Field quality plans and inspection records · Lesson 3 of 4

Field quality plans and inspection records: methods and worked application

A step-by-step method for a field quality plan, from defining the feature through the preparatory, initial and follow-up phases and the triggers that repeat them, with worked examples for piece counts and a thickness check, and a field check card.

You will be able to: Write a one-page field quality plan for a run of flashing: define the feature, list the governing documents, run the three phases of control, say when to repeat them, and record piece counts and thickness checks with their units and assumptions.

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Worked example

Step 1: define the feature

Name the unit the plan controls. Illustration, not a real project: the east parapet coping run, 400 in long, in 24 ga galvanized steel.

UFGS 01 45 00 describes a feature of work as separate and distinct, with its own crew and control requirements. In this illustration the coping run could be treated as one feature; the specification ties each feature to an item in the project schedule.

Sources

UFGS 01 45 00 Quality Control (August 2023, Change 3 - 08/25) - USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC, hosted by the Whole Building Design Guide (NIBS)

Glossary

Preparatory phase: The meeting held before work starts on a feature, after approvals and with materials on site, to review documents, measurements, materials and safety (UFGS 01 45 00).
Initial phase: The check made when crews are ready to start: the first segment is observed, compared with samples and located for later comparison (UFGS 01 45 00).
Follow-up phase: Daily or more frequent checks of the work, recorded in the daily report, until the feature is complete (UFGS 01 45 00).
Splice lap: The overlap where one piece of a run joins the next; with a lap every piece after the first gives up the lap to the joint in AFS's piece-count rule.