Apex Consultant

Structural Audit

According to Government regulations, all Factories and Residential Societies are expected to undergo assessment and obtain a Structural Stability Certificate from a chartered civil engineer, every 5 years. We are the competent authority to provide such certification. We offer services including detailed inspection, assessing the strengths & weakness of the structure, conducting NDT, preparing repair / rehabilitation scheme, monitoring repair work.

Structural Audit – Why and When

The structural stability is affected by number of reasons such as Aging, Construction Quality, Exposure condition, External forces etc.

The Structural Audit is a process of assessing the present health of structure.

If the structural audits are carried out on regular intervals of @ 5 years, it helps to identify the problems in the initial stage. After structural audit, If the required repairs / Rehabilitation and preventive maintenance is carried out regularly, it substantially reduces the overall maintenance / repair cost of the structure

The Structural Audit is carried out mainly for -

As a statutory requirement
After every 5 years as per Inspector of factories
After 30 years at every 5 years as per Municipal Act
After 15 years at every 5 years and after 30 years at every 3 years as per Co-operative society Act
For Insurance
For Bank – Mortgage
For Valuation
Structure showing Distress
Proposed Additions , Alterations , Extensions in building / structure
For Damage assessment due to earthquake, fire, blast, vibration, corrosion etc.

Part A – Visual Survey

Visual inspection of individual building / structures from inside and outside and to study present status of different structural members.
Study of Architectural / RCC / Structural drawings ( If available )
Photographic Survey

Part B – Non Destructive Evaluation

To Conduct Non Destructive tests as required in detail visual survey

Photographic Survey

Structural deficiencies,
Settlement if any,
Identification of Leakages and its sources,
Cracks in RCC members, in masonry / plaster etc.
Defects in non structural elements etc.
Identification of broad areas / locations in the structure requiring further detail investigation and for conducting various ND Tests
Identification of broad areas / locations in the structure requiring further detail investigation and for conducting various ND Tests

PMC for repairs and rehabilitation

To prepare detail report of visual inspection & various ND tests
Interpretation of ND test results
To prepare Repair & Rehabilitation scheme to make structure durable , healthy and to stand for a long life.
To prepare Repair & Rehabilitation scheme to make structure durable , healthy and to stand for a long life.
Prepare technical specifications & draft tender document for repair and rehabilitation.
Prepare technical specifications & draft tender document for repair and rehabilitation.
Prepare detail estimate for the same.
Scrutinize the tender documents.
Selection of eligible contractor.
Periodically visits to inspect the work
Joint measurements of work and certification of running bills.

PMC for new Construction.

Coordination with Architect, RCC consultant, MEP consultant
Checking of foundation, raft, slab in coordination with RCC consultant and Architect before pouring of concrete. Checking of block work /brick work line out. Checking of tile marking and plumbing points.
Preparation of Bar chart for scheduling of work.
Quantity estimation of excavation, concrete,shuttering,BBS, block work, plastering, gypsum work, tiling, painting, plumbing, fire fighting etc.
Maintaining of stage certificates for properly following of Sequence of finishing activity to avoid mess of work.
Visual inspection of individual building / structures from inside and outside and to study present status of different structural members.

Topographical Survey of Land

Survey of plot by using total station machine. Which includes plotting of fencing, trees, temporary structures, contour levels etc.

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