Presented to
Calamba Campus
In Partial Fulfillment
Erespe, Maicha A.
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Chapter 1
1.1 Introduction
Material testing center primarily involves testing new materials used to
build structures starting from the groundwork up to the finishing process and
These test includes earthwork, shallow and deep foundations, destructive and
Finish system, roofing evaluation and testing and asphalt pavement evaluation
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A guideline is implemented for the accreditation of private testing
for and in behalf of the Department. This document set out the
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The Staffs shall have the necessary education, training,
functions.
The testing laboratory shall be furnished with or have access to
service.
The testing laboratory shall have adequate documented
standard format.
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DTI label required for construction materials according to Philippines
brand, trade name and recognized trade mark; review; and, country of
before sale in the market. These marks are the assurance given to the customer
that a product have passed the quality standards and are safe to use.
REQUIREMENTS
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Review of Requests, Tenders and Contracts:
changes?
defined?
subcontractor?
subcontractor’s work?
Does the laboratory maintain a register of all subcontractors that it uses for
tests?
Complaints
Does the laboratory have a policy and procedure for the resolution of
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work?
Control of Records:
Are all records retained in such a way that they are readily retrievable in
Does the laboratory retain staff records, test data, calibration certificate
Personnel:
diploma?
Does the laboratory maintain current job description for technical and
Does the laboratory have appropriate facilities for the correct performance
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effect on the result?
incompatible activities?
Test Methods
Does the laboratory use appropriate methods and procedures for all tests
equipment?
national standards?
preferably used?
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Does the laboratory use in-house method? Is the in-house method
validated?
Equipment:
test equipment required for the correct performance of the tests and/or
Is the equipment and software used for testing and sampling capable of
• Safe handling?
• Transport?
• Storage?
Measurement Traceability:
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Is measurement equipment traceable to the SI units?
Sampling:
Does the laboratory have a sampling plan and procedures for sampling
subsequent testing?
validity of results?
Does the laboratory have procedures for the following regarding test
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Is the sample identification retained throughout the life of the item in the
laboratory?
Are the results of each test carried out by the laboratory reported
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Title
Office
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Existing Material Testing Center in Laguna
Philippines is one of the top countries that have many resources of raw
materials for producing high quality materials in construction. Being one of the
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country wherein non-residential building constructions still dominates the
sector. One of the cause for the rising of cost for building materials is the
overused that results into the depletion of raw materials such as wood, cement
and other. This depletion of raw materials and high cost product forces the
currently flooding into formal market even when the current administration is
projects of different sector. The Philippine Iron and Steel Institute, the umbrella
organization for the local steel industry in the Philippines, revealed that in
buildings that were damaged during the 2013 Cebu and Bohol
materials avoid the process of testing to avoid costly fees for material testing.
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ensure that architects and contractors uses only high-quality building materials
aims to ensure that the customers product meets quality, health, environmental,
safety, and social standards virtually in the market to protect the lives of each
individuals.
of the company is to create a material testing center that protects and develop
at Brgy. 1 Calamba, Laguna near SM city Calamba and other establishments with 6061
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ISTRUKTURA Material Testing Center is a company that excellence in
service and providing quality control assurance with honesty, integrity and
Company Logo
from the smallest grain of material that creates a unity in each individual to
quality of service to ensure the quality of each materials that will preserve the
safety of the public. We use business to inspire and implement solutions to the
their anticipation and bringing the highest value to each relationship that is
developed.
VISION
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ISTRUKTURA Material Testing Center takes a relation approach to
construction, we work tirelessly to ensure that our projects are successful for
all and strive to form relationships that stand the trial of time.
CORE VALUES
AMBITION
PASSION
TRANSPARENCY
NO POLITICS
QUALITY
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We are passionate about excellence and doing our work right the first time.
Our reputation depends on our delivered value in the eyes of every customer
and community
ETHICS
Our firm belief in respect of human lives, relentless in keeping people safe
from harm, and we provide a healthy work environment.
market that results into poor infrastructures. A material testing center in areas
and geo-technical testing services. This study aims to protect the consumers
from getting sub-standard materials from producers that endanger the lives of
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the people when earthquake and other calamities strike. And also providing the
ensure the quality of their materials that will be used and products that will be
set out in the market. This feasibility study will provide information for
standard test procedure in this project that has an essential role to operate
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To determine the materials, equipment set-ups and procedures needed
To evaluate the effects of this project with regards to the economic and
disaster response of this country.
collect more feasible data in market research. The result data of this market
research is forecasted directly from the data gathered from interviews and
research i.e. data information from surveys and secondary research from articles,
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1.9 Research Activities
Two types of research method will be conducted. Primary research or
Secondary research or desk research, gathering old data that have been already
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Review of related literature
member of the staff. All the staff shall have the necessary education, training,
technical knowledge and experience for their assigned functions. The testing
laboratories shall have access to all the items of equipment required for the
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Details of maintenance.
shall be in such that it will not invalidate the test result of the subject or
have sufficient spacious area to eliminate the risk of danger when performing
movements. There must be a system for identifying all the samples or items to
ensure that there is no confusion with regards to the identity of the samples or
test items and the results of the measurements made. The testing laboratory
shall maintain a record system to suit its particular circumstances and comply
with the any existing regulations. It shall retain on record all original
observations, calculations and derived data, calibration records and the final
test for report for an appropriate period. The records for each test must
repetition of the test. All test reports forms shall be in designated numbers and
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accountable to the laboratory doing the test, following the BRS standard
format.
Testing Center-ASTEC) has become a brand name and sign of quality in the
materials and testing industry. Founded on June of 1998, ASTEC has built its
construction industry, the name stands for its expertise in the Geotechnical
aggregates, steel and cement. Over 20,000 tons of materials have been tested
organization. ASTEC is thus well prepared to meet the present demands of the
market and future as well. The construction industry has a very high quality
in the market and strives to reach this goal through a high degree of
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knowledge, integrity, unquestioned reputation and utmost services of quality
http://astectesting.com/sites/default/files/ASTEC_Brochure.pdf
analytical process. It is fully conscious of its role in quality control and quality
meeting requirements of ILAC, ASTM, ISO, USP, BP, Drug Control Authority
of India, BIS & NABL. Spread over 4000 sq. ft. posh commercial premises in
management system.
http://www.sigmatest.in/about-us.html
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Intertek for more than 130 years, companies around the world have depended
on Intertek to help ensure the quality and safety of their products, processes
and systems.
consumer management.
help to ensure that your products meet quality, health, environmental, safety,
and social accountability standards for virtually any market around the world.
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our knowledge of and expertise in overcoming regulatory, market, and supply
standards
http://www.intertek.com/about/
company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity.
With more than 95,000 employees, we operate a network of more than 2,400
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• Inspection: our comprehensive range of world-leading inspection and
goods at transshipment, help you to control quantity and quality, and meet all
time to market and test the quality, safety and performance of your products
certification
SGS covers the entire supply chain from raw materials to final consumption.
order to deliver market leading services wherever they are needed. As the
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and productivity and reduce risk, we help customers navigate an increasingly
into account all the positive and negative environmental, social and economic
https://www.sgs.ph/en/our-company/about-sgs/sgs-in-brief
https://www.sgs.ph/en/our-company/about-sgs/sgs-in-brief/sgs-in-philippines
works.
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JTCCM (Japan Testing Center for Construction Materials) provides testing
services for the steel and concrete used in reinforced concrete structures at the
This kind of testing must be done a short distance from the construction site.
mortar, reinforcing bars, steel materials, asphalt, base course materials and
core strength tests and carbonation tests used in seismic resistance diagnosis
Materials Test Laboratory and the Nishinihon Test Laboratory. Four are
District (Fukuoka).
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https://www.jtccm.or.jp/english/service/tabid/562/Default.aspx
testing, research and education. Chatillon and Lloyd Instruments are just some
and components and ideal for product testing of finished goods such as
testers worldwide.
machines, digital force gauges, torque gauges, grips, fixtures, load cells and
and more.
https://www.ametektest.com/
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Building material testing
In the Research Paper entitled “A Road map to Building Material Testing and
Sha Yu and Huong Nguyen, building materials plays a key role in setting the
higher energy use and lack of market incentives to produce high efficiency
products. The testing, rating and labeling systems for energy performance of
policies. The benefits of product testing, rating, and labeling can accrue at three
levels:
usage or emissions
Material testing, rating and labeling also ensures that manufacturers have an
incentive to produce high performance materials because they can easily convey
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Design phase Construction phase
Designer specifies a product that meets
the code. Building inspector reviews Construction company installs the
Table 1. Building material ratings and labels in the code compliance process
position on the market. Designers and construction companies can also benefit
by easily being able to specify and use high-quality materials. The paper
describes how a country can develop a road map for improving its system for
testing, rating and labeling building materials for energy performance. While
this approach represents a best practice, not all countries take this approach
Test standards
Test laboratories
Certification body
Rating procedures
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Labeling
While this approach represents a best practice, not all countries take this approach
for all materials. Many countries are just developing testing and rating programs.
Substandard Materials
According to the article of Melvin Gascon of Philippine Daily Inquirer dated June
01, 2018, the country’s building has been using substandard type of steel bars
against their use in high-rise building, have been flooded the which are
used in the country. In the study of Engineer Emilio Morales in 2010, the
National Structural Code of the Philippines clearly imposed the limitations of the
use QT and TMT steel bars since these materials could not be subjected to
QT and TMT steel bars for it was much cheaper to produce and did not require
vanadium as additive.
Substandard rebars
Undersized
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undersized rebar is simply a thinner lighter, and therefore weaker rebar
The Philippine National Standard for rebar allows for a +/6% variance in
variance.
prior to selling.
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Rebar is made from billets, as stated in the Philippine National Standard.
Unscrupulous manufacturers used cheaper wire rods and roll them to have
Wire-rods are used for making wire, and the steel grade has properties for
The minimum yield strength for the lowest grade of rebar is 230 megapascals
or 33,000 pounds per square inch of force (to permanently elongate the rebar).
Wire-rod that are used to make fake rebar have a yield strength of 170
megapascals or lower, and thus will fail when used for load bearing structures.
According to the article of PTV News dated in September 26, 2017, NHA and
principal contractor
on of 10 millimeters.
The inspection team uncovered evidence that the contractor used undersized bars
that only 23,414 of the projected 205,128 housing units under the government’s
resettlement program for Yolanda typhoon victims are being occupied. According
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to Benitez, only at 11.4 percent is the occupancy rate of the Yolanda Housing
In the article of Maricar Cinco of Inquirer news dated in August 06, 2014,
Assorted construction materials were found inside the warehouse of South Luzon
studying the current trends, and creating decisions that will satisfy the needs of
customers that competes to the other competitors in the market. The application of
this philosophy intends to create a relationship between the customer and the
owner that satisfies the needs and wants for a long term process.
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This chapter will discuss the target market, advertisement, accessibility,
and specifications of the proposed project that will be adopted for strategic
marketing.
materials circulating in the market through testing of the quality, safety and
to serve the target market, it is centrally located and easy to reach from anywhere
in the City. The ISTRUKTURA Material Testing Center provides a quality test
reduce the damages created by earthquakes, seasonal floods and typhoons to the
country.
product are adopted to gain the irresistible content offer to capture leads. The
online advertising will be used to interact, share good press, and promote the
project that targets the social media users to spread the Excellency of the quality
effectiveness targets the customers that aiming to see the output data result in
required time of testing and cost effectiveness provides the low-cost price of
product testing but meets the testing quality standard and procedure that satisfies
the wants of the customer, both these strategies aims to gained economic and
method to position and market the product itself to all the potential customers.
1. Public relation
ISTRUKTURA Material Testing Center will invest on gaining
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materials that results into additional problem in disaster.
2. Outreach
To outstretch our target market, joining different trade shows,
2.3 Accessibility
kilometers away from Metro Manila with approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes of
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travel time and 1.5 kilometers distance to Calamba City Hall with 6 minutes time
travel. The proposed project will be established near commercial establishments and
residential houses.
2.4 Specifications
All the material testing equipment, test and service offered are specified below
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w/ Sulfur Capping
S.1. Specific Gravity and absorption
B. CEMENT
PHYSICAL TEST
1. Compressive Strength of hydraulic Cement
2. Finess, % Retained on No. 200 mesh
3. Normal Consistency
4. Times Setting by Vicat Needle
5. Density hydraulic Cement
6. Autoclave Expansion
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
1. magnesium Oxide
2. Loss in Ignition
3. Insoluble Residue
4. Sulfur Trioxide
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4. Soundness (%) Loss
5. Unit Weight, Loose % Rodded
7. Organic Impurities
8. Mortar strength
9. Clay Lumps & / Friable Particles
3. Guard Rail
A. Dimension Test
B. Tension Test
C. Zinc coating test
4. Cyclone Wire
A. Tensile Strength
B. Zinc coating test
5. Galvanized Iron Pipe
A. Tensile Strength
B. Zinc coating test
6. Steel Plate (Tensile Test)
7. Angle Bar (Tensile Test)
8. Anchor Bolt (Tensile Test)
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3. Cement Mixing
4. Sieve Test
5. Distillation
6. Penetration
7. Ductility
8. Solubility
J. BITUMINOUS MIX
1. Grading
2. Bitumen content by mix
3. Specific Gravity
4. Marshall Stability
5. Flow
6. Air void in mineral Aggregates
7. Voids Filled with Asphalt Cement
K. TEST ON WATER
1. PH value
2. Chloride Content
3. Sulfate Content ( Gravimetric Method)
4. Total Solid
M. TEST ON ADMIXTURE
1. PH Value
2. Specific Gravity
3. Total Solid (residue by oven drying)
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Materials Testing Equipment
AGGREGATE
Grid Sieve Set Laboratory Type Jaw Crusher Large Capacity Sample
Splitter
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Riffle Boxes Shape Index Caliper Thickness Gauge
CONCRETE
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Concrete compression Test MachinesSulfur Capping
SOIL
Compaction mold and Rammer CBR Test Machine Liquid Limit Device
with Load Ring
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CEMENT
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ASPHALT
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Marshall Stability Test Machine Reflux Extraction Test Set Ring and Ball Test Set
with Proving Ring
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