MATERIALS MNIMUM TESTING MINIMUM

REQUIREMENTS QUANTITY/VOLUME OF
MATERIALS FOR EACH
SAMPLE SUBMITTED
1. Cement 1 sample per 2000 bags 10 kg
1 sample per 40T or 200
2. Asphaltic material drums 5L

3. Asphalt mix 1 sample per 130T 20 kg

4. Aggregates 1 sample per 1,500 m3
a. coarse aggregate 70 kg
b. fine aggregate 50 kg

5. Soil aggregates 1 sample per 1,500 m3

a. Classification 20 kg
b. Routinary tests 50 kg
c. MDR test and CBR 50 kg

6. Non – Reinforced Concrete 2 pipes min./0.5% of no. of

Pipes
7. Reinforced Concrete Pipes
8.Steel pipe (galvanized)
9. Concrete hollow blocks (CHB)
a. strength
b. moisture content
10. Steel bar
11. Steel sheet (galvanized)
12. Wire strand
13. Gabion
14. Paints
15. Joint – filler (pre – molded)
16. Curing compound
17. Concrete cylinder
18. Concrete beam
19. Concrete core
20. Asphalt core
21. Water
a. Chemical analysis
b. Sediment load analysis
pipes 2 pipes
1 sample per 50 pipes or 1 pipe (1 m length)
2% of no. of pipes
1 sample per 500 lengths 2 pcs of 100 mm long taken from
both ends w/ thread
1 sample per 10,000 units
3 units
3 units
1 sample per 10T 1m
1 sample per 100 sheets 3 pcs 60mm x 60mm
1 sample per 20T 2m
1m x 2m
1 sample per 100 cans, 100 1 - 4L cans, or gallon
gallons, 100 pails 1 – 20L cans or pails
1 – 400mm x 400mm
1L
1 sample per 75 m3 1 set (3 concrete cylinders)
1 sample per 75 m3 or 1 day
pouring 1 set (3 concrete beam)
5 holes for every km/lane
1 core for every 100m
500 ml
500 ml

22. Structural steel/sheet 1 sample per 50T Reduced section as prescribed

23. Hydrated lime 1 sample per 100T
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION OF SAMPLES
 LIMITATIONS AND VARIATIONS

ITEM ITEM ITEM 1TEM ITEM ITEM ITEM

104 105 200 201 202 203 300
Abrasion loss 50% 50% 45% 45%
max max max max
Plastic index 6% 12% 6% 6% 4% to 4% to
max max max max 10% 9%
Liquid limit 30% 35% 25% 25% 35%
max max max max max
Permitted
variation from
+15mm,
design ±20mm ±10mm
-5mm
THICKNESS
OF LAYER
Permitted
variation from +20mm, +10mm, -5mm, - +15mm,
design LEVEL -30mm -20mm 10mm -5mm
OF SURFACE
Permitted
surface
irregularity 30mm 20mm 5mm 5mm
measured by 3-
m straight edge
Permitted
variation from
±0.5% ±0.3% ±0.2% +0.2%
design cross
fall or camber
Permitted
variation from
design
±0.1% ±0.1% ±0.1% +0.1%
longitudinal
grade over 25m
length
California 25 or
80% 80% 80%
Bearing Ratio 30% 100%
min min min
min