Construction Quality Control on Site

By the end of this training course, participants will:

• Familiarise all quality management techniques and procedures
• Learn available non-destructive testing for concrete and steel structure projects
• Understand the practical tools to control the concrete and the whole project that includes field-testing and the required laboratory facilities
• Familiarise various techniques for evaluating the structures under construction
• Learn modern field measurements such as concrete strength
• Familiarise with all quality control techniques in hot climate

CONTENT

Introduction Total Quality Management (TQM) of Concrete

• Total quality management system
• Quality assurance & Quality control
• Who will perform the quality control?
• Quality management constrain in oil and gas projects
• Pareto chart
• How to control the concrete from ready mix plant
• How to control concrete casting onsite
• Coefficient of variation
• Auditing the construction site quality
• Precaution in design mix in hot Weather

Components of Concrete Material

• Codes recommendation for the quality control
• Codes and specifications limitations as ACI and EN
• Comparison on different non-destructive testing
• The Nature of Concrete Variability
• Preparation before concreting
• Concrete materials properties such as Aggregate and Cement
• Check the corrosion in steel bars
• Example of QC of concrete foundations construction under vibrating machine

Properties of Fresh Concrete

• Basic statistics
• Collecting a data for evaluations
• Statistics for the quality control data
• Evaluating the grade of the quality
• Concrete design mix
• Precaution in design mix in hot climate for remote area
• QC for fresh concrete
• Quality control for concrete formwork
• Pouring concrete in hot weather problems
• Workability test for concrete
• Cube and cylinder test
• The replacement of the steel bars
• The permissible deviation in erection steel structure
• Applied load on the steel structure of pipe rack in construction activities

Comparison between Different Non-destructive Tests

• Comparison between Different Fresh Concrete Tests
• Core test
• Rebound hammer
• Lok test
• Load test for floor deck under machine
• Ultrasonic test
• Corrosion phenomena affect quality
• Different corrosion protection system
• QC for corrosion protection system for oil and gas plant
• Applying QC on Wood formwork and steel
• Steel reinforcing QC
• Procedure of QC onsite
• QA/QC Case study for foundation in gas plant

Integrity management

• Materials used in welding steel structure
• QC for Equipment preservation and installation for static equipment
• QC for tank construction
• QC for foundation construction and machine installation
• The precaution in welding process
• Anchor bolts QC
• The reasons of welding defects
• Integrity management system for oil and gas plants

FOR WHOM:

Works, Services and Maintenance Personnel

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.