Week 3(19/4/2010 - 24/4/2010)

20/4/2010 (Tues)

Crane Loading Platform
It's a platform that used as a jetty to load or unload materials from the mobile crane or tower crane.

The crane loading platform is lifted to Mezzanine floor by mobile crane.

The prop end of the platform is guided into the building. The platform is also pulled into the building until the deck is tight against the slab edge.

While the crane holds the platform steady, the props are started to install.

Netting is applied to the sides of the platform due to safety purposes.

19/4/2010 (Mon)
Monday Blue.........

After i view my friends' blog, a big question mark comes into my mind..... Should I pick a consultant firm for my industrial training rather than a construction firm???? I feel envy to those who have chance to learn ESTEEM and design work during industrial training..... Do I manage to catch up my software using skills in my future??? WHAT a big question mark...........

Highlights in the construction site

Here are some late post about the progress in my construction site.

Slump test is done to determine the concrete's workability.

Test cubes are prepared to determine the concrete strength after 7 and 28 days.


Water proofing material is applied to the Chiller roof slab.


Floor screeding work is done to TNB substation roof slab.

Tower Crane Installation

Foundation of the Tower Crane

The 45 tonnes mobile crane is lifting the tower mast.

The mechanics are fixing the operator's cab.

The crane runway is installed.

Week 2(12/4/2010 - 17/4/2010)

15-4-2010(Thurs)
I met with my company surveyor, Mr Azizul in the morning. I found a surveying equipment that i never seen before. It is laser plumb instrument.

The sharpness of the laser can be adjusted by the black knob.

Mr Azizul was adjusting the board with a big cross lines.

As u can see, the laser was at the centre of the cross lines.

Then, Mr Azizul set the total station by using the centre of the board as set point.

14-4-2010(Wed)
Activity of the day-concrete casting to Level 3 slab & beam at c/c: E2-J/10a-14a

The concrete G35N(Grade 35) is flow into the concrete pump machine.

The machine is operated by an operator. He will control it to pump the concrete when the concretor order through walkie talkie from Level 3.

The concrete is pumped to Level 3 through these pipes.

The concrete is vibrated by this poker vibrator to let the air out and reduce voids.

The concretors are pulling the concrete to the empty space.

This worker is flattening and smoothening the concrete and makes sure the concrete is in the required level.

This equipment is called mechanical distributor. It make the concrete easier to distribute on large area, save time and save human energy also.

The slab after the concrete dried.

Slab

Scaffoldings are erected to prop the slabs and beams.

Side fomwork is sawn to the slabs and beams.

The steel pipes are laid to support the slabs.

Then, formwork is sawn to the slabs.

After that, the bar benders start to do the reinforcement work to the beams.

Next, reinforcement work is done on the slabs.

The electrical PVC pipe conduit c/w junction boxes are installed to the slabs.

Underfloor trunkings are also installed.

The slabs that are ready for concrete casting.

Industrial Training

Week 1(5/4/2010 - 10/4/2010)

5-4-2010(Mon)
Today is my first day of Industrial Training. At 9am, I had reported myself at Gainvest Builders (M) Sdn Bhd office which is located at Kelana Jaya. Then, I moved myself to the construction site which is located just beside Jalan Hang Tuah. It is a project of extension office building of the Kuala Lumpur Police Headquarter.

Column

This is the making of the column K/12 at level 2.First, the bar binders insert the links to the starter bar from the level 1 column. Then, they tied the steel bars to the starter bars.


The column's steel bar that already tied with the links.


Next, the labours start to fix the column's steel formwork.


After that, the labours will fix the support to the steel formwork to make sure the column is in straight position.


Finally, concrete casting is done to the column. The steel formwork can be remove on the next day.


This is the column after removing the steel formwork.