QCS 2014 Section 02: Quality Assurance and Quality Control Page 25

Part 14: Appendix A – Sampling and Testing Frequencies

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Material /Section / Activity & the 3 Minimum
Method 4, 5 Remarks
Required Tests Frequency

14.3 PILING
ASTM D1143,  Minimum of 1 test
14.3.1 Static Load Test BS EN 1997-1 per site
 1% of piles
 As per concrete
14.3.2 Cube Test
testing requirements
14.3.3 Integrity Test (or Low ASTM D5882  All Piles
Strain Integrity Test)

 10-15% of Piles
ASTM D6760, CIRIA 9
Refer to footnote
14.3.4 (Crosshole) Sonic Report 144
Logging Test

ASTM D6167  10-15% of Piles

14.3.5 Calliper Logging

ASTM D4945  5% of piles

14.3.6 Dynamic Load Test (or
High Strain Dynamic
Test)

ASTM D3689  As per the

14.3.7 Static Axial Tensile Load
Engineer’s request
Test

ASTM D3966  As per the

14.3.8 Lateral Load Test
Engineer’s request

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Footnote 9: Piles bigger than 1000mm diameter shall be tested as per this testing requirement (5 vertical
access tubes shall be attached at constant spacing to the reinforcement cage of the pile). For smaller diameter
piles testing (3 access tubes or as per the Engineer’s discretion)