Quality Assessment Program

For
Tower Vision India (P) Ltd.

QA Deptt.
Prepared by: Pawan K Sharma
Shuttering
Beam reinforcement
Side shuttering
Material to be used
Plywood
Steel Plates
Place the reinforcement on the
bottom shuttering with required as
mentioned in the drawing

Use the cover blocks to maintain

the proper cover at beam bottom

Arrange the side shuttering as per

beam sizes mention in foundation
drawing
Shuttering material facing the concrete are to be
applied with adequate shuttering oil in order to get
neat form finish
Stretch the thread as shown to
There should not be any gaps in shuttering joints to avoid
check the straightness of
leakage of concrete slurry
shuttering
To cover the gaps, Plaster of Paris or polythene covers etc.,
can be used inside the shuttering
Cover Blocks for side
Shuttering should be straight from end to end of beams
shuttering
Shuttering

If shuttering is not aligned properly…..

It results

Quality shuttering

Stretch the thread as shown to

check the straightness of
shuttering
Shuttering

What happens, if shuttering gaps are not

covered properly ???

Concrete slurry – leakage

Water cement ratio – reduces

Resulting honeycombs in concrete

Finally concrete strength will

reduce
Template & Foundation bolts fixing

Template

Foundation Bolts
Template & Foundation bolts fixing

Measures before fixing the template on foundation

Fix the template on ground

Check the c/c distance at all sides as per drawing

(In this example c/c distance is 2.1 m )

Check the diagonal distance in both ways

m 2.1
Calculations for diagonal distance 2.1 m

2.12+2.12 = 2.97 m

2.97 m
2.97 m

2.1 m
m 2.1
Template & Foundation bolts fixing Template

Fix the foundation bolts and template

as shown in foundation drawing Foundation
bolts
Foundation bolts should be placed
vertically and top level of all bolts
should be same as shown in ‘Side
View’ the water level for all template
Check
plates
Protect the threading portion of the
fn. bolts by polythene covers
Apply the grease / oil at the bottom
side of the template plate

Template Plate

Template Plate

Foundation bolts should be

tied / welded with
reinforcement to avoid
shaking of bolts while
concreting

Side View
Template & Foundation bolts fixing Template

If foundation bolts are not vertical…. Foundation

bolts

Side View
Template & Foundation bolts fixing Template

If Template is not fixed properly Foundation

bolts

Results in eccentricity

Tower Load is not acting at the center. Hence,

twisting moments will develop in beam/column

Foundation bolts are not at the center of the

beam/column

Side View
Template & Foundation bolts fixing

Now the site is ready for concreting

Template

Foundation
bolts
Template & Foundation bolts fixing

Template
Now the site is ready for concreting

Foundation
bolts

TOP VIEW
Concreting
Checks: before concreting

Check whether all inner dimension of the shuttering are

tallying with beam & column sizes mentioned in the drawing

Check whether all shuttering gaps are

filled or not
Check whether reinforcement is
as per drawing or not
Check all foundation bolts
are vertical or not
Check top level of all
foundation bolts are same or
not
Bottom nut of the fn. Bolt should be
pleased such a way that, it should be Top level of
exactly on the top of the concrete. Fn. bolts

Check the template water level

Cover the threading portion of the fn. Bolts with the

polythene covers to avoid sticking of the concrete
We should be walk on the reinf. or template while
concreting
Concreting
Material Used in Concrete
Cement (OPC – 43 / 53 grade)
Coarse Aggregate (crushed rock)
Fine Aggregate (sand)
Water

Concrete MIX
Generally used mix is M20
‘M’ indicates MIX
’20’ indicates compressive
strength of concrete cube
(150x150x150mm) after
28days curing

Materials required for different proportion of

cement concrete per 1 cu m
Grade of Propor
Ballast Sand Cement
Concrete tion
M25 1:1:2 0.80 cu m 0.40 cu m 0.40 cu m 12.4 bags
M20 1:1.5:3 0.84 cu m 0.42 cu m 0.28 cu m 8.4 bags
M15 1:2:4 0.88 cu m 0.44 cu m 0.22 cu m 6.6 bags
1:3:6 0.90 cu m 0.45 cu m 0.15 cu m 4.5 bags
M10 1:4:8 0.92 cu m 0.46 cu m 0.115 cu m 3.45 bags
1:5:10 0.95 cu m 0.475 cu m 0.095 cu m 2.85 bags
Concreting
Mixing methods
Machine mixing
Hand mixing

Mix of concrete should be done by

volumetric method & 10% more cement
shall be used if hand mixed

Concrete shall be placed properly &

compacted using vibrator
Concreting

Picture: after concreting

Removing of shuttering

Side shuttering can be removed after 24hrs of

concreting

Template can also be removed

after 12hrs of concreting

Bottom shuttering should be

removed after 12 days of the
concreting
Curing

Curing should be done effectively; make sure that

the structure should be in wet condition for the
next 7 days after concreting
Coping

Water proof coping should be done to avoid

leakages in the slab due to chipping

Water proof
coping
In the same way construct Shelter foundation and DG foundation

Tower Foundation

Shelter Foundation

DG Foundation
•

Site Survey,layout & Construction

Procedure of GBT
With all type of Foundations
Now, we will discuss about GBT Site Survey & Construction Procedure

Survey Tools
Survey tools are same for RTT & GBT sites;
 White Paper, Scale (30cm), Pencil, etc,. to draw the rough layout

 Measuring tape – Steel tape or Cloth tape

 Compass

 Tower Details like

 Height
 Weight
 Base Width
 No of Legs (3 legged tower OR 4 legged tower)

 Shelter Details like External dimensions, No of pedestals, c/c distance of

pedestals, Shelter Weight
 DG Bed Size, DG Weight

 Earth pit size, No. of pits & c/c distances

SITE SURVEY – GBT

SURVEY PROCEDURE / CHECKS

SITE SURVEY – GBT

Before going to the survey, we should know the following dimensions:

Tower Base Width & Excavation Width,
Shelter Size
DG Size

With the above details we can find out whether the given size of the site is
suitable or not to arrange the all above equipments.
 SITE SURVEY – GBT
Tower Excavation Width

If foundation drawing is available, excavation width can be know from that drawing

If foundation drawing is NOT available: take excavation width = 2 x Tower Base width

3.2

Excavation Line
40 m 6.4 = 2 x 3.2
Tower

This is only for survey purpose; during execution we have to follow as per foundation
drawing only.
PREPARATION OF LAYOUT AT SITE Kota – 40m, Near Petrol Pump, Main Road, Nellore Dt.

PROCEDURE / CHECKS N
Street road
1. Write Site Name, Tower Ht., Site 20m
Address at the top of the page.
1.5
1.2 1.5
3.3 3.5 1.5
4.0
2. Draw the boundary line with 1.5
3.2 DG EP
dimensions. Make sure that, 0o Should be
3. Indicate the NORTH direction. placed upward of your page 0.5 x 0.5
2 x 1.5
4. Mark the adjacent roads, surrounding 40 m
structures and its distances. Tower

Green Field
5. Mark the site level w.r.t. the road level EP

Green Field
0.5 x 0.5
6. Mark the proposed area of tower, DG & 15m 15m
Shelter 1.5
EP EP
7. Mark all dimensions w.r.t. the boundary Shelter
0.5 x 0.5 0.5 x 0.5
as shown
2.5x3.2
8. Mark the cable tray rooting 2.5
Security
9. Mark the proposed Earth Pits Room
GATE
10. Mark the Security room and gate 3x3
11. Mark the nearest Elec. Pole / Transformer 20m
to the site Electric Pole
Main Road
12. Write your name, Employee ID No., Date
& Sign
+ 0.5 m w.r.t. the road level
13. Take the Owner sign and h
Rajes
customer site engineer sign P
P Rajesh
401501
14. This Rough layout should be sent to Owner Customer
03.03.06
Design department to prepare CAD
 Kota – 40m, Near Petrol Pump, Main Road, Nellore Dt.
SOIL TEST
Street road N
20m
To design the foundation, we require soil
parameters like SBC, Density, Angle of 1.5
1.2 1.5
3.3 3.5 1.5
4.0
1.5
repose etc., DG
2 x 1.5
Soil sample to be collected within the
proposed area of the tower

Green Field
Soil report should be sent to design

Green Field
department to design the foundation 15m 15m
1.5 Soil sample
The following are the different types of collected areas
foundations depends upon the soil Shelter
conditions 2.5x3.2
2.5
Security
Isolated Foundation Room
GATE
Raft Foundation 3x3
20m
Pile Foundation Electric Pole
Main Road
Rock-Anchor Foundation

+ 0.5 m w.r.t. the road level

h
Rajes
P
P Rajesh
401501
Owner Customer
03.03.06
CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE (Raft Foundation)
Site Cleaning
Marking
Excavation
Levelling of excavated pit
Laying of PCC
Bar-bending
Shuttering
Raft Concreting
1st lift column concreting
Tie beam concreting
Template Fixing
Final concreting
Backfilling with proper compaction
Marking At site
Street road N

Carry the CAD layout and foundation

drawing 1.5
1.2 1.5
3.3 3.5 4.0

Mark the distances from the

boundary
Mark the Excavation line with the 6
help of Foundation Drawing

Green Field
Ex.: 6 m is the width of the

Green Field
excavation
Check the diagonal distances
6
6 +62 2
= 8.485 m

Main Road

+ 0.5 m w.r.t. the road level

Excavation

Excavation with JCB is recommended

In case of lose soil, proper shoring

should be provided to prevent soil
collapse. Motor for de-watering
Supports to prevent the soil collapse
In case of seepage, de-watering
should be done

Seepage of water
Excavation

Excavation with JCB is recommended

In case of lose soil, proper shoring

should be provided to prevent soil
collapse.
In case of seepage, de-watering
should be done

Levelling

Proper levelling should be done to

maintain uniform foundation depth

Check the depth of foundation at all

corners as per drawing
PCC (Plain Cement Concrete)

Volumes per Cu M
Grade Ball
Sand
of Proport ast
Cement (cum)
Concre ion (cu
(cum)
te m)
1:3:6 0.9 0.45 0.15 4.5 bags
M10 1:4:8 0.92 0.46 0.115 3.45 bags
1:5:10 0.95 0.475 0.095 2.85 bags

Generally used mix

PCC – Thickness should be as

per drawing
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

PCC

After laying the PCC, mark the column Check the c/c distances and diagonal
positions to place the column distances
reinforcement.
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting
Bottom reinforcement
in two way direction

Cover Blocks b/w the PCC

and bottom reinf.
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting
Column reinf.

Place the column reif. exactly on

marked portion of PCC

Side view
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

Place the column reif. exactly on

marked portion of PCC

Tie the ‘L’ bends of the column reinf.

to the bottom steel

Side view
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting
Stirrups at the top of the
column reifn.
Column Stirrups

Stirrups at the bottom of the

column reifn.

Set
First arrange the stirrups at top and
bottom of the column reinf.
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

Arrangement of chairs to support the

top reif.

Chairs
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

Top reinf. of the raft

Stirrups
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

If chairs are not provided properly at regular

intervals, top rainf. may sag as shown
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

Raft Shuttering

Now it is ready for Raft

Concreting
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

Checks before Raft Concreting

Check the size of the raft reinf. and

spacing as per drawing or not
Check the size of the column reinf. and
no. of bars as per drawing or not
Check the c/c dist. and
diagonal dist. of column reinf.
As per drawing or not
Check the raft width and depth
as per drawing or not
Check for shuttering gaps

Mixing of concrete should be machine mix

Grade of concrete should be M20 (as per drawing) as discussed in RTT
While concreting, vibrators should be used for compacting the concrete
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

After Raft Concrete

Picture at site

Aggregate should be immersed in the

concrete as shown to develop the bond
for column concrete
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

Side shuttering can be removed after

24hr. from the concreting

Arrange the column shuttering for first

lift concreting

Curing should be done properly for

the minimum period of 7 days
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

Before first lift concreting:

Again check the c/c distance and

diagonal distance of the column
shuttering

Check the column sizes as per the

drawing or not
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

After Concreting

Aggregate should be immersed in the

Shuttering can be removed 12hr. concrete as shown to develop the bond
after concreting for 2nd lift column concrete
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting Tie beam
shuttering
Tie beam & 2nd lift column

2nd lift column

shuttering
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

Tie beam reinforcement

Position of T B Bars

Tie Beam C.S.

Bar Bending
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting
Tie beam reinf.
Arrange the tie beam reinf.

Check the alignment of the

All corners should be in a columns by pulling the thread
straight line from one end to other
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

Template fixing
Recall the procedure which we have discussed in RTT site
Template & Foundation bolts fixing

Measures before fixing the template on foundation

Fix the template on ground

Check the c/c distance at all sides as per drawing

(In this example c/c distance is 2.1 m )

Check the diagonal distance in both ways

Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

Template fixing

Procedure for
water level
checking
Alignment & Fixing of Anchor Bolts
 Side View

Isometric View

Top View
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

Template fixing

Procedure for water level

checking
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

Template fixing In the same way check at all

corners as shown
Procedure for water level
checking
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

Template fixing

Top level should be

same for all fn. bolts
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting
Now it is ready for final concreting
Checks before Final Concreting

Check all dimensions are per drawing or not. i.e. Tie

beam size, column size and tie beam distance from
the top of the column etc.,
Check the tie beam reinf. Size and no. of bar at top Tie Beam C.S.
and bottom as per drawing or not
Check all foundation bolt thread portion is covered to
protect while concreting
All the threaded portion of the fn. Bolts should be
applied by Greece and covered with polythene cover
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting
Now it is ready for final concreting
After Concreting
Bar bending – Shuttering – Concreting

Site shuttering can be removed after 24hr.

(except tie beam bottom shuttering)

Template can be removed after 12 hr. from

the concreting period

Tie beam bottom shuttering can be removed

after 5 to 7 days

Curing should be done min. of 14 days

Back filling

Back filling should be done with proper

compaction up to the above ground level
to allow settlement in future
Excavation in Hard Rock

If we found hard rock for small depth, it

has to be removed to reach the complete
foundation depth
Excavation in Hard Rock

If we found hard rock for small depth, it

has to be removed to reach the complete
foundation depth
Anchoring Rod

If we found hard rock nearer to the below Chemical Grouting

ground level, we have to go for the Anchor
Foundation

Level the rock surface

Drilling

Anchorage
Excavation in Hard Rock

If we found hard rock for small depth, it

has to be removed to reach the complete
foundation depth

If we found hard rock nearer to the below

ground level, we have to go for the Anchor
Foundation

Level the rock surface

Drilling

Anchorage

Raft and Columns

Pile Foundation

If the bearing capacity is low in the given

area, piles are required

Boring
Pile Foundation

If the bearing capacity is low in the given

area, piles are required

Boring

Reinforcement & Piling

Pile Cap & Column

Pile Concreting should be of

M25 mix (1:1:2)
100 % SQI Assessment
Process
 Introduction
The Process for the 100% SQI assessment by Partners is divided into
two parts.
• Part A to be followed by the Partners.
• Part B to be followed by the Nokia SE.

Process starts after telecom implementation; before handover of site

to customer/Ops team.

Documents :

1. Check List – TI & CW

QA-TI QA-CW
SQI Procedure.doc
2. SQI Procedure. (75 KB)

Tools:

1. EPM
 Part A : To be followed by Partners
The Process starts after the TI has been completed.
Step1.
The Partner have to do the quality inspection of 100% of the sites as per the
applicable checklist for the project. TI & CW checklists attached.
Step2.
The Hardcopy of the filled checklist have to be submitted along with site
folder.
Step3.
A consolidated excel sheet of all the quality inspection checklist should be
mailed to Nokia by 20TH Of every month.
The Excel sheet should contain :
• Name of team leader of Installation team
• Name of Quality Inspector
• Timelines to rectify the deficiencies.
 Part B : To be followed by NSN SE
After getting the checklist and consolidated excel sheet from all the partners
within agreed timeline. The Nokia SE should Inspect at least 10% of the
above sites.
Step1. Nokia SE should select the sites to inspect based on below guidelines.
Guidelines for selection of the sites
Every quarter the sites inspected should fulfill the following criteria's:
1. Vendor: Sites by all the vendors should be selected. Example: If there are
three vendors A, B and C. The sites selected should have sites from all A, B
and C in ratio of sites installed by them.
2. Equipment Type: Sites with all type of equipment should be selected.
Example: IF Ultra Indoor, Outdoor and Metro has been installed. The sites
selected should have sites with ultra site Indoor, Outdoor and Metro in
ratio of sites installed.
3. Type of Site: If there are types of site like RTT, GBT and IBS. Selected sites
should have RTT, GBT and IBS in ratio of sites installed.
These guidelines should be followed very religiously to give us a
Complete and True picture of the SQI.

Step2. After selection NSN SE should visit sites for quality inspection.
The previously submitted Quality report from subcon should be
taken for reference and verified as per the actual site. The
timelines given in the report should also be checked for
compliance. Difference in SQI between audits done by subcon and
Nokia SE should be escalated to top management.
Step3. NSN SE should fill his own checklist.
Step4. NSN SE should update the same in EPM under the quality
Assessment heading.

This should be completed by the end of every period.

• Conclusion
 Objective
• To conduct 100% site Audit for Sites declared On Air In October 2007

Action Plan
• Identify the resources from Project/O&M for Auditing 100% sites
• Indentify 3 best sites
• 1 RTT site
• 1 GBT site
• 1 Sharing site
• Conduct Workshops to make these resources ready for Audit
• Audit Report
• EPM Updation
 Audit Process to start immediately the next day
after the training session.

• 1. Every individual will audit 5 sites in their cluster (Identification of sites

will be random)
• 2. To start with the process, at least 3 sites of each vendor will be covered
in each cluster. If 3 site are not available then 1/2 sites will be OK.
• 3. Every individual conducting Audit will have to ensure right photographs
are attached with right check list and site folder.
• 4. Our intention is to cover 100% sites of Oct'07 by 20 Dec'07.(130 sites
declared OA in Oct'07').
• 5. Audit report should clearly mention vendor name, OA date, Work start
and finish date (Project Coordinator is to be contacted to get the
information)
• 6. Central Site Engineer will compile the reports and will generate a
executive summary report by 20th Dec'07 for Oct'07 and moving forward
the report will be published by 15th of every month.
 Action Plan Based on the Audit report.

. Vendors claiming the Bill will have to produce cleared site photograph for Bill
clearance. Compare these photograph with our record before clearing the
Bills.
• Every engineer inducted in the system with have a orientation program on
site process SQ, SQI and subsequent site visit before he is asked to handle site
development/audit independently.
• All the Quality reports will have to be accessible to Billing engineer for
reference and cross verification before clearing the bill.
• One cluster lead and One senior engineer will be nominated in each cluster
as mentor to the new Joiner.( Orientation is for Minimum 7 days).
• Engineers having less than 2 years of work experience will have to be
accompanied by senior members to conduct site Audit at least in 10 sites
before they are asked to handle independently.
• One Copy of the Rejected and Poor site quality report along with photograph
will be sent to respective vendors for rectification (Maximum 7 days given to
vendors for rectification work). This will be coordinated by the Central Site
Engineer with help of Cluster Leas, PC & PA for logistics support (Calling the
Vendors, Photocopying & Posting/Handover of document). Note:- Keep a
receipt of the document handed over to vendor.