Description
Masonry design is composed of a variety of materials combined to provide a structurally safe and aesthetically pleasing facade. In order to assure that the materials and installation exceed the minimum design requirements a Quality Assurance program must be established. A Quality Assurance program must be defined in the contract documents to answer questions such as “how to”, “what method”, “how often”, and “who determines acceptance”. The complexity of masonry design varies from project to project, so must the extent of the Quality Assurance program. Contract documents must indicate testing, Special Inspection, and other measures required to assure that the Work is in conformance with the project requirements. Every inspector, designer and contractor should have a copy of
this important publication, which includes:
- Inspection
- Materials
- Quality Control
- and much more
- Quality Control
- Materials
