Problems encountered at the interface between piling and substructure construction

This report examines the potential disputes and interface problems among piling, excavation and building contractors with implications on the current practice of contracts award in Singapore. Many factors are considered when problems are encountered, the common ones being time, cost and the possible...

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Main Author: Chew, Danny Poh Huat.
Other Authors: Wong, Kai Sin
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13086
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-130862023-03-03T19:13:30Z Problems encountered at the interface between piling and substructure construction Chew, Danny Poh Huat. Wong, Kai Sin School of Civil and Structural Engineering Wong, I. H. DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical This report examines the potential disputes and interface problems among piling, excavation and building contractors with implications on the current practice of contracts award in Singapore. Many factors are considered when problems are encountered, the common ones being time, cost and the possible involvement of Third Party liabilities. Very often, inadequacies in the execution of the actual construction work has resulted in major foundation defects and failures. These inadequacies are often overlooked, as contractors usually tend to be more concerned with accumulating savings on cost and time. However these savings would not be justified if substantial rectification works were required to correct the foundation problems. The four case histories in this report will highlight some of these problems. Master of Science (Geotechnical Engineering) 2008-10-20T07:04:10Z 2008-10-20T07:04:10Z 1998 1998 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13086 en 166 p. application/pdf
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Chew, Danny Poh Huat.
Problems encountered at the interface between piling and substructure construction
description This report examines the potential disputes and interface problems among piling, excavation and building contractors with implications on the current practice of contracts award in Singapore. Many factors are considered when problems are encountered, the common ones being time, cost and the possible involvement of Third Party liabilities. Very often, inadequacies in the execution of the actual construction work has resulted in major foundation defects and failures. These inadequacies are often overlooked, as contractors usually tend to be more concerned with accumulating savings on cost and time. However these savings would not be justified if substantial rectification works were required to correct the foundation problems. The four case histories in this report will highlight some of these problems.
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Chew, Danny Poh Huat.
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title Problems encountered at the interface between piling and substructure construction
title_short Problems encountered at the interface between piling and substructure construction
title_full Problems encountered at the interface between piling and substructure construction
title_fullStr Problems encountered at the interface between piling and substructure construction
title_full_unstemmed Problems encountered at the interface between piling and substructure construction
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