Supervision of concrete construction

by Dr J Richardson (Author)

These two volumes of Supervision of concrete construction provide authoritative guidance on all aspects of concrete construction from the point of view of the supervisor responsible for the work on site.

They will also be of value to the section manager, foreman, clerk of works as well as to the design and construction engineer who need to understand the basic principles of good concrete practice.

With numerous sketches, illustrations, photographs and checklists Supervision of concrete construction is a clear and accessible guide to achieving good concrete.

To the onlooker, concrete construction must appear to be a haphazard and somewhat hazardous process, indeed for many years this was the case.

In today’s construction industry, however, with all the pressures of time and responsibilities, it is essential that the process should be carried out in a logical, economic and workmanlike manner.

Much of the pressure devolves upon the supervisor, be he section engineer, general foreman, clerk of works or trades foreman, and it is with these people in mind that the present work has been prepared.

The coverage is such that all the activities of supervision are considered, and a vocabulary established to enable the supervisor intelligently to deal with matters outside his normal discipline.