ASQ - Design and Construction Division

Light Steel Tube Web Girders Brace New French Viaduct

by Reina, Peter

By Peter ReinaA 1.2-km-long viaduct featuring a novel, 4.5-m-deep composite deck box girder with steel tube webs designed to enhance prestressing efficiency and save weight is nearing completion in France. The $50-million Meaux Viaduct 40 km east of Paris..

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Publish date: 2004-10
Keywords:Engineering

Special Inspections and the Structural Engineer of Record

by Kanapicki, Charles J.

Charles J. Kanapicki, P.E.Recently, several organizations have issued position statements and guidelines recommending that the Structural Engineer of Record (SER) serve as the Special Inspector (SI) whenever possible and practical...

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Publish date: 2004-10
Keywords:Engineering

Value Engineering: Searching for the Second "Right Answer"

by Chamlee, Kathy

By Kathy Chamlee, Editor, Parsons Brinckerhoff Construction Services. This article highlights the effectiveness of Value Engineering (VE) as a tool that can increase quality save money, and much more...

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Publish date: 2004-10
Keywords:Engineering

Quality Initiatives in the Home Building Industry

by Leonard, Denis

By Denis Leonard Leaders in the home building industry have embraced quality and developed a range of customized initiatives that focus on the particular needs of the industry...

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Publish date: 2004-10
Keywords:Baldrige National Quality Program

QA/QC in a Design-Build Project - A Collaborate Approach

by Kanapicki, Charles J.

Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) in the hands of the design/build team, although consistent with design/build philosophy, is often viewed as a flawed arrangement - the fox guarding the hen house. In such cases, the owner may try to exert thei..

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Publish date: 2004-10
Keywords:Basic Quality