ABSTRACT
Routine sampling and testing of paste mixes with uniaxial compression test cylinders is an accepted industry practice for routine monitoring of paste quality and strengths. However, unlike the concrete industry, there is no industry accepted quality control standard for assessing the results, or for determining what actions, if any, need to be taken. This paper sets out the groundwork for an industry standard for interpretation of routine quality control testing of paste mixes. The paper will examine the variability of several key benchmarks based on mine site quality control databases, and provides a draft assessment criteria.
