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Costain trials robot-mounted digital tunnelling quality and safety assurance system

New Civil Engineer

Costain has trialed a new system that provides quality and safety assurance data and information for tunnels while they are being constructed or fitted out by automated robots. The post Costain trials robot-mounted digital tunnelling quality and safety assurance system appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Barratt to demolish 36 new homes with faulty foundations

Construction Enquirer

A spokesperson for Barratt David Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire said: “As a five-star housebuilder we have an extensive quality assurance process and during inspections we found that a small number of unoccupied properties at our Darwin Green development did not meet our usual high standards.

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Quality Control vs. Quality Assurance in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Learn all about quality assurance. Do you know your QAs from your QCs, what the difference is between the two, and when is appropriate to use either?

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Construction Software for Concrete Quality Assurance

For Construction Pros

From project management software to field productivity to photogrammetry and beyond, here is an overview of the role different types of software in the back office and in the field can play in quality concrete project execution.

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Various Laboratory Tests on Cement and the Parameters Measured

Prodyogi

Knowing the high demand for this building material, we have multiple cement manufacturers around the world, each assuring high quality and strength. This insists we conduct various tests on cement to ensure the quality and usability of the cement we purchase.& But as consumers, we cannot take their word for granted!

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Army Corps to spend $300M on border wall quality control

Construction Dive

Selected contractors will be able to bid on new quality assurance work for wall construction at the U.S.-Mexico Mexico border.

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Another ENGEO Soil and Material-Testing Laboratory Earns Certification

Civil + Structural Engineer

Quality-assurance programs such as AASHTO Re:source, and CCRL are utilized for laboratory control and quality assurance. ENGEO maintains seven soil and materials testing laboratories managed by registered geotechnical engineers. ENGEO laboratories are accredited through USACE, AASHTO Re:source, Caltrans, and DSA.