Concrete Pour Card
Single-pour authorization card: mix, quantities, placement plan, weather checks and hold-point sign-offs before, during and after the pour.
Format ref: CI-CONCRETE-POUR-
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Concrete Pour Card
IS 456:2000 Cl 13, 14.1 · IS 7861 (Part 1)
Single-pour authorization card: mix, quantities, placement plan, weather checks and hold-point sign-offs before, during and after the pour.
- Pour card no. / date
- Structure & member / level / grid
- Concrete grade & exposure
- Volume (m³) & placement method (pump/tremie/chute)
- Planned free fall ≤ 1.5 m — arrangement (Cl 13.2)
- WMM/batch plant or RMC supplier + mix design ref
- Grade, w/c, target slump ± tolerance
- Cement/SCM type & source, aggregate MSA & zone
- Admixture type, dose %, chloride declared (IS 9103 Cl 1.3)
- Rebar dia/spacing/cover checked vs drawing
- Formwork alignment, supports, release agent, tightness
- Construction joint preparation (Cl 13.4): surface cleaned, laitance removed
- Embedments, blockouts, water stops positioned
- Batching plant calibrated; moisture correction applied
- Ambient °C / expected placement °C (≤ 40 °C — IS 7861-1 Cl 2.1)
- Evaporation rate ≤ 1.0 kg/m²/h screened (ACI 305R)
- Cold-weather provisions if < 5 °C (IS 7861-2)
- Time from batching to placement ≤ stipulated
- Slump re-check at point of placement
- Compaction: immersion vibrator per IS 3558 practice
- Cold-joint watch: layer placement within initial set
- Finishing & curing start time/method (Cl 13.5)
- Curing period target: 7 d OPC / 10 d blended
- Striking: verticals 16–24 h (Cl 11.3)
- Cube sample taken; register entry no.
- Prepared by (site engineer) / date
- QA-QC approval (hold point released) / date
- Client/TPMC witness (if required) / date
Note: The pour card is the single document that survives the pour — every dispute about what was actually placed resolves against it.
Blank register for site use. Acceptance criteria cited from the Indian Standards named above — align with your project specification before contractual use.