Water tank usage in building sites in Turkey: An internet-based study with civil engineers

Abstract

Introduction. In building sites, water is used for different purposes such as cleaning the used tools, meeting personal needs, making mortar etc. In cases of the building sites are far from the city center and/or water interruption is frequently experienced, water tank is used in the building sites to provide water. Aim of the study. To define the properties of the water tank used in the building sites in Turkey and to evaluate water tank usage characteristics of the users. Material and methods. We prepared 23-question survey and performed a survey study via internet with the civil engineers who are members of the internet-based forum site of the graduated from Department of Civil Engineering at Karadeniz Technical University and are still working as managers in building sites. Results. Water in the tanks used in building sites is generally city water. Water in the tank is mostly used daily for personal needs, cleaning and fabrication. Most of the existing water tanks are made of polyethylene. Water tanks were cleaned most recently by an average of 5.4±4.5 month (min.: 1 month- max.: 1 year) and cleaning is usually done with the facilities available in the building sites. Conclusions. Our findings indicate that water tanks used in building sites are uncontrolled, and there is not any legislation for the control and inspection of the water tanks.

 

Key words: water tank, building construction, construction site, clean water

Keywords

• Water tank usage in building sites in Turkey: An internet-based study with civil engineers

References

1. Vedat Toğan1, Hasan Basri Başağa1, Tayfun Dede1, Cevriye Ceyda Kolaylı2, Kübra Şahin2, Murat Topbaş2 1 Division of Construction Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey 2 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
2. Vedat Toğan, PhD Department of Civil Engineering Karadeniz Technical University 61080 Trabzon, Turkey Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail]