Engineering Observations/ Recommendations

Two storied house in

Project Doc. ID BAN-EOR- 002
Bandaragama
Developer/ Owner Mr Harith Perera To Mr Harith Perera

Project Consultant Eng. Samitha Soysa Date 11/11/2019

ECP Engineering and *Status
Contractor
Construction (Pvt) Ltd Observations and Recommendations
Structural Supervision
Eng. Samitha Soysa
Consultant

Figure 1 – Defect locations in Ground floor

 Figure 2 - Defect locations in First floor

Work Ref. Description

Gap between door frame and lintel has been filled up with a brick layer. Need to
chip the lintel beam concrete and properly bond the bricks to the lintel in such
cases

1. Lintels at Grid 16, A-

C and G-H

Figure 3 - Gap between door frame and lintel filled up with a brick layer
2. Concrete columns
Minor damages sustained in the structural columns and beams
and beams
Ref Observation. Observations/ Recommendations
2.1 Concrete had been Damages in structural elements were observed in locations 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11,
damaged in several and 14.
locations
It is recommended to protect the exposed reinforcement with an anti-corrosive
application, and repair the damaged concrete with construction grout or micro
concrete

Figure 4 - Concrete damaged and reinforcement exposed at location 2

Figure 5 - Concrete column damaged at location 3 due to electical conduit

Figure 6 - Concrete column damaged at location 4

Figure 7 - Concrete column damaged with possible RF exposure at location 5

Figure 8 - Concrete column with minor damage at location 6

Figure 9 - Damaged column at location 10

Figure 10 - Damaged beam at location 11

 Figure 11 - Damaged beam at location 12

Work Ref. Description

3. Electrical conduit It was observed that damaged or defective conduits and junction boxes had been
installation installed at locations 7, 8, 12, 13 and 15
Ref Observation. Observations/ Recommendations

3.1 Damaged It is recommended to provide a clear cable path with properly sealed conduit
electrical conduits system. Otherwise the conduit paths may get blocked and rewiring will be
and junction inconvenient.
boxes installed

Figure 12 - Damaged junction box at location 7

Figure 13 - Unsealed junction box at location 8

 Figure 14 - Damaged Junction box in attic slab Location 12

Figure 15 - Damaged Junction boxes in Location 13

Figure 16 - Damaged Junction boxes in Location 15

Work Ref. Description

4. Attic slab
Reinforcement and formworks for the attic slab
construction
Ref Observation. Observations/ Recommendations

4.1. Not enough Advised to place the reinforcement stools properly

spacing between
to an bottom
reinforcement
nets
 Figure 17 - RF stool placed improperly

Description
Work Ref.

Construction of masonry walls of the hoist shaft

5. Hoist walls
Ref Observation. Observations/ Recommendations

5.1. Need to provide The shaft walls must be constructed with adequate lintels
lintels

Figure 18 - Hoist shaft wall

Description
Work Ref.

6. Staircase Reinforcement works for the flight 2

construction
Ref Observation. Observations/ Recommendations

6.1. Additional bars Chemical anchoring of the instructed additional bars is in progress
installation
 Figure 19 - Rebar anchoring in progress

From: Prepared by:

Structural Design Consultant: Eng. Thihara Madanayaka

Reviewed by:
Eng. Samitha Soysa

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