This depicts the Total Quality Management takes place in an institution/project.

1. Quality in construction
CEPA-Civil Engineers Progressive Association

2. Quality in construction is defined as
meeting or exceeding the
requirement of client/owners.
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3. SYNOPSIS
 Quality Management
 QC-Quality Control
 QA-Quality Assurance
 ISO 9000
 7 Quality Management Principles (QMP)
 Quality Tests
 Advantages of Quality in construction

4.  QUALITY MANAGEMENT

5. Total Quality Management

6.  QC-Quality Control
• Quality control is the periodic inspection to
ensure that the constructed facilities meet the
standard specified in the contract.
• It’s an overall commitment to produce defect
free products.
• Most often implemented in the manufacturing
and monitoring the quality of finished
products.

7. QC includes
– Setting up specific standard for construction
– Checking the deviation from the standard
– Taking action to correct or minimize the variation
– Improvement of the standard.

8.  QA-Quality Assurance
• Quality Assurance (or QA) covers all activities
from design, development, production,
installation, servicing and documentation.
• It’s a scheme adopted by a construction
company to maintain the standard or quality
consistent.

9. QA program includes
– Arranging periodical training for its worker
– A good safety Program
– A sound procurement system to get best quality
material and suppliers
– A reward scheme for innovative work and
competitive career progress scheme

10. QA V/S QC

11.  ISO 9000
• ISO 9000 is a set of international standards on
quality management and quality assurance
developed to help companies effectively
document the quality system elements to be
implemented to maintain an efficient quality
system.
• The ISO 9000 series are based on seven
quality management principles (QMP)

12.  7 quality management principles (QMP)
• QMP 1 – Customer focus
• QMP 2 – Leadership
• QMP 3 – Engagement of people
• QMP 4 – Process approach
• QMP 5 – Improvement
• QMP 6 – Evidence-based decision making
• QMP 7 – Relationship management

13.  QUALITY TESTS
that a Civil / Quality Engineer should know are
On Infrastructure & Road projects:
• Soil analysis
• Field density test or In-situ density test
• Flexural strength

14.  QUALITY TESTS
that a Civil / Quality Engineer should know are
On building projects
• Soil Investigation
• Plate load test
• Soil analysis (Sampling)
• Proctor test
• Compaction test or In-situ density test
• Compression test of concrete
• Durability test
• Mechanical and chemical test
• Compression test for CMU
• Non-destructive test

15.  Advantages of Quality in construction
• Satisfying the specification mentioned in the
contract
• Completing the project time
• Fulfilling the owner’s requirement within
budget
• Avoiding disputes claims and
• Ensuring the faculties performs its intended
purpose

16. -Thanigaivel Asokan
Dr. M.G.R. University
thanigaivel.asokan@outlook.com