Concrete Basics
A component of concrete along-side of water, admixtures, and cementitious material.
What is aggregate?
This is what must be sought out in order to produce sound, quality welds prior to start of production.
What is a Weld Procedure Specification (WPS)?
The first step to combat adverse weather effects on concrete.
What is proper planning?
This person is responsible for performing the Material Receiving Inspection.
Who is the Field Handler in Charge or someone designated by the Discipline Lead?
The document that identifies required inspections and tests for a material/work scope.
What is the Inspection & Test Plan?
This concrete test helps measure workability, not water-cement ratio.
What is slump?
This inspection method is required on 100% of all welds.
What is Visual Inspection (VT)?
The design document that governs the highest temperature mass concrete can be deposited for a given placement.
What is a Mass Concrete Plan or a Thermal Control Plan?
The team you discuss receiving requirements with regarding incoming deliveries.
Who is the Logistics Team (P381.Logistics@381constructors.com)?
This aggregate laboratory test gives a particle size distribution of the material.
What is a gradation test?
This function must be performed to guarantee homogenous concrete within a multiple-lift placement.
What is vibration/vibrating?
With regards to Safety, this person is required to be on stand-by during welding and stay around after welding is complete.
Who is the fire watch?
Per ACI 305.1, this is the maximum allowed concrete placement temperature.
What is 95 degrees F?
This is what needs to be done to material received without material certs to ensure it's not installed.
What is Quarantine?
This is the ONLY WAY to properly modify project specifications and/or plans after being issued for construction.
What is a Request for Information (RFI)?
This defect phenomena occurs when the concrete surface dries faster than the layer underneath.
What is spider cracking?
This welding method (full term) is commonly referred to as "stick".
What is Shielded Metal Arc Welding?
At a minimum, this method is ideal for protection during cold weather concreting.
What is blanketing?
The time period to perform a Material Receiving Inspection.
What is "when the material arrives"?
This Quality Team member famously and repeatedly says he "does nothing".
Who is Frank McDewell?
This is the primary additive to utilize hydration control of concrete for P-381.
What is DELVO?
This advanced non-destructive test is not allowed on shipyard property.
What is radiographic testing?
This adverse weather condition is "not only limited" to a certain time of the year, even though the name specifies as such.
What is Hot Weather Concrete?
The document to be completed for deliveries AND the location to submit the document and supporting paperwork.
What if the Material Receiving Report (MRR) and where is InEight Completions Web?
The quote of Quality Week 2025.