Duration:  3 Months
Eligibility:  Plus Two, ITI, Diploma, B.E, B.Tech & Above

CIVIL QA/QC ENGINEERING

 Quality in construction is defined as ‘meeting or exceeding the requirement of client/owners. In construction industry, quality is used in different every than the product industry. In the product industry, quality of some product is better than the other, but we cannot say that one grade of concrete. Quality in construction is employed with conformity with which specifications are met. Designer specifies the grade of concrete to be used and contractor has to use the in gradients of concrete such that desired grade of concrete is obtained.

Course Modules includes study of:
  • Quantity Survey
  • Concrete NDT (Non-Destructive Testing)
  • Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC)
  • Construction Safety Management System
  • Construction Management
QUANTITY SURVEY

These courses will definitely boost your career prospects after Civil Engineering. You can also learn some software that will be of immense help during your job search. If you have learnt these programs you can have awesome career prospects. As the construction industry grows, more and more skilled roles are becoming available, especially in positions like quantity surveyor. The estimates may be divided in to the following categories:-
The day to day responsibilities of include roles inside the office, on the construction site - or in meetings with clients and other project personnel. While the very nature of construction work ensures no two projects are ever the same, a typical work day might involve:

  • Preliminary or Approximate estimate
  • Rough cost estimate based on plinth area
  • Rough cost estimate based on cubic contents
  • Detailed estimate
  • Annual repair estimate
  • Special repair estimate
  • Revised estimate
  • Supplementary estimate
  • Construction cost estimation is done to know in advance the expected cost in varying degree of accuracy, at different phases of the project
  • Owner’s Purpose of Estimate
  • Contractor‘s Purpose of Estimate
  • Engineer‘s Purpose of Estimate
  • Comparison of Contractor‘s and Engineer‘s Estimator
  • Contractor’s Estimator
  • Engineer’s Estimator
  • Determines actual cost of project for bidding purposes
  • Has detailed company cost data for labor and equipment?
  • Knows which construction methods are to be used
  • Has knowledge of actual materials suppliers to be used and quantity discount prices
  • Determines expected cost
  • Does not know who will receive award, therefore does not know contractor’s exact resource costs
  • Does not know actual labor rates
  • Must assume probable construction methods to be used
  • Does not know who project supplier will be
  • Must use local list prices
  • preparation of contracts, including details regarding quantities of required materials on-going cost analysis of maintenance and repair
  • work feasibility studies of client requests analyzing completed work and arranging payment to contractors
  • allocating upcoming work to contractors site visits
  • assessments and projections for future work
Concrete NDT ( Non-Destructive Testing )

Non-Destructive Tests are useful for testing and evaluation of concrete strength after construction and during its lifetime. NDT tests are conducted to ensure the quality of concrete construction as per required specification for intended use. Various Non Destructive Testing Equipments for concrete strength evaluation are available. These NDT Testing equipments are useful to assess concrete construction quality.

  1. Rebound Hammer:  Rebound hammer is used for testing surface strength of concrete. Rebound hammer provides rebound number after testing of concrete which is used for concrete strength estimation.
  2. Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Meter: Ultrasonic pulse velocity meter is used for quality of concrete after construction. Qualities such as uniformity and homogeneity of concrete, location of internal defects in concrete, porosity, cracks.
  3. Concrete Pull off Tester: Concrete pull off testing equipment is used for testing of bond strength of concrete. This test is used for assessment of surface zone strength of concrete.
  4. Pull out Testing Equipment: There are two types of pull out tests. One is Pull out “LOK” test which is used for testing concrete during construction stage while other test Pull Out “Capo” Test is used for testing concrete after construction. Both of these tests are used for assessment of concrete surface zone strength and measures the pull out force for concrete.
  5. Break off Tester: Break off test is used for assessment of compressive strength or flexure strength of concrete. This test is continued till the concrete fails.
  6. Windsor Probe Test: Windsor probe test is also used for assessment of surface zone strength of concrete. This test is done to assess the penetration resistance of concrete.
  7. Micro Core Test Apparatus: This equipment is used for testing the core (micro core) strength of concrete. This is a in-situ test for concrete structures.
  8. Bond Tester: Bond tester equipment is used for testing the bond strength between two concrete layer. Bond strength between two layers also indicates the tensile strength of concrete between two layers.
  9. Maturity Meters: Maturity meters are used for estimation of compressive strength of concrete after placement of concrete and initial setting. This test predicts the concrete strength based on the temperature of history of concrete. This tests is a measure of progress of hydration reaction of concrete. This test can be useful for strength estimation if structure has to be occupied before final setting of concrete, or the construction of structure above has to be started.
Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC)
  • Roles and Responsibilities of QA / QC Engineer - Civil Introduction to ISO 9001, ISO 9004, ISO 14000
  • ISO 19011 International Codes and Standards
  • Drawings and Abbreviations
  • Excavation and Backfilling
  • Construction of Asphalt Concrete paving Concreting
  • Works Pre Stressed Concrete
  • Bridge Girders Concrete
  • Trial Mix Test
  • Concrete Compressive
  • Strength Test
  • Compaction (Density) Test etc..
  • Receiving Inspection
  • In process Inspection & Final Inspection
  • Control of Nonconforming of Items Products Calibration of Monitoring & Measuring
  • Equipment Preparation of Project Quality Plan Preparation of Inspection Test Plans – IT
  • Preparation of QC Procedures Final QA / QC Documentation / QC Dossiers
  • Power Generation & Transmission
Construction Safety Management System

An C-SMS provides a systematic way to identify hazards and control risks while maintaining assurance that these risk controls are effective. SMS can be defined as a businesslike approach to safety. It is a systematic, explicit and comprehensive process for managing safety risks. As with all management systems, a safety management system provides for goal setting, planning, and measuring performance. A safety management system is woven into the fabric of an organization. It becomes part of the culture, the way people do their jobs. For the purposes of defining safety management, safety can be defined as the reduction of risk to a level that is as low as is reasonably practicable. There are three imperatives for adopting a safety management system for a business – these are ethical, legal and financial.

  • Introduction to Health, Safety and Environment
  • Enforcement of Health and Safety Laws
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Safety Training 
  • Hazards of Construction and their Prevention
  • Accidents and First Aid
  • Safety Policies
  • Management Systems for Safe Construction & Safety Costs
  • Safety Reliability and Safety Information