B51-S01

SABIC
CONCRETE - MATERIALS
CEMENT
ASTM C 150 Type 1 cement shall be used and testing conforming to ASTM C 114
Tri calcium aluminate shall be used not exceeding 10 perc by weight and magnesium oxide shall not be
4 perc weight more of the cement weight
Silica fume to be used along with cement as mineral admixture - 6 perc by weight of soil
Test certificate with chemical mineralogical and physical test shall be submitted for client approval
Client approved source shall be used and to be procured from only supplier

ADMIXTURE
Admixtures shall be used confirming compliance to ASTM C494
Silica fume confirming to ASTM 1240 to be used as admixture which are carried out by powder form to
the batching plant
Further it shall comply to chemical requirements as
silica dioxide - 85 perc
loss of ignition 6
moisture as 3 perc

WATER
Water be used for all concreting purpose and this standard of water shall be used for all purposes such
as concreted production and placement, aggregate washing, wetting and insulation of Formwork,
curing etc.
Free from oil, grease acids and deleterious material
shall conform ASTM C 1602 – Non potable
Ph value must be 7 to 9
Chemical limitations of water:
ASTM 512: acid chloride: prestressed concrete: 500mg / L AND RCC: 1000mg / L
Acid sulphate: ASTM 516: 1000mg /L

AGGREGATES
Aggregates must confirm the requirements of ASTM C 33, Specification for aggregates for concrete
Source of the aggregate shall be approved from client and continuous investigation must be done to
check the quality of aggregate so that good aggregate is being used through the project

Test certificates must submit for the engineer approval with following information:
Gradation curves and sieve analysis
…Aggregate type
…location of quarry
…
Fine aggregate shall be sweet sand, Size below 5 mm
Beach sand shall not be used
Coarse aggregate shall be below 20 mm and crushed stone

Testing of aggregates
Physical testing like organic matter clay lumps et for every 1000m3 of concrete
Chemical testing like loss of magnesium sulphate soundness test etc.: 3 months
Mechanical testing for 6 months

Very Imp: See table type of tests for aggregates – QCS 2002
 B51-S01
SABIC
CONCRETE - MATERIALS

Reinforcement

General rebar – deformed billet steel – ASTM A 615, grade 60, specified yield strength – 414 M pa
Welded steel wire mesh – ASTM A 185 for plain fabric & ASTM A 497 for deformed fabric
Tie wire – ASTM A 82 not below 16 gauges
Tests of bending, elongation and bending for every 200 tons of steel procured for site for each
diameter in accordance with ASTM A 370
Epoxy steel -Fusion bonded Epoxy coated steel bars – ASTM A 775 + thickness of epoxy coating
shall be minimum 150 to 330 microns
Steel free from rust, deleterious amounts of salts & coatings

Curing Materials
Hessian cloth – AASTO M 182, weigh – 0.29 kg / m2
Impervious sheeting – polyethylene as per ASTM C 171

Waterproof Barrier and Protective Coating Materials

Colored Concrete for Underground Ducts

Accessories: Joint filler and sealant materials

SABIC Concrete Mix (Design mix)

1. Central mixed in a batching plant + standard

2. Cementitious material content

Cement content to be minimum as per table 1 , if used more than prior approval of SABIC is required

MAXIMUM WATER-
MINIMUM CEMENTITIOUS CEMENTITIOUS
MATERIALS CONTENTS (kg/m3) MATERIALS RATIO
7 DAY 28 DAY (2)
(BY WT.)
TYPE OF COMPRESSIVE COMPRESSIVE
CONCRETE STRENGTH STRENGTH
MPa MPa PORTLAND SILICA PC
CEMENT FUME +
(PC) (SF) SF

Structural 16 25 354 21 375 0.40

Structural 18 30 360 22 382 0.40

Structural 24 35 364 22 386 0.40

(1)
Plain 12 17 275 0 275 0.5

3. Aggregate gradation
Course and fine aggregates shall be mixed in order to reduce the quantity of sand (4.75mm) and water

Gradation limits: table 2

GRADATION LIMITS FOR MIX

ASTM E 11 SIEVE
DESIGN ONLY (% PASSING)
(mm)

20 100
9.5 40-65

4.75 30-50

0.60 22-38

0.30 10-20

4. w/c ratio – see table 2

5. characteristic strength below table 3

Minimum Required 28 days Characteristic Strength of Concrete

S l no Type of construction characteristics strength at 28 days

1 water retaining structure 30 M pa
2 Foundations and structural members 30 M pa
3 Miscellaneous structure: light weight grade 25 M pa
Slab, duct bank
4 Fill concrete / Levelling concrete 17 M pa
 6. unit weight and air content of concrete
2350 – 2450 kg / m 3 for fresh concrete as per ASTM C 138
And Below 2 as per C 231

7. Durability of concrete
Following tests to be found durability of concrete
By weight of dry cement
Type of tests Standard (inclusive of silica fume) in
%

Acid soluble chlorides AASTO T 260 0.15

Total salt content Water soluble chlorides C 1152 0.10
Water soluble sulphates BS 1881 4.0

Type of tests (hardened concrete) standard By weight of concrete in %

water soluble chloride ion
penetrating hardened
concrete in a period of 90 AASTO T 259 0.02
days
Additional tests Water permeability at the USBR 1 X 10 – 12 m / s
age of 28 days
Water absorption and
volume of permeable voids ASTM C 642 Below 3 & 7
(age 28 to 42 days)

8. Slump
Std – C 143
Concrete with high slump to be rejected
Acceptable slump ranges
Type of structure slump
Slabs and pavements 100-125mm
Structural concrete 125-175mm

9. Initial setting time

Maximum time between mixing and placing concrete shall be 1.5 hours for concrete with or without silica fume
Total time between mix and initial set to be 2 hours for concrete…….
Under certain conditions with SABIC approval these can be modified by giving customized mix design with longer
time
Std – C 191 to find initial setting time
Temperature of conc while placing – 30 c

10. Admixture
Superplasticizers (high range water reducing admixtures) confirming Std c 494 and c 1107 to be used to improve
workability and impermeability of concrete
Use of super…..is as per ACI 212.4R and manufacturers recommendations
Below 2 perc b weight of cement
 B501 – S01
SABIC - Cast in place concrete
Execution

CONCRETE PRODUCTION – standards + batching + mixing + hot weather concreting

Standards ACI 304 R and ASTM C 94

Batching
Batching of materials shall be by weight
Weighing machine shall be calibrated properly and documentation should be furnished by contractor to
demonstrate that accuracy is maintained throughout in accordance with ACI 304R
Contractor shall establish procedure to determine the moisture content in aggregates daily and any
changes shall be recorded
Moisture content of aggregate to be utilized in adjusting the weight of aggregate and water quantity added
to mix

Mixing
Concrete shall be produced in a central batching and mixing plant which conforms to ACI 304R and
ASTM C 94
Mixing and addition of water in trucks are not allowed
Continuous operator to be hired at batching plant
For important pour: back plan to be produced in case of plant failure and to be submitted for approval
When powdered silica fume is added to concrete mixing, time will be 50 perc greater than time without
silica fume
If it is in a slurry form, then extra time is not required

Hot weather concreting

If the temperature is above 32 then hot weather concreting techniques shall be applied in accordance
with 305R
Temperature of concrete while placement is 30c
Provisions for reducing the concrete temperature
- Insulating the formwork, aggregates and supply of water
- White painting for concrete plant
For summer concreting ice for mixing concrete, and if it is not enough then night concreting to be
commenced

TESTING LABORATORY
The testing laboratory shall be accredited by SASO or other authorized organizations. It shall meet the
requirement of ASTM C 1077 and shall have a quality system in accordance with ISO 17025.
Contractor shall employ an Independent Testing Laboratory approved by SABIC to perform all testing of
materials used in the concrete mixes and concrete samples in accordance with applicable standards
Independent Testing Laboratory shall furnish all equipment, facilities, and labor required for field
sampling, curing, transporting test samples, field/laboratory tests, recording of test results, and preparing
necessary reports.
 B501 – S01
SABIC - Cast in place concrete
Execution

TESTING OF FRESH CONCRETE

Standards – ASTM C 39,192,31
Samples for concrete shall be taken on each day of concrete
5 test cylinders of 150mmx300mm per sample, 2 tested at 7 days and 2 at 28 days.5th shall be cured and
store and tested when directed by SABIC
Frequency of each class per day
One sample for 75m3 concrete for foundation and structure
one sample per 40 m3 of concrete - paving and slabs on grade
one sample at the beginning of each day of concreting work – underground piping, encasements
Concrete shall be deemed to follow the specified design strength if the 7th and 28th day tests meet the
following conditions:
- No individual strength test falls below the specified strength by more than ten (10) percent
- The arithmetic average of any three consecutive strength tests equals or exceeds specified
strength.
Test report data on the compressive strength of the concrete shall include the following:
(i) Identification of test cylinder
(ii) Location of concrete on the job
(iii) Quantity of concrete in that section (pour)
(iv) Proportions of concrete mix
(v) Water cement ratio
(vi) Design strength
(vii) Maximum size of coarse aggregate
(viii) Slump measurement
(ix) Time of day and air temperature when samples were taken
(x) Date poured
(xi) Required and actual age of specimen at time of test
(xii) Name of person making cylinders
(xiii) Weight of sample in grams
3
(xiv) Density in kg/m
(xv) Compression load in Newton
(xvi) Compressive strength in MPa
(xvii) Signature of person preparing cylinder
(xviii) Signature of person crushing cylinder

Unsatisfactory Concrete
If any test results fail to the quantity of concrete represented by the results shall be removed and replaced
with concrete meeting the requirement of this standard at no additional cost to SABIC.
Additionally, an investigation shall be performed by contractor to identify the root cause of noncompliance
and specify corrective measures.

Quality Control Tests

Standards for following + For fresh concrete prior to pouring air content, slump, temperature, unit weight
of fresh concrete to be conducted and found
 B501 – S01
SABIC - Cast in place concrete
Execution

Records
1. Concrete Placement Record
Date of Placement:

Delivery tickets
1 Weather conform 12
to approved Yes/No
design mix?
Temperature / humidity
a. Ambient Numbers of delivery
2 b. Concrete (at time of 13
tickets attached
placement
c. Relative humidity
Were cylinders taken
3 Rate of placement 1428-days
for 7- and Yes/No
test?

4 Curing method
Breakdown of
5 Type of equipment used 15 and other
placement
remarks, if
applicable
Quantity of concrete
6
placed (volume of pour)
7 Type of finish
8 Start time

9 Finish time Contractor’s

NameCQCE Signature/ Date
10 Slump-specified/actual
Amount of
11 Superplasticizer (SP)
added (if applicable),
slump at addition of SP (if
applicable) SABIC Engineer’s Name Signature/ Date

Note:
1. Water should not be added at site.
 B501 – S01
SABIC - Cast in place concrete
Execution

2. Concrete Pour Record

POUR
CARD
CONTRACTOR: NUMBE
CONTRACTOR NUMBER AND TITLE:
R:
LOCATION OF POUR: DESCRIPTION OF POUR:

TYPE AND SOURCE OF CONCRETE AMOUNT OF CONCRETE:

SABIC INSPECTION APPROVALS
CONTRACTOR
ITEMS FOR INSPECTION REJECTED
APPROVALS APPROVED AND REDO REMARKS

Subgrade preparation
Line and grade
Formwork
Reinforcement
Embedded (civil items)
Embedded (mechanical
items)
Embedded (electrical items)
Water stop
Block-outs/openings
(civil, mechanical and
electrical)
Preparation of
construction joint
Water proofing/vapor barrier
Cleanliness and access
Verification of rates of
placement (m 3/h)
Provision for hot weather
concreting
Contractor’s Hold point released
Signature/Date/Time
SABIC Engineer’s Name Signature/Date
 B501 – S01
SABIC - Cast in place concrete
Execution
 B501 – S01
SABIC - Cast in place concrete
Execution

TESTING OF HARDENED CONCRETE

General
when cracks and voids are visible, SABIC shall have the right to ask for samples of any hardened concrete
to be taken and tested as described below.
Contractor shall repair/restore the cored holes by material/procedure approved by SABIC

Concrete cover
SABIC may check the cover and verify it, if it is less than in size or either way not matching with
standards than cover with concrete meeting the standards to be replaced

Water absorption and chloride permeability

Covered in design mix

Salt Content
Covered in design mix

REINFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS (General, standards, storage, placement and fabrication)

Covered in design mix
Epoxy coated rebars (Covered in design mix)

CONCRETE TRANSPORTATION PLACEMENT AND COMPACTION

Transportation
STD ACI 301 and 304
Fresh concrete must be avoided to be in contact with aluminum or pump line made of that
Concrete carrying trucks shall be always cleaned with water and free from hardened concrete
After discharge from mixer, concrete to be immediately transported by agitated trucks which will
create non contamination of ingredients, segregation

Placement
STD ACI 301 and 304
Prior to placement make ensure all SABIC Inspection is finished
Movement of formworks and rebar to be checked and controlled while placement of concrete
Temperature of concrete and climatic conditions, concreting not to proceed during sandstorm
Max height & depth of pour are 1m and 60cm

Compaction
Std ACI 309 Consolidation of concrete
Full compaction of the concrete is achieved through the entire depth of layer, it shall be thoroughly
worked around formworks and rebars properly
Power driven poker type vibrator
Immersion type vibrator
Placed vertically in successive intervals to have good compaction, good bonding in preceding layers
Over vibration causing segregation or leakage through formwork avoided
Standby equipment for vibration and compaction to be arranged
Vibration not to be used in a way so that it will damage formwork, displace rebar and segregate the
mix
 B501 – S01
SABIC - Cast in place concrete
Execution
 B501 – S01
SABIC - Cast in place concrete
Execution

CURING
See Royal standards + QCS 2002 + PDO

PROTECTION OF CONCRETE
See separate SABIC Procedure

TRIAL MIX DESIGN

See complete QCS with exception

Std – ACI 308 Building code requirements for reinforced concrete

Concrete shall be central mixed in a batching plant in accordance with ASTM C 94 and this
standard. The relative proportions of fine and coarse aggregates, workability and strength of the
mixes shall be determined by production equipment trial mixes.
Once the aggregate proportions have been accepted by SABIC, they shall not be changed
without SABIC approval.

All test on the trial mixes, including 28 days compressive strength test, shall be completed and
approved by SABIC prior to concrete pouring.

Acceptance of trial mix will be made by SABIC when proportions, slump, workability,
consistency, impermeability, water/cementitious materials ratio and all other requirements of this
standard have been met, and when the strength test results for each of the specified concrete
strengths also match
Six (6) separate test mixes shall be prepared for each proposed mix design, and six (6) test
cylinders shall be made from each test mix, giving a total of 36 cylinders for each proposed mix
design.

The test cylinders shall be made and cured in accordance with ASTM C 192 and tested in
accordance with ASTM C 39. Additionally, enough samples shall be prepared for the other tests
required by this standard.
Eighteen (18) concrete cylinders shall be tested for compressive strength at 7 days and 28 days
(total 36). The mean strengths and standard deviations shall be established for each test.

The test mixes shall demonstrate that:

The standard deviation is 3.5 MPa or less
The mean concrete strength is equal to or higher than the strengths specified in Table XI, with no
individual strength test deviating from these values more than 10 %.
 B501 – S01
SABIC - Cast in place concrete
Execution