{"id":2143,"date":"2017-07-01T19:51:44","date_gmt":"2017-07-01T19:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.250.126.19\/~impagove\/?page_id=2143"},"modified":"2018-01-16T11:57:24","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T11:57:24","slug":"engineering-tests-and-quality-control","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/impa.gov.eg\/en\/engineering-tests-and-quality-control\/","title":{"rendered":"ENGINEERING TESTS AND QUALITY CONTROL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The role of central department of technical control and laboratories:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Following up work as planned and amending variances if any.<\/li>\n<li>Quality assurance of construction materials per international and Egyptian standards and codes.<\/li>\n<li>Contracts are concluded with different bodies to design QC programs for\u00a0major projects. A lab is installed at site to make tests and a team of work is formed to supervise the program and prepare a monthly compliance report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<h3 class=\"col-title\">Technical capabilities<\/h3>\r\n\t  \t\t\t<span class=\"liner\"><\/span>[vc_column_text]The team of work consists of members having miscellaneous and integrated technical experience. Labs are equipped with several advanced devices of field tests for pavement materials in addition to advanced computers and printers attached with necessary programs for calculating lab test results in high accuracy.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h3 class=\"col-title\">Concrete and materials testing lab<\/h3>\r\n\t  \t\t\t<span class=\"liner\"><\/span>[vc_column_text]The lab provides the following tests:[\/vc_column_text]<ul class=\"tt-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"sub-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-head\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-head-sign\">&minus;<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>First: standard laboratory tests applied on construction materials<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Concrete ingredients\u2019 conformity to technical conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Sampling and testing concrete while casting<\/li>\n<li>Concrete sample test.<\/li>\n<li>Defining concrete ingredients ratios that realize optimum compression strength required.<\/li>\n<li>Testing of cylindrical concrete samples (cores) taken from existing buildings.<\/li>\n<li>Testing of random samples taken from construction materials stacked at site and from instantly cast concrete.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"tt-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"sub-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-head\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-head-sign\">&minus;<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Second: Field tests<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Quality assurance of existing building by applying nondestructive tests at site.<\/li>\n<li>Quality control of instantly cast concrete by applying standard tests.<\/li>\n<li>Testing of cylindrical concrete samples (cores) taken from existing buildings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"tt-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"sub-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-head\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-head-sign\">&minus;<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Third: Technical check of the supervision work<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\tChecking the conformity of executed work to technical and engineering standards and specs. Checking technical methods of stacking building materials at site. Preparation of standard concrete cubes at site. Random sampling of building materials for testing.\u00a0 Conducting instantly cast concrete tests.\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"gap clearfix\" style=\"height: 35px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h3 class=\"col-title\">Asphalt lab services<\/h3>\r\n\t  \t\t\t<span class=\"liner\"><\/span>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; line-height: 200%;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;\">Laboratory and field tests. Evaluation, construction and maintenance of asphalt layer:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"tt-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"sub-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-head\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-head-sign\">&minus;<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hard asphalt tests<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Measuring kinematic viscosity.<\/li>\n<li>Absolute viscosity test.<\/li>\n<li>Hard asphalt penetration.<\/li>\n<li>Softness test.<\/li>\n<li>Asphalt flash point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"tt-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"sub-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-head\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-head-sign\">&minus;<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Asphalt mixture test<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Validity of materials used in asphalt mixtures.<\/li>\n<li>Marshal\u2019s asphalt mixture composition.<\/li>\n<li>Measuring asphalt ratio and material grading.<\/li>\n<li>Asphalt consistency and pouring test during operation and after application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"tt-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"sub-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-head\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-head-sign\">&minus;<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Quality control tests of asphalt layers<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>California tolerance ratio assessment.<\/li>\n<li>Dry density test of asphalt layers.<\/li>\n<li>Asphalt layers boring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"tt-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"sub-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-head\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-head-sign\">&minus;<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Issuing tech. reports of lab tests<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Soil laboratory First: laboratory tests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Hard and soft material grading.<\/li>\n<li>Measuring specific weights, fragmentation and absorption.<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles hard material erosion test.<\/li>\n<li>Standard and modified compaction test.<\/li>\n<li>California tolerance ratio assessment.<\/li>\n<li>Liquidity and elasticity test<\/li>\n<li>Soil classification tests.<\/li>\n<li>Measuring elongation, flattening and normal ratios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second field tests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Measuring California tolerance ratio at site.<\/li>\n<li>Compaction test at site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"gap clearfix\" style=\"height: 35px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The role of central department of technical control and laboratories: Following up work as planned and amending variances if any. 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