QUALITY-ASSURANCE SYSTEM FOR CEMENT-AGGREGATE CONCRETE

The concrete construction industry is unique because it involves quality-control systems that must be exercised on the production and performance of individual materials (cement and aggregate) and also of concrete, the ultimate product in which these materials are used. Therefore, specifications written for one material will generally affect the performance and ultimate consumer cost of all three materials because of the degree of quality control required for each material. To demonstrate the effect specifications may have on the ultimate cost to the consumer, examplex from a concrete supplier's quality-control and quality-assurance program are presented. The equipment and manpower required for carrying out these programs and the ultimate effect of these requirements on the economics of product processing are described. /Author/

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• Authors:
  • Fehnel, Charles D
• Conference:
  • 55th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1976-1-19 to 1976-1-23
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 62-66
• Monograph Title: Air sampling, quality control and concrete
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 613
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Cement; Concrete; Concrete construction; Costs; Economic analysis; Equipment; Materials; Personnel; Quality assurance; Road construction; Specifications
• Old TRIS Terms: Materials specifications
• Subject Areas: Construction; Economics; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163037
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309025893
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM