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In the construction industry, there are many processes that are done to assure the quality of the construction project. One of these is hardness test blocks. It is used as only one step in the completion of the overall plan when constructing a building, road or other physical project. Without hardness test blocks the project cannot continue without compromising its integrity. For this reason there is this and many more tests involved in any construction project. Each process or test is part of the planned steps in the endeavor.

When setting up the processes the construction manager decides what order that each test phase is performed. Each test or process is done according to the priority of the conditions at the job site. For example using hardness test blocks may be done early due to a concern from preliminary tests done before the project began. Also, at any time during the process the use of hardness test blocks may be done earlier or perhaps later as determined by the construction manager. There is no set guide about which test or process is done first or last.

After the beginning of the job, there are many factors that can occur beyond the control of the construction manager, his crew or any subcontractors brought in to do specialized tasks. Each is affected by the weather, including humidity, precipitation, wind, temperature and number of daylight hours. For these reasons, hardness test blocks may be used early and perhaps repeated depending on how long the project takes to complete. There is no certainty in the completion of a construction job.

Nearing completion of a project the construction manager reviews each phase of each process to make sure that each test or process including the use of hardness test blocks has been performed on schedule. Then the schedule of tasks is signed off on and sent to the architect and engineer for final review. Once this is done it is presented to the county or city planning board for the last time. The use of hardness test blocks is as you see a small part of a big process.