O comissionamento como uma ferramenta de qualidade para entrega de obras ferroviárias: um estudo de caso na obra de duplicação da superestrutura ferroviária em São Luís - MA

Abstract

The Carajás railway under study here has a length of 892 km and is located between the municipalities of São Luís – MA and Carajás – PA. Commissioning is a very important quality tool and helps to prevent failures in the future of the operation, it is capable of reducing costs and ensuring that adequate quality and safety requirements are met for the operation. Worldwide, several industrial projects are implemented and come to total significant amounts of money. Errors during the construction and assembly phase are common and lead to significant monetary losses and deficiencies in the operation of the industrial plant. Unfortunately, society began to see an idea that the construction market tends to deliver unfinished works, and in some cases “abandon a work and not deliver it”. Due to this reality, interventions tend to start late, and without contemplating the necessary steps, the main one being planning, however, the integration between phases is also highlighted, namely: construction, assembly and preparation, synergy between the steps is necessary. Commissioning comes as a step prior to the start-up of the plant. This study aims to demonstrate the commissioning process in a stretch of the Carajás Railroad, given its importance to the global economy. Based on studies by renowned authors on the subject, using scientific articles, dissertations, theses and technical studies, which served as the basis for the description of the steps inherent in the process, as well as the advantages of solving disputes arising from the activities.