Hello, everyone.

This is Enta.

 

The gastroscopy—the big event of my comprehensive health checkup—was actually over pretty quickly.

He turned out to be the type who takes things in stride.

And my stomach and duodenum were spotless, lol.

You should definitely do this once you turn 40, lol.

I thought to myself that I wanted to take a close look at the perforated wall with that endoscope.

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But that's beside the point.

 

In ground anchor construction, if the anchor body comes loose, who is at fault?

During the construction phase, the general contractor performs a design review.

A consulting firm will carry out the design work under a contract with the government agency.

Since the general contractor carries out the construction based on that, they verify whether the design calculations match the actual site conditions, such as the natural ground conditions.

Unless there are exceptional circumstances, the general contractor doesn't send the design back to the design consultant.

However, while there are many design reviews and the like, the consultants have generally already submitted their work to the government office and received approval, so

Anything beyond that becomes the responsibility of the government office.

 

And now, it's time for installation.

For example, let's say we're installing 10 anchors.

 

10 came loose = I suspect it's a design issue. (Though that's highly unlikely, lol)

If 5 bolts are missing = people will question the workmanship + the design will be questioned too. (Not likely to happen, though lol!)
(If a player is randomly eliminated)

If 5 came out, that might raise doubts about the design. (Though that’s highly unlikely, lol!)
(If omitted according to certain rules)

If 2 or 3 fall out, people will start questioning the workmanship. (Not that it happens that often, though! lol)

If even one is missing, people will question the workmanship. (Though that does happen from time to time, lol.)

 

From the contractor's perspective, even if one is missing, it's hardly a construction defect, you know~
(I don't know of any exceptions, lol)

But people are starting to suspect there might be some kind of construction defect, right? lol

For example, if there were 100 trees, the soil composition would change the farther you go horizontally, and

In a design where there are only about two cross-sections under consideration, isn't it inevitable that one or two out of 100 might be left out?

Is it wrong to think that?? (Well, of course it's better not to get hooked!)

 

I just don't like it when people blame the contractor for that!

If there were a company managing it, wouldn't they be doing it under the supervisor's direction?

If something comes loose during the process, is the contractor solely responsible?

It would be one thing if they weren't making a genuine effort, but they thoroughly cleaned the borehole and pumped in grout with the highest possible strength

Even though I'm applying unnecessary pressure (in my opinion), it still leaks.

It always comes out at the worst possible moment lol (God is so mean lololol)

At this point, all you can do is laugh, right?

 

Well, if it comes out, I'll just have to start over.

Troubleshooting Series (Part 3): What to Do If an Anchor Comes Loose

And then, once the job is safely wrapped up, it’s like, “Well, there were a few ups and downs, but let’s work together again!”...

It must be tough being an anchor worker, fighting away out of sight, right!? lol

 

See you later.