The selection of a builder is significant since it is essential for the building's successful construction within the time frame. Taken approval may need certain documents such as a soil investigation report, all drawing like plan elevation section, land survey, structural report. Grant approval of the City Development Authority is required to start the construction activities. To read more on soil investigation, please click here. The soil investigation report contains soil properties, types of soils, the load-bearing capacity of the soil, etc. The geotechnical engineer or structural engineer needs to know the properties of the soil in the construction site otherwise, the foundation design cannot proceed. The soil investigation report should be prepared before the design of the structure.

The building estimator estimates material quantity, a number of different items of works, and prepares a sheet that contains the cost of the building construction. The type of foundation is then determined and designed based on soil investigation and a load of the superstructure. Building DesignĪfter the building plan, a structural engineer designs the frame of the structure. The plan of a building is set by architectural engineers based on the requirements of the building. Sometimes, there is not much room for selecting a building site, hence problems if present need to be tackled properly. Location of ProjectĪ building's location needs to be specified properly to avoid future problems due to soil types or any other issues.

Building construction process diagram