Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards For Civil -

Civil work for Aramco is not housing; it is industrial infrastructure.

| Issue | SAES Reference | Consequence | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Using ACI cover instead of SAES cover | SAES-Q-001 | Rejection of shop drawings | | Not specifying Type V cement | SAES-Q-001 | Concrete batch rejection | | Forgetting sabkha mitigation | SAES-A-202 | Mandatory foundation redesign | | No hot-weather concreting plan | SAES-Q-001 | Work stoppage in summer | | Using non-Aramco approved welders | SAES-M-101 | Structural steel rejection | Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards For Civil

Where deep foundations are required (e.g., for flare stacks or storage tanks), SAMSS standards strictly govern pile driving and concrete casting. Bored piles have a 100% ultrasonic testing requirement—something rarely seen in commercial building codes. Civil work for Aramco is not housing; it