Designation:C1077−16aStandardPracticeforAgenciesTestingConcreteandConcreteAggregatesforUseinConstructionandCriteriaforTestingAgencyEvaluation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1077;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticeidentifiesanddefinestheduties,responsibilities,andminimumtechnicalrequirementsoftest-ingagencypersonnelandtheminimumtechnicalrequirementsforequipmentutilizedintestingconcreteandconcreteaggre-gatesforuseinconstruction.1.2ThispracticeprovidescriteriafortheevaluationofthecapabilityofatestingagencytoperformdesignatedASTMtestmethodsonconcreteandconcreteaggregates.Itcanbeusedbyanevaluationauthorityintheinspectionoraccreditationofatestingagencyorbyotherpartiestodetermineiftheagencyisqualifiedtoconductthespecifiedtests.NOTE1—SpecificationE329providescriteriafortheevaluationofagenciesthatperformtheinspectionofconcreteduringplacement.1.3ThispracticeprovidescriteriaforInspectionBodiesandAccreditationBodiesthatprovideservicesforevaluationoftestingagenciesinaccordancewiththispractice.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C31/C31MPracticeforMakingandCuringConcreteTestSpecimensintheFieldC39/C39MTestMethodforCompressiveStrengthofCylin-dricalConcreteSpecimensC78/C78MTestMethodforFlexuralStrengthofConcrete(UsingSimpleBeamwithThird-PointLoading)C117TestMethodforMaterialsFinerthan75-µm(No.200)SieveinMineralAggregatesbyWashingC125TerminologyRelatingtoConcreteandConcreteAg-gregatesC127TestMethodforRelativeDens...
