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What are the stages of inspection in civil engineering? Different stages of inspection during construction Works.


How to check work at site in civil engineering Concrete, Slab and Beams, Excavation, Formwork of all structure members

When the excavation work on site Checklist for civil site-engineer in construction work on site.

 

 1. Is that safety the safety norms being covered as per HSEM process.

 

2. Excavation plan prepared and approved by client/ consultant is that ok for excavation.

 

3.Check for completion of other activity such as a contour survey discus with consultant and client.

 

4. All size and layout alignment and size of excavation marked on ground as per excavation plan and checked by consultant surveyor.

 

5.There any underground utilities like sewer line water line cable inform about site incharge and take action then start work of excavation.

 

6.The all markings done and approved by Consultant surveyor as per drawing.

 

7. Check for dewatering arrangements like peter engine dewatering pump mud pump pipe arrangement.

 

8.If blasting work like stone and hard rock check if the explosive carried in specify boxes with safety.

 

9. Check that all instrument is ok.

 

10.Check the all machinery part is that ok for work don according to safety.


    Excavation work 


Formwork checklist for engineer supervisor and site inspector.

Checklist for contractor civil site-engineer in construction work on site.


 1. Check the all the safety norms being covered as per HSEM process.

 

2.all the plate/plywood cleaned and polished properly.

 

3. Oil or polish use of the surface cleaning of Shattering.

 

4.Vertical member shear wall columns lift wall check the starter is okay.

 

5.Check alignment of all verticals members

at floor level with respect grid line.

 

6.Check plumb of vertical members 2 sides.

 

7. Check the support all side of shuttering is that ok.

 

8. Check the concrete cover block cover is per drawing.


Formwork

How to Check Slab and beams at site.

 

1.Check the alignment of beams size sides according to drawings proper done as per size given in drawing.

 

2. Check the line and label of slab.

 

3.Check the size of slab grid to grid according dimension to drawings.

 

4.Check the form work is water proof not hole show in formwork.

 

5.Check the vertical support for vertical members like columns lift wall retaining wall etc .

6.Check the selling of gape hole in slab is proper block with tape or other material.

 

7.Proper cleaning for next use.

 

8.Check horizontal support are OK for beams or slab.

 

9 Check out the cleaning of all Shuttering is ok.

 

10 Check the all size beams columns slab according to drawing is okay.


Form work of slab and beams


How to Check reinforcement at site.

Some Checklist for civil site-engineer in construction work on site.

 

1. Bar bending schedule approved use for cutting bending and fixing.

 

2.Check the cutting bending the bar as per approved BBS.

 

3.Check Bar dia Shape of bar dimension of bar.

Number of bar as per drawing.

 

4.Check cleanliness of bar straight bar.

 

5. Check is that okay spacing of steel as per drawing.

 

6. Check steel fixing as per steel drawing and approved BBS.

 

7.Check for satisfactory tying with bending wire steel bar is proper.

 

8. Overlap length and location of length as per giving section in drawing.

 

9. Check concrete cover is ok.

 

10.Check the master ring above columns at the slab level for vertical dowels.

 

11.Check the steel aliment on placing method for main or distribution bar.

 

12.proper chair bar for bottom and top steel mesh for cover.


Steel work

When the concreting pouring at site following Check list during concrete.


How to check for civil site-engineer in construction work on site.


1.Check the slump is it ok as per given mix design and then ok

 

2.Check temperature of concrete in case of temperature controlled concrete then allow to concrete.

 

3. Check placing method of concrete is it right is per specification given by client.

 

4.Proper vibrator being concreting done for good and smooth surface.

 

5. Check the provision of construction joint material as per drawing.

 

6.Check the surface of slab level is done by surveyor and as per giving drawing plan.

 

7.Check the top finishing of slab all slab finishing is good.

 

8.Check the top level and surface of slab.

Concreting



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