CHECKLIST FOR CIVIL CONSTRUCTION WORK:

Safety surveillance check list for civil work:

FORMAT NO: NAME OF THE AGENCY:

DATE:

S.
No. Description Yes / No /NA Remarks
1. Safety induction training given to the workers.
2. Safety talks conducted at site
3. Worker’s safety appliances used as applicable:
(a) Helmet
(b) Shoes
(c) Hand gloves
(d) Eye / Face protection glass
(e) Safety belts etc.
4. Safety barricades provided as required
5. Overall house-keeping maintained satisfactory.
6. Sub-soil water removing arrangement provided
7. Safety caution boards displayed as required / recommended
8. Excavation slope provided as per scheme
9. Movement and condition of vehicle as specified
10. Safe approach / access / gangway provided as specified
11. Welding holders / cables / return path checked.
12. Area illumination arrangement adequate during late evening /
night work.
13. Clearance obtained as a precaution to avoid damage to under-
ground communication / cables
13. Gas cutting set / regulators used as per safety norms
14. Handling of gas cylinder carried out as specified
15. Overall adoption of Safety practices and Safety supervision
Satisfactory
16. Prior to execution of work at site, clearance obtained from other agencies
 Other specific remarks, if any:
1.
2.
Checklist for Cast-in-Situ Concrete Piles:

 The location.
 Pile diameter
 Bore depth in soil
 Bore depth by chiselling
 Rate of chiselling in mm/hour.
 Quantity of cement consumed per pile.
 Centre line of pile shall be checked. Deviation of 50 mm for piles up to 600mm dia.&
100mm for piles more than 600mm dia.are the tolerances for single pile. Piles in a group
having more than 600mm. dia, the deviation from actual position should be 75mm.or D/10
whichever is more, where D is the diameter of the pile.
 Reinforcement shall be as per drawing.
 Specified ring type cover blocks to rebar shall be used.
 Tying of rebar shall be rigidly done.
 In case of lap, in vertical/main bar shall be welded as per the standard sketch.

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  Verticality of boreholes shall be within 2% of the pile length.
 Positioning of rebar cage has to be done centrally in the boreholes.
 Positioning of the cage reinforcement shall be done after placing a batch of concrete in the
bore hole to avoid direct contact of rebar with soil.
 Both coarse & fine aggregate Quality including cleanliness shall be checked as per order
specification.
 Mix proportioning and batching shall be checked as per design.
 Slump shall be within allowable limits (100mm. to 180mm.)
 Required number of samples shall be taken from poured concrete for ascertaining strength of
concrete as per clause No. 14.2.2 of IS456.
 Casting shall be done up to required level as indicated in the drawing
 Actual numbers of cement bags used in each pile shall be recorded.
 Placing of concrete in the bore holes shall be through tremie/placer as approved.
 Any abnormalities occurred during casting of pile shall also be recorded in the pile data
record.

Piling work-Queries:

1. Layout of pile checked: Yes/No.

2. R.L.of ground established: Yes/no
3. Cutting edge & weight of bailer O.K.: Yes/No.
4. Verticality of pile is within permissible limit: Yes/No.
5. Soil samples at various depth examined. : Yes/no.
6. Borehole terminated at specified strata.: Yes/No.
7. Length of re-bars checked: Yes/no.
8. Welding at lap joints satisfactory.: yes/No.
9. Reinforcement cage placed as per drg.: Yes/no.
10. Approval of design mixed obtained.: Yes/no.
11. Conversion of design mix to volumetric mix checked.: Yes/No.
12. Slump of concrete mix satisfactory. : Yes/No.
13. Placement of trammie pipe satisfactory.: Yes/No.
14. Trammie cone done with proper flushing.: Yes/No.
15. Samples cubes taken as directed.: Yes/No

Check List For Formwork:

Following items should be considered while checking the form work:
 Discard damaged shuttering board and week supporting member
 Oiled the shuttering boards after cleaning the adherent materials
 Before fixing form work ensured that the concrete construction joints are well prepared and
cleaned
 Provide shuttering, maintain line level and accurate dimensions of the structures as given in
the drawing
 Check rigidity of the lateral and the bottom support
 Provide bearing plates of sufficient area below the vertical props.
 Check the level of the completed form work to avoid reverse slope
 Sill the gaps of shuttering boards by packing jute or any other materials.
 Strip the shuttering boards as per specified times.

Checklist for Major Concreting:

1. Final levels and lines of centering are checked Yes/No

2. Reinforcement and centering got approved by Engineer-in-chrage Yes/No
3. Cover bloocks for reinforcement provided Yes/No.
4. Necessary tighteing of supprts and bracing completed Yes/No.

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 5. Required quantity of cement, metal and sand (approved quality) for the day's work brought to site.
Yes/No.
6. If construction joint is planned necessary stop board prepared and brought to site. Yes/No.
7. Concrete Mixer and vibrator with operators and Mechnic available Yes/No.
8. Necessary wooden benches for walking over slab reinforcement available Yes/No.
9. Water cement ratio fixed and measuring can for water available Yes/No.
10. Supervisor detailed at mixing point with sufficient briefing to ensure production of quality concrete.
Yes/No.
11. Cube moulds for making test cubes and slumps cone kept ready Yes/No.
12. Bulkage test is conducted and the percentage of bulkage decided for sand. Yes/No.
13. All inserts to be embadded in concreteare checked and placed in position including electrical
conduits Yes/No.

Check List For Reinforced Concrete Pipes Conforming To Standard:

 Class of pipes and nominal internal diameter.
 Length of each pipe.
 Grade of concrete mix used for making concrete 20 N/Sq mm.
 In case of hand mixing 10% extra cement added.
 Reinforcements used conforms to Hard Drawn Steel Wire conforming to Is 432.
 Quantity of steel used in Kg/RM.
 Internal dia of pipes-Pipe end faces to be checked, it should be Square to longitudinal axis.
 Inside/out side surface should be from:
a) Surface defects
b) Dents and bulges
c) Cracks
d) Exposure of reinforcements.

Check List For Survey Of The Condition Of R.C.C. Structure:

This checklist is designed to be used in recording the history of a concrete project from inception through
completion and subsequent life of the structure of pavement.

1. Description of structure.
1.1 Name, location, type and size.
1.2 Owner,project engineer, contractor, when built
1.3 Design
1.3.1. Designer/architect.
1.3.2. Intended use and history of use.
1.3.3. Special feature
1.4 Drawings
1.4.1. Layout detail, structural detail.

2. 2. Present condition of structure.

2.1 Overall alignment of structure
2.1.1. Settlement
2.1.2. Deflection
2.1.3. Expansion/contraction
2.2 Portion showing distress (beam, column, walls etc. subjected to strains and pressures)
2.3 Surface condition of concrete
2.3.1. General (good, satisfactory, poor etc.)
2.3.2. Cracks
2.3.2.1. Location and frequency
2.3.2.2. Type & size
2.3.2.3. Leaching, stalactites
2.3.3. Scaling
2.3.3.1. Area, depth
2.3.3.2. Type
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 2.3.4 Spalls
2.3.4.1. Number, size & depth
2.3.4.2. Type
2.3.5 Extent of corrosion or chemical attack
2.3.6 Stains
2.3.7 Exposed steel
2.3.8 Previous patching or other repair
2.4 Interior condition of concrete
2.4.1. Strength of cores
2.4.2. Density of cores
2.4.3. Moisture content
2.4.4. Evidence of alkali-aggregate or other reaction
2.4.5. Bond to aggregate, reinforcing steel,joints
2.4.6. Pulse velocity
2.4.7. Volume change
2.4.8. Chloride ion content
2.4.9. Cover reinforcing steel
2.4.10. Delaminated area

3. Nature of loading and detrimental elements:

3.1 Exposure
3.1.1. Environment-arid, subtropical, marine, industrial
3.1.2. Weather-temperatures, rainfall
3.1.3. Chemical attack-sulphate, acid, chloride
3.1.4. Cavitation, abration, erosion
3.2 Drainage-Flashing, weepholes, contour
3.3 Loading-Dead, live, impact, wind, vibration earthquake, others.
3.4 Soils (foundation condition)
3.4.1. stability
3.4.2. Expansive soli
3.4.3. Settlement

4. Original condition of structure:

4.1 Condition of formed & finished surfaces
4.1.1. Smothness
4.1.2. Honeycomb
4.2 Early structural defects
4.2.1. Cracking-plastic shrinkage, settlement
4.2.2. Structural settlement

5. Materials of construction:
5.1 Cement-type & source, chemical analysis, physical properties
5.2 Aggregate
5.2.1. Coarse aggregate
5.2.1.1. Type, source, mineral composition
5.2.1.2. Quality characteristics
5.2.1.2.1. Percentage of deleterious material
5.2.1.2.2. Percentage of potentially reactive materials
5.2.1.2.3. Coatings, texture & particle shape
5.2.1.2.4. Gradation, soundness, hardness
5.2.2 Fine aggregate
5.2.2.1. Type, source, mineral composition
5.2.2.2. Quality characteristics
5.2.2.2.1. Percentage of deleterious material
5.2.2.2.2. Percentage of potentially reactive materials
5.2.2.2.3. Coatings, texture & particle shape
5.2.2.2.4. Gradation, soundness, hardness
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5.3 Mixing water
5.3.1. Source & quality
5.4 Admixtures
5.4.1. Mineral admixtures
5.4.1.1. Type & source
5.4.1.2. Physical properties
5.4.1.3. Chemical properties
5.4.2. Chemical admixtures
5.4.2.1. Type & source
5.4.2.2. Composition
5.4.2.3. Amount
5.5 Concrete
5.5.1. Mixture proportion
5.5.1.1. Cement content
5.5.1.2. Proportions of each size aggregate
5.5.1.3. Water-cement ratio
5.5.1.4. Water content
5.5.1.5. Chemical admixtures
5.5.1.6. Mineral admixtures
5.5.2 Properties of fresh concrete
5.5.2.1. Slump
5.5.2.2. Workability
5.5.2.3. Unit weight
5.5.2.4. Temperature
5.5.3 Type
5.5.3.1. Cast-in-situ
5.5.3.2. Precast
5.5.4 Reinforcement
5.5.4.1. Yield strength
5.5.4.2. Thickness of cover
5.5.4.3. Presence of stirrups
5.5.4.4. Use of welding

6. Construction practices:
6.1 Storage & processing of materials
6.1.1. Aggregates-grading, washing, storage
6.1.2. Cement & admixtures-storage, handling
6.1.3. Reinforcement-Storage, placement
6.2 Forming-type, bracing, coating, insulation
6.3 Concreting operation
6.3.1. Batching plant-batching sequence
6.3.2. Mixing-type, mixing time
6.3.3. Method of transporting-truck, bucket, chutes, pumps etc.
6.3.4. Placing-method, equipment
6.3.5. Condition-site, weather
6.3.6. Construction joints
6.3.7. Finishing
6.3.7.1. Type-slab, floor etc.
6.3.8. Curing-method, duration, efficiency
6.3.9. Form removal-time

7. Initial physical properties of hardened concrete:

7.1 Strength-compressive, flexure, elastic modulus
7.2 Density
7.3 Volume change potential
7.3.1. Shrinkage, contraction
7.3.2. Expansion, swelling
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7.3.3. Creep
7.4 Thermal properties.