CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES
DURING THE 1920'S THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PIONEERED THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF STATISTICAL-BASED PROCESS CONTROL AND ACCEPTANCE CONCEPTS TO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS. THE FIRST USE OF THE METHODOLOGY BY HIGHWAY ENGINEERS WAS A RECORD SAMPLING PROGRAM. A LONG SLOW PERIOD OF ADOPTION FOLLOWED. ONLY IN RECENT YEARS HAS REALISTIC PROGRESS BEEN MADE IN THE USE OF STATISTICAL METHODS. NOW, A TOTAL OF 36 STATES HAVE ACTIVELY BEEN ENGAGED IN SOME FORM OF STUDY OR APPLICATION OF STATISTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIFICATION, FOR CONTROL AND ACCEPTANCE OF CONSTRUCTION, AND MORE THAN 1/3 OF THESE STATES ARE USING A STATISTICALLY DESIGNED SPECIFICATION, AS THEIR STANDARD OR PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. A NUMBER OF PLANS HAVE PROVED SOUND; YET THE GENERAL CONSENSUS SEEMS TO BE THAT THE APPLICATION OF STATISTICAL CONCEPTS TO HIGHWAY USE IS NOT FEASIBLE AT THIS TIME.
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Highway Research Board (HRB)
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Authors:
- DeYoung, Clarence E
- Publication Date: 1971
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 11-12
- Monograph Title: Quality assurance and acceptance procedures
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Special Report
- Issue Number: 118
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Acceptance; Construction; Construction management; Quality control; Road construction; Specifications; Standards; Statistical analysis; Statistical quality control
- Uncontrolled Terms: Construction specifications
- Old TRIS Terms: Construction control
- Subject Areas: Construction; Data and Information Technology; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00215399
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Jul 25 1971 12:00AM