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Inspection, Quality,
Variation, Statistical Control
and Acceptance Criteria
Dr. J.SUDHAKUMAR
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engg.
NIT, CALICUT
Inspection, Quality, Variation, Statistical Control and
Acceptance Criteria
INSPECTION AND QUALITY CHECK
Need
To
and scope of Inspection
ensure that work is done in
accordance with the plans,
specifications and good practice,
and to prevent mistakes.
The other requirements for the
same purpose include
Intelligent
design
Adequate specifications
Reliable construction
Competent inspection
The following items are covered by
the inspection of concrete
construction at various stages:
Sampling,
Identification, Examination,
and any field testing of materials
Control of concrete proportioning and
the measurement of materials
Examination of the foundation, forms
and other work preparatory to
concreting
Continuous
inspection of the
batching, mixing, conveying,
placing, compacting, finishing
and curing of concrete
Testing
for consistency of
concrete, and preparation of
any concrete specimens
required for laboratory testing
General
observation of
contractor’s plant and
equipment, weather, working
conditions and other items
affecting the concrete
Preparation
reports
of records and
Choice
of an Inspector
An
ideal inspector should have
both technical and practical knowhow of the subject. He should
essentially understand the
following:
Bulking
of fine aggregate (sand)
Well proportioned mix or not
Whether the mix has desired slump
Whether
the forms are sufficiently
tight and braced
Whether
the concrete is properly
compacted or not
Whether
the forms are removed
early or not
Authority of the Inspector
An authority should be given to the
inspector to :
Prohibit
concreting until all
preliminary conditions (such
as completion of forms) have
been fulfilled and inspection
report for concreting has been
provided
Stop
the use of materials and
equipment, which do not
comply with the specifications
Stop
any work which is not
being done in conformity with
the plans and specifications
Require
the removal or repair
of faulty construction or of
construction performed
without inspection and not
accessible to being inspected
later
Normally,
the inspector is
authorised to take direct action in
the first three cases above
He should report the matter
immediately to his superior
He should stop the work only as a
last resort, when it is clear that
unsatisfactory concrete will result
from the continuing operations
Quality check on concrete
Before concrete is placed, the
specification requirements in all
aspects must be fulfilled
Forms
should be of proper size
and strength and in their correct
location
Cement, aggregates, water and any
other ingredients should be
inspected
Batching
of materials, time of
mixing, possibility of segregation,
proper curing etc., as this will
influence the properties of
hardened concrete
Preparation of test specimens
At least 3 specimens for each 200
m3 of concrete
Each sample should be from
different points of the structure
Sampling
should not be from the
conveying device
Taken at irregular times and
without prolonged preparations
Sample should be placed in a
water-tight non-absorbent
container
Remixed fast enough to make it
uniform, and then moulded into
specimens
For
compression test, 150 mm
cube moulds are used
Moulds are filled in 3 layers
Each layer is compacted with 25
strokes of a 16 mm diameter and
600 mm long, round bullet pointed
steel rod
After the top surface has been
levelled, the specimen is covered
to prevent evaporation
Flexure
specimens are 150 mm
x 150 mm in section. Moulds
are placed with their long axis
horizontal and are filled in 2
layers, each layer being rodded
50 times.
Quality
check on Personnel and
Equipment
Should have a well trained team,
conversant with different quality
control procedure of inspection,
testing and data analysis
An adequately equipped field
laboratory for carrying out
routine control tests
Table
1:
Daily testing programme
and composition of team
( refer notes )
Table
2:
Degree of quality control
expected under different site
conditions
( refer notes )
Measures of Variability of Concrete Mix
Design
Factors
It
contributing to Variability
is found that strength of concrete
varies from batch to batch
The following are the sources of
variability
Variation
in the quality of
constituent materials used
Variation
in the mix proportions
due to batching processes
Variations
in the quality of
batching and mixing equipment
available
Quality
of supervision and
workmanship
Variation due to sampling and
testing of concrete specimens
These
variations are inevitable
during production of concrete
The
purpose of quality control
using statistical means is to
produce concrete of uniform
quality
If
a large number of cube strength
test results are plotted on a
histogram, the results are found to
follow a bell-shaped curve termed
as “Normal Distribution Curve”
The
arithmetic mean of a number
of test results gives no indication
of the extent of variation of
strength
However, this can be ascertained
by relating the individual strength
to the mean strength and
determining the variation from the
mean, with the help of the
characteristics of the N.D.curve
Standard
Deviation
The
root mean square deviation of
the whole consignment is termed
as the ‘standard Deviation”. It can
be defined numerically as:
S = (x – -x-)2/(n-1)
Where
S = S.D. of the test results
x = any value in the test results
_
x = arithmetic mean of the results
n = number of test results
Coefficient of Variation
An
alternate method of expressing
the variation of results about the
mean is by coefficient of variation
This
is a non-dimensional measure
of variation
This
is obtained by dividing the
standard deviation by the average
value, and is expressed as
V = 100 S / -X-
where
V = coefficient of variation
S = S.D. in strength
-X- = Mean value in strength
When
the C.V. is constant, S.D.
increases with the increase in
strength of concrete
STATISTICAL CONCEPTS OF
MIX DESIGN
Characteristic
strength
This means that value of
the strength of concrete below
which, not more than 5 percent of
the test results are expected to fall
Target
mean strength
ft = fck + K.s
where
ft = target mean strength
fck = characteristic strength
K = a statistical constant, depending on
the definition of fck and is derived
from the mathematics of Normal
Distribution
s = standard deviation
The
value of K is equal to 1.65
where not more than 5% of test
results are expected to fall below
the characteristic strength
ft = fck + 1.65 s
1.
Acceptance Criteria
(IS 456 : 2000)
Compressive strength
Both the following conditions
must be met :
a) The mean strength of any four
consecutive test results compiles
with the appropriate limits in
Table 3.
Table 3
For M15 grade
Mean of 4 consecutive results in
N/mm2 must be greater than or
equal to
fck + 0.825 x SD
or
fck + 3 N/mm2 , whichever is greater
Table 3
For M20 or above grade
Mean of the group of 4 consecutive
results in N/mm2 must be greater
than or equal to
fck + 0.825 x SD
or
fck + 4 N/mm2 , whichever is greater
Acceptance Criteria
b) Any individual test result
complies with the appropriate
limits in Table 3.
Table 3
For M15 grade
Individual test results in N/mm2
must be greater than or equal to
( fck – 3 ) N/mm2
Table 3
For M20 or above grade
Individual test results in N/mm2
must be greater than or equal to
( fck – 4 ) N/mm2
Acceptance Criteria
1.
Flexural strength
Both the following conditions
must be met :
a)
The mean strength of any four
consecutive test results exceeds
the specified characteristic
compressive strength by at least
0.3 N/mm2
b)
The strength determined from
any test result is not less than
the specified characteristic
strength less 0.3 N/mm2
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