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Site Supervision

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Civil Engineering Contract Administration and Control

Part of the book series: Macmillan Building and Surveying Series ((BASS))

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This chapter covers the setting out of civil engineering works, the method of supervision of work on site, the means of implementing the specification, inspecting and checking materials and workmanship and ordering the replacement of defective materials or construction, testing procedures and quality assurance.

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  1. The Nottingham Trent University, UK

    Ivor H. Seeley BSc, MA, PhD, CEng, FICE, FRICS, FCIOB, FIH (Emeritus Professor, Chartered Civil Engineer and Surveyor)

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Seeley, I.H. (1993). Site Supervision. In: Civil Engineering Contract Administration and Control. Macmillan Building and Surveying Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13275-1_5

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13275-1_5

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