Title:
Tolerance Compatibility Checklist
Author(s):
Bruce Suprenant
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
27
Issue:
1
Appears on pages(s):
50-54
Keywords:
floors; shims; connections
DOI:
Date:
1/1/2005
Abstract:
Tolerance incompatibility problems increase cost and have an adverse effect on construction schedules. Examples of such problems include out-of-plumb weld plates that require extra shims, concrete floors that aren’t flat enough when the floor covering is installed, and windows or curtain walls that don’t fit. All of these problems occur at the interface of construction elements placed by different subcontractors, and many are avoidable.