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Quality: Inspection and Quality Control

The document discusses inspection and quality control in construction projects. It explains the need for inspection and quality control to maintain quality standards. It defines quality and describes factors that influence quality like aesthetics, strength, durability, and satisfaction of the end user. It also discusses quality of design, conforming to quality standards, and quality of performance.

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Quality: Inspection and Quality Control

The document discusses inspection and quality control in construction projects. It explains the need for inspection and quality control to maintain quality standards. It defines quality and describes factors that influence quality like aesthetics, strength, durability, and satisfaction of the end user. It also discusses quality of design, conforming to quality standards, and quality of performance.

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Inspection and Quality Control

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Inspection is needed for maintaining quality in a construction project. Different


aspects of quality are to be considered. Different types of inspection and quality
control procedures may apply to different materials and Quality is a measure of
how closely a good or service conforms to specific standards. Quality control is
the system of policies, procedures and guidelines which helps in building
specified standards of product/service quality.

Need For Inspection and Quality Control


Every operation is connected with the quality of the product. In the case of
construction the quality of construction is to be maintained as per project
specifications. It is important that quality requirements be satisfied and
production schedules are met. The satisfaction of the owner of the project is
mainly derived by the quality of the work.

Quality
Quality is a relative term and is used with reference to the end use of the
product. Sometimes quality is defined as the fitness of any constructed facility
or structure for use at the most economical level. Quality may sometimes mean
as the fitness for use. Sometimes it may be interpreted in terms of conforming
to requirements.
Sometimes quality may be interpreted in terms of grade or degree of excellence
for some structures. The quality of construction of a project is also dependent on
the quality of several other parameters.
Quality of a constructed facility may be verified based on some instincts or
factors.
These may be considered as follows:
Aesthetics
Strength
Durability
Safety
Economy
Maintainability
Reliability
Degree of satisfaction of the end user
Versatility of use for many purposes

Quality of Design
Quality of design of a construction is concerned with the specifications which
have to be conformed with. A good quality of design must ensure consistent
performance of the facility for the entire life span of the facility. The design of
the facility should be done in such a way that all possible modes of failures are
considered and appropriate inputs are ingrained in the design to take care of
them. Quality design is a continuous process which results in good evaluation of
an end product. Design features which are essential for a project are necessary
to be considered.
Conforming to Quality
Conforming to quality means the quality of the product/construction to be of a
required order. It is essential so that the construction goes on as per the
satisfaction of the owner. Use of proper quality of materials, proper work
sequences, proper types of equipment and inspections from time to time are
factors which should be considered. It is to note that a higher quality of design
increases the cost but a higher quality of conformity with the design saves the
investment.

Quality of Performance
It is connected with how well the constructed facility gives its performance. It
depends on both the quality of design and the quality of conformance. It may be
easily understood that even a best design may not be able to provide us with
something which is going to be the best in terms of performance if the quality of
conformance is poor. The reverse is also true. A proper quality of conformance
also cannot provide a good quality of constructed facility if the quality of design
of the facility is not good.

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