Site Report: Measurement 1Building MaterialsConstruction Technology

Lecturers: Sr Ang Fuey LinHasmanira MokhtarLeong Boon Tik

Muhd. Syafiq bin Hj Abd Zariful0314702Bachelor in Quantity SurveyingMarch Intake 2014

AcknowledgementFirst, i would like to express my sincere gratitude to Ms Ang Fuey Lin, Mr Leong Boon Tik, and Ms Hasmanira Mokhtar for guiding me and my friends, giving us some useful tips for this study and also teaching us before, during, and after the site trip which has helped me to complete this project more efficiently.

I would also like to thank to the contractor and every other person involved in the site trip for taking their time to guide and teach us students during our visit.

Introduction

We were given an assignment that invloves the three modules that is Measurement 1, Construction Technology 1, and Building Materials, where every individual needs to write a report on a site visit to a construction site. Ms Ang Fuey Lin organized the site visit for us students to visit there on the 20th of June 2014 (Friday). The construction site is located at Jalan Kelang Lama in Mukim Petaling.About 60 students attended the site visit where everyone needs to be there outside the site at the promised time 8:30 AM.

After everyone is assembled Ms Ang then guided us to a place with small buildings around the construction site where the buildings are used exclusively for the accommodation of workers in which we are to meet with the person in charge, which is the contractor, to brief us on this site visit. Throughout the whole trip the contractor and the safety officer gave us detailed explanations of the construction time by time in every session. My friends and i are allowed to ask questions from them in which we were able to get as much information as to understand more about the building. We went as far as going to the upper floors from the lower ground level and then return back to the ground floor by going down through the scaffolding. After that all of us went into the meeting room for more discussion and to hold Question & Answer session with the contractor. That is considered as the last thing that we will do before the site trip ended. Before we leave, all of us students expressed our gratitude to the contractor for allowing us to conduct this site trip and after that we took a group picture before going back to Taylor's university with the bus provided.

ObjectiveTo let us experience the actual working environment as a Quantity Surveyor understanding the situations in dealing with unsure circumstances such as weather conditions where at times some workers stop working when it happens and other risks that may happen on site, this will help us where we can adapt easily once we start to do work as a Quantity Surveyor in the near future.

To gain more knowledge in understanding what we've known from what we have studied and also undertanding new things that we haven't studied before, which we can see in real life at the construction site such that it can increase our knowledge on the basic construction process by observing the workers and other informations that are carried on site

Observe the usage of the construction equipment on site including mechanical plants.

To have an understanding of how the building is constructed in relating with the drawings.

To understand and be aware of the importance of safety on site where we need to take care by following the safety precautions and other instructions that will help us avoid any accidents or injuries that can happen in the future once we enter into a constuction site.

Details of the project

-25 storeys

-to be completed next november

-type of foundation: piling

-project cost: approximately RM100million

-2 basement floors of carpark, levels 1-2 for commercial ares, ;evel 3-6 for another carpark area, levels 7-24 for apartments

-AIKBEE TIMBERS (employer), LT LEONG SEKUTU (architect), PERUNDING MAJUJAYA (civil & structural engineer), KEW & ASSOCIATES (mechanical & electrical engineer), PCM COST PERUNDING (quantity surveyor), ENCORP CONSTRUCT (main contractor)

Content/Technical observationThis is the view of the site that i took when we firstarrived from he bus. The construction is already in the structural works progress where you can see columns and scaffoldings.

When we approach to one of the temporary buildings i saw these posters to tell us about the main contractor's company that also includes some safety precautions as a reminder of how important it is such that we always must wear a safety helmet and other things when visiting a site.

This building is an accomodation for workers in which this is an office and it is where we met the person in charge of our trip that is

the contractor

Beside the officeis a schedule where it shows a schedule,

rebar, casting, material delivery, tower crane usage and the contact number of the relevant

people

Based on my study, i quickly identifued this

as one of those 'temporary works' that

Based on my study, i quickly identifued this

as one of those 'temporary works' that

This symbol indicates that there's a fire

extinguisher inside which will help in case

of an emergency where you need to use

it

Before we go in further in the building the contractor gives us a short brief about safety where it is what they have to do every time when there is a

visitor.

This scaffolding is placed at the center of the building (void)

where it started from the ground floor and leads to

higher floors. From what i've heard, the void that is located

there is to be used for escalators. It will be

constructed once structural works are complete.

Steel bars arranged together waiting to be

used

Steel bars that are no longer in use and is grouped together

for recycling

Delivery vehicle, used to transport materials such as reinforcement bars

New fabric reinforcement just

delivered right when our trip ended

Plastic and Steel pipes found in the building

A temporary work for the

workers where it is found in the 1st basement

floor. Most of the rooms has

electricity which provides lighting

and power. There are those temporary works that i've found here which are

used for material storage

and other purposes.

Some are used for a place for

praying (surau) for the muslim

workers

Indepent scaffolding found on the basement floor where we can see the workers doing the plastering of the ceiling.

One of the types of temporary works. I noticed that you could find these temporary buildings in most areas of the construction site that includes

the ground floor and the basement

Bags of cement in the building

Pile foundation that supports the base of the building

The construction workers use the formwork to bend the bars; i find that very

interesting, it's like another type of bar bending methods.The exterior

scaffolding used to access the floors or to transport

materials. During the sessions we

used this scaffolding to go

down to the ground floor

Bent bars found at the upper floors

Bent bars found at the upper floors

Machine used to push the concrete along the pipe, even pushing

Water storage for the construction workers, placed outside the building and it is used for laundry and toilets

Tower cranes used to carry materials to the

upper floors

Safety warnings

This is a temporary office

that is mostly used for the

consultants and other workers, as they're so

many drawings that we found on

the table. The large table is

effectively used for meetings

and discussions. On our site trip, this is the place

where the contractor holds a Q & A session where studentd get to ask the

contractor about what they want

to know.

Conclusion

A site trip that lasts for about two in a half hours, i've come to understand how important that safety is where you must always

remember the safety rules and precautions to avoid and damages or injuries such that every students that attended the site visit wore

safety helmets as instructed from the safety officer (those who doesn't wear one will not be allowed to enter the site for safety

measures). We were also told to watch our steps as they're sometimes nails and open holes that are hard to notice on the floor. In any case, i'm glad that we have a safety officer to brief us about

it before our trip to go inside the building.

I've also understood and was able to have a clear vision of how the construction works where before this i was only able to understand through studies from notes or books. The fact that there are at least

one question asked from the students in every session where the contractor answered every one of them helped an individual like me

in which he gave us some detailed explanations when answering, this was also thanks to the students for asking some valuable

questions in which we all share our knowledge together. i was able to identify and recognize the the building components such as the temporary works and the machineries that i see from the ones that i've known from the notes and lecture slides. Communicating with

them was a bit nervy but as the time goes i feel very composed and was able to think clearly while not feeling stiff or pressured, it was a

great opportunity.

The site visit was an amazing experience, one of the first of many but this is one that i'll never forget for it is the site trip that has

made me understand more of the things that i cannot even learn in class. This trip has greatly improved my knowledge in many

categories, especially knowing about the construction process. i am very grateful for this opportunity provided for us first years.