Civil and Architectural Inspector Duties Following is a clear interview guide for the Civil and Architectural Inspector (Quality Inspector) job duties and responsibilities aligned with international standard, Saudi Arabia projects practices including the major client, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA), NEOM & Red Sea. 1 - Civil Inspector - Job Responsibilities Civil inspector is responsible for ensuring that all the structural and infrastructure works are executed in accordance with the approved drawings (IFC drawings), project specifications, project/international standards, and approved ITPs. A - Pre-Construction & Planning Review IFC drawings, method statements, ITPs, and material submittals. Verify approved project specification align with SAES, ACI, ASTM etc. Ensure the approved survey control points and benchmarks are established and verify with construction team. Conf...
Types of Foundations
Building foundations
are classified into Shallow Foundations and Deep Foundations.
The following are different
types of foundations used in the construction field.
1-
Shallow
Foundations
a. Isolating Spread Footing (Individual Footing)
b. Combined Footing
c. Strip Footing or Wall Footing
d. Raft or Mat Footing
2-
Deep
Foundations
a. Pile Foundation
b. Pier Foundation
c. Drilled Shafts or caissons
When is Raft or Mat Foundations used?
The use of raft or mat
foundation is for columns and walls foundations where the loads from the
structure on columns and walls are very high, Raft foundations are used to
prevent differential settlement of individual footings.
What is the difference between pile foundation and
drilled shafts?
Drilled shafts have an
action similar to pile foundations but are high-capacity cast-in-situ
foundations. It can transfer column loads larger than pile foundations, it is
used where the depth of hard strata below ground level is located within 10m to
100m.
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