Proposition of a New Conformity Criterion for the Assessment of the Concrete Compressive Strength

Abstract:

A new conformity criterion for concrete strength assessment that could be used at the initial production stage, is proposed. As an innovative conformity criterion was evaluated based on Order Statistics Theory, it is independent from the type probability density function (PDF) in population, estimation of the standard deviation, shape of the specimen and the level of autocorrelation of the test results. Proposed criterion was evaluated and positively verified both AOQL-concept using Monte Carlo simulation and the test results obtained under real production.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 259)
• Pages: 106-110
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.259.106
• Online since: May 2017
• Authors: Elżbieta Szczygielska*, Viktar V. Tur
• Keywords: Concrete, Conformity Assessment, Criteria

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