Introduction to Engineering Construction Inspection

by Fisk, Edward R.; Rapp, Randy R.

• ISBN13: 9780471201670
• ISBN10: 0471201677
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-07-26
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Introduction to Engineering Construction Inspection offers expert tools and advice on construction inspection for buildings and civil engineering projects, including construction of roads, highways, pipelines, reservoirs, water and wastewater projects, hydroelectric, and other large engineered projects. More than 150 informative illustrations supplement expert coverage of the activities and processes involved in observing and documenting a project through the construction phase-from initial site work and geotechnical work to major engineered structural systems in concrete and steel, and project acceptance by the owner.

Author Biography

EDWARD R. FISK, F.ASCE, PE, SE, LS, is a civil and structural engineer, a professional land surveyor, and a licensed engineering contractor who currently consults in Orange, California. He has served as the Civil Engineer Member of the California State Board of Registration for Construction Inspectors, which led to his advising the American Construction Inspector’s Association on establishing a voluntary certification program. He is a widely published author of professional papers and books, such as Construction Project Administration, the Construction Engineer’s Complete Handbook of Forms, and the Resident Engineer’s Field Manual, among others.
RANDY R. RAPP, D.Mgt, PE, CCE, CPC, AIC, is the Director of the BS in Construction Management program and an Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering and Building Construction at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He has been directly involved in, or closely associated with, construction engineering and management from the job site to the executive office. The author of assorted publications about the industry, he also consults and delivers construction-related seminars.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Chapter 1. The Construction Team.

General.

Inspector Training and Knowledge of Specification.

Allowances and Tolerances in Specifications.

Lines of Authority on Construction Projects.

Why Have an Inspector?

Job Philosophy.

Policy Manual.

Opening a Project.

Administrative Activities.

Laws and Regulations.

Public vs. Private Contracts.

Chapter 2. Responsibility and Authority.

Responsibility of All Parties.

Inspector Responsibility.

Inspector Authority.

Chapter 3. Safety on the Job.

Construction Safety Guidelines.

OSHA and Construction Safety.

General Responsibility under Professional Construction Management and Design-build Contracts.

Effect of Including Construction Safety Obligations in the Specifications.

Applicability of State and Federal OSHA Provisions to a Project.

Special Applications.

Procedural Guidelines.

Shoring and Bracing.

Chapter 4. Documentation.

Files and Records.

Construction Progress Record.

Electronic Record Keeping.

Construction Reports.

Construction Diary.

Documentation of Intermittent Inspection.

Special Reports.

Job Conferences.

Contractor Submittals.

Construction Photographs.

Chapter 5. Measurement and Payment.

Types of Construction Contracts.

Construction Progress Payments.

Approval of Payment Requests.

Basis for Payment Amounts.

Evaluation of Contractor’s Payment Requests.

Force Account.

Payment for Mobilization Costs.

Partial Payments to the Contractor.

Retainage.

Liquidated Damages during Construction.

Measurement for Payment.

Final Payment to the Contractor.

Chapter 6. Paving and Surfacing.

Bituminous Surface Treatment.

Stress Absorbing Membranes.

Asphalt Concrete Pavement.

Portland Cement Concrete Pavement.

Chapter 7. Earthworks Inspection.

Soil Classification.

Embankment Quality Control.

Soil Cement Stabilization.

The OSHA Competent Person Program.

Chapter 8. Underground Pipelines.

Pipe Installation Methods.

Plastic Pipe.

Vitreous Clay Pipe (VCP).

Unreinforced Concrete Pipe (CP).

Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP).

Reinforced Concrete Cylinder Pipe (RCCP).

Mortar-lined-and-coated Steel Pipe (ML&C).

Installation of Reinforced Concrete Cylinder Pipe (RCCP) and Mortar-lined-and-coated Steel Pipe (ML&C).

Trench Sheeting.

Measurement for Payment for Pipelines.

Chapter 9. Piling.

Site Investigation.

Pile Types.

Pile Driving Resistance.

Test Piles.

Load Tests.

Pile Driving Equipment.

Inspection of Pile Driving.

Chapter 10. Concrete.

Brief History & Development of Cement and Concrete.

Types of Cement.

Concrete Construction.

Principles of Reinforced Concrete.

Concrete Construction Check List.

Reinforcement Steel.

Concrete under the Metric System.

Chapter 11. Waterstop Joints in Hydraulic Structures.

Quality Control of Thermoplastic Waterstop Joints.

Specifying Waterstop Joints in Concrete.

Conclusions.

Chapter 12. Fasteners.

Bolted Connections.

Welded Connections.

Nails and Nailing.

Chapter 13. Protective Coating.

Surface Preparation.

SSPC Surface Preparation Standards.

Comparison of Various Generic Types of Protective Coatings.

Inspection Sequence.

Evaluation of Surface Preparation Equipment.

Mixing of Coating Material.

Film Thickness Determination.

Cleanliness Between Coats.

Pinhole and Holiday Detection.

Painting and Coating Application.

Chapter 14. Project Closeout.

Acceptance of the Work.

Guarantee Period.

Contract Time.

Liquidated Damages for Delay.

Cleanup.

The Punch List.

Preparations for Closeout.

Liens and Stop Notices.

Post Completion.

Bibliography.

Index.