A. Differencce between QA and QC, Quality Manual and quality plan , Documents and records.

Just go through Table -2 of SAES-Q-001

1. Brackish Water: what is the TDS ( 10,000ppm or more)

2 Clean Sand: what is the max % to be passed in no. 200 sieve? 10%

3 A geotechnical investigation as per SAES-A-113 is required for excavation depths greater than ------m
(6M)

4 General Fill Material shall consist of gravel, sand and/or marl. The maximum size of the fill
material shall be one-half the lift thickness or ------------mm), whichever is less. ( 75mm)

5 . The portion of Select Fill material passing the No. 40 sieve shall have a maximum liquid
limit of ----- and a maximum plasticity index of --------per ASTM D4318. ( 35 and 12)

6 what is CLSM- Controlled Low Strength Material refer to flowable soil

7 Select sfill hall be used Within ------------- m of the bottom elevation of foundations, spread
footings, slabs-on-grade and pavements when fill is required to achieve final grade.( 0.6 m)

8 In no case shall compaction be allowed on slopes greater than ----- (V) to ------- (H)
.( 1V 5 H)

9 The moisture content of the material being compacted shall be within -------------, of the
optimum moisture content as determined by ASTM D1557. (+/- 3)

10 Tests shall be performed for Select Fill Material under all foundations, buildings and
process areas - one test every ----------- of each lift. (100 m2)

11 APCS-10 is not suitable for direct --------- and ---------- as per SAES-H-003 ( sunlight ,hydrocarbon)

12 Paving slabs subject to vehicular traffic shall be a minimum thickness of --------------- mm

of reinforced concrete.( 150mm )
13 The minimum 28 day design compressive strength of non structural concerte(ASTM
C39) shall be ------------ MPa (14)

14 What is the minimum strength of the concerete for S2 type exposure as per SAES Q-001
table 2 ( 32 MPa)

15 Minimum concrete cover in sulfur pits shall not be less than ---------- mm.( 75mm)

16 Saudi Aramco shall be notified before proceeding with repair if the defect is the following:
Depth is greater than ---------mm at the maximum point and surface area is greater than ------------
mm². (75 and 100,000)
17 The interval between concrete deliveries shall be such that no more than --------- minutes
interruption elapse during placement of a single foundation or slab, unless approved by
Saudi Aramco. (20)

18 Prime coat shall be tested prior to applications and every ------------- m².( 10,000mm2)
19 Asphalt shall be petroleum asphalt cement, penetration grade ---------, conforming to
Saudi Aramco Product Specification --------- (60-70, Product Specification A-970.)
21 Temperature of mixtures without sulfur shall be between ----°C and ---°C when it leaves
the plant and at least ------°C at the time of spreading and compaction at the site(.139°C
and 163°C /at least 139°C at site
22 The hot mix asphalt concrete shall be placed only when the ambient temperature is ------
or above, (4°C)
23 The nominal thickness of the compacted bituminous material shall not be more than ------
per layer.( 70 mm)
24 A minimum of five ------cores of randomly selected location shall be tested for each lot.
(5)
25 Saudi Aramco representative may reduce the required number of cores to three -----
cores per lot, for lots smaller than 1800 m².(3)
25 When the pavement construction involves two or more courses, successive courses
shall have an overlap of at least-------- mm.( 150)
26 Longitudinal construction joints shall fall within thirty -----centimeters of lane widths. (30)
27 Minimum 28 days compressive strength of cementaceous grout shall be ---MPA(34.5)
28 Cementitous grout shall be used rotating equipment if the RPM less or equal to------
Driver horsepower less than ------. And weight up to -------(3600, 500/373 kW, 2270 Kgs)
29 Total dissolved solids (TDS) for mixing and curing water shall not exceed ----(500 ppm.)
30 If the grout pour is -----or deeper, the grout manufacturer recommendations for installing
reinforcement rebars shall be followed.( 100 mm)
31 Expansion joints should be placed at approximately ------ intervals in the grout
foundation.( 1.2 m to 1.8 m)
32 A layered combination of non-shrink cement and epoxy grout may be used, as permitted
by SAES-Q-007 for large baseplates that have structural webs deeper than ----- mm.( 230)

33 What is the corrosion allowance for anchor bolts ( 3mm)

34 Minimum thickness for ply wood ( 19mm)

35 what is the 7 days strength of grout ( minimum 35MPa)

36 what is PSI and MPa ( 1MPA= 145 PSI)

37 Minimum strength of structural and non structural concrete ( 4000 and 2000)
38 Slump---- ( 150+/- 40) unit weight = 2400kg/m2 Air content = 2% Temp= 32 C
39 Total cylinder in trail mix =6 2 for-7d 2 for 28d for lab cured 2 for 28d for site
cured
40 Suphate content and chlorine content of curing and concrete mixing of water XXX
41 Concrete mix revolution up to site ( 300)
42- Concrete poring time from plant to site = 90 min.
42 Which Apce using for underground coating for concrete surface ( APCS-3 and 10)
43 APCS 10 should not be used for direct sunlight and hydro corbons.

44 Above ground coating APCS 1B Look in to SAES-H-003)

45 max size of fill material in select fill- 50mm
46 Max size of fill material in general fill-75mm
47 Moisture content of filled material is +/- 3% of OMC
48 Read type of density test for cohesion and cohesionless soil and find what is the
minimum% of FDT required
49 FDT required for general fill 90%
50 under and around foundation for select fill- 95%
51 Base course-100%
52 Loose thickness of layer 200mm and compacted is 150mm
53 Minimum Sand bed thickness for cable 150mm
54 Minimum sand cover above cable- 300mm
55Frequency of tests- for foundation, trench and other area Read A-114
56 The portion of Select Fill material passing the No. 40 sieve shall have a maximum liquid
limit of 35 and a maximum plasticity index of 12 per ASTM D4318.
57 Liquid limit and plastic limit tests are not required for select fill material with less than
15% passing the No. 200 sieve.
58 In select fill 0 to 20% passing the No. 200 sieve
59 The foundation above 3m depth required geotechnical investigation
60 plasticized sheet vapor barrier, minimum 0.15 mm (6 mils) in thickness
61 The top of the pedestal is at least 150 mm above the finished paving elevation
62 AA-036322-001.this drawing is for Anchor bolts,