SIGNIFICANCE OF QUALITY CONTROL
THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE PURPOSES OF INSPECTION AND TESTING IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, THE GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR QUALITY CONTROL, THE VALUE OF INSPECTION AND TESTING, THE NATURE OF SAMPLES, THE VALUE OF TEST RESULTS, SPECIFICATIONS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF JOB CONTROL. IT IS POINTED OUT THAT GOOD QUALITY CONTROL OF MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS IS OF BENEFIT TO THE OWNER, THE ENGINEER, THE CONTRACTOR AND THE MATERIALS SUPPLIER. THE NEED FOR REALISTIC SPECIFICATIONS IS DISCUSSED TOGETHER WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR ACHIEVING THEM
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Authors:
- Kerr, B T
- Henault, G G
- Publication Date: 1964-10-19
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Construction management; Evaluation; Inspection; Materials adaptation and use; Quality control; Road construction; Specifications; Testing
- Old TRIS Terms: Construction control procedures; Construction inspection; Materials control; Test results
- Subject Areas: Construction; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00214620
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: P233-38
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 8 1994 12:00AM