Construction Quality Control

& Site Inspection

AJIT MISHRA, B. Tech., PGDCM.

Need For Construction
Projects Auditing
Nine out of ten construction projects went over
budget

Sponsors of projects systematically

underestimate costs & environmental impacts
and overestimate revenues to win approval for
their projects

Answer lies in better & earlier oversight through

project audits right from the beginning
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Studies done in advanced world show that the
quality assurance process need be introduced
right at the beginning and then performed
periodically to be most effective .
QA/QC REQUIREMENTS
OF
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS
QUALITY DEFINITION
AS PER OXFORD
DICTIONARY
The standard of something as measured
against other things of a similar kind.

The degree of excellence of

something.
PERFORM QUALITY
CONTROL
Process of monitoring specific project results to
determine if they comply with relevant quality
standards and identifying ways to eliminate
causes of unsatisfactory performance.
QUALITY CONTROL
DEFINITION AS PER
OXFORD DICTIONARY
A system of maintaining standards in
manufactured products by testing a sample
of the output against the specification.
Perform Quality
Assurance
The process of evaluating overall project
performance on a regular basis to provide
confidence that the project will satisfy relevant
quality standards.
Quality Assurance
Definition As Per Oxford
Dictionary
The maintenance of a desired level of quality
in a service or product, especially by means
of attention to every stage of the process of
delivery or production.
Definitions
QUALITY:

Degree to which a set of inherent

characteristics fulfills
requirements.
Definitions
QUALITY CONTROL:

Focused on fulfilling the

Quality Requirements.
Definitions
QUALITY ASSURANCE:

Providing confidence that,

the Quality requirements will be fulfilled.

 QUALITY MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM (QMS):
A quality management system (QMS) is a collection
of business processes focused on achieving your
quality policy and quality objectives i.e. what your
customer wants and needs.
It is expressed as the organizational structure,
policies, procedures, processes and resources
needed to implement quality management.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM (QMS):
In the 21st century, QMS has tended to converge
with sustainability and transparency initiatives, as
both investor and customer satisfaction and
perceived quality is increasingly tied to these
factors.

Of all QMS regimes, the ISO 9000 family of

standards is probably the most widely implemented
worldwide
QUALITY REQUIREMENT
OF CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS
Construction activity is a multidisciplinary activity
and several engineering disciplines are involved.
Similarly, construction materials vary in nature
building materials, electrical, plumbing and sanitary,
decorative materials, etc.
Choose right material for right purpose.
Any construction material that is tendered shall
comply with BIS/International code/shall have
performance certificate.
CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS INCLUDE
Cement & Concrete
Bricks / Blocks
Reinforcement
Wood & Wood Substitutes
Steel
Glass
Plumbing & Sanitary
Electrical appliances
Monitoring equipment, etc.
WHAT IS CONCRETE ?
No more three component system
Is a multi-component and multi-variant system
Concrete includes - cement, coarse and fine
aggregates, water , mineral and chemical
admixtures, additives, performance improvers,
etc.
As some materials are natural and others are
processed , site conditions variation in
quality is expected.
Consistent quality with a minimum variation in
the material is the target to be maintained.