressive strength of nonstructural concrete. 114. 4,000psi (28Mpa) is the minimum compressive strength of structural concrete. 115. 5,000psi is the minimum compressive strength of precast concrete. 116. Concrete plant scale shall calibrate not less than 3 times in a year. is the maximum temperature of concrete until used. 117. 32 118. Four (4) cylinders are the minimum required numbers for strength test. 119. 3,7,28 days (1#1+2 cylinders) are the age of concrete cylinder test. 120. 7-days continue is the minimum curing time. 121. 100mm +/- 25mm is the allowable slump of concrete. + or ~ 25% (75mm to 125mm) is the ‘minimum and maximum slump of concrete. 122, Water and Cement ratio is the slump. 123. 10 rotations is the minimum velocity rpm of a truck mixer before producing the sample test. 124, 1meter is the maximum interval height of concrete pouring such as columns, wall..ete. 125, 90 minutes, 300 revolutions is the maximum times of discharge concrete pouring after batch the concrete.126. Aluminum parts are not allowed in the concrete. 127. 7% (min. 6% to max. 8%) is the ph value of mixing water. 128. 1000 ppm (parts per million) is the maximum total dissolved solids (TDS) in water used for curing, n counter shall be rejected. 129. Concrete truck without revolut 130. Each concrete sample taken maximum delivery of each day (115m? or less), 131, SAES-A-114 js Aramco standard for Excavation and Fi 132. 95% density is the minimum compaction required for select fill materials. 133. FDT is Field Density Test. 134. Proctor value is the moisture relationship. 135, 70% is the minimum relative density test for cohesionless soil 136. 85% is the minimum relative density required for under heavy loads foundation. jum thick under foundation, slab on grade, 137. 600mm is minimum select fill shall use for mi spread foundation. 138, 0-38mm is the minimum rough grading under foundation tolerance. 139, 0-25mm is the minimum fine grading under foundation tolerance. 140. SOmm lean concrete or 0.15mm vapor barrier is the minimum requirement of protection of concrete under foundation. 141, 150mm is the minimum overlapped joint size of vapor barrier. 142. 200mm is the maximum layer of select fil 143, 250mm in 2 layers is the maximum layer of base course, 144, 100% is the minimum density of base course.145, 50mm sieve is the minimum passing grade of select fill. 146, SAES-Q-001 is Aramco standard for formwork, rebarwork and concrete work. 147. 09-SAMSS-106 is Aramco specs for FBE coated rebar (FBE means Fusion Bond Epoxy). 148. Coated rebar shall be stored off the ground on protective cribbing about 300mm height ‘minimum. 149. FBE coated rebar without protection shall be stored outdoor not more than 2 months. 150. The maximum amount of damages coating shall not exceed 1% with 300 lengths. 151. The FBE coated bars shall not be cut with flame. 152. Grade 60 (165.5 Mpa) is the grade of rebar’s, 153. Stress and Strength of rebar is called grade. 154. Runway and formwork shall not support on the reinforcing bar. 155, Water stopper is required for water tight construction. 156. Joint sealer shall be elastic type. 157, Form coating shall be applied before placing the rebars. 158, 75mm minimum concrete cover (spacer) permanently exposed to earth. 159, 50mm minimum concrete cover expose to weather. 160. 100mm is minimum clear distance from anchor bolts or sleeves to edge of concrete. 161. 20mm is minimum anchor bolt size. 162. Construction joint shall be in maximum of 6.0 meters. 163, Control joint shall be in maximum of 1.5 meters. 164. Expansion joint shall be used in paving adjacent as per construction drawing. 165. All concrete surface direct to earth shall be coated with APCS 3 (2 coats bitumen).166. Raking is not permitted to use for moving the concrete. 167. Vibrator is not permitted to use for moving the concrete inside the forms. 168. Retempering of concrete is not permitted. 169, Precast concrete or mortar blocks spacer or bar supports is not permitted. 170. Embedded sleeves shall be galvanized or PVC. 171, SAES-Q-005 is the standard of Aramco for concrete foundations. 172. SAES-O-010 is the standard of Aramco for mortar/grout. |ES-M-100 is the standard of Aramco for Building code. 173. 174, SAES-H-100 is the standard of Aramco for Coating. 175, SAES-N-004 is the standard of Aramco for EPDM Installation. 176, SAES--006 is the standard of Aramco for Asphalt. 177, 1.each/180m* is the minimum compaction test required for road under paving? 178, 300mm (22") is the maximum depth for test holes. 179. Nuclear density gauge shall have valid calibration certificate. 180. Compacted sub grade level tolerance shall be 6mm maximum (3m straight edge). 5% of optimum 181. Water content of base or sub base materials maintained to with + or moisture. 182, Thin layer of fine materials adding to the top of base course materials is not permitted, 183. Prime coats shall be applied by pressure distributor at the rate of 0.65 liter to 1.75 liter / m?. 184. Prime coats MC-70 temperature shall be 50°C to 80' 185. Prime coats shall be applied both side over the minimum of 300mm.186, 187. 188, 190. 191. 192 193. 194, 195. 196. 197, 198. 199. 200. 201. 202 203. 204, 205, 206. Prime coats MC-70 minimum curing time is 24 hrs. MCmeans “Medium Curing”. SAES-A.973 and SAES-A-974 are Aramco standard of MC-70 and MC-250 respectively. is the minimum atmospheric temperature allowable for the application of prime coats. Prime coats application is not permitted during rainy, foggy and sandstorm. ‘SAES-A-971 is the Aramco standard for Tack coats (RC 250). RC means “Rapid Curing”. The minimum rate of Tack coats application is 0.25 liter /m*, 70°C isthe maximum atmospheric temperature allowable to apply RC coats. 3.days isthe maximum time allowable for Tack coats to apply on asphalt, Asphalt core compaction shall be 96% Marshall Density. + 0r~4m to 3mm at 4 meters. The surface of pavement variation allowed about ‘Asphalt inside the truck without covering is not acceptable. to 163°C until the last delivery. Hot mix asphalt temperature shall be about 139° Each test sample taken from paving area shall be 1 sample /200 tons. ‘Asphalt placing is only allowable within the temperature of 4°C and above ‘80mm is the maximum allowable thickness of asphalt layer. 40mm is the minimum allowable thickness of asphalt layer. Any asphalt pavements contacts with pipeline shall be cathodically protected. Gypsum board metal stud spacing is about 400mm or 600mm. Door and window opening shall be used with double studs.207. Fire rated gypsum board shall installed continue until the end of the wall, 208. Normal gypsum board wall shall be installed continue 50mm minimum from the ceiling. 209, “Red” is the color code for Fire rated gypsum board. 210. “Green” is the color code for Water resistant gypsum board. 211, “Blue” is the color code of Regular gypsum board. 212. The minimum expansion joint length of gypsum board wall is 15 ft. ESSAY TYPE: 213. Concrete mix design means “to select a fixed proportion of the ingredients (having limiting values of their properties after laboratory tests) when mixed mechanically to give the desi cification of the concrete for a particular usage”. y of mixing water to quantity of cement. 214, Water cement ratio is the ratio of quay 215. When water to cement ratio increases means “conc able (high slum; but decreases in strength”. When water to cement ratio decreases means “concrete mix becomes drier because of lower water content and increases in strength”. Water and cement ratio determine by calculating the total weight of water to weight of 216, 217. cement. 218. Greater water to cement ratio means greater the water content. Factors that affect the workability of mix design are the ratio of course and fine aggregates. water cement ratio, size of course 219. 220. Important factor in the strength increase of a mix design are aggregate, and grading of fine aggregate. 221. High early strength (3 and 7 days results) can be achieved by adding admixtures. 222. The effect of air voids increase permeability of water and that makes the concrete weak.223. Tensile strength of concrete checked because of its low tensile strength and brittle nature and tensile strength is of importance with regard to crack formation. Strength of concrete mix designs exceeds 4,000 psi and there are high strength concrete mix 224, n of heavy machinery and equipment. design used for found: 0 causes the rise in temperature and it is controlled by 225. Chemical reaction resulting hy: using chilled water or ice. 226. The function of super plasticizer in concrete mix is to maintain the correct slump of concrete. 227. 15cm@ x 30cm height is the size of a concrete test cylinder. 228, 30cm is the height of slump measuring cone. If a slump is more or less than the specified allowable mix design. Why is it rejected? It exceeds mix nominal proportion relative to water to cement ratio as per approved mix desig Allowable time gap in concrete pouring, after discontinued pour is equivalent to initial setting time of concrete. After the elapse of the time limit, a cold point will occur. 229, 230. 231, %" (20mm) is the largest size of coarse aggregate used for reinforced concrete for 4,000psi and for normal mix design in Aramco. 232, 3/8” (10mm) is the smallest size of coarse aggregate used for reinforce concrete of 4,000psi. The effect of increase in size of coarse aggregate to a concrete mix design affects the workability and causes segregation 233, 234. Difference in the ingredients of 2,000 psi and 4,000 psi concrete; 4,000 psi has less of a water to cement ratio. 235, Aramco allows the concrete mixing by weight for ready mixed concrete plants. The test to determine the initial setting time of cement by use of Vikats apparatus. 236. 237, Curing is required for minimum 7 days for structural concrete as per ACI code 305R, ACI 308 and SAES-Q-001 sec. 10.1,, with maximum TDS value as 1,000 ppm. 238. Free fall of concrete is not allowed more than 100cm because it causes segregation, vibrators must be used for consolidation of concrete to minimize air voids.239. 240. 241, 242. 243. 244, m sulfate and sodium chloride are the common forms of sulfate and chloride found in cal aggregate. Concrete without rebar get attached by chemicals, presence of chemical causes expansion in concrete mass and cracking the structure. : Rapid hardening cement; Low heat cement; High alumina Expanding cement: White Portland cement; Coloured cement; jc cement; Sulphate resisting cement and_Entraining Different types of cement aré cement; Quick setting c Super sulphated cement; cement. Trucks should be checked on site when receiving concrete for Aramco project work such as Revolution counter; n ind_slump value at plant; Slump test; Temperature test (32°C max. @ site); Assured third inspector perform testing; 4 cylinder (1 set) should be taken per every 76 yrds? (1 set min, Concrete get attacked chemicals, it could be due to contamination of surrounding backfill materials for underground foundations, the water table may have chemical contamination and windblown dust in hot climate may carry chemicals, Function of Super plasticizers: Acceleration in gaining strength at early ages. Improved workability Reduced water cement ratio. Reduced permeability of concrete. Improved cohesion. Minimized segregation and bleeding. oo Ree QA/QC INSPECTORS: 245, 246, 247, 248. CP - Quality Control Program ITP ~ Inspection and Testing Program Submittals & Transmittals Document 1. Work may proceed 2. Revise and resubmit work may proceed subject to incorporation of changes indicated249, 250, 251 Revise and resubmit, work may not proceed Revise not required, work may proceed Technical submittal ‘Aim of quality control plan: Outline the construction quality contro! procedure /requirement as indicated in the invitation of bid, applicable standards and codes reference drawing and project ovaw specification. b. Alllactivities are controlled and documented records are maintained. Shall ensure compliance with the project specification, drawings standards and codes with approved ITP, inspection and test plans. Responsibilities: 1. Carry out the inspection of work is routine matter. Report any deviation from the required specification/ standard, 3. Provide support to field staff in arranging the testing of material and workmanship as per specification and drawing. Ensure and coordination with field staff to ensure all required test have been performed and acceptable results have been achieved. 5. Note deficiency and advise remedial action. ‘Arrange for final acceptance sign off and to proceed beyond nominated hold point and release, 7. Ensure wor 8. Liaise with client inspection team and the field staf. 9. Arrange for the quality audit. being carried out on per revised drawings and specification. General Terms: 1. NCR—Non Conformance Report Hold point release - for important activities and their release, ITP — Inspection and Test Procedure Waiver — waving of certain hold point Contract Specification ~ per contract documents Contract Drawings ~ Drawings related to contract Approved Shop Drawings Project Quality Plan 1. As Built Drawings 10. Superseded Drawings Document Control 1. Document / drawings are approved prior to start of construction 2. The latest issue of approved document isin use 3. Documents are complete and unambiguous 4, Third party inspection and material laboratory5. Calibration testing 6. Punch listings 7. Non Conformance report log 252. Impediment and Testing Requirements: 1. Hold points 2. Witness points. 3. Surveillance points 4. Inspection points