Posted by Civil Engineer On September - 19 - 2009
Antiwashout underwater concrete is an underwater concrete that has improved resistance to segregation as a result of adding an antiwashout admixture. Antiwashout underwater concrete (or underwater antiwash concrete) shall have the required strength, durability, compactness, and ability to protect steel materials, and the scatter in quality shall be small. Also, the concrete shall have a workability suitable for the placing operation and shall not cause water pollution. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Civil Engineer On September - 13 - 2009
Quality control in construction typically involves insuring compliance with minimum standards of material and workmanship in order to insure the performance of the facility according to the design. These minimum standards are contained in the specifications described in the previous section. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Civil Engineer On September - 5 - 2009
Specifications of work quality are an important feature of facility designs. Specifications of required quality and components represent part of the necessary documentation to describe a facility. Typically, this documentation includes any special provisions of the facility design as well as references to generally accepted specifications to be used during construction. Read the rest of this entry »
