US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

***Construction Inspection Checklist***

**Section 603 Structural Plate Structures**

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  Project Name:                           Project No.:

  Date:                                   Weather:

  Contractor:                             Subcontractor:

  Inspector:                              Location/Station:

  Description of work being inspected:    
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+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
| **Conf    | **  |                                                    |
| ormance** | CHE |                                                    |
|           | CKS |                                                    |
|           | (   |                                                    |
|           | cha |                                                    |
|           | rac |                                                    |
|           | ter |                                                    |
|           | ist |                                                    |
|           | ics |                                                    |
|           | )** |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
| *         |     |                                                    |
| *[Yes]{.u |     |                                                    |
| nderline} |     |                                                    |
| [No]{.u   |     |                                                    |
| nderline} |     |                                                    |
| [N        |     |                                                    |
| .A.]{.und |     |                                                    |
| erline}** |     |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | **  |                                                    |
|           | Gen |                                                    |
|           | era |                                                    |
|           | l** |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 1\. |                                                    |
|           | Was |                                                    |
|           | e   |                                                    |
|           | xca |                                                    |
|           | vat |                                                    |
|           | ion |                                                    |
|           | and |                                                    |
|           | ba  |                                                    |
|           | ckf |                                                    |
|           | ill |                                                    |
|           | com |                                                    |
|           | ple |                                                    |
|           | ted |                                                    |
|           | acc |                                                    |
|           | ord |                                                    |
|           | ing |                                                    |
|           | to  |                                                    |
|           | S   |                                                    |
|           | ect |                                                    |
|           | ion |                                                    |
|           | 2   |                                                    |
|           | 09? |                                                    |
|           | (6  |                                                    |
|           | 03. |                                                    |
|           | 03) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | **E |                                                    |
|           | rec |                                                    |
|           | tin |                                                    |
|           | g** |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 2\. |                                                    |
|           | Was |                                                    |
|           | a   |                                                    |
|           | c   |                                                    |
|           | opy |                                                    |
|           | of  |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | ma  |                                                    |
|           | nuf |                                                    |
|           | act |                                                    |
|           | ure |                                                    |
|           | r's |                                                    |
|           | as  |                                                    |
|           | sem |                                                    |
|           | bly |                                                    |
|           | ins |                                                    |
|           | tru |                                                    |
|           | cti |                                                    |
|           | ons |                                                    |
|           | pr  |                                                    |
|           | ovi |                                                    |
|           | ded |                                                    |
|           | bef |                                                    |
|           | ore |                                                    |
|           | ass |                                                    |
|           | emb |                                                    |
|           | ly? |                                                    |
|           |     |                                                    |
|           | (6  |                                                    |
|           | 03. |                                                    |
|           | 04) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 3\. |                                                    |
|           | Did |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | ins |                                                    |
|           | tru |                                                    |
|           | cti |                                                    |
|           | ons |                                                    |
|           | s   |                                                    |
|           | how |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | po  |                                                    |
|           | sit |                                                    |
|           | ion |                                                    |
|           | of  |                                                    |
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|           | ach |                                                    |
|           | pl  |                                                    |
|           | ate |                                                    |
|           | and |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | as  |                                                    |
|           | sem |                                                    |
|           | bly |                                                    |
|           | ord |                                                    |
|           | er? |                                                    |
|           |     |                                                    |
|           | (6  |                                                    |
|           | 03. |                                                    |
|           | 04) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 4\. |                                                    |
|           | W   |                                                    |
|           | ere |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | s   |                                                    |
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|           | ctu |                                                    |
|           | ral |                                                    |
|           | pla |                                                    |
|           | tes |                                                    |
|           | ass |                                                    |
|           | emb |                                                    |
|           | led |                                                    |
|           | acc |                                                    |
|           | ord |                                                    |
|           | ing |                                                    |
|           | to  |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | ma  |                                                    |
|           | nuf |                                                    |
|           | act |                                                    |
|           | ure |                                                    |
|           | r's |                                                    |
|           | i   |                                                    |
|           | nst |                                                    |
|           | ruc |                                                    |
|           | tio |                                                    |
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|           |     |                                                    |
|           | (6  |                                                    |
|           | 03. |                                                    |
|           | 04) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 5\. |                                                    |
|           | Was |                                                    |
|           | c   |                                                    |
|           | are |                                                    |
|           | exe |                                                    |
|           | rci |                                                    |
|           | sed |                                                    |
|           | in  |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | use |                                                    |
|           | of  |                                                    |
|           | dr  |                                                    |
|           | ift |                                                    |
|           | p   |                                                    |
|           | ins |                                                    |
|           | and |                                                    |
|           | pry |                                                    |
|           | b   |                                                    |
|           | ars |                                                    |
|           | to  |                                                    |
|           | p   |                                                    |
|           | rev |                                                    |
|           | ent |                                                    |
|           | dam |                                                    |
|           | age |                                                    |
|           | to  |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | s   |                                                    |
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|           | ctu |                                                    |
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|           | its |                                                    |
|           | co  |                                                    |
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|           | ng? |                                                    |
|           | (6  |                                                    |
|           | 03. |                                                    |
|           | 04) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 6\. |                                                    |
|           | Did |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | pla |                                                    |
|           | tes |                                                    |
|           | h   |                                                    |
|           | ave |                                                    |
|           | a   |                                                    |
|           | pro |                                                    |
|           | per |                                                    |
|           | f   |                                                    |
|           | it- |                                                    |
|           | up? |                                                    |
|           | (6  |                                                    |
|           | 03. |                                                    |
|           | 04) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 7\. |                                                    |
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|           | al  |                                                    |
|           | umi |                                                    |
|           | num |                                                    |
|           | all |                                                    |
|           | oys |                                                    |
|           | c   |                                                    |
|           | ame |                                                    |
|           | in  |                                                    |
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|           | ont |                                                    |
|           | act |                                                    |
|           | w   |                                                    |
|           | ith |                                                    |
|           | ot  |                                                    |
|           | her |                                                    |
|           | ty  |                                                    |
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|           | of  |                                                    |
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|           | ont |                                                    |
|           | act |                                                    |
|           | ing |                                                    |
|           | su  |                                                    |
|           | rfa |                                                    |
|           | ces |                                                    |
|           | coa |                                                    |
|           | ted |                                                    |
|           | acc |                                                    |
|           | ord |                                                    |
|           | ing |                                                    |
|           | to  |                                                    |
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|           | ect |                                                    |
|           | ion |                                                    |
|           | 6   |                                                    |
|           | 02. |                                                    |
|           | 05? |                                                    |
|           | (6  |                                                    |
|           | 03. |                                                    |
|           | 04) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 8\. |                                                    |
|           | W   |                                                    |
|           | ere |                                                    |
|           | st  |                                                    |
|           | eel |                                                    |
|           | bo  |                                                    |
|           | lts |                                                    |
|           | on  |                                                    |
|           | st  |                                                    |
|           | eel |                                                    |
|           | pla |                                                    |
|           | tes |                                                    |
|           | t   |                                                    |
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|           | to  |                                                    |
|           | a   |                                                    |
|           | m   |                                                    |
|           | ini |                                                    |
|           | mum |                                                    |
|           | of  |                                                    |
|           | 100 |                                                    |
|           | fo  |                                                    |
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|           | pou |                                                    |
|           | nds |                                                    |
|           | and |                                                    |
|           | a   |                                                    |
|           | m   |                                                    |
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|           | mum |                                                    |
|           | of  |                                                    |
|           | 300 |                                                    |
|           | foo |                                                    |
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|           | oun |                                                    |
|           | ds? |                                                    |
|           | (6  |                                                    |
|           | 03. |                                                    |
|           | 04) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 9\. |                                                    |
|           | W   |                                                    |
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|           | st  |                                                    |
|           | eel |                                                    |
|           | bo  |                                                    |
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|           | al  |                                                    |
|           | umi |                                                    |
|           | num |                                                    |
|           | bo  |                                                    |
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|           | on  |                                                    |
|           | 0.  |                                                    |
|           | 1-i |                                                    |
|           | nch |                                                    |
|           | th  |                                                    |
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|           | umi |                                                    |
|           | num |                                                    |
|           | pla |                                                    |
|           | tes |                                                    |
|           | t   |                                                    |
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|           | to  |                                                    |
|           | a   |                                                    |
|           | m   |                                                    |
|           | ini |                                                    |
|           | mum |                                                    |
|           | of  |                                                    |
|           | 90  |                                                    |
|           | fo  |                                                    |
|           | ot- |                                                    |
|           | pou |                                                    |
|           | nds |                                                    |
|           | and |                                                    |
|           | a   |                                                    |
|           | m   |                                                    |
|           | axi |                                                    |
|           | mum |                                                    |
|           | of  |                                                    |
|           | 115 |                                                    |
|           | foo |                                                    |
|           | t-p |                                                    |
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|           | (6  |                                                    |
|           | 03. |                                                    |
|           | 04) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 1   |                                                    |
|           | 0\. |                                                    |
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|           | ere |                                                    |
|           | st  |                                                    |
|           | eel |                                                    |
|           | b   |                                                    |
|           | olt |                                                    |
|           | and |                                                    |
|           | al  |                                                    |
|           | umi |                                                    |
|           | num |                                                    |
|           | bo  |                                                    |
|           | lts |                                                    |
|           | on  |                                                    |
|           | 0.  |                                                    |
|           | 1-i |                                                    |
|           | nch |                                                    |
|           | th  |                                                    |
|           | ick |                                                    |
|           | and |                                                    |
|           | h   |                                                    |
|           | eav |                                                    |
|           | ier |                                                    |
|           | al  |                                                    |
|           | umi |                                                    |
|           | num |                                                    |
|           | pla |                                                    |
|           | tes |                                                    |
|           | t   |                                                    |
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|           | to  |                                                    |
|           | a   |                                                    |
|           | m   |                                                    |
|           | ini |                                                    |
|           | mum |                                                    |
|           | of  |                                                    |
|           | 90  |                                                    |
|           | fo  |                                                    |
|           | ot- |                                                    |
|           | pou |                                                    |
|           | nds |                                                    |
|           | and |                                                    |
|           | a   |                                                    |
|           | m   |                                                    |
|           | axi |                                                    |
|           | mum |                                                    |
|           | of  |                                                    |
|           | 115 |                                                    |
|           | foo |                                                    |
|           | t-p |                                                    |
|           | oun |                                                    |
|           | ds? |                                                    |
|           | (6  |                                                    |
|           | 03. |                                                    |
|           | 04) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | *   |                                                    |
|           | *Er |                                                    |
|           | ect |                                                    |
|           | ing |                                                    |
|           | (   |                                                    |
|           | for |                                                    |
|           | lon |                                                    |
|           | g-s |                                                    |
|           | pan |                                                    |
|           | s   |                                                    |
|           | tru |                                                    |
|           | ctu |                                                    |
|           | res |                                                    |
|           | )** |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 1   |                                                    |
|           | 1\. |                                                    |
|           | W   |                                                    |
|           | ere |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | lon |                                                    |
|           | git |                                                    |
|           | udi |                                                    |
|           | nal |                                                    |
|           | se  |                                                    |
|           | ams |                                                    |
|           | t   |                                                    |
|           | igh |                                                    |
|           | ten |                                                    |
|           | w   |                                                    |
|           | hen |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | pla |                                                    |
|           | tes |                                                    |
|           | w   |                                                    |
|           | ere |                                                    |
|           | ass |                                                    |
|           | emb |                                                    |
|           | led |                                                    |
|           | unl |                                                    |
|           | ess |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | pla |                                                    |
|           | tes |                                                    |
|           | w   |                                                    |
|           | ere |                                                    |
|           | h   |                                                    |
|           | eld |                                                    |
|           | in  |                                                    |
|           | sh  |                                                    |
|           | ape |                                                    |
|           | by  |                                                    |
|           | cab |                                                    |
|           | le, |                                                    |
|           | s   |                                                    |
|           | tru |                                                    |
|           | ts, |                                                    |
|           | or  |                                                    |
|           | bac |                                                    |
|           | kfi |                                                    |
|           | ll? |                                                    |
|           | (60 |                                                    |
|           | 3.0 |                                                    |
|           | 4a) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 1   |                                                    |
|           | 2\. |                                                    |
|           | W   |                                                    |
|           | ere |                                                    |
|           | pla |                                                    |
|           | tes |                                                    |
|           | ci  |                                                    |
|           | rcu |                                                    |
|           | mfe |                                                    |
|           | ren |                                                    |
|           | tia |                                                    |
|           | lly |                                                    |
|           | pr  |                                                    |
|           | ope |                                                    |
|           | rly |                                                    |
|           | a   |                                                    |
|           | lig |                                                    |
|           | ned |                                                    |
|           | to  |                                                    |
|           | av  |                                                    |
|           | oid |                                                    |
|           | per |                                                    |
|           | man |                                                    |
|           | ent |                                                    |
|           | d   |                                                    |
|           | ist |                                                    |
|           | ort |                                                    |
|           | ion |                                                    |
|           | f   |                                                    |
|           | rom |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | des |                                                    |
|           | ign |                                                    |
|           | sha |                                                    |
|           | pe? |                                                    |
|           | (60 |                                                    |
|           | 3.0 |                                                    |
|           | 4a) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
| **Conf    | **  |                                                    |
| ormance** | CHE |                                                    |
|           | CKS |                                                    |
|           | (   |                                                    |
|           | cha |                                                    |
|           | rac |                                                    |
|           | ter |                                                    |
|           | ist |                                                    |
|           | ics |                                                    |
|           | )** |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
| *         |     |                                                    |
| *[Yes]{.u |     |                                                    |
| nderline} |     |                                                    |
| [No]{.u   |     |                                                    |
| nderline} |     |                                                    |
| [N        |     |                                                    |
| .A.]{.und |     |                                                    |
| erline}** |     |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 1   |                                                    |
|           | 3\. |                                                    |
|           | Bef |                                                    |
|           | ore |                                                    |
|           | bac |                                                    |
|           | kfi |                                                    |
|           | lli |                                                    |
|           | ng, |                                                    |
|           | a 2 |                                                    |
|           | p   |                                                    |
|           | erc |                                                    |
|           | ent |                                                    |
|           | var |                                                    |
|           | iat |                                                    |
|           | ion |                                                    |
|           | f   |                                                    |
|           | rom |                                                    |
|           | des |                                                    |
|           | ign |                                                    |
|           | sh  |                                                    |
|           | ape |                                                    |
|           | was |                                                    |
|           | not |                                                    |
|           | exc |                                                    |
|           | eed |                                                    |
|           | ed? |                                                    |
|           |     |                                                    |
|           | (60 |                                                    |
|           | 3.0 |                                                    |
|           | 4a) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 1   |                                                    |
|           | 4\. |                                                    |
|           | Was |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | sh  |                                                    |
|           | ape |                                                    |
|           | of  |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | str |                                                    |
|           | uct |                                                    |
|           | ure |                                                    |
|           | dis |                                                    |
|           | tor |                                                    |
|           | ted |                                                    |
|           | by  |                                                    |
|           | ope |                                                    |
|           | rat |                                                    |
|           | ing |                                                    |
|           | equ |                                                    |
|           | ipm |                                                    |
|           | ent |                                                    |
|           | o   |                                                    |
|           | ver |                                                    |
|           | or  |                                                    |
|           | n   |                                                    |
|           | ear |                                                    |
|           | it? |                                                    |
|           |     |                                                    |
|           | (60 |                                                    |
|           | 3.0 |                                                    |
|           | 4b) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 1   |                                                    |
|           | 5\. |                                                    |
|           | Was |                                                    |
|           | su  |                                                    |
|           | ita |                                                    |
|           | ble |                                                    |
|           | sur |                                                    |
|           | vey |                                                    |
|           | c   |                                                    |
|           | ont |                                                    |
|           | rol |                                                    |
|           | pr  |                                                    |
|           | ovi |                                                    |
|           | ded |                                                    |
|           | on  |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | str |                                                    |
|           | uct |                                                    |
|           | ure |                                                    |
|           | to  |                                                    |
|           | ch  |                                                    |
|           | eck |                                                    |
|           | str |                                                    |
|           | uct |                                                    |
|           | ure |                                                    |
|           | mov |                                                    |
|           | eme |                                                    |
|           | nt? |                                                    |
|           |     |                                                    |
|           | (60 |                                                    |
|           | 3.0 |                                                    |
|           | 4c) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 1   |                                                    |
|           | 6\. |                                                    |
|           | Was |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | d   |                                                    |
|           | efl |                                                    |
|           | ect |                                                    |
|           | ion |                                                    |
|           | mo  |                                                    |
|           | vem |                                                    |
|           | ent |                                                    |
|           | c   |                                                    |
|           | hec |                                                    |
|           | ked |                                                    |
|           | and |                                                    |
|           | c   |                                                    |
|           | ont |                                                    |
|           | rol |                                                    |
|           | led |                                                    |
|           | dur |                                                    |
|           | ing |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | ent |                                                    |
|           | ire |                                                    |
|           | ba  |                                                    |
|           | ckf |                                                    |
|           | ill |                                                    |
|           | ing |                                                    |
|           | o   |                                                    |
|           | per |                                                    |
|           | ati |                                                    |
|           | on? |                                                    |
|           | (60 |                                                    |
|           | 3.0 |                                                    |
|           | 4d) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 1   |                                                    |
|           | 7\. |                                                    |
|           | Was |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | ma  |                                                    |
|           | nuf |                                                    |
|           | act |                                                    |
|           | ure |                                                    |
|           | r's |                                                    |
|           | re  |                                                    |
|           | com |                                                    |
|           | men |                                                    |
|           | ded |                                                    |
|           | lim |                                                    |
|           | its |                                                    |
|           | ex  |                                                    |
|           | cee |                                                    |
|           | ded |                                                    |
|           | dur |                                                    |
|           | ing |                                                    |
|           | bac |                                                    |
|           | kfi |                                                    |
|           | lli |                                                    |
|           | ng? |                                                    |
|           | (60 |                                                    |
|           | 3.0 |                                                    |
|           | 4d) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 1   |                                                    |
|           | 8\. |                                                    |
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|           | a   |                                                    |
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|           | e's |                                                    |
|           | re  |                                                    |
|           | pre |                                                    |
|           | sen |                                                    |
|           | tat |                                                    |
|           | ive |                                                    |
|           | pr  |                                                    |
|           | ovi |                                                    |
|           | ded |                                                    |
|           | to  |                                                    |
|           | m   |                                                    |
|           | oni |                                                    |
|           | tor |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | er  |                                                    |
|           | ect |                                                    |
|           | ion |                                                    |
|           | and |                                                    |
|           | ba  |                                                    |
|           | ckf |                                                    |
|           | ill |                                                    |
|           | ing |                                                    |
|           | of  |                                                    |
|           | the |                                                    |
|           | s   |                                                    |
|           | tru |                                                    |
|           | ctu |                                                    |
|           | re? |                                                    |
|           | (60 |                                                    |
|           | 3.0 |                                                    |
|           | 4e) |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 1   |                                                    |
|           | 9\. |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 2   |                                                    |
|           | 0\. |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           | 2   |                                                    |
|           | 1\. |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           |     |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           |     |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           |     |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           |     |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
|           |     |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+
| Percent   |     | $\frac{\text{Yes}}{\text{Yes + No}}(\text{100})$=  |
| Co        |     | $\frac{\text{                   }}{}(\text{100})$= |
| nformance |     | $\frac{\text{               }}{}\text{\%}$         |
|           |     | Conformance                                        |
| Cal       |     |                                                    |
| culations |     |                                                    |
+-----------+-----+----------------------------------------------------+

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