'You Can't Know What You Don't Measure!' a Road Map for Manufacturing Quality Control and Certification of Rolled Erosion Control Products!

摘要

Accurate reporting of characteristic properties of rolled erosion control products (RECPs) in brochures, certifications, or trade journals requires that product manufacturing include rigorous quality controls. Manufacturers must implement a comprehensive, integrated quality control and certification program which includes systematic and frequent sampling and testing as well as proper management of test data and consistent compliance with standards. If any of these elements are missing, the reported data may be inaccurate.This paper presents a comprehensive manufacturing quality control and certification protocol for RECPs which, if followed by all manufacturers of RECPs, will assure statistical accuracy and uniformity in the reporting of basic RECPmaterial properties. Detailed guidance is given on the establishment of a quality control lab, as well as the use of applicable ASTM standards for sampling frequency, specimen preparation, and test implementation. Further, certification of specificationconformance based on industry standard statistical analyses will be reviewed.