Documentation – AFCAB

Documentation

Documents for certification

Reinforcing steels

Fabricated reinforcements

Mechanical coupling or anchoring devices

Rebend connections

On-site reinforcement placing and processing

Reinforcing steels

Certification rules

PDF document	Designation
RG NF	General rules of the NF mark
RCC03 Rév. 12	Certification rules for the NF mark concerning the reinforcing steels (bilingual)

Certification procedures

PDF document	Designation
MQ Rev15	Quality manual
D3.5 Rev. 5	NF – A.B.A. certification: Conditions for initial assessments and extensions
D3.3 Rév. 10	Acceptance criteria for reinforcing steels (FR+EN)
D0.8 Rév. 0	Impugnment of an auditor
D0.7 Rév. 11	Summary list of reference documents for AFCAB certifications
D0.5 Rév. 9	List of test houses and their capabilities (FR)
A3 Rév.11	Sanctions, disagreement, appeals and urgent protective decisions

Test procedures

PDF document	Designation
E23 Rév. 1	Enforcement of a "lambda" value for the computation of fR or fP
E21 Rév. 1	Recommendations for performing internal audits
E16 Rév. 7	Application of EN 10080 to reinforcing steels (FR+EN)
E09 Rév. 6	Evaluation of the quality of the tests at the factory : pair comparison (FR)
E08 Rév. 4	Certification of reinforcing steels : Evaluation of the quality of chemical analysis (FR)
E07 Rév. 7	Certification of reinforcing steels - Long term quality evaluation (FR+EN)
E04 Rév. 8	Verification of the ability for straightening after bending of a reinforcing steel (FR)

Fabricated reinforcements

Certification rules

PDF document	Designation
RG NF	General rules of the NF mark
RCC01 Rév. 8	Certification rules for the NF mark concerning the cut, bent, welded, spliced steels (FR)

Certification procedures

PDF document	Designation
MQ Rev15	Quality manual
D3.3 Rév. 10	Acceptance criteria for reinforcing steels (FR+EN)
D1.3 Rév. 3	Qualification for welding (FR)
D0.8 Rév. 0	Impugnment of an auditor
D0.7 Rév. 11	Summary list of reference documents for AFCAB certifications
D0.5 Rév. 9	List of test houses and their capabilities (FR)
A3 Rév.11	Sanctions, disagreement, appeals and urgent protective decisions

Test procedures

PDF document	Designation
E27 Rév. 0	Tests applicable FOR AFCAB - DRAAB certification
E24 Rév. 0	Visual check of the weldings
E21 Rév. 1	Recommendations for performing internal audits
E18 Rév. 1	Checks and tests to be performed on lattice girders
E15.2 Rév. 3	Certification of cut, bent, welded steels : Check of load bearing welding and qualification of welders (FR)
E15.1 Rév.5	Certification of cut, bent, welded steels : check of spot welding and qualification of welders (FR)
E14 Rév. 3	Certification of cut, bent, welded steels : check of decoiling (FR)
E12 Rév. 2	Recmmendations concerning the approval of catalogues (FR)
E11 Rév. 3	Simplified tensile test to check the welding of steels (FR)
E10 Rév. 3	Internal check methods when the steel is check with the fR coefficient (FR)
E01 Rév. 5	Bend test to check the welding (FR)

Mechanical coupling or anchoring devices

Certification rules

PDF document	Designation
RG AFCAB D0.1 Rév 4	General rules of the AFCAB mark
RCC05 Rév. 9	Certification rules for the AFCAB mark concerning the couplers (FR+EN)

Certification procedures

PDF document	Designation
MQ Rev15	Quality manual
D3.3 Rév. 10	Acceptance criteria for reinforcing steels (FR+EN)
D0.8 Rév. 0	Impugnment of an auditor
D0.7 Rév. 11	Summary list of reference documents for AFCAB certifications
D0.5 Rév. 9	List of test houses and their capabilities (FR)
D0.1 Rév. 4	General rules for using the AFCAB mark (FR)
A3 Rév.11	Sanctions, disagreement, appeals and urgent protective decisions

Test procedures

PDF document	Designation
E27 Rév. 0	Tests applicable FOR AFCAB - DRAAB certification
E21 Rév. 1	Recommendations for performing internal audits

Rebend connections

Certification rules

PDF document	Designation
RG AFCAB D0.1 Rév 4	General rules of the AFCAB mark
RCC02 Rév. 6	Certification rules for the AFCAB mark concerning continuity systems (FR)

Certification procedures

PDF document	Designation
MQ Rev15	Quality manual
D3.3 Rév. 10	Acceptance criteria for reinforcing steels (FR+EN)
D0.8 Rév. 0	Impugnment of an auditor
D0.7 Rév. 11	Summary list of reference documents for AFCAB certifications
D0.5 Rév. 9	List of test houses and their capabilities (FR)
D0.1 Rév. 4	General rules for using the AFCAB mark (FR)
A3 Rév.11	Sanctions, disagreement, appeals and urgent protective decisions

Test procedures

PDF document	Designation
E26 Rév. 1	Controls applicable to magnetized systems for suspended floor plates with continuity systems (LPPVE)
E21 Rév. 1	Recommendations for performing internal audits
E19 Rév. 4	Debending of reinforcement in continuity sets
E14 Rév. 3	Certification of cut, bent, welded steels : check of decoiling (FR)

On-site reinforcement placing and processing

Certification rules

PDF document	Designation
RG AFCAB D0.1 Rév 4	General rules of the AFCAB mark
RCC04 Rév. 9	Certification rules for the AFCAB mark concerning the fixing of reinforcing steels (FR)

Certification procedures

PDF document	Designation
MQ Rev15	Quality manual
D3.3 Rév. 10	Acceptance criteria for reinforcing steels (FR+EN)
D1.3 Rév. 3	Qualification for welding (FR)
D0.8 Rév. 0	Impugnment of an auditor
D0.7 Rév. 11	Summary list of reference documents for AFCAB certifications
D0.5 Rév. 9	List of test houses and their capabilities (FR)
D0.1 Rév. 4	General rules for using the AFCAB mark (FR)
A3 Rév.11	Sanctions, disagreement, appeals and urgent protective decisions

Test procedures

PDF document	Designation
E24 Rév. 0	Visual check of the weldings
E22.2 Rév. 3	Certification of fixers : Checks applicable to spot welding and qualification of welders (FR)
E22.1 Rév. 5	Certification of fixers : Checks applicable to load bearing weldings and qualification of welders (FR)
E21 Rév. 1	Recommendations for performing internal audits

Others

Others

PDF document	Designation
T81	Concrete reinforced with stainless steels
T46	T46 2012 - Les armatures du béton, de la conception à la mise en oeuvre - Partie 1
Memo13411	Activity report 2012
Memo 15429	Activity report 2014
Memo 14420	Activity report 2013
Marquage CE	Note concerning the CE marking of concrete reinforcing steels
AFCAB.8	NF - Armatures presentation
AFCAB.7	Vade mecum of the AFCAB certifications
AFCAB.6	Presentations "Matinale 2013"
AFCAB.5	Presentation of AFCAB
AFCAB.4	Experience of AFCAB concerning the wording of sets of specifications
AFCAB.2	Preparation of fabrication of stainless cut and bent steels
AFCAB.1	Speeches of the 20th anniversary of AFCAB - 15/10/2010

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