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The concrete is deemed not to comply with the strength requirements if the strength is less than the greater of

characteristic strength minus 1.35 times the standard deviation
0.8 times the characteristic strength
the average strength of all the samples is less than the characteristic strength plus times the standard deviation.
all the above.

Correct Answer: all the above.

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