Identifying Day-One Defects

Day-one defects can be further divided into: (1) defective design, (2) defective materials, and (3) defective installation. We will review how these three types of defects often present themselves.
Although these are examples of day-one defects from the past, this is not really about the past. The past is important for the lessons it teaches, but the past is done. The fact is, these are examples of defects which are being installed in public infrastructure today, unless the public agency has an effective program to eliminate them from new construction before they are accepted.

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