OVERVIEW OF

MATERIALS TESTING
AND
QUALITY CONTROL
MATERIALS QUALITY CONTROL
 What is Quality?
Quality is degree of

excellence.
 
 What is Control?
Control is to regulate.
 What is Quality Control?

Quality Control is checking in

conformance to requirements.

It is instituted during the course

of construction as a
preventive tool, not a
corrective measure.

Preventive measures are

always more economical.
QUALITY CONTROL PROCESS

PLANNING and DESIGN

ACCEPTANCE

SPECIFICATIONS
INSPECTION

SAMPLING and
TESTING
DESIGN

Provide a comprehensive
classification of the
characteristics and
performance requirement of
the materials
 SPECIFICATION
Written contract documents which includes
the following:

materials and workmanship

requirements

inspection and testing procedures

procedures for measurement and

payment of the work
SAMPLING

Selection by a standard
method of a representative
portion of a material for the
purpose of ascertaining its
characteristics.
 QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURE IN
SELECTION OF MATERIALS
1. SELECTION OF MATERIAL

2. HANDLING AND STORAGE OF MATERIALS

a. No Materials shall be incorporated into
work until tested and found satisfactory.
b. The approval of preliminary samples
shall not be considered as a guarantee of
acceptance of all materials from the
same source.
c. Any materials which have been
sampled and passed as satisfactory may
be sampled again and retested anytime
before, during and after incorporation
into the work.
3. SAMPLING AND TESTING OF MATERIALS

a. Quality Control Program

b. Minimum Testing
Requirements
c. Preparatory testing of
Manufactured Materials such
as cement, steel bars, asphalt,
etc
QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM

specifies the minimum number of

tests required for an item of
work which correspond to the
quantities stated in the Program
of Work of a project
CONDITIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF
MATERIALS

1. No material shall be incorporated into the

work until tested and found satisfactory
2. The approval of preliminary samples shall
not be considered as a guarantee of
acceptance of all materials from the same
source, as the quality or quantity of such
materials
3. Any material which had been sampled and
passed as satisfactory maybe sampled
again and retested.
 PURPOSE OF INSPECTION
1. Ensure that requirements of the contract
documents will be carried out

2. The use of unacceptable

substitutes will be avoided
3. Making errors that might result to
unnecessary maintenance cost will
be avoided
4. Extra work will be minimized
5. Materials and workmanship that
are guaranteed will be evaluated at
the time of installation.
ACCEPTANCE

 procedure through which the

owner agrees that an item of
work, unit of material or project
has been furnished in
accordance with the
specification
 Have a nice day!