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Some Common Defects in Steel Structural Erection at Project Site

The document lists common defects seen in steel structural erection at construction sites. These defects include a failure to grout structural members, poor quality high current welding with spatter, chute liners welded instead of using bolts, gusset plates cut to fit bolts instead of boltholes matching, misalignment of members resulting in boltholes being out of position, rusted foundation bolts, distortion in members causing gaps, parts bolted and welded instead of using one method, missing bolts in boltholes, gas-cut elongated boltholes, gaps in fitted parts, and superstructures erected without proper alignment and grouting. The numerous defects listed indicate generally poor workmanship in steel erection

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Some Common Defects in Steel Structural Erection at Project Site

The document lists common defects seen in steel structural erection at construction sites. These defects include a failure to grout structural members, poor quality high current welding with spatter, chute liners welded instead of using bolts, gusset plates cut to fit bolts instead of boltholes matching, misalignment of members resulting in boltholes being out of position, rusted foundation bolts, distortion in members causing gaps, parts bolted and welded instead of using one method, missing bolts in boltholes, gas-cut elongated boltholes, gaps in fitted parts, and superstructures erected without proper alignment and grouting. The numerous defects listed indicate generally poor workmanship in steel erection

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COMMON DEFECTS IN STEEL STRUCTURAL ERECTION AT SITE

BY PRABIR DATTA,B.Sc,F.I.E(I) LIFE FELLOW,INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS(I) LIFE MEMBER,CONSULTING ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA(FIDIC AFFILIATED)

GROUTING NOT MADE.

GROUTING NOT MADE

GROUTING NOT MADE

BAD QUALITY HIGH CURRENT WELDING WITH SPATTERS

BAD AND HIGH CURRENT WELDING

BAD HIGH CURRENT WELDING

BAD HIGH CURRENT WELDING

CHUTE LINERS WELDED INSIDE INSTEAD OF COUNTERSUNK BOLT FIXING

CHUTE LINERS WELDED INSIDE INSTEAD OF COUNTERSUNK BOLT FIXING

BAD QUALITY WELDING IN VERTICAL POSITION

RUSTED BOLTS AND GUSSET PLATES CUT TO FIT BOLTS

GUSSET PLATES CUT TO ACCOMMODATE BOLTS

GUSSET PLATES CUT TO ACCOMMODATE BOLTS

GUSSET PLATES CUT TO ACCOMMODATE BOLTS

GUSSET PLATES CUT TO ACCOMMODATE BOLTS

GUSSET PLATES CUT TO ACCOMMODATE BOLTS

FIXING BOLT HOLES NOT MATCHING WITH CORRESPONDING MEMBERS

GUSSET PLATES CUT TO ACCOMMODATE BOLTS

BAD QUALITY HIGH CURRENT WELDING

BAD QUALITY WELDING WITH ALL KINDS OF WELDING DEFECTS

BAD QUALITY HIGH CURRENT WELDING WITH SPATTERS

BAD QUALITY WELDING

WELDING RUN OVER ANOTHER WELDED JOINT

WELDING RUN OVER ANOTHER WELDED JOINT

MULTIPLE RUN OF WELDING AND PLATE FIXING OVER OTHER WELDED JOINTS

ROOT GAP MUCH MORE THAN RECOMMENDED IN 32 MM THICK HIGH LOAD BEARING PLATES

ROOT GAP MUCH MORE THAN RECOMMENDED IN 32MM THICK PLATES

MISALIGNMENT OF MEMBERS.FIXING HOLES OUT.

HOLE OUT FOR LOAD BEARING MEMBERS

RUSTED FOUNDATION BOLTS

RUSTED FOUNDATION BOLTS IN BRAND NEW INSTALLATION

FIXING HOLE OUT

DISTORTION IN MEMBERS AND THE GAP THEREOF

BAD WORKMANSHIP

PARTLY BOLTED AND PARTLY WELDED

NO BOLTS FITTED IN THE FIXING HOLES

MISALIGNMENT IN THE MEMBERS.FIXING HOLES OUT.

FIXING HOLES OUT.

GASCUT SLOTTED HOLES TO ACCOMMODATE FIXING BOLTS

NO TOE GUARDS FITTED IN THE WALKWAYS

ELONGATED FIXING HOLES BY GAS CUT

GAS CUT FIXING HOLES FOR MISMATCH

MISMATCH OF FIXING HOLES AND GAS CUT ELONGATED HOLES

BAD GASCUTTING END

BAD WELDED FIXING INSTEAD OF BOLT FIXING

GAP IN FITTING,SQUARE HOLE FOR ROUND DIA BOLTS,BOLT NOT FITTED

SUPER STRUCTURES ERECTED WITHOUT PROPER ALIGNMENT AND GROUTING

BAD WORK MANSHIP AND DANGEROUS TOO.

THANK YOU

SENIOR CONSULTANT(MARINE&MATERIAL HANDLING) E MAIL:[email protected]//MOBILE--+919903886778

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