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This technical report focuses on steel fabrication and fixing in reinforced concrete structures, emphasizing the importance of quality control in construction practices. It aims to inform field inspection engineers about inspection criteria and common defects in reinforcing steel detailing. The report serves as a supplement to standard guidelines, highlighting the need for detailed documentation and adherence to contract specifications.

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This technical report focuses on steel fabrication and fixing in reinforced concrete structures, emphasizing the importance of quality control in construction practices. It aims to inform field inspection engineers about inspection criteria and common defects in reinforcing steel detailing. The report serves as a supplement to standard guidelines, highlighting the need for detailed documentation and adherence to contract specifications.

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Field Technical Report on Steel Fabrication


and Fixing in Reinforced Concrete
Structures
1. Introduction
As you are aware by now, the state-of-the-art construction has expanded considerably
over recent years and months, with contractors launching and completing buildings and
other structures of the technically advanced nature. Reinforced concrete construction has
particularly benefited from the scientific development brought to the industry's attention
through design codes and technical correspondence. Safe, defect-free and economical
construction has historically been associated with good detailing of the structural
members, execution and on-site management for its construction. There are instances
where structural failures could be traced back to poor reinforcing steel quality, damage to
the existing concrete, through corrosion, etc., as has been illustrated in the past with the
"top plug in column extensions", etc.
The primary objective of this report is to present the field inspection engineers (frequently
not deeply involved with construction practice) with information on various inspections of
generally well-detailed and executed reinforcing steel in different types of reinforced
concrete structures. A secondary objective of this report is to provide information on
inspection options/criteria with regard to fit-up tolerances as well as indices into the
condition of reinforcing bar surfaces as received and ahead of the casting of the
concrete.
1.1. Purpose of the Report
This technical report is to provide detailed information on steel fabrication and steel fixing
operations carried out by the contractor's workforce in changing cage of Reinforcement
Concrete work in connection. This report is directed particularly to staff working within
the field of quality control. A high standard of work is necessary to satisfy the
construction drawings and associated specifications. Every opportunity should, therefore,
be taken to inform and instruct site management of the most frequent instances of
defective detailing and the avoidance of such occurrences in future contracts.
This supplement to the standard provides additional guidance and instruction regarding
the fixing of the rebar cage. However, please note that detailed guidance cannot be
provided in these technical documents to cover all architectural and design detailing. Use
of this guidance cannot be used as 'defendable' evidence in the event of contractual
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dispute; detailed documented evidence will be required in order to support the degree of
Mycompliance
documents or otherwise. These drawings and technical documents should always be
read in conjunction with the contract drawings and specifications, and the control process
should enable that they are kept up to date with any associated field notes, bar bending
schedule changes, queries with other contractors, etc.

Field Technical Report on Steel Fabrication and Fixing in Reinforced Concrete Structures

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