Time Knitwear PVT Ltd.Baraibogh, Enayetnagar, Narayangonj, Bangladesh

(23.617692N,90.481259E)04th June 2014

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Observations

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Problems Observed

Item No 1: Heavily loaded cantilever slabs.Item No. 2: Long span of R.C. slabs Item No. 3: Discrepancies between drawings and as built structure.Item No. 4: Water ingress.Item No. 5: Exposed Reinforcement.

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Heavy loaded cantilever slabs.

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Heavily Loaded Cantilevers.

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Long span of R.C. slabs

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Large Slab Spans

Slab spans appear long, some cracking noted in soffitsat all levels in these bays.

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Discrepancies between drawings and as built structure.

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Discrepancies between drawings and as built structure..

Stair Column is rotatedIn opposite directionTo that shown on drawing.

These columns are larger as built than proposed drawings indicate.

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Water Ingress

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Water from planter may affectstructural elementsthrough cracks in roof screed.

Water from air conditioning unitmay affect structural elementsthrough cracks in roof screed.

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Exposed Reinforcement

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Item No. Observation Recommended Action Plan Recommended Timeline

1Heavily Loaded Cantilever

slabsStructural engineer to check the capacity of the cantilevers for building loads.

6-weeks

2Heavily Loaded Cantilever

slabs

Engineer to Produce and actively manage a loading plan for all floor plates within the Building giving consideration to floor and column capacity.

6-weeks

3Heavily Loaded Cantilever

slabsContinue to implement the load management plan 6-months

4 Long span of R.C. slabsStructural engineer to confirm by calculation that the slabs are designed for the as constructed spans and are capable of carrying the building loads.

6-weeks

5Discrepancies between drawings and as built

structure.

Building engineer to update all drawings including load management plans to reflect the as built structure at each level.

6-months

6 Water ingressBuilding engineer to survey factory and identify areas of water ingress. Divert all water away from structure to protect the RC structures from direct contact with water

6-months

7 Exposed ReinforcementAll exposed reinforcement is to be protected from corrosion which may cause degradation of the concrete.

6-months