MaterialsPuntland
How do you test steel reinforcement before it goes into a Puntland build?
Steel arrives without mill certificates. Ask for test pieces, check diameter and weight, bend a bar, and file the record before it is fixed.
3 articles on reinforcement in Somaliland and Puntland, newest first, from Somali Construction Review.
MaterialsPuntland
Steel arrives without mill certificates. Ask for test pieces, check diameter and weight, bend a bar, and file the record before it is fixed.
MaterialsGarowe
Ask any clerk of works in Garowe to read a beam drawing out loud to the steel fixer before the bars are tied, and watch what happens.
MaterialsBerbera
Rebar in Berbera corrodes before the pour if it sits uncovered. Shade it, lift it off the ground and inspect before use.