Quality problems of Lithuanian civil engineering design documentation

Abstract

General situation in civil engineering design documentation is reviewed in this paper. Some characteristic mistakes in design are presented. Authors using their experience in engineering examination of real structural designs, discuss statistical data of the latest years. An attempt to improve engineering solutions using analysis of inaccuracies in design documentation and suggestion of new methods for its developmement, instead of creation of new theories and methods of structural analysis, is made. Such an approach in engineering is less popular as time and resourses for its implementation are required. Nevertheless, this method of solution for the problem of technical product quality and qualification of specilists is more correct. Finally, conclusions about quality as well as conditions for designers and recommendations for developent of national design codes are made.