Project specifications require that the precast wall meets the requirements of "K-rated" walls which is a designation originated by department of state, and not by ACI or ASTM. Standards for Concrete design like ACI or ASTM etc do not dictate how to meet such K designation requirements, especially when penetration distances are critical for the performance of the wall. Material behaviors can not be predicted and ensured with design alone. The standards which project specifications refer to for the wall are not only concrete design standards but crash rating testing standards which require testing to be done and do not rely solely on design parameters or safety factors in design.

In light of the above ICC shall perform destructive testing as per specified K-ratings for all items which are critical to the security and safety of KAUST perimeter, and maintain a continuously safe perimeter. Test shall be carried out to the specimen's failure, in order to understand a specimen's structural performance or material behavior under specified impacts/ loads, to ensure that the product delivered by ICC meets the requirements. 

