Inspection on Construction and Building
Course Code: EM52
Course Objective
- Inspection techniques of engineering materials and workmanship in building construction
Target Audience
- Finance professionals
- Architects
- Engineers
- Practicing building construction inspectors
- Project engineers
- NDE lab personnel
- Pechnicians and technologists involved with building construction.
Course Outline
Day 1
Introduction
- what is inspection
- Why is inspection needed
- what components require special inspection
- what are the role and responsibilities of special inspectors
Day 2
General Inspection Guidelines - Part 1
- Field inspectors
- Earthwork inspection
- Concrete inspection
- Structural masonry inspection
- Asphaltic concrete inspection
- Shotcrete inspection
Day 3
General Inspection Guidelines - Part 2
- Structural steel inspection
- Anchor bolts, dowels, and holdown system inspections
- Non-destructive testing
- Fireproofing inspection
- Test method for determining concrete floor flatness and levelness
- (F-Numbers)
- Classification of soils for engineering purposes
Day 4
Building Envelope Inspection Guidelines
- what makes up the building envelope?
- Roofing and architectural sheet metal
- Types of air and weather barriers
- Exterior cladding systems
- Flashings systems that work
- Deck and below-grade waterproofing
- Doors, windows, and other wall penetrations
- Compatibility of building envelope components
Day 5
- Case Study: Five case studies addressing design, installation and integration of the building envelope components
Register for this course
Date & Location