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TESTING LABORATORY SERVICES

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION:

This section specifies materials testing activities and inspection services required during project construction to be provided by a

Testing Laboratory retained by the General Contractor.

1.2 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS:

A. The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. The publications are referred to in the text by the basic designation only.

B. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

(AASHTO):

T27-11..................Standard Method of Test for Sieve Analysis of

Fine and Coarse Aggregates

T96-02 (R2006)..........Standard Method of Test for Resistance to

Degradation of Small-Size Coarse Aggregate by

Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine

T99-10..................Standard Method of Test for Moisture-Density

Relations of Soils Using a 2.5 Kg (5.5 lb.)

Rammer and a 305 mm (12 in.) Drop

T104-99 (R2007).........Standard Method of Test for Soundness of

Aggregate by Use of Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium

Sulfate

T180-10.................Standard Method of Test for Moisture-Density

Relations of Soils using a 4.54 kg (10 lb.)

Rammer and a 457 mm (18 in.) Drop

T191-02(R2006)..........Standard Method of Test for Density of Soil In-

Place by the Sand-Cone Method

T310-13.................Standard Method of Test for In-place Density and Moisture Content of Soil and Soil-aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth)

C. American Concrete Institute (ACI):

506.4R-94 (R2004).......Guide for the Evaluation of Shotcrete

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D. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

A370-12.................Standard Test Methods and Definitions for

Mechanical Testing of Steel Products

A416/A416M-10...........Standard Specification for Steel Strand, Uncoated Seven-Wire for Prestressed Concrete

C31/C31M-10.............Standard Practice for Making and Curing

Concrete Test Specimens in the Field

C33/C33M-11a............Standard Specification for Concrete Aggregates

C39/C39M-12.............Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens

C109/C109M-11b..........Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars

C136-06.................Standard Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates

C138/C138M-10b..........Standard Test Method for Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of

Concrete

C140-12.................Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing

Concrete Masonry Units and Related Units

C143/C143M-10a..........Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic

Cement Concrete

C172/C172M-10...........Standard Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed

Concrete

C173/C173M-10b..........Standard Test Method for Air Content of freshly

Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method

C330/C330M-09...........Standard Specification for Lightweight

Aggregates for Structural Concrete

C567/C567M-11...........Standard Test Method for Density Structural

Lightweight Concrete

C780-11.................Standard Test Method for Pre-construction and

Construction Evaluation of Mortars for Plain and Reinforced Unit Masonry

C1019-11................Standard Test Method for Sampling and Testing

Grout

C1064/C1064M-11.........Standard Test Method for Temperature of Freshly

Mixed Portland Cement Concrete

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C1077-11c...............Standard Practice for Agencies Testing Concrete and Concrete Aggregates for Use in Construction and Criteria for Testing Agency Evaluation

C1314-11a...............Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Masonry Prisms

D422-63(2007)...........Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils

D698-07e1...............Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction

Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort

D1140-00(2006)..........Standard Test Methods for Amount of Material in

Soils Finer than No. 200 Sieve

D1143/D1143M-07e1.......Standard Test Methods for Deep Foundations

Under Static Axial Compressive Load

D1188-07e1..............Standard Test Method for Bulk Specific Gravity and Density of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures

Using Coated Samples

D1556-07................Standard Test Method for Density and Unit

Weight of Soil in Place by the Sand-Cone Method

D1557-09................Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction

Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort

(56,000ft lbf/ft3 (2,700 KNm/m3))

D2166-06................Standard Test Method for Unconfined Compressive

Strength of Cohesive Soil

D2167-08)...............Standard Test Method for Density and Unit

Weight of Soil in Place by the Rubber Balloon

Method

D2216-10................Standard Test Methods for Laboratory

Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of

Soil and Rock by Mass

D2974-07a...............Standard Test Methods for Moisture, Ash, and

Organic Matter of Peat and Other Organic Soils

D3666-11................Standard Specification for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and

Paving Materials

D3740-11................Standard Practice for Minimum Requirements for

Agencies Engaged in Testing and/or Inspection

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D6938-10................Standard Test Method for In-Place Density and

Water Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by

Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth)

E94-04(2010)............Standard Guide for Radiographic Examination

E164-08.................Standard Practice for Contact Ultrasonic

Testing of Weldments

E329-11c................Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in

Construction Inspection, Testing, or Special

Inspection

E543-09.................Standard Specification for Agencies Performing

Non-Destructive Testing

E605-93(R2011)..........Standard Test Methods for Thickness and Density of Sprayed Fire Resistive Material (SFRM)

Applied to Structural Members

E709-08.................Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle

Examination

E1155-96(R2008).........Determining FF Floor Flatness and FL Floor

Levelness Numbers

F3125/F3125M-15.........Standard Specification for High Strength

Structural Bolts, Steel and Alloy Steel, Heat

Treated, 120 ksi (830 MPa) and 150 ksi (1040

MPa) Minimum Tensile Strength, Inch and Metric

Dimensions

E. American Welding Society (AWS):

D1.D1.1M-10.............Structural Welding Code-Steel

1.3 REQUIREMENTS:

A. Accreditation Requirements: Construction materials testing laboratories must be accredited by a laboratory accreditation authority and will be required to submit a copy of the Certificate of Accreditation and Scope of Accreditation. The laboratory’s scope of accreditation must include the appropriate ASTM standards (i.e.; E329, C1077, D3666, D3740, A880, E543) listed in the technical sections of the specifications.

Laboratories engaged in Hazardous Materials Testing shall meet the requirements of OSHA and EPA. The policy applies to the specific

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Office.”

B. Inspection and Testing: Testing laboratory shall inspect materials and workmanship and perform tests described herein and additional tests requested by Contracting Officer’s Representative. When it appears materials furnished, or work performed by Contractor fail to meet construction contract requirements, Testing Laboratory shall direct attention of Contracting Officer’s Representative to such failure.

C. Written Reports: Testing laboratory shall submit test reports to

Contracting Officer’s Representative, Contractor, unless other arrangements are agreed to in writing by the Contracting Officer’s

Representative. Submit reports of tests that fail to meet construction contract requirements on colored paper.

D. Verbal Reports: Give verbal notification to Contracting Officer’s

Representative immediately of any irregularity.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS (NOT USED)

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 EARTHWORK: (NOT USED)

3.2 FOUNDATION PILES: (NOT USED)

3.3 FOUNDATION CAISSONS: (NOT USED)

3.4 LANDSCAPING: (NOT USED)

3.5 ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVING: (NOT USED)

3.6 SITE WORK CONCRETE: (NOT USED)

3.7 POST-TENSIONING OF CONCRETE: (NOT USED)

3.8 CONCRETE: (

A. Inspection of anchors post installed in hardened concrete members.

1. Perform periodic inspections of the preparation and installation of post installed mechanical anchors in accordance with ACI 318 Chapter

17.8.2.

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1. Perform periodic inspections of the preparation and installation of post installed mechanical anchors in accordance with ACI 318 Chapter 17.8.2.

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3.9 REINFORCEMENT: (NOT USED)

3.10 SHOTCRETE: (NOT USED)

3.11 PRESTRESSED CONCRETE: (NOT USED)

3.12 ARCHITECTURAL PRECAST CONCRETE: (NOT USED)

3.13 MASONRY: (NOT USED)

3.14 STRUCTURAL STEEL:

A. General: Provide shop and field inspection and testing services to certify structural steel work is done in accordance with contract documents. Welding shall conform to AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code.

B. Prefabrication Inspection:

1. Review design and shop detail drawings for size, length, type and location of all welds to be made.

2. Approve welding procedure qualifications either by pre-qualification or by witnessing qualifications tests.

3. Approve welder qualifications by certification or retesting.

4. Approve procedure for control of distortion and shrinkage stresses.

5. Approve procedures for welding in accordance with applicable sections of AWS D1.1.

C. Fabrication and Erection:

1. Weld Inspection:

a. Inspect welding equipment for capacity, maintenance and working condition.

b. Verify specified electrodes and handling and storage of electrodes in accordance with AWS D1.1.

c. Inspect preparation and assembly of materials to be welded for conformance with AWS D1.1.

d. Inspect preheating and interpass temperatures for conformance with AWS D1.1.

e. Measure 25 percent of fillet welds.

f. Welding Magnetic Particle Testing: Test in accordance with ASTM

E709 for a minimum of:

1) 20 percent of all shear plate fillet welds at random, final pass only.

2) 20 percent of all continuity plate and bracing gusset plate fillet welds, at random, final pass only.

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STRUCTURAL STEEL:

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3) 100 percent of tension member fillet welds (i.e., hanger connection plates and other similar connections) for root and final passes.

4) 20 percent of length of built-up column member partial penetration and fillet welds at random for root and final passes.

5) 100 percent of length of built-up girder member partial penetration and fillet welds for root and final passes.

g. Welding Ultrasonic Testing: Test in accordance with ASTM E164 and

AWS D1.1 for 100 percent of all full penetration welds, braced and moment frame column splices, and a minimum of 20 percent of all other partial penetration column splices, at random.

h. Verify that correction of rejected welds are made in accordance with AWS D1.1.

i. Testing and inspection do not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for providing materials and fabrication procedures in compliance with the specified requirements.

2. Bolt Inspection:

a. Inspect high-strength bolted connections in accordance AISC

Specifications for Structural Joints Using ASTM F3125 Bolts.

b. Slip-Critical Connections: Inspect 10 percent of bolts, but not less than 2 bolts, selected at random in each connection in accordance with AISC Specifications for Structural Joints Using

ASTM F3125 Bolts. Inspect all bolts in connection when one or more are rejected.

c. Fully Pre-tensioned Connections: Inspect 10 percent of bolts, but not less than 2 bolts, selected at random in 25 percent of connections in accordance with AISC Specification for Structural

Joints Using ASTM F3125 Bolts. Inspect all bolts in connection when one or more are rejected.

d. Bolts installed by turn-of-nut tightening may be inspected with calibrated wrench when visual inspection was not performed during tightening.

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e. Snug Tight Connections: Inspect 10 percent of connections verifying that plies of connected elements have been brought into snug contact.

f. Inspect field erected assemblies; verify locations of structural steel for plumbness, level, and alignment.

D. Submit inspection reports, record of welders and their certification, and identification, and instances of noncompliance to Contracting

Officer’s Representative.

3.15 STEEL DECKING:

A. Provide field inspection of welds of metal deck to the supporting steel, and testing services to insure steel decking has been installed in accordance with contract documents and manufacturer’s requirements.

B. Qualification of Field Welding: Qualify welding processes and welding operators in accordance with “Welder Qualification” procedures of AWS

D1.1. Refer to the “Plug Weld Qualification Procedure” in Part 3 “Field

Quality Control.”

C. Submit inspection reports, certification, and instances of noncompliance to Contracting Officer’s Representative.

3.16 SHEAR CONNECTOR STUDS:

A.

B. Contracting Officer’s Representative.

3.17 SPRAYED-ON FIREPROOFING:

A. Provide field inspection and testing services to certify sprayed-on fireproofing has been applied in accordance with contract documents.

B. Obtain a copy of approved submittals from Contracting Officer’s

Representative.

C. Use approved installation in test areas as criteria for inspection of work.

D. Test sprayed-on fireproofing for thickness and density in accordance with ASTM E605.

1. Thickness gauge specified in ASTM E605 may be modified for pole extension so that overhead sprayed material can be reached from floor.

E. Location of test areas for field tests as follows:

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1. Thickness: Select one bay per floor, or one bay for each 930 m2

(10,000 square feet) of floor area, whichever provides for greater number of tests. Take thickness determinations from each of following locations: Metal deck, beam, and column.

2. Density: Take density determinations from each floor, or one test from each 930 m2 (10,000 square feet) of floor area, whichever provides for greater number of tests, from each of the following areas: Underside of metal deck, beam flanges, and beam web.

F. Submit inspection reports, certification, and instances of noncompliance to Contracting Officer’s Representative.

3.18 TYPE OF TEST:

Approximate Number of Tests Required a Anchors post installed in hardened concrete members.ACI 318 Chapter

17.8.2 - 400 mechanical anchors

A. Structural Steel:

Ultrasonic Testing of Welds (ASTM E164)

_10____

B. Sprayed-On Fireproofing:

Thickness and Density Tests (ASTM E605)

_1____

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