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A Receiving/Sampling/Testing Inspection

All ready-mix concrete are delivered to the site with a batch ticket listing
the following:
Name of the ready-mix company,
Location of Batch Plant
Serial number of the ticket, date, truck number
Name of purchaser
Name of the job and location,
Job Order (JO) Number for Project
Saudi Aramco mix design number 09-SAMSS-097
A1
Amount of concrete in cubic meters (or yards) Sec. 14.1
Time of loading, if wet mix
Reading of the revolution counter at the first addition of water
Type, brand & amount of cement, silica fume & admixture
Source and Total Amount of Mixing Water
Maximum Size of Aggregate
Mass of fine and course aggregate
Time Leaving Batch Plant
Signature or initials of producer's representative

Ready mix concrete delivered in trucks not having operable revolution 09-SAMSS-097
A2
counters shall be rejected. Sec. 11.1.2

Concrete shall be discharged from the mixer within 90 minutes or before

the drum has revolved 300 revolutions, whichever comes first after the 09-SAMSS-097
A3
introduction of mixing water to the cement & aggregates or introduction of Sec. 12.5
cement to the aggregates.

Concrete delivered at a temperature in excess of 35°C or that fails to 09-SAMSS-097

A4
maintain a temperature of 35°C until used, shall be rejected. Sec. 12.11

No aluminum parts shall be placed in contact with concrete during mixing 09-SAMSS-097
A5
or delivery. Sec. 12

SAES-Q-001
Slump and cylinder test samples shall be taken from the end of the mixture
Sec. 5, 09-
A6 truck chute or at the discharge point of the concrete placement hose when
SAMSS-097 Sec.
concrete pumps are used.
7.2

Strength tests as well as slump, temperature, density and air content tests
SAES-Q-001 sec.
(when required by the specifications) shall be made with a frequency of not
5, 09-SAMSS-
A7 less than one test for each 115 m³. Each test shall be made from a
097
separate batch. On each day concrete is delivered, at least one strength
Sec. 17.5
test shall be made for each class of concrete.

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Slump, air content, density and temperature tests shall be made at the
time of placement at the option of the inspector as often as necessary for
control checks.
SAES-Q-001 sec.
5. 09-
A8 Note: It is not the intention to give the inspector to right to require testing
SAMSS-097
for every truckload. Rather, additional testing shall be requested only if
there are indications that a concrete load was tempered (water was added
while concrete was in transit, or when there are indications that the mix is
exhibiting rapid drying).

The minimum required number of concrete test cylinders for strength tests
in accordance with ASTM C39/C39M shall be:
a) Test one set of laboratory-cured 09-SAMSS-097
A9
specimens at 7 days and one set of specimens at 28 days. Sec. 18.2
b) Test one set of field-cured specimens at 7 days and one set of
specimens at 28 days.

B Concrete Placement Inspection

Equipment made of aluminum alloys shall not be used for pump lines, SAES-Q-001
B1
tremies or chutes used to discharge concrete from a truck mixer. Sec. 7.23.2

Concrete shall not be placed prior to a recorded pre-placement inspection SAES-Q-001

B2
and authorization to proceed by Saudi Aramco. Sec. 7.23.3

Experienced form watchers shall be provided during concrete placement to

SAES-Q-001
B3 detect form displacement or the beginning of failure.
Sec. 7.19
(ACI 347-04, Sec. 3.1)

When temperature of reinforcement, embedments, or forms is greater than

120°F, a fine mist of water is used to moisten the hot surfaces immediately SAES-Q-001
B4
before placing concrete. Standing water is removed before placing Sec. 3.2
concrete. (ACI 301-2010, Sec. 5.3.2.1.c)

Fresh concrete are not deposited on concrete that has sufficiently SAES-Q-001
B5
hardened to cause formation of cold joints. (ACI 301-2010, Sec. 5.3.2.4) Sec. 3.2

Concrete that contains foreign material are not placed. (ACI 301-2010, SAES-Q-001
B6
Sec. 5.3.2.4) Sec. 3.2

SAES-Q-001
B7 Raking shall not be used for movement of concrete after placement.
Sec. 7.23.4

SAES-Q-001
B8 Vibrators shall not be used to move concrete inside forms.
Sec. 7.23.5
SAES-Q-001
B9 Retempering of concrete after placement is prohibited.
Sec. 7.23.6

Concrete shall not be dropped freely where reinforcing will cause SAES-Q-001
B10
segregation nor where it would fall freely for more than 1 meter. Sec. 7.23

Concrete shall be deposited continuously as near as practical to its final SAES-Q-001

B11
position to avoid segregation due to re-handling or flowing. Sec. 7.23.7

Placed concrete shall be consolidated by mechanical vibration equipment SAES-Q-001

B12
according to ACI 301-10, Section 5.3.2.5. Sec. 7.23.8

Immersion-type vibrators with nonmetallic heads are used when

SAES-Q-001
B13 consolidating concrete around epoxy-coated reinforcement.
Sec. 3.2
(ACI 301-2010, Sec. 5.3.2.5)

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The spacing of immersion vibrator insertions shall not exceed 1-1/2 times
SAES-Q-001
B14 the vibrator’s radius of action in the concrete being consolidated. (ACI 301-
Sec. 3.2
2010, Sec. 5.3.2.5)

SAES-Q-001
B15 Concrete shall be placed on a clean surface free of standing water.
Sec. 7.23.9

Precast concrete or mortar spacing blocks or bar supports are prohibited. SAES-Q-001
B16
(ACI 301-10 Sec 6.2.1.6) Sec. 7.23

Concrete is consolidated around reinforcement, embedded items and into

SAES-Q-001
B17 corners of forms to eliminate honeycombing or planes of weakness due to
Sec. 3.2
air voids and stone pockets. (ACI 301-2010, Sec. 5.3.2.5)

Concrete paving shall have control joints or construction joints located at a SAES-Q-001
B18
maximum spacing of 6 meters on center in both directions. Sec. 7.20.5

Expansion joints shall be used in paving adjacent to all poured in place SAES-Q-001
B19
concrete members. Sec. 7.20.6

Paving or slab construction joints not specified on the IFC Drawings, shall SAES-Q-001
B20
be located at column centerlines and at intermediate intervals. Sec. 7.20.7

Contraction or isolation joints shall be provided to divide structurally plain

SAES-Q-001
B21 concrete members into flexurally discontinuous elements.
Sec. 7.20
(ACI 318M-2011, Sec. 22.3.1)

Joints not specified in the IFC Drawings shall be in accordance with ACI
SAES-Q-001
B22 301, Chapter 2, Section 2.2.2.5 and Chapter 5, Sections5.1.2.3a, 5.2.2.1
Sec. 7.20
and 5.3.2.6.

Immediately after placement, protect concrete from premature drying or

SAES-Q-001
B23 excessively hot or cold temperatures, and mechanical injury. (ACI 301-
Sec. 3.2
2010, Sec. 5.3.6.5)

After concreting and before setting of concrete, the foundations and other
connection points (especially but not limited to anchor bolts) are checked 12-SAMSS-008,
B24
by surveyor to confirm their location, orientation, elevation and condition. Sec. IV
(PIP STS05130, Para. 6.2.10)

REMARKS:

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:
1- SAES-Q-001 -- Criteria for Design and Construction of Concrete Structures, 07 January 2016
2- 09-SAMSS-097 -- Ready Mixed Portland Cement Concrete, 16 September 2015
3- 12-SAMSS-008-- Erection of Structural and Miscellaneous Steel, 25 Dec. 2014
Contractor / Third-Party Saudi Aramco
Construction Representative* PMT Representative
Work is Complete and Ready for Inspection: T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified
Name, Initials and Date: Name, Initials and Date:
MR.USMAN
QC Inspector PID Representative
Performed Inspection Work / Rework May Proceed T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified
Name, Initials and Date: Name, Initials and Date:
MR.USMAN
QC Supervisor Proponent and Others
Quality Record Approved: T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified
Name, Organization,
Name, Sign and Date:
Initials and Date:

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