ASTM_C_1077_-_16a.pdf

Designation:C107716aStandard Practice forAgencies Testing Concrete and Concrete Aggregates forUse in Construction and Criteria for Testing AgencyEvaluation1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1077;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope*1.1 This practice identifies and defines the duties,responsibilities,and minimum technical requirements of test-ing agency personnel and the minimum technical requirementsfor equipment utilized in testing concrete and concrete aggre-gates for use in construction.1.2 This practice provides criteria for the evaluation of thecapability of a testing agency to perform designatedASTM testmethods on concrete and concrete aggregates.It can be used byan evaluation authority in the inspection or accreditation of atesting agency or by other parties to determine if the agency isqualified to conduct the specified tests.NOTE1Specification E329 provides criteria for the evaluation ofagencies that perform the inspection of concrete during placement.1.3 This practice provides criteria for Inspection Bodies andAccreditation Bodies that provide services for evaluation oftesting agencies in accordance with this practice.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C31/C31M Practice for Making and Curing Concrete TestSpecimens in the FieldC39/C39M Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylin-drical Concrete SpecimensC78/C78M Test Method for Flexural Strength of Concrete(Using Simple Beam with Third-Point Loading)C117 Test Method for Materials Finer than 75-m(No.200)Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by WashingC125 Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Ag-gregatesC127 Test Method for Relative Density(Specific Gravity)and Absorption of Coarse AggregateC128 Test Method for Relative Density(Specific Gravity)and Absorption of Fine AggregateC136/C136M Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine andCoarse AggregatesC138/C138M Test Method for Density(Unit Weight),Yield,and Air Content(Gravimetric)of ConcreteC143/C143M Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-CementConcreteC172/C172M Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Con-creteC173/C173M Test Method forAir Content of Freshly MixedConcrete by the Volumetric MethodC231/C231M Test Method forAir Content of Freshly MixedConcrete by the Pressure MethodC617/C617M Practice for Capping Cylindrical ConcreteSpecimensC802 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Test Pro-gram to Determine the Precision of Test Methods forConstruction MaterialsC1064/C1064M Test Method for Temperature of FreshlyMixed Hydraulic-Cement ConcreteC1231/C1231M Practice for Use of Unbonded Caps inDetermination of Compressive Strength of Hardened Cy-lindrical Concrete SpecimensD75/D75M Practice for Sampling AggregatesD2419 Test Method for Sand Equivalent Value of Soils andFine AggregateE4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing MachinesE11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and TestSievesE329 Specification for Agencies Engaged in ConstructionInspection,Testing,or Special Inspection1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C09 on Concreteand ConcreteAggregates and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C09.98 onEvaluation of Laboratories.Current edition approved Oct.15,2016.Published October 2016.Originallyapproved in 1987.Last previous edition approved in 2016 as C1077-16.DOI:10.1520/C1077-16A.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 E1301 Guide for Proficiency Testing by InterlaboratoryComparisons(Withdrawn 2012)32.2 ACI Standards:ACI 214-77 Recommended Practice for Evaluation ofStrength Test Results of Concrete42.3 ISO Standards:ISO 17011 Conformity AssessmentGeneral RequirementsFor Accreditation Bodies Accrediting Conformity Assess-ment Bodies53.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this practice,refer toTerminology C125.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 evaluation authority,nan independent entity,apartfrom the testing agency being evaluated,that has the capabilityto provide an unbiased evaluation of the technical act