Quality Control in Construction

  • Construction & Building Engineering |
  • English

Description

Introduction to quality - Quality improvement techniques - Control charts for variables - In addition, the evaluation of strength test results of concrete, variation and analysis is presented - Quality assurance -Quality systems - ISO 9000 series - Total quality management

Program

Bachelor Degree in Construction and Building Engineering

Objectives

  • The course objective is introducing the student to the fundamentals of quality in construction.

Textbook

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Course Content

content serial Description
1Week No.1: Introduction to quality and quality control in construction basic definitions and direct applications.
2Week No.2: Introduction to quality and quality control in construction basic definitions and direct applications, continued.
3Week No.3: Area responsible for quality -from general prospective and in specific application.
4Week No.4: Quality Improvement techniques Pareto approach, matrix analysis, histogram, control charts, and time series.
5Week No.5: Quality Improvement techniques Pareto approach, matrix analysis, histogram, control charts, and time series, continued.
6Week No.6: Fundamental of statistics definitions, tally sheet for data, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersions, distribution curve, characteristic of normal distribution curve, and analysis of group of data using statistical approach.
7Week No.7: Fundamental of statistics definitions, tally sheet for data, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersions, distribution curve, characteristic of normal distribution curve, and analysis of group of data using statistical approach, continued.
8Week No.8: Quality control in construction projects. Quality control of concrete material during construction according to the requirements of ECP 203. Inspection and in-place testing during and after execution. The responsibility and of quality control engineers in construction sites.
9Week No.9: Quality control in construction projects. Quality control of concrete material during construction according to the requirements of ECP 203. Inspection and in-place testing during and after execution. The responsibility and of quality control engineers in construction sites, continued. rn
10Week No.10: Evaluation of strength test results of concrete according to ACI 214,09 and ECP 203. Within-test variation, batch-to-batch variation and overall variation. Degrees of quality control. Different criteria for strength requirements and analysis of strength data. Acceptance criteria for concrete strength and other evaluation techniques.
11Week No.11: Evaluation of strength test results of concrete according to ACI 214,09 and ECP 203. Within-test variation, batch-to-batch variation and overall variation. Degrees of quality control. Different criteria for strength requirements and analysis of strength data. Acceptance criteria for concrete strength and other evaluation techniques, continued.
12Week No.12: Evaluation of strength test results of concrete according to ACI 214,09 and ECP 203. Within-test variation, batch-to-batch variation and overall variation. Degrees of quality control. Different criteria for strength requirements and analysis of strength data. Acceptance criteria for concrete strength and other evaluation techniques, continued.
13Week No.13: Evaluation of strength test results of concrete according to ACI 214,09 and ECP 203. Within-test variation, batch-to-batch variation and overall variation. Degrees of quality control. Different criteria for strength requirements and analysis of strength data. Acceptance criteria for concrete strength and other evaluation techniques, continued.
14Week No.14: Control charts for variables, and moving control charts. Doubtful data according to ACI 214.
15Week No.15: Case Studies.
16Week No.16: Final Exam.

Markets and Career

  • Generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electrical power for public and private sectors to secure both continuous and emergency demands.
  • Electrical power feeding for civil and military marine and aviation utilities.
  • Electrical works in construction engineering.

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