Sampling & Testing Guide-Minimum Frequency

 

PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT, PAVEMENT WIDENING, BASE WIDENING

October 18, 2016

CURB & GUTTER, & PAVED SHOULDERS

Matls. IM 204

Supersedes April 19, 2016

Section 2122, 2201, 2213, 2301, 2302, 2310, Quality Management Concrete (QM-C)

Appendix E (US) Units

MATERIAL OR CONSTRUCTION ITEM
TESTS

METHOD OF ACCEPTANCE & RELATED IMs
QUALITY CONTROL
INDEPENDENT ASSURANCE & VERIFICATION S&T
REMARKS

 

SAMPLE

BY

 

FREQ.

 

SAMPLE

SIZE

 

TEST BY

 

REPT.

 

S&T

TYPE

 

SAMPLE

BY

 

FREQ.

 

SAMPLE SIZE

 

TEST

BY

 

REPORT

 
SOURCE INSPECTION

Aggregates-

Fine (4110)

 

AS               209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate-

Coarse (4115),

Intermediate

 

 

AS               209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portland Cement (4101)

Quality

AS               401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fly Ash (4108)

Quality

AS          491.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GGBFS (Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag)

Quality

AS          491.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curing Compounds (4105)

Lab

Tested

 

                   405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clear Curing Compounds (4105)

 

 

AB           405.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Entraining Admixture (4103)

Quality

AB               403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water Reducing Admix. (4103)

Quality

AB               403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retarding Admixture (4103)

Quality

AB               403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joint Sealer

(4136.02)

Lab Tested

436.01, 436.02,436.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backer Rod (4136.02)

Lab Tested

AB          436.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mixing Water (4102)

Lab Tested

 

 

 

 

 

V

RCE/

CONTR

1/

source

1 pint

CTRL

 

Not required for potable water from municipal supply (1)

AS-Approved Source

Cert- Certification Statement

RCE-Resident Construction Engineer/Project Engineer

IA-Independent Assurance

ASD-Approved Shop Drawing

 

DME-District Materials Engineer

V-Verification

S&T-Sampling & Testing

 

CTRL-Central Materials Office

M-Monitor

 

 

CONTR-Contractor

QMC-Quality Management Concrete

(1)  DME may waive sampling of water from an established well that has shown past compliance.

NOTE: RCE/CONTR indicates that the contractor shall assist in the sampling at the direction of and witnessed by the project engineer.

 

Sampling & Testing Guide-Minimum Frequency

 

PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT, PAVEMENT WIDENING, BASE WIDENING

October 18, 2016

CURB & GUTTER, & PAVED SHOULDERS

Matls. IM 204

Supersedes April 19, 2016

Section 2122, 2201, 2213, 2301, 2302, 2310, Quality Management Concrete (QM-C)

Appendix E (US) Units

MATERIAL OR CONSTRUCTION ITEM
TESTS

METHOD OF ACCEPTANCE & RELATED IMs
QUALITY CONTROL
INDEPENDENT ASSURANCE & VERIFICATION S&T
REMARKS

 

SAMPLE

BY

 

FREQ.

 

SAMPLE

SIZE

 

TEST

BY

 

REPORT

 

S&T

TYPE

 

SAMPLE

BY

 

FREQ.

 

SAMPLE

SIZE

 

TEST

BY

 

REPORT

 
SOURCE INSPECTION

Steel Reinforcement (4151)

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dowels

Quality

 

AS               451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tie Bars

Quality

AS               451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Use

Quality

AS             451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLANT INSPECTION

Aggregates-Fine

(4110/4111)

Grad 

QMC

302

306

336

CONTR

1/1500cy

IM 301

CONTR

800240

V

 

 

 

IA

RCE/

CONTR

Sample  1/day, test 1st day + 2/week

 

IM 301

 

 

 

 

RCE

 

 

 

DME

 

IM 530 for intermittent production

 

 

Grad 

Non-QMC

302

306

336

CONTR

1/day

IM 301

CONTR

V

 

 

 

IA

RCE/ CONTR

Sample 1/day, test 1st day + 1/ week

IM 301

 

 

 

 

RCE

 

 

 

DME

 

IM 527 for intermittent production

 

Moist

308, 527

CONTR

1/half day

1000 gm

CONTR

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not applicable with probe

 

Sp. Gr.

307

CONTR

IM 527

1000 gm

CONTR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quality

AS              209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AS-Approved Source

Cert- Certification Statement

RCE-Resident Construction Engineer/Project Engineer

IA-Independent Assurance

ASD-Approved Shop Drawing

 

DME-District Materials Engineer

V-Verification

S&T-Sampling & Testing

 

CTRL-Central Materials Office

M-Monitor

 

 

CONTR-Contractor

QMC-Quality Management Concrete

NOTE: IA may be accomplished by system approach or on a per project basis (IA at 1 per 100,000 sy of concrete) at the discretion of the DME.

NOTE: When Certified Plant Inspection is not provided, the engineer is responsible for performing quality control sampling and testing.

NOTE: RCE/CONTR indicates that the contractor shall assist in the sampling at the direction of and witnessed by the project engineer.

 

Sampling & Testing Guide-Minimum Frequency

 

PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT, PAVEMENT WIDENING, BASE WIDENING

October 18, 2016

CURB & GUTTER, & PAVED SHOULDERS

Matls. IM 204

Supersedes April 19, 2016

Section 2122, 2201, 2213, 2301, 2302, 2310, Quality Management Concrete (QM-C)

Appendix E (US) Units

MATERIAL OR CONSTRUCTION ITEM
TESTS

METHOD OF ACCEPTANCE & RELATED IMs
QUALITY CONTROL
INDEPENDENT ASSURANCE & VERIFICATION S&T
REMARKS

 

SAMPLE

BY

 

FREQ.

 

SAMPLE

SIZE

 

TEST BY

 

REPORT

 

S&T

TYPE

 

SAMPLE

BY

 

FREQ.

 

SAMP.

SIZE

 

TEST

BY

 

REPORT

 
PLANT INSPECTION

Aggregates- Coarse (4115),

Intermediate

Grad

QMC

302

306

336

CONTR

QMC 1/1500 cy

IM 301

CONTR

800240

V

 

 

IA

RCE/

CONTR

Sample 1/day,test 1st day+2/ week

IM 301

 

RCE

 

 

DME

 

 

 

 

IM 530 for intermittent production

 

Grad

Non-QMC

302

306

336

CONTR

1/day

IM 301

CONTR

V

 

 

IA

RCE/

CONTR

Sample 1/day, test 1st day + 1/week

IM 301

 

RCE

 

 

DME

 

IM 527 for intermittent production

 

Moist

308

CONTR

1/half day

IM 301

CONTR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sp. Gr.

307

CONTR

IM 527

IM 301

CONTR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quality

AS              209

 

 

 

 

V

DME

1/100,000 sy

50 lb

CTRL

 

 

Portland Cement (4101)

Quality

AS              Cert

 

Each Load

 

 

V

DME

1/100,000 sy

15 lb

CTRL

 

 

 

Cement Yield

                       

CONTR

1/10,000

cy

 

CONTR

820912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fly Ash

Quality

AS              Cert

 

Each Load

 

 

800240

V

DME

1/100,000 sy

15 lb

CTRL

 

 

GGBFS(Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag)

Quality

AS              Cert

 

Each Load

 

 

V

DME

1/100,000 sy

15 lb

CTRL

 

 

Air Admixture

Quality

AS              403

 

 

 

 

 

M

DME

1/project

1 pint

CTRL

 

Sample batches not previously reported or as required by DME

Water Reducer

Quality

AS              403

 

 

 

 

 

M

DME

1/project

1 pint

CTRL

 

Retarding Admixture

Quality

AS              403

 

 

 

 

 

M

DME

1/project

1 pint

CTRL

 

AS-Approved Source

Cert- Certification Statement

RCE-Resident Construction Engineer/Project Engineer

IA-Independent Assurance

ASD-Approved Shop Drawing

 

DME-District Materials Engineer

V-Verification

S&T-Sampling & Testing

 

CTRL-Central Materials Office

M-Monitor

 

 

CONTR-Contractor

QMC-Quality Management Concrete

NOTE: IA may be accomplished by system approach or on a per project basis (IA at 1 per 100,000 sy of concrete) at the discretion of the DME.

NOTE: When Certified Plant Inspection is not provided, the engineer is responsible for performing quality control sampling and testing.

NOTE: Quality samples not required when mix quantity is less than 2000 sq. yds., except for curing compound.

NOTE: RCE/CONTR indicates that the contractor shall assist in the sampling at the direction of and witnessed by the project engineer.


 

Sampling & Testing Guide-Minimum Frequency

 

PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT, PAVEMENT WIDENING, BASE WIDENING

October 18, 2016

CURB & GUTTER, & PAVED SHOULDERS

Matls. IM 204

Supersedes April 19, 2016

Section 2122, 2201, 2213, 2301, 2302, 2310, Quality Management Concrete (QM-C)

Appendix E (US) Units

MATERIAL OR CONSTRUCTION ITEM
TESTS

METHOD OF ACCEPTANCE & RELATED IMs
QUALITY CONTROL
INDEPENDENT ASSURANCE & VERIFICATION S&T
REMARKS

 

SAMPLE

BY

 

FREQ.

 

SAMPLE

SIZE

 

TEST

BY

 

REPT.

 

S&T

TYPE

 

SAMP.

BY

 

FREQ.

 

SAMPLE

SIZE

 

TEST

BY

 

REPT.

 
GRADE INSPECTION

Chloride Solution

Concentration

373

RCE

1/day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel Reinforcement:

 

                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dowels

Quality

AS      451.03B

 

 

 

 

V

DME

1/Source/Yr

1 dowel bar

CTRL

 

 

Dowel Basket

Assembly

Quality

AS      451 Cert

          451.03B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tie Bars

Quality

AS             451

 

 

 

 

V

DME

1/Source/Yr

1 tie bar

CTRL

 

 

General Use

Quality

AS             451

 

 

 

 

V

DME

1/Source/Yr

48 in

CTRL

 

 

Curing Compound

(4105)

Quality

Tested       405

 

 

 

 

 

V

DME

1/batch

1/qt

CTRL

 

Sample batches not previously reported or as required by DME

Plastic Concrete

Air

QMC

318

327

CONTR

1/350 cy,

1/100 cy ready mix

 

CONTR

E115

V

 

IA

RCE

1/700 cy,1/350 cy ready mix

1/100,000 sy

 

RCE

 

DME

 

Min. 1 test/pour

 

Air

Non-

QMC

318

327

 

 

 

 

E115

V

 

IA

RCE

1/700 cy,1/100 cy ready mix

1/100,000 sy

 

RCE

 

DME

 

Min. 1 test/pour

 

Slump

317

 

 

 

 

 

V

RCE

1/700 cy,1/100 cy ready mix

 

 

RCE

 

 

For hand finish or fixed form only.

Min. 1/pour

 

Grade Yield

 

RCE

1/1000 cy

 

RCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beams**

316, 327, 328

RCE

2/day

 

RCE

E115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardened Concrete

Thickness*

346, 347

 

 

 

 

 

V

 

IA

RCE/

CONTR

 

1/2000 sy

10%

 

 

RCE

DME

 

 

 

Smoothness

341

 

CONTR

 

100%

CONTR

 

V

DME

 

10%

DME

 

 

AS-Approved Source

Cert- Certification Statement

RCE-Resident Construction Engineer/Project Engineer

IA-Independent Assurance

ASD-Approved Shop Drawing

 

DME-District Materials Engineer

V-Verification

S&T-Sampling & Testing

 

CTRL-Central Materials Office

M-Monitor

 

 

CONTR-Contractor

QMC-Quality Management Concrete

*IA thickness cores sent to Central Lab for additional project information testing (Interstate and Primary only.) **None required when maturity is used.

NOTE: IA may be accomplished by system approach or on a per project basis (IA at 1 per 100,000 sy of concrete or as noted in the table) at the discretion of the DME.

NOTE: Quality samples not required when mix quantity is less than 2000 sq. yds., except for curing compound.

NOTE: RCE/CONTR indicates that the contractor shall assist in the sampling at the direction of and witnessed by the project engineer. NOTE: Form #E115 available from the Office of Construction.