QUALITY CONTROL IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

THE DIFFICULTY OF APPLYING CONVENTIONAL STATISCAL QUALITY CONTROL METHODS TO CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS ARE PRESENTED: THE PROBLEM OF ISOLATING COMPONENTS FOR EASY CONTROL, THE SPECIAL CHARACTER OF CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS WHICH ARE NOT MASS PRODUCED, AND THE CONTINUOUS EVOLUTION OF CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES. CONTROL IS NOT A ROUTINE PROCESS AS IN OTHER INDUSTRIES, ITS AIM IS TO ENSURE SAFETY AND REDUCE TOTAL COSTS INCLUDING INITIAL TOTAL COSTS, MAINTENANCE COSTS AND COSTS OF CORRECTING DEFECTS. CONTROL IS AN INDIRECT CONTRIBUTION OT IMPROVEMENTS IN CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES. EMPHASIS IS LAID ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CAREFULLY SELECTING THE PARTS OF THE WORK TO BE CONTROLLED, AND THE NEED FOR CONTROLLING MATERIALS CHARACTERISTICS, OPERATING CONDITIONS OF THE EQUIPMENT, SITE ORGANIZATION, PENALTIES TO BE IMPOSED AS A RESULT OF CONTROL, SAMPLING METHODS, AND STATISTICAL CONTROL CHARTS. /LCPC(A)/RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 40, pp 129-154, 3 FIG, 9 PHOT
• Authors:
  • Bonitzer, J
• Publication Date: 1969-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Bull Liaison Labs Routiers /France/
  • Publisher: Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chausees (LCPC)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Civil engineering; Construction management; Statistical quality control
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216587
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 1 1971 12:00AM