The ‘Quality Control in Design and Construction’ course prepares you to tackle the current challenges in a booming sector. The growing demand for high-quality construction projects makes it essential to have professionals trained in quality planning and management. On this course, You will acquire the skills needed to identify and mitigate risks during the design process, and you will learn how to implement quality strategies at every stage of execution, from town planning and building construction to civil engineering works. You’ll become an expert capable of to ensure exceptional quality standards, which will open the door to new career opportunities. What’s more, as it’s an online programme, you’ll be able to access the content from anywhere, tailoring it to your own pace and needs. Join us and stand out in the competitive construction sector.
Quality Control in Design and Construction
Introduction
Objectives
- To understand the risks involved in the design process and their impact on quality.
- Identify strategies for quality planning in the execution of building works.
- Apply quality control methods in town planning and construction.
- To develop the skills required to ensure quality in civil engineering works.
- Assess the detailed quality plan during implementation.
- To analyse quality in design and construction projects in real-world contexts.
- To design solutions to improve quality in construction processes.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. RISKS, THE DESIGN PROCESS AND AN INTRODUCTION TO QUALITY PLANNING FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS.
Introduction.
Risks and teaching opportunities associated with construction projects.
Quality control of the design and development of an implementation project.
Quality planning for the construction project.
TEACHING UNIT 2. QUALITY PLANNING IN DETAIL AND ITS APPLICATION DURING IMPLEMENTATION.
Organisation of resources for implementation.
Development of specifications, methods and templates.
Purchasing control.
Monitoring of suppliers and subcontractors.
Implementation, monitoring and measurement on site.
TEACHING UNIT 3. QUALITY IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
Quality control in housing developments and urban construction projects.
Quality control in residential construction.
Quality control in non-residential buildings for social purposes.
Quality control in non-residential industrial buildings.
Quality control in water treatment plant projects.
TEACHING UNIT 4. QUALITY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING.
Quality control in dams.
Quality control for roads and airports.
Quality control in the railway sector.
Quality control in ports and maritime construction projects.
Quality control of transport infrastructure: Bridges, viaducts and level crossings.
Quality control in civil engineering works: tunnels.
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