Quality Assurance Requirements Flashcards
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Which ASTM standard governs the practice for making and curing concrete test specimens in the field?
Answer: ASTM C31
ASTM C31 is the Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field, governing how cylinders are cast for strength testing.
In specification quality language, what does the phrase 'as directed by the Architect' imply about decision-making authority?
Answer: The architect retains authority to make the specific determination during construction
'As directed by the Architect' reserves decision-making authority for the architect to exercise professional judgment during the construction phase.
A quality assurance specification requires 'continuous special inspection' for structural steel welding. This means the inspector must:
Answer: Be present at the work site at all times that welding is being performed
Continuous special inspection requires the inspector to be physically present and observing the work at all times the specified activity is being performed.
Under CSI principles, what is the consequence when specified work fails an acceptance test?
Answer: The contractor must remove and replace nonconforming work or propose an approved remedial action
When work fails acceptance testing, the contractor must either remove and replace the nonconforming work or propose a remedial action plan for the architect's approval.
What is the primary purpose of requiring submittals such as product data, shop drawings, and samples before installation?
Answer: To verify that proposed materials and methods conform to design intent before work is executed
Submittals allow the architect to verify that the contractor's proposed products and methods conform to the design intent before irreversible work is performed.
Which of the following best describes a 'reference standard' as used in CSI specifications?
Answer: A published document such as an ASTM or AWS standard that defines minimum requirements
A reference standard is a published industry document (ASTM, AWS, ANSI, etc.) incorporated by reference into the specification to define minimum quality requirements.
When a testing laboratory's field test results indicate failing results, what is the typical notification protocol specified in Division 01?
Answer: The lab notifies the architect/engineer and owner promptly, with the contractor copied
Standard Division 01 quality requirements direct the testing laboratory to promptly notify the architect/engineer and owner of failing results, with the contractor receiving copies.