ASTM E329-02

Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of Materials Used in Construction

SCOPE
1.1 This specification defines the minimum requirements for inspection agency personnel or testing agency laboratory personnel, or both, and the minimum technical requirements for equipment and procedures utilized in the testing and inspection of materials used in construction.
1.2 Criteria is provided for evaluating the capability of agency to properly perform designated tests on construction materials, and establishes essential characteristics pertaining to the organization, personnel, facilities, and quality systems of the agency. This practice may be supplemented by more specific criteria and requirements for particular projects.  
1.3 This specification can be used as a basis to evaluate an agency and is intended for use in qualifying and/or accrediting agencies, public or private, engaged in the testing and inspection of construction materials. These materials include concrete, steel, soil, masonry and bituminous materials.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Aug-2002
• ICS: 91.100.01 - Construction materials in general
• Technical Committee: E36 - Accreditation & Certification
• Drafting Committee: E36.70 - Agencies Performing Construction Inspection, Testing and Special Inspection

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E329-01a - Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of Materials Used in Construction
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM E329-03 - Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of Materials Used in Construction
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2003
• Referred By: ASTM E2353-21 - Standard Test Methods for Performance of Glazing in Permanent Railing Systems, Guards, and Balustrades
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM A627-03(2019) - Standard Test Methods for Tool-Resisting Steel Bars, Flats, and Shapes for Detention and Correctional Facilities
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E543-21 - Standard Specification for Agencies Performing Nondestructive Testing
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D3666-16 - Standard Specification for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM C1077-17 - Standard Practice for Agencies Testing Concrete and Concrete Aggregates for Use in Construction and Criteria for Testing Agency Evaluation
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E699-16 - Standard Specification for Agencies Involved in Testing, Quality Assurance, and Evaluating of Manufactured Building Components
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E2833-12(2018) - Standard Practice for Certification Bodies that Certify Personnel Engaged in Inspection and Testing of Construction Activities and Materials Used in Construction, Including Special Inspection
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D3740-19 - Standard Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged in Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock as Used in Engineering Design and Construction
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation: E 329 – 02
Standard Specification for
Agencies Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of
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Materials Used in Construction
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 329; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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1. Scope as Used in Engineering Design and Construction
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E 4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
1.1 This specification defines the minimum requirements for
E 543 Practice for Agencies Performing Nondestructive
inspection agency personnel or testing agency laboratory
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Testing
personnel, or both, and the minimum technical requirements
E 548 Guide for General Criteria Used for Evaluating
for equipment and procedures utilized in the testing and
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Laboratory Competence
inspection of materials used in construction.
E 994 Guide for Calibration and Testing Laboratory Ac-
1.2 Criteria is provided for evaluating the capability of
creditation Systems General Requirements for Operation
agency to properly perform designated tests on construction
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and Recognition
materials, and establishes essential characteristics pertaining to
the organization, personnel, facilities, and quality systems of
3. Terminology
the agency. This practice may be supplemented by more
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
specific criteria and requirements for particular projects.
3.1.1 agency—the organization/body, or part thereof, autho-
1.3 This specification can be used as a basis to evaluate an
rized by the project sponsor or his duly authorized representa-
agency and is intended for use in qualifying and/or accrediting
tive to inspect or test construction materials as required by the
agencies, public or private, engaged in the testing and inspec-
project specifications.
tion of construction materials. These materials include con-
3.1.1.1 inspection agency—an agency or testing laboratory
crete, steel, soil, masonry and bituminous materials.
that makes visual observations and field measurements of
2. Referenced Documents construction materials. It may collect and submit samples,
identified with respective portions of the construction, for
2.1 ASTM Standards:
laboratory evaluation. The inspection agency/body and testing
A 880 Practice for Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing
agency may be one organization or separate organizations.
Laboratories and Organizations for Examination and In-
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3.1.1.2 testing agency—an agency or testing laboratory that
spection of Steel, Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys
measures, examines, tests, or otherwise determines the charac-
C 1077 Practice for Laboratories Testing Concrete and Con-
teristics or performance of materials and products.
crete Aggregates for Use in Construction and Criteria for
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3.1.2 bituminous material and mixes, n—as used in con-
Laboratory Evaluation
struction, all types of asphalts and tars for pavements.
C 1093 Practice for Accreditation of Testing Agencies for
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3.1.2.1 Discussion—Bituminous mixes are bituminous sta-
Unit Masonry
bilized soil, base course, binder, leveling, surface course, and
D 3666 Specification for Minimum Requirements for Agen-
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mastic mixes. Bituminous mixes may contain either tar or
cies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials
asphalt binder material which, in some cases, may be further
D 3740 Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies
modified with other additive materials to produce special
Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock
properties.
3.1.3 concrete, n—as used in construction, all portland
cement concrete used in construction, particularly reinforced
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E36 on
concrete.
Conformity Assessment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E36.70 on
Construction and Building Testing/Inspection Agencies. 3.1.4 contract—the contractual agreement between the
Current edition approved Aug. 10, 2002. Published September 2002. Originally
published as E 329 – 67 T. Last previous edition E 329 – 01a.
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