Survey Questionnaire for QC/QA Officer (if none, the position closely related)
Part I: Respondent’s Data
Name: ______________________________________________________________
Position: _____________________________________________________________
1. How many years of experience do you have in the industry?
☐ 0-5 years
☐ 6-10 years
☐ 11-15 years
☐ 16-20 years
☐ Over 20 years
2. How long has your company been in existence?
☐ 0-5 years
☐ 6-10 years
☐ 11-15 years
☐ 16-20 years
☐ Over 20 years
3. Did you have taken concrete quality control procedure training in your organization?
☐ Yes
☐ to some extent
☐ Not at all
Part II: Quality Control Practices
1. How do you monitor the quality of materials at the batch plant?
☐ No means of control
☐ Through frequent visits of the plant site
☐ Through reports from the batch plant
☐ Other method (Please specify) __________
2. If you make frequent visits to the plant, what is your frequency of visit of the plant?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
3. What type of cement is specified for the concrete to be used for your project?
☐ OPC
☐ PPC
If any other, please specify. __________
4. Where is the source of cement used in the concrete production for your project?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
5. Do you undertake tests on the cement that is used?
☐ Yes
☐ No
If yes,
i) Please specify the type of test. __________
ii) How frequent do you take samples and conduct tests on cements?
☐ Only once for one source
☐ Once when it came from the source and then after depending on
conditions (That is when the cement seems defective)
If any other sampling procedure to be followed, please specify.
__________
iii) Have you ever encountered with a test result that indicates failure of cement?
If so, what remedial action have you taken? __________
6. What kind of fine aggregate is used for concrete to be used for your project?
☐ Natural sand
☐ Crushed aggregate
☐ Both
If any other, please specify. __________
7. Where are the source(s) of the coarse and fine aggregate? Please specify.
Coarse aggregate: __________________________________________________
Fine aggregate: ____________________________________________________
8. Do you undertake tests on the aggregates that are used?
☐ Yes
☐ No
If yes,
i) Please specify the type of test.
☐ Coarse aggregate: __________
☐ Fine aggregate: __________
ii) How frequent do you take samples and conduct tests on aggregates?
☐ Only once for one source
☐ Once when it came from the source and then after depending on
conditions (That is when the aggregate seems defective)
If any other sampling procedure to be followed, please specify.
__________
iii) Have you ever encountered in the life of this project with a test result that
indicates failure of the aggregate? If so, what remedial action have you taken?
☐ Coarse aggregate: __________
☐ Fine aggregate: __________
9. What quality/ source of water are used? Please specify
☐ For mixing concrete: __________
☐ For curing concrete: __________
10. Is there any test that was made for the water?
☐ Yes
☐ No
If yes, please specify the type of test:
☐ For mixing concrete: __________
☐ For curing concrete: __________
i) If yes, how frequent do you test the quality of water?
☐ For mixing concrete: __________
☐ For curing concrete: __________
ii) Have you ever encountered with a failed test result? If so, what remedial action
have you taken?
☐ For mixing concrete: __________
☐ For curing concrete: __________
11. Is admixture applied to the concrete at site?
☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ Not always
i) Please specify the condition(s) whereon the admixture is applied
__________
ii) Please specify the type and dosage of the admixture.
a. __________
b. __________
c. __________
12. Do you conduct tests on concrete delivered to the site?
☐ Yes
☐ No
If yes, what are the tests you conducted before? __________
13. What is your criterion of taking samples from fresh concrete?
☐ Samples are taken randomly, with no defined criteria
☐ Samples are taken for every batch of concrete delivered to the site
☐ Samples are taken as the structural element is changed
☐ Samples are taken in some defined period. If this is your answer, please
specify the period __________
☐ Samples are taken with some other criteria. Please specify: __________
14. What is your criteria of accepting/ rejecting concrete delivered to the site?
__________
15. What remedial actions have you ever taken to modify the properties of the concrete
delivered to the site?
__________
16. Have you ever encountered with choking of concrete in the pipelines when pumping
concrete?
☐ Yes
☐ No
If your answer is yes, what remedial action have you taken? __________
Part III. Quality Control Tools and Techniques Applied
Degree of Usage
No. Groups/ Factors
Very Interm Very
None Low High
Low ediate High
1 Check Sheet
2 Histograms
3 Flowcharting
4 Cause and Effect Diagram
5 Run Chart
6 Pillar Diagram
7 Brainstorming
8 Control Charts
9 Pareto Diagrams
10 Nominal Group Technique
Other quality control tools and techniques applied (please specify)
Part IV. Factors affecting Quality of Ready Mixed Concrete
Degree of Impact
No. Groups/ Factors
Very Interm Very
None Low High
Low ediate High
(1) Material Factors
Changes of sources of raw
1
materials
Variability in weighing and
2
batching
3 Raw material handling
4 Concrete volume to be made
(2) Machine Factors
The use of proper tools when
1
dealing with concrete
2 Means of concrete transportation
3 Travel duration
4 Duration of unloading
Number of concrete delivery
5
trucks (adequacy)
Pump able consistency of
6
concrete pump
(3) People factors
1 Crew experience
2 Crew skill
3 Crew number (adequacy)
(4) Methodology/Process factors
1 Mixing time
2 Mixing procedures
Type of truck for transporting
3
concrete
(5) Environment factors
1 Temperature during production
2 Moisture during production
3 Temperature during placing
4 Moisture during placing
5 Wind
Time of the day of concrete
6
production
Time of the day of concrete
7
placing
8 Location of structural element
(6) Other factors (please specify below)
