1.

Concrete Pre-Placement Checklist

Table 1: Standard Inspection Checklist for pre-placement of concrete.

Sl. No CHECKLIST REQUIREMENT

1 Centre line As per drawing
2 Formwork & Staging As per drawing & in exact plum
3 Construction joint location* As per drawing
4 Steel reinforcement diameter / spacing & coating* As per drawing
5 Cover to the reinforcement and overlap* As per drawing
6 Shuttering Aligned as per drawing and in plumb
7 RLs and reference levels As per drawing
8 Embedment part check, i.e. insert plates, nipple etc As per drawing
9 Placement of water stoppers, if any*
10 Location of construction joint
11 Water tightness of shuttering, if required No water seepage allowed
12 Quality of water Potable and clean
13 Measuring jar for water pouring As per water content requirement
14 Quality of materials As per specification

2. Inspection during Placement of Concrete

Table 2: Standard Inspection Checklist during placement of concrete

Sl.
CHECKLIST REQUIREMENT
No
1 Water cement ratio As per specification
2 Surface preparation by mortar bedding Fresh mortar
3 Slump testing* As per requirement
4 Adequacy of vibration 40mm and 60mm needle required
5 Segregation of aggregates Not allowed
6 Removal of temporary spacers and ties* To be removed
7 Check for shuttering prop displacement / settlement Not Allowed
Number of cubes taken for testing with identification 3 No’s for RCC > 6m33 No’s for
8
No.: ________ Id: __________ every 5m3
9 Continuity of operations No break in between concreting

3. Post placement Concrete Inspection Checklist

Table 3: Standard Inspection Checklist for Post placement of concrete.

Sl. CHECKLIST REQUIREMENT

No.
1 Observation for honeycombing Not Allowed
2 Line and Level As per drawing
3 Surface finish As per drawing
4 Cracks and air bubbles Not Allowed
5 Method of curing As specified
Checked for stripping/Removing of formwork support etc. after
6 Yes No NA
specified duration of stripping time.
7 Checked for position of embedment Yes No NA
8 Repair and finish all surface defects by specification / approved method Yes No NA
Surface of part of structure is alright and allowed for subsequent
9 Yes No NA
activity / backfilling
10 Others, if any

* The above checklist are valid for Reinforced Concrete works only.

Note:

 All the empty space has to be filled and remarks if any shall be written in remarks
column.
 Date of inspection of pre-concrete, during placement and post-concrete placement shall
be noted as these steps may not be performed on the same day.
 Signature by contractor supervisor and engineer is done after each inspection.