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CONTENT
No. Description Page No.
1.0 Introduction 01
2.0 Summary of recognized training and responsible experience 02
3.0 Recognized training prior to graduation 05
4.0 Recognized training after graduation 06
5.0 Responsible experience after graduation 09
6.0 Major problems encountered 12
7.0 Organization charts 19
8.0 Concluding remarks 21
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
This report has been prepared for submission to the IESL, for the professional review
examination to be held in Feb/March 2015 summery of details of training and experience,
which I have gained during my engineering carrier since June 2008.
As a part of the four-years full time degree course in Civil Engineering at the Faculty of
Engineering, University of Peradeniya, I had the chance of getting experience as an
undergraduate trainee at Taisei Corporation for a period of six months under Southern
Transport Development Project.
After successful completion of the degree in September 2009, I joined with Central
Engineering Consultancy Bureau as a Site Engineer at Uma Oya Feasibility Studies project
and worked for a period of Five months. Then, in February 2010, I joined with Construction
of 7 Stories Building General Hospital at Kandy as a Site Engineer up to October 2011.After
that project joined with Provincial Road Carpeting Project at Kandy District as a Resident
Engineer up to August 2013. In September 2013, I joined with Preparatory Works at Upper
Kotmale Hydropower Project as Resident Engineer up to December 2013. After completion
of the above project, I was able to join Design Office, Digana as a Trainee in Jan 2014.
A brief description of training and responsible experience which I have gained is outlined
below.
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2.0 SUMMARY OF RECOGNIZED TRAINING AND RESPONSIBLE EXPERIENCE
2.1 Recognized Training Prior To Graduation - (Vide rule 5.8.1.2)
Total: 6 months
Place of work Inclusive Dates Position Under whom
From To Duration (months)
Taisei Corporation
(Southern Transport
Development
Project)
02nd June
2008
14th Nov
2008
6 Apprentice Eng. Shunji Mastui(Construction Manager)
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2.2 Recognized Training after Graduation - (Vide rule 5.8.2)
Total: 32 months
Place of Work Inclusive Dates Position Under whom
From To Duration(months)
Central Engineering
Consultancy Bureau,
EPC-CP
(Feasibility Studies
at Uma Oya Multi-
Purpose Project)
1st Sept
2009
31st Jan 2010
5 Site
Engineer
Eng. K.W.W.L Weragama
BSc Eng., MSc (Hyd.Pwr.)
C.Eng., MIE(SL)
Deputy General Manager
(EPC-CP1)
Central Engineering
Consultancy Bureau,
EPC-CP
(Construction of
Ward Complex
Building at General
Hospital Kandy)
1st Feb 2010
31st Oct 2011
21 Site
Engineer
Eng. K.W.W.L Weragama
BSc Eng., MSc (Hyd.Pwr.)
C.Eng., MIE(SL)
Deputy General Manager
(EPC-CP1)
Central Engineering
Consultancy Bureau
(Design Office-
Digana)
1st Jan
2014
30th Jun
2014
06 Trainee
design
Engineer
Eng. G.R.A.S. Gunathilake
BSc Eng.(Hons),
MSc (Struct), MSc (Hydro),
C.Eng., MIE(SL)
(Additional General
Manager (EPC-East)
Consultant /Designs
Break up of recognized training after graduation
i) Civil Engineering Construction - 26 months
ii) Civil Engineering Design - 6 months
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2.3 Responsible Experience - (Vide rule 5.3) Total: 36 months
Place of Work Inclusive Dates Position
Under WhomFrom To Duration(months)
Central Engineering
Consultancy Bureau,
EPC-CP
(Provincial Road
Carpeting Project-
Kandy District)
1st Nov 2011
31st Aug 2013
22 Resident
Engineer
Eng.M.N. Gunasena
BSc Eng., C.Eng,
Deputy General Manager
(EPC- CP 2)
Central Engineering
Consultancy Bureau,
EPC-CP
(Preparatory Works
at Upper Kotmale
Hydropower
Project)
1st Sep 2013
31st Dec 2013
04 Resident
Engineer
Eng. N.W.J.P.
Wijayakumara
BSc Eng.(Hons), MSc
(Hyd.Pwr.), C.Eng.,
MIE(SL)
Deputy General Manager
(EPC- CP 1)
Central Engineering
Consultancy Bureau
(Design office-
Digana)
15th July 2014
15th May 2015
10 Design
Engineer
Eng. G.R.A.S. Gunathilake
BSc Eng.(Hons),
MSc (Struct), MSc (Hydro),
C.Eng.,MIE(SL)
(Additional General
Manager (EPC-East)
Consultant /Designs
Break up of responsible experience after graduation
(i) Civil Engineering Construction - 26 months
(ii) Civil Engineering Design - 10 months
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3.0 RECOGNIZED TRAINING PRIOR TO GRADUATION
3.1 Apprentice, Taisei Corporation
Period : - From 02.06.2008 to 14.11.2008 (6 months)
Project : - Construction of Southern Transport Development Project
Client : - Road Development Authority
Contractor : - Taisei Corporation
Project Consultant : - Pacific Consultants International
It was a great opportunity for me to join the Taisei Corporation as an apprentice to carry out
my undergraduate training at the end of third academic year. I was assigned to the Structural
Engineer (Mr.Don) for the entire period. .
The project was Construction of Southern Transport Development Project package – II
(Dodandgoda to Kurundugahathekma). Total length of the package - II was 31.805 km.
Under the supervision of engineer, I gained the experience on basics of road constructions.
During this period I gained the training on the following
Setting out of structures and leveling works.
Pre-cast concrete pilling and soft ground treatments methods (Compact vacuum
consolidation, Band drain + surcharge).
Construction supervision of structures such as culverts, abutments, wing walls and
piers.
Laboratory works.
Maintaining of daily reports
Especially during this period I got the experience regarding the way in how to deal with
various ranks of peoples in an organization and how to manage labour force in a construction
project.
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4.0 RECOGNIZED TRAINING AFTER GRADUATION
After the completion of four year BSc Engineering degree course in the University of
Peradeniya, I got an opportunity to join with Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau
(CECB) Construction Unit (EPC-CP) at Kandy as a Civil Engineer on 1 st September 2009.
The experience I have gained during my career with CECB is detailed below.
4.1 Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB)
Project : - Feasibility Studies at Uma Oya Multi-Purpose Project
Consultant : - Mahab Ghodss
Client : - Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
Contractor : - Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau
Position : - Site Engineer
Duration : - 01.09.2009 to 31.01.2010 (5 months)
I was appointed as a Site Engineer and was engaged in Feasibility Studies at Uma Oya Multi-
Purpose Project stage - 2 during this period, under the supervision of Resident Engineer at
there.
Project Overview :
Project had mainly included two Dam sites (Puhulpolla and Dayaraba), Link tunnel (4km
length), Headrace tunnel (15.5km length), Tailrace Tunnel (3.7km) and power station at
Karandagolla. Main purpose of this project was Hydropower generation and water transfer to
irrigation.
One Resident Engineer and three site engineers with I were assigned above projects to carry
out mainly following tasks.
Traversing through GPS point and establishment of intermediate control points at link
tunnel trace.
Contour surveying of link tunnel Trace, Dam site at Dayaraba , Downsteram of
Dayaraba dam and reservoir bed at Dayaraba.
Coordinating for bore hole places.
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Guide surveying helpers and labour to achieve the targets.
Deputy General Manager and Resident Engineer guided me to achieve the project completion
successfully, on time and with following surveying rule to the satisfaction of the Consultant.
4.2. Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB)
Project : - Design & Construction of Medical Ward Complex at Teaching
Hospital Kandy
Client : - Ministry of health.
Engineer & Contractor : - Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau
Estimated cost : - Rs. 314.0 million
Position : - Site Engineer
Duration : - 01.02.2010 to 31.10.2011 (21 months)
I was appointed as a Site Engineer and was engaged in Construction of Ward Complex Building
at General Hospital Kandy during this period, under the supervision of Resident Engineer at
there.
Project Overview
This was a seven storied building .The total floor area of the building was 5296m², consists of
X-Ray rooms, labs, ECG, Endoscopy, Radiology,6 Bed MICU,.6 Bed HDU, Doctor’s on call
rooms, 48 beds in 4 nos wards, Paying wards and lecture halls. The building was on raft
foundation and the structure was reinforced concrete with brick infill walls. The roof was
steel trusses with Zn/Al Roofing sheets. :
One Resident Engineer and I as a site engineer were assigned above projects to carry out
following tasks.
Quantifying material requirements for the construction items, submitting those details
to Project manager for calling quotations
Surveying of land & setting out of building.
Guide supervisors, sub-contractors and labour force to achieve the targets.
Preparation of construction programme, periodically reviewing of work progress,
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revising and updating the programme to achieve the targets by re-scheduling the
balance works.
Preparation of interim bills.
Maintaining the records of weather, labour, machinery used at site, etc.
Deputy General Manager and Project manager guided me to continue the project
successfully, with expected quality to the satisfaction of the Client.
4.3. Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau Design Office at Digana
Position :- Trainee Design Engineer
Duration :- 01.01.2014 - 15.07.2014 (06 months)
I spent initial few weeks of my design training period, to get more familiar with the relevant
Codes of Practices, Design and Detailing Manuals, Hand Books, other relevant standard
references and design examples, as guided by Senior Design Engineers. Then, I attended
some miscellaneous structural design works assigned to me. This included evaluation of
loads, design and detailing of slabs, beams, staircases, columns and steel trusses. Calculations
were done manually and the verification of results was later done by means of the PROKON
and SAP2000, Structural Analysis and Design software packages. After that, I was given the
task of designing main structural elements of the proposed two story labour room building for
base hospital Madirigiriya total floor area was 3020 sq.ft. In addition, preparation of
structural drawings using AutoCAD software package, preparation of bar schedules, rate
Analysis and preparation of bill of quantities for some projects were also carried out during
this period.
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5.0 RESPONSIBLE EXPERIENCE AFTER GRADUATION
5.1 Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau, Kandy
Project : - Provincial Road Carpeting Project- Kandy District
Client : - Government Agent – Kandy
Consultant : - Road Development Authority and Provincial Road Development Authority
Estimated cost : - Rs. 9,947.85 million
Position : - Resident Engineer
Duration : - 01.11.2011 – 31.08.2013 (22 months)
During this period I was assigned to handle Provincial roads around the Udunuwara and
Yatinuwara electorates at Kandy District as the Resident Engineer.
Project overview
Project had included 156 (433km) number of Provincial Roads at Kandy District and 19
number of roads at Udunuwara and yatinuwara electorates. Total length of the roads at above
were Correction of base failures, Shoulder construction, preparation of road base using aggregate
base course, Laying of Asphalt wearing coarse, repairing of road structures, Construction of side
drains, Edge line marking and construction of new road structures.
According to the investigation of existing road condition, decided minimum compacted base
course thickness was 100 mm and compaction should not less than 98% of the maximum dry
density of base course. CSS I emulsion was used for primer coat and tact coat at this process
and spread ratio was different at each step. According to specification, bitumen 60-70 was
used for hot mixed asphalt production and weight percentage limit 4.5 to 6.5 for wearing
course and it was vary from 4.2 to 5.5 for binder course.
Necessary laboratory tests were carried out for aggregate samples, bitumen and emulsion
samples and asphalt samples by RDA laboratory and CECB laboratory.
Aggregate tests were Aggregate Impact Value (AIV), Sieve Analysis (SA) and
Diagonal Index.
Bitumen and Emulsion tests were Penetration, Softening Point, Ductility, Specific
Gravity etc.
Tests for asphalt was marshal test.
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Gradation distribution of aggregate is very important to achieve optimum compaction of
aggregate base course layer. So proper attention was paid for aggregate supply and random
check was done for aggregate gradation and AIV. Minimum temperature of the laying of hot
mixed asphalt was 135 Co and the compaction of the field should be greater than 98% of
marshal compaction test.
The following subordinate staff assisted me in the works
Site Engineer 01, Technical Officer 02, Works Supervisor 04, Store Keeper-02
During that project period I was responsible for the followings.
Identify the scope of road and preparation of estimate
Quantifying material requirements for the each road, submitting those details to
Project manager for calling quotations
Preparation of construction programme, periodically reviewing of work progress.
Guide supervisors, store keeper, sub-contractors and labour force to achieve the
programme.
Preparation and forward interim bills to PRDA and RDA
Maintaining the records of weather, labour, machinery used at site, etc
5.2 Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau, Kandy
Project : - Construction of Remaining Work of lot-1, Preparatory Works at
Upper Kotmale Hydropower Project
Client : - Ceylon Electricity Board
Consultant : - J- power (Electric Power Development Co. Ltd –Japan)
Main Contractor : - Maeda Corporation- Japan
Nominated Sub Contractor: - Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau
Estimated cost :- Rs. 849 million
Position : - Resident Engineer
Duration : - 01.09.2013 – 31.12.2013 (04 months)
During this period I was appointed as Resident engineer for construction seven number of
house buildings at thalawakele site area.
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Project overview
This Project was spreaded at nearby area of thalawakele town. Project was consist with
several type buildings such as house buildings, bazaar building, shopping complex, kovil
buildings, school building, work shop, apartment, dormitory and rest house building.
The project was entrusted to CECB as Design and Build contract.
When I was joining the project, more than 75% of the total work has been finished. Out of
seven house buildings at my site, six has come up to foundation level. Structure of the house
buildings consisted of pad foundation, 125 mm thick slab, Asbestos roof on timber frame
work, timber doors and windows and septic tanks and soakage pits with man holes.
Necessary laboratory tests were carried out for coarse aggregate samples such as AIV
(Aggregate Impact Value) and ACV (Aggregate Compact Value), which was proposed to use
for the concrete. After obtaining satisfactory test results, grade 25 manual mixed concrete
used.
12.5mm thick double side film coated marine plywood sheets (8’x 4’) and required types of
timber was used as form work. Acro jacks were used to support beam and slab soffits.
Reinforcements were arranged according to the bar schedules and necessary requirements
were checks when fixing..
Walls were out of block masonry with the external surface plastered to rough finish and the
internal surface to a smooth finish. The external wall surfaces were painted with one coat of
filler and 2 coats of weather shield paint, whilst the internal walls were applied with base
compound and 2 coats of emulsion paint.
The staff of 1 civil engineer assistant, 2 work supervisors, 1 store keeper and trainee
supervisors were assisted me as subordinate staff in the construction works.
My main responsibility was to program, monitoring and implement the construction of the
seven buildings with the assistance of the technical staff within four months as the client has
scheduled to hand over to owner.
5.3. Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau Design Office at Digana
Position Design Engineer
Duration :- 15.07.2014 - 15.05.2015 (10 months)
During this period, I was entrusted to carry out steel truss design, concrete structural elements
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structural design of proposed OPD and Clinic Building at Divisional Hospital Bakamuna.
During this period, I had discussions with Project Architect towards finalizing their working
drawings on general arrangement drawings and layout drawings. Further, I discussed with
Senior Design Engineers on structural member sizing. All the structural elements such as
beams, slabs, columns and staircases were designed and calculations were produced with
relevant drawings.
6.0 MAJOR PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
Project : - Ward complex Kandy Hospital
1). Drainage Improvement
Site location was at low level compared to other surrounding building floor levels. Before
starting construction works it was understood during rainy season, site premises will be
flooded. To overcome that problem drainage improvement was done by subsurface drain and
surface drain.
2). Thermal cracks on the raft Foundation
The thickness of the raft foundation beams was 1650mm. Grade 30 ready mix concrete was
used for concreting. Few hours after pouring surface cracks appear on fresh concrete. I
instructed to seal the cracks with cement grout before start curing, but cracks are appeared
even after the curing. Severe cold weather was experienced throughout night until morning
and very hot condition within day time. I understood that crack were merely due to the
sudden rise in ambient temperature. I brought the matter to Senior Engineers attention and
they too confirmed the same. In the mean time, I monitored the results of test cubes and
found that the concrete had gained required strength as per the design.
3). Ground cracks at nearby houses
Proposed building is located at near the hospital boundary line that is connected to highland
village. So excavation was done up to boundary line with narrow slope about 5m height. In
the rainy period some ground cracks appear on top ground of that area near the houses. I
informed to Senior Engineer and final solution was constructing a retaining wall.
4). Difficulties of removal of water that is stagnate in the raft foundation
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Heavy rain aroused after the foundation concreting in those days. Therefore, rain water was
accumulated daily in the raft foundation. Due to spreading of Dengue the stagnated water is
needed to remove urgently and it was difficult to remove water daily. I decided to remove the
water daily as much as possible and fill the pits with sand and pebbles temporally till the
rainy season is over.
5). Minimize the lagging of the progress due to rain
Kandy area gets heavy rains during the months of March and April in each year. So I
planned to carry out the interior work of the buildings during this period in order to minimize
the lagging of the progress of the works.
Project : - Road Carpeting Project Kandy
1). Low level of existing man hole
Level of the designed road surface was different at some time from the existing road surface.
This may be caused for the existing man hole located at road surface. Therefore first of all
informed to the relevant authorities about this mater and their responsibilities were
successfully.
2). Segregation of aggregate.
Some field compaction tests were failed for aggregate base course layer in some roads.
Reason for the failure was segregation of base course that happened when transporting and
spreading. This can be avoided by transporting and spreading of wet material. So required
amount of water added to the stock pile and mixed by using JCB machine until uniform
mixture was achived.
Project : - Kotmale Housing Project
1). Incorrect placing of electrical conduit in layout
When checked on the electrical drawings, I noticed that some electrical conduits in slabs
have been placed underneath the bottom R/F net. I decided to lay those conduits over the slab
R/F by considering the importance of 25mm cover
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2). Not workable rate for special items
Some detailing of the buildings such as rain water guard, exposed beam took extra
workmanship compared to the normal plastering, painting, etc. Therefore, I studied the
practical situation of these construction and proposed workable rates for such special items.
3). Not available concrete plant
There was no ready mix plant close to this area. So I arranged the slab concreting using three
concrete mixers to operate with two independent gangs.
8.0 CONCLUDING REMARKS
The training received and the responsibilities held with the advice and the guidance of
professionally qualified engineers in above mentioned two organizations have given me a
good experience and the knowledge for handling of any type of civil engineering works.
I take this opportunity to thank them all.
Candidate : …………………………………..
Eng. W.M.D.N. Wijekoon,
BScEng, AMIE (SL),
Civil Engineer,
Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau.
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The contract was awarded to CECB on Design and build basis.
I carried out the following activities at the site,
1) Supervision of the construction works
2) Setting out works of the building
3) Preparation of bar bending schedules
4) Preparation of bills of sub contractors
5) Taking quantities and preparation of interim bills
6) Maintaining site documents, etc
ha seven storied building .The total floor area of the building was 5296m², consists of X-
Ray rooms, labs, ECG, Endoscopy, Radiology,6 Bed MICU,.6 Bed HDU, Doctor’s on call
rooms, 48 beds in 4 nos wards, Paying wards and lecture halls. The building was on raft
foundation and the structure was reinforced concrete with brick infill walls. The roof was
steel trusses with Zn/Al Roofing sheets on steel purling.
:
Quantifying material requirements for the construction items, submitting
those details with the procurement plan to the Procurement Engineer for
calling quotations, maintaining uninterrupted supply of materials by
coordinating with the suppliers.
Surveying of the land & setting out the boundaries & building.
Preparation of construction programme, periodically reviewing of work progress,
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revising and updating the programme to achieve the targets by re-scheduling the
balance works.
Preparation of interim bills and submission to the client at the end of each month and
following up until the payments are received.
Guide supervisors, sub-contractors and labour force to achieve the targets.
Providing facilities for sub-contractors and paying their claims on time.
Maintaining the records of weather, labour, machinery used at site, etc.
Organizing other supporting staff.
Project 02
Job Title : Renovation of Operation theatre at general hospital
Polonnaruwa
Location : General hospital Polonnaruwa
Employer : Ministry of Healthcare & Nutrition
Type of Contract : Design & build contract
Value of work done : Rs. 19 M
Construction Period : 3month
Period of involvement by the Applicant : From April 2011 to July 2011
Designation of the Applicant : Resident Engineer
Project overview
Project had included renovation of three Operation theatres with floor area of 600m².
Constructions proses mainly included removing of damaged vinyl floor Carpets & replacing
them after leveling of exsisted floor, Removing of Aluminium doors & replacing them with
timber paneled doors & colour washing of theatre. The project was entrusted to CECB on
Design and build basis.
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Duties performed :
Quantifying material requirements for the construction items, submitting those details
with the procurement plan to the Procurement Engineer for calling quotations,
maintaining uninterrupted supply of materials by coordinating with the suppliers.
Preparation of construction programme, periodically reviewing of work progress,
revising and updating the programme to achieve the targets by re-scheduling the
balance works.
Preparation of interim bills and submission to the client at the end of each month and
following up until the payments are received.
Guide supervisors, sub-contractors and labour force to achieve the targets.
Providing facilities for sub-contractors and paying their claims on time.
Maintaining the records of weather, labour, machinery used at site, etc.
Organizing other supporting staff.
5.2 From September 2013 to December 2013 (4 months)
Resident Engineer, Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau, Polonnaruwa
During this period I was assigned to handle Provincial roads around the Udunuwara and
Yatinuwara electorates at Kandy District as the Resident Engineer.
Position :- Resident Engineer
Project :- Provincial Road Carpeting Project- Kandy District
Duration :- 01.11.2011 – 31.08.2013 (22 months)
Client :- Government Agent – Kandy
Consultant :- Road Development Authority
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Estimated cost :-
During this period I was assigned to handle three storied laboratory building, Extension of the
Female nurse’s quarter 3rd floor, Extension of SHO quarters 2nd floor & two renovation works
at the general hospital polonnaruwa as a Resident Engineer for the construction office at
General hospital Polonnaruwa.
Project 01
Job Title : Construction of Laboratory building at General hospital
Polonnaruwa
Location : General hospital Polonnaruwa
Employer : Ministry of Healthcare & Nutrition
Type of Contract : Design & build contract
Value of work done : Rs. 39 M
Construction Period : 7 month
Period of involvement by the Applicant : From Oct 2011 to April 2012
Designation of the Applicant : Resident Engineer
Project overview
Project had included three storied laboratory building with 222m² per floor. The sub structure
of the building was mainly consisted of Pad footings & rubble foundation, Brick work for
walls & Zn/Alum sheet covered steel roof. The project was entrusted to CECB on Design and
build basis.
Duties performed :
Quantifying material requirements for the construction items, submitting those details
with the procurement plan to the Procurement Engineer for calling quotations,
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maintaining uninterrupted supply of materials by coordinating with the suppliers.
Surveying of the land & setting out the boundaries & building.
Preparation of construction programme, periodically reviewing of work progress,
revising and updating the programme to achieve the targets by re-scheduling the
balance works.
Preparation of interim bills and submission to the client at the end of each month and
following up until the payments are received.
Guide supervisors, sub-contractors and labour force to achieve the targets.
Providing facilities for sub-contractors and paying their claims on time.
Maintaining the records of weather, labour, machinery used at site, etc.
Organizing other supporting staff.
Project 02
Job Title : Extension of Female nurses Quarters
Location : General hospital Polonnaruwa
Employer : Ministry of Healthcare & Nutrition
Type of Contract : Design & build contract
Value of work done : Rs. 19 M
Construction Period : 5 month
Period of involvement by the Applicant : From Oct 2011 to February 2012
Designation of the Applicant : Resident Engineer
Project overview
Project had included extension of the third floor of the female nurse’s quarters with 350m²
floor area. The structure of the building was mainly consisted of RCC column, Brick work
for walls & asbestos sheet covered steel roof. The project was entrusted to CECB on Design
and build basis.
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Duties performed :
Quantifying material requirements for the construction items, submitting those details
with the procurement plan to the Procurement Engineer for calling quotations,
maintaining uninterrupted supply of materials by coordinating with the suppliers.
Surveying of the land & setting out the boundaries & building.
Preparation of construction programme, periodically reviewing of work progress,
revising and updating the programme to achieve the targets by re-scheduling the
balance works.
Preparation of interim bills and submission to the client at the end of each month and
following up until the payments are received.
Guide supervisors, sub-contractors and labour force to achieve the targets.
Providing facilities for sub-contractors and paying their claims on time.
Maintaining the records of weather, labour, machinery used at site, etc.
Organizing other supporting staff.
Project 03
Job Title : Extension of SHO Quarters
Location : General hospital Polonnaruwa
Employer : Ministry of Healthcare & Nutrition
Type of Contract : Design & build contract
Value of work done : Rs. 12.5 M
Construction Period : 5 month
Period of involvement by the Applicant : From Oct 2011 to February 2012
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Designation of the Applicant : Resident Engineer
Project overview
Project had included extension of the 2nd floor of the SHO quarters with 180m² floor area.
The structure of the building was mainly consisted of RCC column, Brick work for walls &
asbestos sheet covered steel roof. The project was entrusted to CECB on Design and build
basis.
Duties performed :
Quantifying material requirements for the construction items, submitting those details
with the procurement plan to the Procurement Engineer for calling quotations,
maintaining uninterrupted supply of materials by coordinating with the suppliers.
Surveying of the land & setting out the boundaries & building.
Preparation of construction programme, periodically reviewing of work progress,
revising and updating the programme to achieve the targets by re-scheduling the
balance works.
Preparation of interim bills and submission to the client at the end of each month and
following up until the payments are received.
Guide supervisors, sub-contractors and labour force to achieve the targets.
Providing facilities for sub-contractors and paying their claims on time.
Maintaining the records of weather, labour, machinery used at site, etc.
Organizing other supporting staff.
5.2 From April 2012 to January 2013 (9 months)
Resident Engineer, Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau, Polonnaruwa
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During this period I was assigned to handle four storied Medical ward complex building at
the general hospital Polonnaruwa as a Resident Engineer for the construction office at
General hospital Polonnaruwa.
Job Title : Construction of Medical ward complex
Location : General hospital Polonnaruwa
Employer : Ministry of Healthcare & Nutrition
Type of Contract : Design & build contract
Value of work done : Rs. 417 M
Construction Period : 12 month
Period of involvement by the Applicant : From April 2012 to January 2013
Designation of the Applicant : Resident Engineer
Project overview
Project had included four storied medical ward building with 1117m² per floor. The sub
structure of the building was mainly consisted of shallow footings & tie beams, Brick work
for walls & Zn/Alum sheet covered steel roof. The project was entrusted to CECB on Design
and build basis.
Duties performed :
Quantifying material requirements for the construction items, submitting those details
with the procurement plan to the Procurement Engineer for calling quotations,
maintaining uninterrupted supply of materials by coordinating with the suppliers.
Surveying of the land & setting out the boundaries & building.
Preparation of construction programme, periodically reviewing of work progress,
revising and updating the programme to achieve the targets by re-scheduling the
balance works.
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Preparation of interim bills and submission to the client at the end of each month and
following up until the payments are received.
Guide supervisors, sub-contractors and labour force to achieve the targets.
Providing facilities for sub-contractors and paying their claims on time.
Maintaining the records of weather, labour, machinery used at site, etc.
Organizing other supporting staff.
5.3 From June 2013 to December 2013 (6 months)
Design Engineer, Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau
Design Office at Digana
During this period I was entrusted to carry out steel truss design, concrete structural elements
such as foundations, columns, beams, slabs stair cases of ongoing projects and entire
structural design of Professorial building at Batticolo. Building was five storied buildings
with pad footing foundation and walls were out of brick work. During this period, I had
discussions with project Architects towards finalizing their working drawings on general
arrangement drawings and layout drawings. Further, I discussed with Senior Design
Engineers on structural member sizing. All the structural elements such as beams, slabs,
columns, staircases and foundations were designed and calculations were produced with
relevant drawings. The designs were carried out in accordance with the British Standards.
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6.0 APPLICATION OF THEORY TO PRACTICE AND INSTANCES OF
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
6.1 Changes made to the driving process of pre-cast concrete piles.
According to the design, instructions were given to drive pre-cast concrete piles by
using of 2.5 ton hammer. But our construction was carried out during the dry period.
Due to that reason water table within that area was remained at very low level & outer
soil layer of that area became very hard. Therefore pile driving process became difficult
during that period. So we informed our design engineer about the situation & after
having a site visit, he instructed to drive pile after drilling the location with the lower
diameter bit to the required dept.
6.2 Involvement, Attitude, and interferences by medical personnel towards
construction activities
The problem I had to face frequently was negative attitudes and interferences by
medical personnel; especially doctors, matrons and sisters on construction activities. I
often had to work with doctors and other medical personnel. Most of them wanted to
dictate in engineering related decision making and expecting their decisions to be
considered as the final, even though most of them had little idea about engineering. It
was extremely difficult to convince them that the solutions suggested by the Engineers
with regard to their problems were the best possible options. I always discussed the
suggestions of the relevant medical personnel and finalized all decisions at the
estimation stage itself. They however always wanted changes after awarding the
contracts and while commencing the works.
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6.3 Cracks in first floor beams of OPD, Clinics, ICU and theater complex
Some hair line cracks were observed in first floor beams after removal of formwork. I soon
started a recording system in which appeared date, location and number according to
propagation pattern. Also thin glass slides were pasted across the cracks to obtain an idea
about crack propagation and in the mean time informed to Project Manager about the matter.
According to their instructions we prepared a comprehensive report regarding matter. Most of
cracks found at mid of beams and intersections with primary and secondary beam. None of
cracks propagated up to slab level.
A group of structural engineers visited the site and their opinion was that none of cracks had
structural impact and hence building was safe. However further investigation such as core
sampling and testing, material property testing etc were carried out to determine the cause of
the cracks. After having several discussions the following conclusions and decisions were
arrived at.
1. None of cracks had structural impact hence the structure was safe and could be used
for the intended purpose but remedial action to be taken to treat the cracks (in order
that reinforcement is protected against corrosion). It was decided to treat the cracks by
epoxy injection method.
2. The nature of the cracks was strongly suggestive that the main cause was the
combination of excessive shrinkage and early thermal movement.
Early thermal movement in concrete occurs due to high temperature in wet concrete probably
due to heated aggregate and reinforcement. Shrinkage occurs due to excessive quantity of
water and insufficient quantity of coarse aggregate. Following site decisions were taken to
overcome the above.
Schedule concreting at night time as far as possible
Use chilled water to mix concrete.25
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Use water reducing admixture.
7.0 ORGANIZATION CHARTS
7.1 ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION (EPC) UNIT,
CECB, DIGANA
Abbreviations
Positions held by Candidate Period
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GM
Chairman & Board of Directors
Corporate Addl. GM (Construction)
Addl. GM(s) (Consultancy)
Corporate Addl. GM (Consultancy)
Addl.GM (EPC-NW & NC)
Addl. GM(s) (EPC)
DGM (NW & NC)
EA (s)
WS (s)
SK (s)
SE (s)*
PM (NW & NC)
RE (s) **
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* Site Engineer - 01.06.2008 - 28.02.2011
* Resident Engineer - 01.03.2011 – 01.01.2013
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7.2 STRUCTURAL DESIGN UNIT – CECB-DIGANA
Abbreviations
Positions held by Candidate Period
* Trainee Design Engineer - 01.01.2013 - 30.06.2013
**Design Engineer - 01.07.2013 - 31.12.201328
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Chairman & Board of Directors
GM
Addl. GM(s) (Consultancy)
Addl. GM (EPC-East) Consultant (EPC-Designs)
Addl. GM(s) (EPC)
Corporate Addl. GM (Construction)
Corporate Addl. GM (Consultancy)
DGM (East) PM (Designs) (s)
ArchitectDE **
TDE *
DO
Draughtsman(s)
Tr D’ man (s)
Accountant(EPC-East)
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8.0 CONCLUDING REMARKS
During my engineering career up to now I received a proper training with responsibilities at
different levels in construction, consultancy and design under guidance of professionally
qualified Engineers in Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau. This has enabled me to
handle any type of civil engineering works. Further, I appreciate the co-operation extended to
me by the management and other staff categories of the bureau during this period.
I take this opportunity to thank all of them.
Candidate : …………………………………..
Eng. R.A.N.A.Bandara
BSc.Eng(Hons), AMIE(SL),
Civil Engineer,
Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau
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