Presentation on

Material Specifications and

Testing Standards for Retrofitting Works

Venue: PWD Training Academy

Date: 15 October, 2019

Md. Emdadul Huq

Executive Engineer,
PWD Design Division-2,
&
Team Leader, WT-2, BSPP
Guidelines or standards developed by an organization for use
worldwide.
A standard is a document, established by consensus and approved by a
recognized body.
• Why are international standards important?
• International standards enable and provide society with efficient
ways to get work done while maintaining the safety of producers who
create and provide goods and services, as well as the end-users
receiving the benefits from these goods and services
•  Stating a precise requirement.
• A specification often refers to a set of documented requirements to be satisfied by a
material, design, product, or service.
• A specification often refers to a set of documented requirements to be satisfied by a
material, design, product, or service
• A specification is often a type of technical standard. There are different types of
technical or engineering specifications, and the term is used differently in different
technical contexts.
• Specifications describe the products, materials and work required by a construction
contract. They do not include cost, quantity or drawn information, and so need to be
read alongside other information such as quantities, schedules and drawings. ... For
more information, see Performance specificatio
 Scope
• Specification concerns with the materials to be
applied in retrofit work.

• Material test standards.

 Phases for Material test
Phase-1:
• Seismic Assessment and Retrofit Design.

Phase-2:
• Retrofit Construction.
 Tests during
Seismic Assessment and Retrofit Design
Material Test Name Test Applicability Comment
Standard
Concrete Schmidt ASTM C- To assess average concrete strength. Non destructive
of existing Hammer Test 805 test.
structure Compressive ASTM C-42, • To assess average concrete strength. Destructive test.
strength by ASTM C-39 • To assess concrete modulus of
Core Test elasticity.
Rebar in Rebar To assess number and size of rebar in Non destructive
RCC of Scanning existing RCC member. test.
existing Tensile ASTM A- To assess tensile strength of rebar in Destructive test.
structure Strength Test 370 existing RCC member.
Schmidt Hammer Test Concrete Core Sample
 Materials used during Retrofit Construction
Basic purpose construction materials Special purpose construction materials
• Cement • Non shrink grout
• Steel rebar • Micro concrete
• Coarse aggregate • Epoxy for rebar anchorage
• Fine aggregate • Epoxy based injection grouting
• Epoxy based bonding agent
• Structural steel member
PWD SoR-2018 will be followed for • Epoxy based anti corrosive protective
specifications and tests for these coatings
materials.
• Carbon fiber reinforced polymer
Special purpose construction materials
for Retrofit construction
Material & Test name Test standard Purpose of test
standard
Non shrink grout, Compressive ASTM C-39 (cylinder), To achieve desired specified
Micro concrete strength ASTM C-109 (cube), strength for structural member.

ASTM C-1107
Flow-ability ASTM C-1611 To achieve desired workable
consistency for grout paste.

Shrinkage limit ASTM C-157, To ensure non-shrink property of

ASTM C-1090 cementitious grout material.
Non Shrink Grout / Micro Concrete
Special purpose construction materials
for Retrofit construction (continued)

Material & Test name Test Purpose of test

standard standard
Epoxy for rebar Pull out test ASTM E-488 To ensure strength development between
anchorage newly inserted rebar and drilled concrete
surface.
ASTM D-1763
Compressive ASTM D-695 To achieve desired strength in structural
strength member.
Epoxy for Rebar Anchorage
Special purpose construction materials
for Retrofit construction (continued)

Material & Test name Test standard Purpose of test

standard
Epoxy based Bond ASTM C-882 To ensure bond strength development
injection grouting strength test between old and new concrete surface.
&
Epoxy based Viscosity ASTM D-2393 To achieve desired flow-ability in extremely
bonding agent narrow space.
ASTM C-881 & Compressive ASTM D-695 To achieve desired strength in structural
BS 8539:2012 strength member.
Special purpose construction materials
for Retrofit construction (continued)

Material & Test name Test Purpose of test

standard standard
Structural steel Tensile ASTM A-370 To ensure tensile strength of structural steel
member strength test members, plates, tubes, bolts, shear studs
etc..
ASTM A36, A242,
A283, A572,
A500, A501, A53,
A325, A307,
A123.
Special purpose construction materials
for Retrofit construction (continued)

Material & Test name Test Purpose of test

standard standard
Carbon fiber Tensile ACI 440.2R, To ensure tensile strength of carbon fiber
reinforced strength test ACI 440.3R sheet.
polymer (FRP)

ACI 440R-07
Thank You