Technical Specification : Civil Engineering

<p>Technical specifications are written requirements and instruction which is used with construction drawings to complete heavy civil construction projects. So information provided in technical specifications and construction drawings are different.</p><p> If the information provided in technical specification conflicts with those provided in construction drawing the provisions of the former will precede those of construction drawings.</p><p>Technical specifications provide information about civil projects which is not provided in construction drawing. Information provided in technical specifications of heavy civil projects are as follows:</p><p>Testing requirements for quality assurance and quality control.<br/>Steps for equipment and material placement<br/>Detailed material requirements<br/>List of materials and equipments which are not provided or shown in construction drawings<br/>Construction sequence and restrictions<br/>Submittal and schedule requirements<br/>Measurement and payment provisions for all work items<br/>Coordination with other contractor at work<br/>Permits achieved by owner<br/>Responsibilities<br/>Safety issues<br/>Reference data for instance field and laboratory test data records of existing site and facilities stream flow records and climatic data<br/> </p>