Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
Recently, there was an incident involving NEXCO’s seismic retrofitting work where they “allowed construction without rebar.”
It seems the "Bunshun exposé" has even reached construction companies.
What struck me as odd while reading this article was, “There’s no way there’s no rebar, right?!”
That was my first thought.
Then I read an article on Twitter and thought, “I knew it.”
This has been making the rounds, but I think it’s a mistake to say, “The amount of rebar is insufficient compared to the design specifications.” The inspection system for public buildings isn’t that sloppy. Facts, please!
[Chuo Expressway] Substandard Construction Without Reinforcing Bars Discovered; Structure Could Collapse at Any Moment : Painful News (ﾉ∀`) https://t.co/ahBtDAQjTy— Shingo Ota @ Singing Cyber Construction Company (@kigumix) November 2, 2020
I suppose the reporter, being a layperson, ended up using this kind of phrasing (without mentioning rebar).
I don't think there's any way it isn't included.
I do think that, as the Twitter post suggests, it’s more accurate to say that the amount is less than the design specification.
However, this raises another question.
Is that even possible under NEXCO's management??
Anyone who’s worked on public housing projects probably knows what I mean—it’s so loud it’s actually annoying, lol.
That's why I think we're also proceeding with the construction quite carefully.
Is it really possible to navigate through all that and install fewer reinforcing bars?
I heard there were about eight fewer than in the original design—is that true, too??
If eight rebar rods—which should be lined up fairly neatly—were removed, wouldn't it be noticeable??
If it comes out cleanly based on the pitch, you can figure it out by measuring the pitch, right?
Besides, if it were the main muscle, you’d probably notice it right away—was it just in a hard-to-see spot at the top of the hoop muscle?
Could it be a difference in the thread??
Since they're supposed to be managing the construction, I don't think anything out of the ordinary will happen.
There's definitely going to be a live session, too.
And does the rebar contractor really need to cut corners on just eight bars??
When you think about it, it really is a hard-to-fathom incident, isn't it?
And what caught my attention is that it says the general contractor was accused by a second-tier subcontractor.
Huh?
What about first-tier subcontractors??
General Contractor → First-Tier Subcontractor (Construction Management) → Second-Tier Subcontractor (Construction) → Third-Tier Subcontractor?
On top of that, the company that filed the complaint—a second-tier subcontractor—is actually an architectural design firm, lol.
I'm not a rebar guy, lol
It's starting to get a little confusing.
I sense something sinister here.
In the worst-case scenario, it would probably come down to a compensation issue. But if anything does happen, it seems like it would just end with the work being redone and a suspension from being awarded contracts, right?
If that happened, people would probably think it was suspicious.
We'll also be heading out to this NEXCO seismic retrofit project soon. (We're only going because the general contractor is in a bind, though.)
"Spray 20 square meters," or "Install 10 rock bolts," and so on...
This is all the money I have, though... (I'm not making any money at all, and it's just a waste of time.)
And yet, there are construction managers who oversee the project with incredible rigor.
And yet, an incident like this...
It’s inevitable that NEXCO’s construction management will get even more nitpicky and annoying from now on, lol.
The more things like this happen, the more I find myself thinking I really don’t want to have anything to do with NEXCO construction projects if at all possible.
It's already bad enough as it is...
See you later.
