Chapter 130 Crack

Chapter 130 Crack

Because it was the first time to drain the water, the pool was not clean. Once the water from the pipe was poured in, it stirred up the sand at the bottom of the pool, making the water turbid and yellow.

Two water pipes were draining water, but the water level was dropping at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At this moment, everyone standing by the pool widened their eyes.

"What's going on?"

“Is the bottom of the pool cracked?”

"What's the problem? Mr. Tao is right!"

"There are many problems with your project." Tao Nanfeng's words were still fresh in Zheng Meng's mind, and he was shocked: Could it be that this "Mr. Tao" that Section Chief Liang always mentioned actually has some ability?

"Quick, quick, quick! Turn off the water pipe and see what's wrong with the pool. Is the drain valve not closed properly?"

This sentence reminded everyone, yes, there is another possibility for the water level to drop: the drain valve is not closed.

The construction team closed the water inlet valve and waited quietly for the water at the bottom of the pool to drain.

The water in the pool became shallower and shallower, and the situation at the bottom of the pool could gradually be seen clearly. A burst of exclamations was heard, and the people from Party A, Party B, the design institute, and the quality inspection station who were standing by the pool stretched their necks.

"How could this happen? We clearly followed the blueprints and didn't cut corners. It's just a pool. We have done so many projects before, but we have never seen anything like this."

A finger-wide crack suddenly appeared at the bottom of the pond, running through the center. All the pond water seeped into the soil through this crack.

Sand cushion layer, brick base and waterproof cement leveling, after three waterproofing steps, how could something go wrong with a mere pool with a diameter of ten meters and a depth of one meter, a small masonry project that is not difficult at all?

An experienced engineer from the design institute pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that there is a weak soil layer under the pool. After the water was filled, the pressure increased, and the bottom plate was not strong enough to support it and cracked."

The construction team's eyes widened: "Before construction began, the client showed us a survey report. The entire 17th block is made of sand and soil, and there are no abnormal geological conditions."

The person from the design institute shrugged and said, "The survey report we received before the design did not indicate any geological anomalies."

The construction team and the design institute exchanged glances and said at the same time: "This has nothing to do with us!"

When something goes wrong in a construction project, the most important thing to do is to shirk responsibility. The construction party and design institute did an excellent job in this regard.

Liang Youkun said hurriedly: "The geological survey report for the family quarters was completed by the Northern Survey and Design Institute eight years ago. The 16 neighborhoods in front of us designed and constructed according to the topographic survey map without any problems. What's going on?"

An engineer from a design institute made a suggestion: "A similar situation was encountered before the construction of the dormitory building for employees of the towel factory. It was Professor Tao Shouxin who pushed for adding several exploration drilling sites, which led to the discovery of a weak soil layer. We heard from people at the Jiangcheng Architectural Design Institute that Professor Tao Shouxin insisted on doing so because of his daughter Tao Nanfeng's advice.

Do you know Fan Yajun? She praised Tao Nanfeng highly, saying that Tao Nanfeng only needed to put his hand on the ground to know if there was any abnormality underground, which was more accurate than the survey team.

Since your steel plant invited Tao Nanfeng over, and she also pointed out that the pool was not full of water, she must have discovered the problem a long time ago. Instead of bothering two people with the same thing, you might as well invite her over. Maybe you can save a lot of money and avoid a lot of detours. ”

The construction team is now eager to invite Tao Nanfeng back.

Problems like this, where a finger-wide crack appears at the bottom of a pool after water is poured in, are clearly due to abnormal geological conditions. But if we can’t find the crux of the problem and we carry out re-survey indiscriminately, how much road surface and buildings will be destroyed? Acceptance is nowhere in sight and the project payment has yet to be settled.

The towel factory project only needs to add two survey boreholes to determine the direction of the soft soil layer. What is this? That's the ability!

Tao Nanfeng is called "Mr." by people in the industry, and this title is not undeserved.

Liang Youkun looked at Zheng Meng.

Zheng Meng couldn't help coughing and said, "There's something wrong with the pool, so what? The construction team should hurry up and make corrections. Let's continue with the inspection."

Three engineers from the Jiangcheng Iron and Steel Design Institute's Architectural Branch, who were in charge of the design of the expert building, came. When they heard what Zheng Meng said, they frowned and said, "The geological conditions are abnormal. We dare not participate in the acceptance inspection until the problem is solved. Who knows if there is a weak soil layer under these three buildings? What if we enter the building and the building collapses?"

After that, the three engineers left.

Anyway, the design fee has been received, and the remaining 5% of the post-sales service fee has been given to Party A, so it doesn’t matter if you don’t want it. After all, life is what matters.

Zheng Meng yelled at the top of his voice: "Hey, hey, hey... Dean Zhou, General Manager Zhang, Engineer Mao, please don't leave. Let's work together to figure out how to solve this problem. The foreign experts will move in in three months, and the leaders of the 17th Street Factory attach great importance to this--"

Director Zhou of the Design Institute turned around and gave Zheng Meng a meaningful look: "Didn't you invite Ms. Tao as an expert? Invite her back."

The other two engineers shook their heads and said, "It's no wonder that your steel plant doesn't even take seriously the experts that our design institute can't even hire..."

The three people quickly left the scene.

Two staff members from the Quality Inspection Station also came to say goodbye: "It seems that Block 17 has not yet reached the acceptance standards, so we will definitely not be able to proceed today. Please notify us when you have made the rectifications and met the acceptance conditions."

After saying that, two more left.

The construction team gathered around and said, "Chief Liang, what do you think we should do about this? It was your geological survey report that caused the cracks in the pool. Mr. Tao also said that there were many problems with this project. This is not our fault. It's your fault. It can't be considered a breach of contract."

Liang Youkun propped up his head with his hands: "Who said there must be something wrong with the geological survey report? It could also be a problem with your construction technology. I have a headache now, please stop arguing."

When the construction team heard this, they started arguing even louder.

"How could it be a construction technology problem? It's just a brick-built pool, what technical difficulty can it have? You said that the waterproofing was not done carefully enough, so it is possible that it caused water seepage and leakage. But such a scary crack, only one finger wide, was said by the mechanical experts of the design institute to be caused by geological anomalies. How could it be our problem!"

Chang Hong's words made sense and Liang Youkun was stuck.

Zheng Meng was a little impatient: "What's the point of shirking responsibility now? The key is to find a solution. Section Chief Liang is a professional, so this matter is left to you."

Liang Youkun smiled bitterly and said, "Director Zheng, do you know the office building in the fertilizer factory that almost collapsed? It was the reinforcement and repair project that was completed under the on-site guidance of Mr. Tao. Even the mechanics experts from Kyoto admired it.

Our expert building is a project that the factory has specifically specified to ensure quality and strict progress. I went through great difficulties to invite Mr. Tao to the site. Originally, the problem could have been solved all at once. Director Zheng, you have driven away people, what should I do? ”

Zheng Meng didn't expect that the chief of the infrastructure section would dare to challenge a deputy factory director like him. He said with a stern face, "Chief Liang, what's your attitude? Did I drive Tao Nan away? It's obvious that she is too young to respect her elders! What's wrong with me saying a few words to her? We are the client, and she is a paid consulting expert. If she can't even listen to a few complaints, how can she open a consulting company!"

Zheng Xuxing gloated on the side: "Tao Nanfeng must have offended a lot of people with such a temper."

Liang Youkun sighed, "My Section Chief Zheng, please stop fanning the flames here. It's you who ignited Director Zheng's temper. It's true that we are the client and we are the ones who pay, but experts have their own tempers. If she doesn't take our work and our money, then she is the boss."

Zheng Xuxing couldn't help but "spit". "Still want to be the boss? You spoil her!"

Zheng Meng thought about it and said reluctantly: "Then you can invite her back. The expert consultation fee can be doubled, but she must come up with a solution. I don't mind that she is young and has a bad temper. I will allow her to participate in the acceptance."

Liang Youkun raised his hands in surrender: "Director Zheng, I can't do this. As the saying goes, it's easier to send a god away than to invite him back. You're the one who made him leave, so go and invite him back."

Zheng Meng's expression suddenly turned ugly: "Chief Liang, is this how you talk to your superiors?"

Liang Youkun complained a few words in his mind, but he was polite and respectful: "After graduating from graduate school, Tao Nanfeng opened an engineering consulting company. She is the general manager. If I go to hire her, she is not high enough. You have to take over."

Liang Youkun glanced at Zheng Meng's wrinkled face and snorted in his heart: You're about to retire, why are you still making such a fuss? Back then, he became an official by relying on the trick of confiscating homes and reporting people. Did he think that in this world, whoever is more ruthless will have power? Times have changed. The main theme now is emancipating the mind, reforming and opening up, and knowledge, brains and technology are king.

Zheng Meng angrily waved his hand and left.

Liang Youkun smiled faintly. Tao Nanfeng's move of retreating to advance was very powerful. He also took the opportunity to warn the ignorant Deputy Director Zheng.

That afternoon, Zheng Meng was called to the office by the factory director and secretary for a heart-to-heart talk. Every word they said was so hurtful that Zheng Meng could not hold his head up.

"Old Zheng, the leaders have said that this world belongs to the young in the end. Although Tao Nanfeng is young, she is highly educated and capable, and her diagnosis of construction problems is accurate and unique. Even the Construction Bureau wants to recruit her to be the deputy director. How can you ridicule her in front of the second party, the design institute, and the middle-level leaders of the steel plant? You are the deputy director, you should be more tolerant."

Zheng Meng opened his mouth to explain, but was blocked by the secretary.

"Director Zheng, you are only three years away from retirement, right? Take this opportunity to think carefully about whether you should redeem yourself by inviting Mr. Tao back to solve the problem of the expert building, or continue to rely on your seniority to suppress the young people under you so that they cannot make a breakthrough?"

What else can Zheng Meng do? His wife retired from the position of union chairman two years ago. All those who had been persecuted by the couple have been rehabilitated. The voices of opposition from below are getting louder and louder. If he doesn't show his strength, he will probably have to retire early.

Thinking of this, Zheng Meng lowered his head: "I'll go and ask, I'll ask Mr. Tao to come back."

He thought that as long as he bent down to ask Tao Nanfeng for help and offered double the consulting fee, she would definitely agree to let him go back to No. 17 Street to solve the problem. Unexpectedly, when he and his son Zheng Xuxing went to her house with gifts, they were turned down.

Tao Nanfeng sat behind his desk, looking at Zheng Meng and his son with sincere faces, and replied with two words with a faint expression.

“No!”

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