CN4013 Quality Control and Assurance in Construction Syllabus:

CN4013 Quality Control and Assurance in Construction Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVE:

 To study the concepts of quality management in construction.
 To study the concepts of quality systems.
 To study the concepts of quality planning.
 To study the concepts of quality assurance and control techniques in construction.
 To study the concepts of quality improvement techniques.

UNIT I QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Introduction – Definitions and objectives – Dimensions of quality – Factors influencing construction quality – Responsibilities and authority – Methods to improve quality – Quality Process – Quality plan – Quality Management Guidelines – Quality circles.

UNIT II QUALITY SYSTEMS

Introduction – History of standards – Quality system standard – ISO 9000 family of standards – Requirements – Preparing Quality System Documents – Quality related training – Implementing a Quality system – Third-party Certification – Emission Norms – BS Norms.

UNIT III QUALITY PLANNING

Quality Policy, Objectives and methods in the Construction industry – Consumers satisfaction, Ergonomics – Time of Completion – Statistical tolerance – TQM – Traditional approach vs. Modern approach – Principles of TQM – Taguchi’s concept of quality – Quality function deployment – Codes and Standards – Documents – Contract and construction programming – Inspection procedures – Processes and products – Total QA / QC programme and cost implication.

UNIT IV QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL

Objectives – Regularity agent, owner, design, contract, and construction-oriented objectives, methods – Techniques and needs of QA/QC – Different aspects of quality – Appraisals – Sampling techniques – Sampling plan – Sampling Terms – AQL, LTPD, AOL – Factors influencing construction quality – Critical, major failure aspects and failure mode analysis, – Stability methods and tools, optimum design – Reliability testing, reliability coefficient and reliability prediction – Failure rate – Mean time to failure – Mean time to repair – Mean time between failures.

UNIT V QUALITY IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES

Selection of new materials – Influence of drawings, detailing, specification, standardization – Bid preparation – Construction activity, environmental safety, social and environmental factors – Natural causes and speed of construction – Life cycle costing – Value engineering and value analysis.

OUTCOME:

On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to
CO1 Achieve the knowledge of quality management guidelines, and quality circles.
CO2 Apply the quality standards for preparing Quality system documents.
CO3 Explain the skill of preparing inspection procedures for quality planning.
CO4 Select the techniques and tools for Quality Assurance and Control in Construction Industry.
CO5 Achieve the knowledge of quality improvement techniques

REFERENCES:

1. Hutchins. G, ISO 9000: A Comprehensive Guide to Registration, Audit Guidelines and Successful Certification, Viva Books Pvt. Ltd., 1994.
2. James, J.O’ Brian, Construction Inspection Handbook – Total Quality Management, Van Nostrand, 1997
3. KB Rajoria, Deepak Naryan, Deepak Gupta, ISO 9000 Practices in construction, CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd.,ISBN:978-93-90709-33-5, 2021.
4. Juran Frank, J.M. and Gryna, F.M. Quality Planning and Analysis, McGraw Hill, 2001
5. Steven McCabe, Quality Improvement Techniques in Construction, Addison Wesley Longman Ltd, 1998.