C1077

StandardPracticefor

LaboratoriesTestingConcreteandConcreteAggregatesforUseinConstructionandCriteriaforLaboratoryEvaluation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1077;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.

1.Scope*

1.1Thispracticeidentifiesanddefinestheduties,responsi-bilities,andminimumtechnicalrequirementsoftestinglabo-ratorypersonnelandtheminimumtechnicalrequirementsforlaboratoryequipmentutilizedintestingconcreteandconcreteaggregatesforuseinconstruction.

1.2ThispracticeprovidescriteriafortheevaluationofthecapabilityofatestinglaboratorytoperformdesignatedASTMtestmethodsonconcreteandconcreteaggregates.Itcanbeusedbyanevaluationauthorityintheinspectionoraccredita-tionofalaboratoryorbyotherpartiestodetermineifthelaboratoryisqualifiedtoconductthespecifiedtests.

NOTE1—SpecificationE329providescriteriafortheevaluationoflaboratoriesthatperformtheinspectionofconcreteduringplacement.

1.3Ifthelaboratoryrequiresexternaltechnicalservicestoconducttests,theexternalagencyshallbesubjecttoseparateevaluation.

1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.

2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C31/C31MPracticeforMakingandCuringConcreteTestSpecimensintheField

C39/C39MTestMethodforCompressiveStrengthofCy-lindricalConcreteSpecimens

ThispracticeisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeC09onConcreteandConcreteAggregatesandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeC09.98onEvaluationofLaboratories.

CurrenteditionapprovedJune1,2009.PublishedJuly2009.Originallyapprovedin1987.Lastpreviouseditionapprovedin2008asC1077–08a.2ForreferencedASTMstandards,visittheASTMwebsite,www.astm.org,orcontactASTMCustomerServiceatservice@astm.org.ForAnnualBookofASTMStandardsvolumeinformation,refertothestandard’sDocumentSummarypageontheASTMwebsite.

1C40TestMethodforOrganicImpuritiesinFineAggre-gatesforConcrete

C117TestMethodforMaterialsFinerthan75-µm(No.200)SieveinMineralAggregatesbyWashing

C125TerminologyRelatingtoConcreteandConcreteAggregates

C127TestMethodforDensity,RelativeDensity(SpecificGravity),andAbsorptionofCoarseAggregate

C128TestMethodforDensity,RelativeDensity(SpecificGravity),andAbsorptionofFineAggregate

C136TestMethodforSieveAnalysisofFineandCoarseAggregates

C138/C138MTestMethodforDensity(UnitWeight),Yield,andAirContent(Gravimetric)ofConcrete

C143/C143MTestMethodforSlumpofHydraulic-CementConcrete

C172PracticeforSamplingFreshlyMixedConcrete

C173/C173MTestMethodforAirContentofFreshlyMixedConcretebytheVolumetricMethod

C231TestMethodforAirContentofFreshlyMixedConcretebythePressureMethod

C617PracticeforCappingCylindricalConcreteSpeci-mens

C802PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryTestPro-gramtoDeterminethePrecisionofTestMethodsforConstructionMaterials

C10/C10MTestMethodforTemperatureofFreshlyMixedHydraulic-CementConcrete

C1231/C1231MPracticeforUseofUnbondedCapsinDeterminationofCompressiveStrengthofHardenedCon-creteCylinders

D75PracticeforSamplingAggregates

D2419TestMethodforSandEquivalentValueofSoilsandFineAggregate

E4PracticesforForceVerificationofTestingMachinesE11SpecificationforWovenWireTestSieveClothandTestSieves

E329SpecificationforAgenciesEngagedinConstructionInspectionand/orTesting

*ASummaryofChangessectionappearsattheendofthisstandard.

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E1301GuideforProficiencyTestingbyInterlaboratoryComparisons

2.2ACIStandards:

ACI214-77RecommendedPracticeforEvaluationofStrengthTestResultsofConcrete33.Terminology

3.1Definitions:

3.1.1Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthispractice,refertoTerminologyC125.

3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:

3.2.1evaluationauthority,n—anindependententity,apartfromthetestinglaboratorybeingevaluated,thathasthecapabilitytoprovideanunbiasedevaluationoftheprofessionalandtechnicalactivitiesofconcreteandconcreteaggregatestestinglaboratories.

3.2.1.1Discussion—Twoacceptablemethodsofevaluationareinspectionandaccreditation,andtheseevaluationsareofferedbymanyevaluationauthorities.AninspectionisanevaluationofequipmentandproceduresbasedontheTestMethodsandProceduressection,alongwithareviewofthequalitysystem.Aninspectionreportisthefinalstepintheprocessforaninspectionagency.Thetestinglaboratorybeingevaluatedperformscorrectiveactionsforanydeficienciesnoted,andthesecorrectionsaretobeplacedwiththeotherinspectiondocumentationaspartofthepermanentrecordoftheinspection.Anaccreditationagencyusestheresultsoftheinspectionreportortheresultsoftheirownonsiteassessmentasonephaseoftheaccreditationprocess.Asaseparatephase,theaccreditationagencyalsoreviewsthetestinglaboratory’scorrectiveactionsforthedeficienciesnotedandissuesacertificateofaccreditationonceallofthedeficiencieshavebeencorrected.Thereisnouniversallyacceptedevaluationauthorityintheconstructionmaterialstestingfield;therefore,testinglaboratoriesshouldgivecarefulconsiderationwhenselectinganevaluationauthoritytogainthemostbenefitfromtheevaluation.Inmostcases,atestinglaboratorywillselectanevaluationauthorityasaresultofrequirementsinaprojectspecification,orcontract,orinresponsetolocalcodes,orotherindustryrequirements.Inthosecircumstances,therequire-mentswillstipulatetheacceptableevaluationauthorities.Iftherearenospecificrequirementsandtheevaluationisinanticipationoffutureworkortocompetewithotherlocaltestinglaboratories,thenthelaboratoryshouldcontacttheorganization(s)mostlikelytousetheirservicesforalistofacceptableevaluationauthorities.Alistofevaluationauthori-tiesisprovidedintheQualificationofPersonnelandLabora-toryEvaluationsectionoftheManualofAggregateandConcreteTesting.4Thelistismerelyacollectionoforganiza-tions--``,``````,``,`,```,`,,,``,,,``-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---willingtoprovidethisserviceandisnotanendorsementofanyparticularorganization.Otherorganizationsmayalsobeavailabletoprovidethisservice.

3AvailablefromAmericanConcreteInstitute(ACI),P.O.Box9094,FarmingtonHills,MI48333-9094,http://www.aci-int.org.4ManualofAggregateandConcreteTesting,AnnualBookofASTMStandards,Vol04.02.

3.2.2externaltechnicalservices,n—thoseservicesrequiredbyatestinglaboratorythatareprovidedbyanotherorganiza-tion.

3.2.3fieldtechnician,n—anemployeeofthelaboratorywhoisassignedtoperformsamplingandtestingfunctionsoutsidethelaboratory.

3.2.4laboratorytechnician,n—anemployeeofthelabora-torywhoisassignedtoperformtheactualtestingoperationsprimarilyconductedinthelaboratory.

3.2.5qualitysystems,n—thoseinternalproceduresandpracticesthatalaboratoryutilizestoensurecontinuedcompli-ancewithapplicabletestingstandardsforconcreteandcon-creteaggregates.

3.2.6testinglaboratory,n—anorganizationthatmeasures,examines,performstests,orotherwisedeterminesthecharac-teristicsorperformanceofmaterialsorproducts.Thismayincludeorganizationsthatoffercommercialtestingservices,anin-housequalitycontrolfunction,anacademicinstitution,oranyotherorganizationprovidingtherequiredtestingservices.4.SignificanceandUse

4.1Thetestingandinspectionofconcreteandconcreteaggregatesareimportantelementsinobtainingqualitycon-struction.Atestinglaboratoryprovidingtheseservicesmustbeselectedwithcare.

4.2Atestinglaboratoryshallbedeemedqualifiedtoper-formandreporttheresultsofitstestsifthelaboratorymeetstherequirementsofthispractice.Thetestinglaboratoryser-vicesshallbeprovidedunderthetechnicaldirectionofaregisteredprofessionalengineer.

4.3Thispracticeestablishesessentialcharacteristicsper-tainingtotheorganization,personnel,facilities,andqualitysystemsofthelaboratory.Thispracticemaybesupplementedbymorespecificcriteriaandrequirementsforparticularprojects.

5.Organization

5.1Thefollowinginformationshallbereadilyavailableforreview:

5.1.1Descriptionoftheorganization,including:

5.1.1.1Completelegalnameandaddressofthemainofficeandeachlaboratorylocation,

5.1.1.2Namesandpositionsoftheprincipalofficersandtheresponsible,registeredprofessionalengineerincharge,and5.1.1.3Descriptionoftheorganizationmanagementstruc-ture.

5.1.2Listingoftherelevanttechnicalservicesoffered,and5.1.3Allexternaltechnicalservicesnormallyutilized.5.2Thelaboratoryshalldesignateanindividualwithaccesstomanagementwhohastheresponsibilityofseeingthatproceduresrequiredinthisdocumentarebeingcarriedout.6.PersonnelQualifications

6.1Informationshallbemadeavailabletosubstantiatepersonnelqualificationsasfollows:

6.1.1Allrelevanttestingservicesareprovidedunderthefull-timetechnicaldirectionofaregisteredprofessionalengi-neerwithatleast5yearsexperienceinconstructionmaterialstesting.

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6.1.2Supervisinglaboratorytechniciansshallpossessaminimumof3yearsrelevantexperienceandcurrenttechniciancertification.Thetechniciancertificationprogrammustincludeawrittenexaminationandperformanceevaluationofrelevanttests.Relevantteststhatmustbecoveredbythecertificationprogramare:PracticeC31/C31M,TestMethodsC39/C39M,C40,C117,C127,C128,C136,C138/C138M,C143/C143M,PracticeC172,TestMethodsC173/C173M,C231,andTestMethodC10/C10M.Incaseswherethesuper-visinglaboratorytechnicianissupervisingtechnicianswhoonlytestconcrete,theapplicablerelevanttestsaretheconcretetestslistedinthegroup.Wherethesupervisinglaboratorytechnicianissupervisingtechnicianswhoonlytestaggregates,theapplicablerelevanttestsaretheaggregatetestslistedinthegroup.Thecertificationrequirementissatisfiedbybeingcertifiedas(1)bothanACIConcreteLaboratoryTestingTechnician-Grade1andanACIConcreteFieldTestingTechnician-Grade1,or(2)aNICETConstructionMaterialsTesting-ConcreteLevel1EngineeringTechnicianorhigher,or(3)byanequivalentcertificationprogram.

6.1.3Supervisingfieldtechniciansshallpossessaminimumof3yearsrelevantexperienceandcurrenttechniciancertifi-cation.Thetechniciancertificationprogrammustincludeawrittenexaminationandperformanceevaluationofrelevanttests.Relevanttestswhichmustbecoveredbythecertificationprogramare:PracticeC31/C31M,TestMethodsC138/C138M,C143/C143M,PracticeC172,TestMethodsC173/C173M,C231,andC10/C10M.Thecertificationre-quirementissatisfiedbybeingcertifiedas(1)anACIConcreteFieldTestingTechnician-Grade1,or(2)aNICETConstructionMaterialsTesting-ConcreteatLevel1EngineeringTechnicianorhigher,or(3)byanequivalentcertificationprogram.

6.1.4Concretelaboratorytechniciansshallpossesscurrenttechniciancertification.Thetechnicianprogrammustincludeawrittenexaminationandperformanceevaluationofrelevanttests.Relevanttestswhichmustbecoveredbythecertificationprogramare:TestMethodC39/C39MandPracticeC617orC1231/C1231M.Thecertificationrequirementissatisfiedbybeingcertifiedas(1)anACIConcreteLaboratoryTestingTechnician-Grade1or(2)anACIConcreteStrengthTestingTechnician,or(3)aNICETConstructionMaterialsTesting-ConcreteLevel1EngineeringTechnicianorhigher,or(4)byanequivalentcertificationprogram.

6.1.5Aggregatelaboratorytechniciansshallpossesscurrenttechniciancertification.Thetechniciancertificationprogrammustincludeawrittenexaminationandperformanceevalua-tionofrelevanttests.Relevanttestswhichmustbecoveredbythecertificationprogramare:TestMethodsC40,C117,C127,C128,andC136.Thecertificationrequirementissatisfiedbybeingcertifiedas(1)anACIConcreteLaboratoryTestingTechnician-Grade1,or(2)aNICETConstructionMaterialsTesting-ConcreteLevel1EngineeringTechnicianorhigher,or(3)byanequivalentcertificationprogram.

6.1.6Concretefieldtechniciansshallpossesscurrenttech-niciancertification.Thistechniciancertificationprogrammustincludeawrittenexaminationandperformanceevaluationofrelevanttests.Relevanttestswhichmustbecoveredbythecertificationprogramare:PracticeC31/C31M,TestMethods

C138/C138M,C143/C143M,PracticeC172,TestMethodsC173/C173M,C231,andC10/C10M.Thecertificationrequirementissatisfiedbybeingcertifiedas(1)anACIConcreteFieldTestingTechnician-Grade1,or(2)aNICETConstructionMaterialsTesting-ConcreteLevel1EngineeringTechnicianorhigher,or(3)byanequivalentcertificationprogram.

6.1.7EquivalencyofothercertificationprogramsnotlistedintheHumanResourcesSectionshallbedeterminedbyanevaluationauthority.Thefollowingcriteriashallbeusedinthedetermination:

6.1.7.1Thewrittenexaminationshallbeofsufficientlengthanddetailtocovertheentiretestmethod,

6.1.7.2Theperformanceevaluationshalladequatelycoverproceduresofthetestmethod,and

6.1.7.3Thewrittenexaminationandperformanceevalua-tionshallincludeallrelevanttestmethodswhicharelistedinthesectionaboveforthetypeoftechnicianbeingcertified.7.TestMethodsandProcedures

7.1ThetestinglaboratoryshallbecapableofperformingtherequiredASTMtestmethods,guides,orpracticesin7.2andmayrequestadditionalevaluationfortheoptionalmethodsin7.3totheextentthatthoseservicesareprovidedbythelaboratory.

7.2RequiredTestMethodsandPractices:7.2.1ForLaboratoriesTestingConcrete:7.2.1.1Sampling,PracticeC172,

7.2.1.2Slump,TestMethodC143/C143M,

7.2.1.3UnitWeight,Yield,andAirContent,TestMethodC138/C138M,

7.2.1.4AirContent,TestMethodC173/C173M(volumet-ricmethod),orTestMethodC231(pressuremethod),orboth.7.2.1.5Temperature,TestMethodC10/C10M,

7.2.1.6MakingandCuringTestSpecimens,PracticeC31/C31M,

7.2.1.7CompressiveStrength,TestMethodC39/C39M,7.2.2ForLaboratoriesTestingConcreteAggregates:7.2.2.1SieveAnalysis,TestMethodC136,

7.2.2.2MaterialFinerThan75-µm(No.200)Sieve,TestMethodC117,

7.2.2.3SpecificGravityandAbsorption,TestMethodC127(CoarseAggregate)andTestMethodC128(FineAggregate),and

7.2.2.4OrganicImpuritiesinFineAggregate,TestMethodC40.

7.3OptionalTestMethodsorPractices:

7.3.1SomelaboratoriesconductothertestsonconcreteandconcreteaggregatesinadditiontothoselistedinTheRequiredTestMethodsandPracticesSection.TheseoptionaltestmethodsandpracticescouldincludeanyofthetestmethodsorpracticesdevelopedbyCommitteeC09andcontainedinvolume04.02,aswellasotherrelatedstandardssuchasPracticeD75andTestMethodD2419.Thelaboratoryshallhaveevidenceofproperfacilities,equipment,andtrainedpersonneltocomplywiththeapplicabletestmethodorpractice,ifitisincludedinthescopeofservicesasdefinedbythelaboratory.Thelaboratoryandtheevaluationauthoritywillmutuallyagreeuponwhichoptionaltestmethodsorpractices

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willbeincludedinthelaboratory’sevaluation.Theevaluationauthorityshallthenselectwhichoftheoptionaltestmethodsorpracticesofferedbythelaboratoryneedtobedemonstratedbythepersonnel.

7.4Thelaboratoryshallusethelatestversionofeachreferencedmethodwithinoneyearofitspublicationunlessanearlierversionofthestandardisrequiredbytheclient.

7.5Laboratorypersonnelshallhaveconvenientaccesstoapplicablestandards.

8.Facilities,Equipment,andSupplementalProcedures8.1General—Thelaboratoryshallhavefacilitiesandequip-mentconformingtotherequirementsoftheapplicabletestmethod.Thissectioncontainsequipmentrequirementsandproceduresthatclarifycertainprovisionsofthetestmethods.8.2ProceduresRelatedtoRequiredTestMethods—Inad-ditiontostandardtestmethodrequirements,theconditionslistedin8.3and8.4mustbemet.

8.3ForLaboratoriesTestingConcrete:

8.3.1CompressiveStrengthTestingMachines,shallcon-formtotheapplicablerequirementsofTestMethodC39/C39Mandhaveacapacity,loadingrange,andtheappropriateheadsforspecimenstobetested.TestingmachinesshallbeverifiedatleastannuallyinaccordancewithPracticesE4andareportgivingdetailsoftheverificationshallbereadilyavailable.

8.4ForLaboratoriesTestingConcreteAggregates:

8.4.1SieveAccuracy—Verificationofsieveaccuracyshallbeperformedatleastannuallyoneachsieveusedinthetestforsieveanalysis(TestMethodsC117andC136).Anyoneofthefollowingthreemethodsofverificationisacceptable.Eachmethodofsieveverificationshallincludeaninspectionofthesieveclothforpuncturesorobviousdefects.

8.4.1.1VerificationofeachsieveusedaccordingtotheproceduresprescribedintheAnnexofSpecificationE11.8.4.1.2Acomparisonoftheresultsofasplitsamplesievedondifferentsievesets.Resultsshallbeverifiedforsingleoperatorprecisiontobewithintheacceptablerangeoftworesultsstatedinthetestmethod.

8.4.1.3Participationinthesieveanalysistestinanaggre-gateproficiencysampleprogram,asdescribedintheQualitySystemssection.Resultsshallbeverifiedformultilaboratoryprecisiontobewithintheacceptablerangeoftworesultsstatedinthetestmethod.

8.4.2MechanicalSieveShaker—Whenmechanicalsievingdevicesareused,theperiodofmechanicalagitationshallbecheckedatleastannuallyforadequacyofsievingasdescribedinTestMethodC136.Mechanicalagitationperiodsmustbeestablishedforeachdifferenttypeofaggregatetested.

NOTE2—Differenttypesofaggregaterefertoshapeandcomposition,notsupplier.Forexample,agitationperiodsforelongatedmaterialsmayneedtobeextended,whilesoftermaterialsthatbreakdowneasilymayrequireashorterperiodtominimizealterationoftheparticlesizedistribution.

8.4.3RelativeDensity(SpecificGravity)andAbsorptionTests—WhenperformingtheproceduresofTestMethodsC127andC128,duplicatetestsshallbemadeatleastonceevery6months.Resultsshallbeverifiedforsingleoperator

precisionwithinthetolerancestatedintherespectivetestmethod.Participationinaproficiencysampleprogramwithrelativedensity(specificgravity)andabsorptiontestingisanacceptablealternative.

8.4.4Balancesorscalesforallconcreteandaggregatetestsshallbecalibratedannually.

8.5ProceduresRelatedtoOptionalTestMethods:

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dettimr8.5.2Intheeventthatthelaboratoryborrowsorrentsep gniequipmenttoperformanoptionaltestmethod,thelaboratorykrowtemustbeabletodocumentthatitobtainedtheappropriaten ro noequipmentandthattheequipmentwascalibrated,standardized,itcudoorverified.

rper oN8.6Allequipmentlistedinthissectionshallbecalibratedorverifiedbeforebeingplacedinservice.Equipmentnotinoperatingconditionoroutoftoleranceshallbemarkedassuchandtakenoutofserviceuntilcorrected.

9.LaboratoryRecordsandReports

9.1Thelaboratoryshallmaintainasystemofrecordsthatpermitsverificationofanyissuedreport.

9.2Therecordsofthelaboratoryshallcontainthefollowinginformation:

9.2.1Standardoperatingprocedures,whichincludeidenti-ficationofthetestsample,transferofthesamplefromthefieldtothelaboratory,recordingoftestresults,

9.2.2Calibrationsorverificationsofequipmentrequiredbythetestmethodforallofthetestsofferedinthescopeofthelaboratory’sservices.Therecordsshallincludetheidentifica-tionofthespecificpieceofequipment,theidentificationoftheequipmentusedtoperformthecalibrationorverification,thenameoftheindividualperformingthecalibrationorverifica-tion,thedateperformed,andthespecificcriteriarequiredforeachpieceofequipment.WhereadditionalcalibrationorverificationrequirementshavebeenlistedintheFacilities,Equipment,andSupplementalProceduresSection,thisinfor-mationshallalsobeincludedintherecords.9.2.3ForLaboratoriesTestingConcrete:9.2.3.1SlumpCones—Dimensions.

9.2.3.2Density(UnitWeight)Scales—Testpointsusedandtheaccuracyoftheresults.

9.2.3.3PressureAirMeters—Determinationofexpansionfactor;sizeofthecalibrationvesselused;andthereadingofthemeteratthecalibrationtestpoint(s).

9.2.3.4CylinderMolds—Dimensionsandtheresultsofthewatertightnesstest.

9.2.3.5CompressionMachines—Testpoints,correspondingpercentageoferror,thecalibrationdate,andthedeviceused.9.2.4ForLaboratoriesTestingConcreteAggregates:

9.2.4.1SieveAccuracy—Detailedresultsofsieveverifica-tions,usingtheproceduresprescribedintheAnnexofSpeci-ficationE11,resultsofsplitsampletesting,orresultsfromtheproficiencysampletestingprogram.

9.2.4.2MechanicalSievingDevices—Lengthoftimefortheproperefficiencyofsieving.

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9.2.4.3RelativeDensity(SpecificGravity)andAbsorptionTests—Resultsoftheduplicatesampleorproficiencysampletests,and

9.2.4.4AggregateBalances—Testpoints,correspondingpercentageoferror,thecalibrationdate,andthedeviceused.9.2.5Recordsonlaboratorypersonnelthatdocumentworkexperience,education,on-the-jobtraining,andmethodsusedtoensurecontinuedcompetenceinperformingtherequiredtestmethods,

9.2.6Auditsandinspectionsbyoutsideagenciesandallreportsorcertifications,withapplicabledates,ofanyevalua-tionoraccreditationsissuedbyanyevaluatingauthorities,9.2.7Thelaboratoryshallretainresultsofparticipationinproficiencysampleprograms,includingdatasheets,summaryreportsand,iflowproficiencysampleratingsarereceived,arecordofthelaboratory’sinvestigationintothereasonforthelowratingsandcorrectiveactiontaken.

9.2.8Currentstandardtestmethodsandotherpertinentreferencematerialinalibrary,

9.2.9Identificationofthepersonperformingthefieldtests,and

9.2.10Documentsthatestablishthetraceabilitytoanac-ceptablereferencestandardoranationalstandardforloadcells,provingrings,thermometers,testweights,andtestequipmentusedforverificationorcalibrationoflaboratoryequipment.

9.3Laboratorytestreportsshallaccuratelyandclearlypresentthespecifiedtestresultsandallpertinentdata.9.4Testreportsshallincludethefollowinginformation:9.4.1Nameandaddressofthelaboratory,

9.4.2Identificationofthereportandthedateissued,9.4.3Nameoftheclient,9.4.4Projectidentification,9.4.5Sampleidentification,

9.4.6Identificationofthestandardtestmethodused,anotationofallknowndeviationsfromthetestmethod,andallrequirementsofthetestmethodthatwerenotperformedbythelaboratory(Note3),

9.4.7Testresultsandotherpertinentdatarequiredbythestandard,

9.4.8Nameoftheregisteredprofessionalengineerorhisdesignee,and

9.4.9Identificationofresultsobtainedfromtestsperformedbyotherlaboratories.

9.5Correctionsoradditionstoreportsshallclearlyrefer-encethereportbeingamended.

9.6Allrecordsrequiredbythisstandardshallbesafelystored,inconfidencetotheclient,foratleast3years,unlessotherwiserequiredbylaworgoverningspecifications.

NOTE3—Deviationfromstandardtestmethodsmayadverselyaffectresults.

10.QualitySystems

10.1Thelaboratoryshallmaintainaqualitymanualofwrittenproceduresforensuringthequalityoftheservicesoffered(Note6).Inadditiontothefollowinginformation,eachpageinthemanualshallcontainapreparationorrevisiondatetoensurethelatestprocedureisbeingfollowed.

10.1.1Internalqualityassuranceprogram,including:

10.1.1.1Personnelevaluationincludingthemethodofevaluation,thefrequencyofthereview,thecriteriaused,andthetitleornameoftheindividualresponsibleforadministeringtheevaluations;andtechniciantrainingincludingadescriptionofthelevelsoftraining,thetestingusedtodeterminewhenalevelhasbeenreachedandthetitleornameoftheindividualresponsibleforadministeringthetraining,

10.1.1.2Equipmentcalibrationandmaintenance,

10.1.1.3Acurrentlibraryincludingallrelevanttestmeth-ods,and

10.1.1.4Inventoryofalltestequipmentrequiringbothaninitialandasubsequentperiodiccalibrationorverificationthatisusedbythelaboratorytoperformthetestmethodscoveredbythisstandardandwithinthelaboratory’sscopeofservices.Theinventoryshallincludetheequipmentdescription,identi-ficationnumber,andnextdateofcalibrationorverification.

NOTE4—Theinventoryshouldincludeequipmentsuchasscales,compressionmachines,andslumpcones.Equipmentsuchastampingrodsandexpendablesuppliessuchassingle-usecylindermoldsneednotbeincludedontheinventory.

10.1.1.5Participationinproficiencysampleprograms(PSP).Thelaboratoryshallparticipateinconcreteoraggregateproficiencysampleprogramsorbothifthelaboratoryperformstestinginbothareas.ThePSPusedmustmeetthefollowingcriteria:(1)includeaminimumof10participants,(2)issueareportthatincludesthelaboratory’sresults,theaverageofallresults,thestandarddeviationoftheresults,andrating(s)basedonthenumberofstandarddeviationsthatthelaboratory’sresultsvaryfromthegrandaverageforthetestmethod(s)covered,(3a)includeatleastoneofthefollowingmethodsifthelaboratorytestsconcrete:C39/C39M,C138/C138M,C143/C143M,C173/C173M,orC231;and,(3b)includeatleastoneofthefollowingmethodsifthelaboratorytestsconcreteaggregates:C136,C127,orC128,(4)beindepen-dentoftheparticipatinglaboratories,(5)distributesamplesatleastonceannually,and(6)maintainarecordofallsampletestresultsfromparticipantsforatleast3years.

NOTE5—ForadditionalguidanceinselectingaproficiencysampleprogramthelaboratorymaywishtoconsultGuideE1301.

10.1.2Thelaboratoryshallestablishproceduresforre-spondingtolowproficiencysampleprogramratings.Ratingsareconsideredtobelowifthelaboratory’sresultisbeyondtwostandarddeviationsfromthegrandaverageonthefinalreport.10.1.3Thelaboratoryshallestablishproceduresforhan-dlingtechnicalcomplaintsfromclientsthatincludesthetitleornameoftheindividualresponsibleforhandlingthecomplaint,thereviewsysteminthelaboratoryandthetypeofreplytobeissued.

10.1.4Thelaboratoryshallestablishproceduresforensur-ingthequalityofexternaltechnicalservices,suchas:calibra-tionservicesusedbythelaboratory,equipmentandmaterialsprocuredbythelaboratoryfromvendors,andsubcontractors(thatis,alaboratorycontractedtoperformastandardtestmethodorpartofatestmethod).Thelaboratoryshouldbeabletodemonstratethatthesubcontractoriscompetentandisincompliancewiththerequirementsofthetestmethods.Thelaboratoryshouldmaintainrecordsofthesubcontractorand

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vendorevaluations.Theselectionandevaluationcriteriaforthesubcontractorshouldincludeareviewofexternalaudits,inspections,certifications,andlaboratoryaccreditationsheldbythelaboratory.

NOTE6—Otherrecommendedqualityprogramsforalaboratoryin-clude:(1)Conductingwithin-laboratorystatisticalcomputationsoncon-cretetests.Randomlyselecting10testspermonthanddeterminingthewithin-teststandarddeviation(seeACI214-77andPracticeC802forstatisticalmethods);(2)Participationinaninterlaboratoryproficiencyprogramonconcretetests.AquarterlyexchangeofsamplesbetweenlaboratoriesinaccordancewithPracticeC802willprovideexcellentqualityassurancedata.

11.LaboratoryEvaluation

11.1Thetestinglaboratoryshallhaveitsfacilities,equip-ment,personnel,andproceduresevaluatedatintervalsofapproximately24monthsbyanevaluationauthoritytoconfirmitsabilitytoperformtherequiredtests.Thepersonneland

equipmentusedbythelaboratoryduringtheevaluationshallberepresentativeofthepersonnelandequipmentavailableduringtheperiodbetweenevaluations.Temporaryacquisitionofpersonnelorequipmenttoenhancetheresultsoftheevaluationshallnotbepermitted.

11.2Deficienciesnotedinthefinalreportprovidedtothelaboratorybytheevaluationauthorityshallbecorrectedwithin30daysofreceiptofthereport.

11.3Thelaboratoryshall(1)reportdeficiencycorrectionstotheaccreditingbodywhowillissueacertificateofaccredi-tationwhentheirrequirementsaresatisfied,or(2)ifaninspectionserviceisused,supplementcopiesofthefinalreportwithastatementofcorrectiveactionstakensignedbythelaboratory’sprofessionalengineer.

12.Keywords

12.1aggregates;concrete;criteria;evaluation;laboratory;qualityassurance(QA);testing

SUMMARYOFCHANGES

CommitteeC09hasidentifiedthelocationofselectedchangestothispracticesincethelastissue,C1077–08a,thatmayimpacttheuseofthispractice.(ApprovedJune1,2009)

(1)RevisedthetitleofSection6from“HumanResources”to“PersonnelQualifications.”

(2)RevisedSection3anddeleted3.1.7.

CommitteeC09hasidentifiedthelocationofselectedchangestothispracticesincethelastissue,C1077–08,thatmayimpacttheuseofthispractice.(ApprovedDecember1,2008)

(1)Revised4.1.

(2)Revised11.1.

(1)Revised3.1.1.1.(2)Revised10.1.1.5.

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(1)Revised10.1.1.4andaddednewNote4.

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