Friday, June 1, 2012

Report

  • A report is a written document produced after investigations to records the findings & recommend remedial actions .
  • A good technical report must be simple , clear , concise & also must be technically accurate . It is also should be presented in a logical way & be written in a style that maintains continuity & easy to follow .
  • A comprehensive report usually consists of the following :
  1. Title
  2. Project Brief ( location of building or structure , type & use , client name & name of an engineer or surveyor engaged ) .
  3. Synopsis ( brief summary of the report ) .
  4. List of content
  5. Introduction ( hisotry , subject matter , brief , scope & limit of work ) .
  6. Body of Report ( Background & history of the structure , details of inspections carried out , results & calculations & all details of repairs ) .
  7. Conclusions ( firm , reasoned  judgements reached after careful evaluation of all the information obtained ) .
  8. Recommendations ( proposal for remedial work , regular maintenance & inspections to detect futher deterioration .
THe remedial work often chosen may belong to one of the three general catefories :

  1. Patching up
  2. Replacement of parts
  3. COmplete renewal .

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