CHECK

LISTS FOR BATCHING OF CONCRETE

BATCHING:
Manual ( Conventional ):
1. All
requirements of materials and parameters of concrete mix design.
2. Presence
of supervisor for batching of materials.
3. Adequacy
of manpower for batching.
4. Temperatures
of all materials specially water and aggregates at the time of
batching.
5. Calibration
of weigh batcher as frequently as required.
6. Accuracy
of batching within allowable limits.
7. Cleanliness
and smooth surfaces of hoppers of weigh batchers and weigh
batchers on leveled
ground.
8. Stacking
or storing of cement separately from the mineral admixtures to avoid
mix
up.
9. Storage
of cement in dry and moisture free shed or stacked above ground level
and covered with plastic sheets.
10. Cement
batched by weight.
11. Container
size used for water and measuring cylinder used for chemical
admixture.
12. Calibration
of water meter if used to measure water.
13. Addition
of water at site controlled by slump measurement.
14. Presence
of surface moisture in all moist or wet materials to be taken into
account while calculating water to be added to the mixer.
15. Absorption
of water by dry aggregates to be taken into account while calculating
water to be added to the mixer.
16. Stacking
of aggregate materials of different size/grading separately.
17. Adequacy
of all materials at site specially aggregate stored in odd shaped heaps.
18. Chances
of scraping contaminated aggregate from the bottom of the heap when
aggregate stocks at site get depleted (not to be permitted).
19. Farma
boxes strong yet light with handles long enough to facilitate proper
handling.
20. Accuracy
of volumetric batching (quality and size of farmas, determination of dry
loose bulk density, bulkage of natural moist sand).
21. Heaping
or under filling of farmas. The farmas filled to the brim and leveled.
(availability of 12 variable size farmas recommended).
22. Chances
of heaping or under filling of farmas (not to be permitted).
23. Weigh
batcher on leveled ground or platform.
24. Setting
of the dial of the weigh batcher (sequence of loading different
materials).

BATCHING
- MIXING PLANT:
The
following checks are necessary where concrete materials are batched
mainly
using computerized batching -mixing plant or RMC plant.
1. Selection
of correct programme of the desired mix and secured by key.
2. Dry
mix input per cum, calculation of individual batches and individual
input of
material moisture.
3. Input
of additives in percentage of cement.
4. Calculation
and checking of cement and mineral admixture.
5. Adequate
speed in case of large pours - bagged cement loading (using a loader).
6. Adequate
back up supply of bulk cement in case of large pours.
7. Tolerance
control at each weigher i.e. for aggregates and cement and automatic
change over of weighing ranges.
8. Rinsing
water correction for admixture.
9. Consistency
(workability) correction. Automatic actual value moisture recording
and
correction.
10. Operation
on fully automatic mode (less chances of human error) instead of
semi-automatic or manual.
11. Monitoring
of batching time automatically or by a batching monitor.
12. Hydraulic
operations of all gates for free movement (no jamming).
13. Screw
conveyors (for cement feeding) free and having easy movement (no
jamming).
14. Correct
identification of silo to unload cement and mineral admixture (no mix-
up).
15. Materials
available in adequate quantity for the full requirement/supply.
16. Chances
of scraping aggregates from bin bottom avoided due to depleted stock
(aggregates in bin bottom generally contain more silt and dust which
settles in
the bin).
17. Material
Handling systems including bucket elevators, conveyors used to feed/
load aggregates in working condition.
18. Power
supply connection.
19. Consistency
of power supply. Stand by arrangements.
20. Vibrators
on moist sand bins in working condition.
21. Temperature
of all ingredients.
22. Zero
weigher and weigher test circuit.
23. Water
addition cross checked by workability.
24. Absorption
of water by dry aggregates taken into account while calculating water
to
be added to the mixer.
25. Bins
not overflowing (aggregates of various sizes/ grading properly stored).
26. The
partition walls of batching plant bins / bunkers / silos adequately
strengthened to take full horizontal pressure when adjoining bins are
empty.
27. Hoppers
of weigh batchers are clean, smooth and leveled.
28. Silos
watertight to prevent lumping of cement which can result in Jamming of
screw conveyors.
29. Removal
of excess materials due to overflowing of the hopper.
30. Batch
log based on desired/ actual values.
31. Automatically
compiled delivery note.
32. Monitoring
quality test intervals in relation to each mix (frequency of casting
cubes and slump tests etc.).
33. Day
to day plant log.
34. Advance
order memory.
35. Text
display, standard keys with user control.
36. Various
screen masks for information (windows).
37. Event
report memory.
38. Text
display, standard keys with user control.
39. Various
screen masks for information (windows).
40. Event
report memory.
41. Consumption
statistics and log printer.