Critical inspections during construction

Dr Emerson John explains the value of inspection and test plans (ITP) to the successful completion of a storage tank construction project Inspection and test plans (ITP) are used during storage tank erection projects to ensure all construction activities are executed, tested, inspected, and accepted. However, because of the nature of a tank project every task under an activity does not represent a line item on the ITP. Tasks are often grouped. Examples of grouped tasks are soil compaction, foundation construction, and the erection of roof structure. Examples of work to be executed under the grouped heading ‘foundation construction’ are […]