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PCI 1&2 Review Questions1.1 A commitment to quality starts where in the organization? - answer The commitment
to quality begins with a company's top management.
1.2 Each plant should have a written quality assurance program. What is this written
program called and what are the minimum items to be addressed by it? - answer The
written quality assurance program for a plant is called its quality system manual (QSM).
The minimum items to be addressed by the QSM are:
- management commitment to quality
- definition of organization structure
- management review of the quality assurance program
- plant facilities layout and definition
- records on corrective repairs
- purchasing procedures for quality control compliance including project specifications
- uniform methods for reporting, reviewing, and managing records
- identification of training needs for production and specific training in quality assurance
requirements
- control, calibration and maintenance of necessary inspection, measuring, and test
equipment
- standards for shop drawings to ensure accuracy and uniform interpretation of
instructions for manufacturing and handling
- procedures for review and dissemination of project-specific requirements to production
and quality control personnel.
1.3 There are several categories of shop drawings. Define at least two types of shop
drawings. - answer- Erection drawings: Show an overall layout of products for a
particular area. May be a wall layout (or elevation) for architectural concrete cladding
panels or a plan layout for double-tee floor members in a garage.
- Individual piece drawing (shop ticket): Piece drawings are prepared to show the plant
all information needed to produce an individual piece. This includes overall dimensions
of the product, sizes and locations of all projections, recesses, and block-outs, all
finishes and their locations, concrete strength, stripping instructions, and detail the
internal reinforcement to be cast in a particular unit. Also shown are embedded items,
connection assemblies, material lists, concrete strengths, dunnage placement, weight,
and concrete volume.
- Assembly drawings: These drawings show special embedments that are manufactured
by the plant or a supplier for use within a product.
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1.5 - answer
1.6 A basic weld symbol is shown. Describe the information that would be shown in the
circled area. - answerThe circled area of the weld symbol would describe the size,
length and type of weld to be placed at the side of joint opposite to where the arrow
point is located.
1.7 Project samples should be used for what project conditions? - answerProject
samples should be used when required by the project specifications and when special
finishes are involved.
1.8 A number of principle factors in quality control are mentioned in this chapter. Name
four of these. - answerPrincipal factors in quality control include:
- Management commitment to quality and quality control program
- Qualified personnel for all stages of design and production
- Testing and inspection of the various materials selected for use as well as product
storage and handling
- Clear and complete shop drawings. Good production drawings translate contract
documents into usable information for manufacture, handling, and erection of precast
and prestressed concrete units
- Accurate testing procedures
- Control of dimensions and tolerances
- Proper position of all embedded items
- Correct size and positioning of reinforcing steel
- Proper handling, placing, and consolidation of concrete
- Proper proportioning and adequate mixing of concrete
- Inspection and documentation of approved corrective action
- Appropriate and controlled curing
- Proper procedure for detensioning and stripping
Proper handling, storing, transporting, and erection of members
- Complete and accurate production documentation
1.9 Inspection and recordkeeping should cover many areas in production. List four of
the areas mentioned in this chapter. - answerInspection and record keeping should
cover the following areas:
- Identification, examination, acceptance, and plant testing of materials and
subassemblies
- Inspecting and recording of tensioning
- Inspection of beds and forms prior to concreting
- Checking if dimension members, numbers, size and positions of tendons, reinforcing
steel, other incorporating materials, openings, blockouts, and the like
- Regular inspection of batching mixing, conveying, placing, compacting, finishing, and
curing concrete
, - Preparation of concrete specimens for strength testing and performance of concrete
tests (slump, air content, cylinder strength)
- Inspecting operations of detensioning, product removal from beds, handling and
storing
- Final inspection of finished product prior to shipment. Monitoring dimensions, camber,
blockouts, embedments, and finishes.
- General observation of plant equipment, working conditions, weather, and other items
that have the potential for affecting the products.
- Products purchased from suppliers shall comply with requirements for in-plant
production as outlined in PCI's quality control manuals MNL-116 and MNL-117.
- To establish evidence of proper manufacturing and monitoring as outlined, a system of
records shall be utilized in each plant for the procedures outlined.
1.10 The prepour inspection should address which three areas of operation in
particular? - answerPrepour inspection should address:
- All dimensions of the form or mold
- Reinforcing in the form or mold both for conformance of size and type as well as
spacing
- Security of embeds to remain in place during casting
- Embedments, size, locations and number.
1.11 Post-pour inspection covers many areas that need to be checked. Name three
from this chapter. - answerPost-pour inspections should include:
- Product identification
- Visual inspection of product
- Product dimensional verification
- Strand slippage
- Camber
- Product storage
- Product finish
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1.15 - answer
1.16 A plant producing architectural concrete products must have:
a. at least one Level III technician
b. at least one Level I and Level II technician
c. at least one Level II technician
d. at least one Level I technician - answerD. At least a Level 1 technician
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