Site Visit Measurement1: Ang Fuey Lin

Construction Technology1:Leong Boon

Tik

Building Materials: Pn. Hasmanira

Mokhtar

Hasan Rubayet

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Site Visitation

Recently we went to site visitation lead by our lecturer Ang Fuey Lin. Our site was in the

Klang valley. It is a first site visitation since Sem 1. The site visitation conducted on 20th June

as a part of our learning process and assignment for; Construction Technology, Building

Material and Measurement. The aim of this assignment is to apply the theoretical knowledge to

practical. This report identifies the overall construction management, how construction done,

technologies and materials used for one construction.

The building was situated in the Jalan Klang Lama. It was twenty-five story building.

Until the level seven it is for car-parking and commercial purposes; from level seven to level

twenty-five it is for residential purposes. Four levels of car park, three levels of commercial

spaces and probably there will be 400-403 apartments. The main purpose of the building is to

link via bridge to the next shopping center called Pearl Point. The developer of the construction

is ENCORP BERHAD.

SAFETY: Before the site visitation we had to take some safety precaution. We bought

consruction helmet.

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BUILDING STRUCTURE: The first things we notice when we arrived at site, that basic

structure of the building like slab, columns and beams are exposed. Basically there are two

kinds of structure of a building 1) sub structure and 2) super structure. The picture below

showing the super structure of the building. Super-structure is that part of the structure which is

above ground level, and which serves the purpose of its intended use. Next to see the sub

structure of the building we had to go to basement. In the basement there is another car park

used for commercial purpose and the foundation of the building still exposed.

FORM WORK

SLAB

COLUMN

BEAM

SUPER STRUCTURE

Sub-structure basically Foundation is the lower portion of the building, usually located

below the ground level, which transmits the loads of the super-structure to the supporting soil.

Foundation of this construction done by Contiguous piling. This method used when work space

is limited and to control over the ground movement.

CONTIGUOUS PILING

SUB STRUCTURE

Then column is vertical configuration in a structure. Usually it bears the loads of the

building and transfer to earth. Beam is the horizontal configuration in a structure that transfer

the load of slab to column and last of all slab transfer the structural load to soil. On the whole

column, beam and slab are load bearer.

EQUIPMENT USED: There is a portable concrete mixture, which can easily move from

one place to another.

PORTABLE CONCRETE MIXTURE

There is electricity power generator to run other equipment in the construction site.

POWER GENERATOR

The image below showing tower crane in the construction site. Crane basically used for

carrying heavy items in construction. Crane equipped with a winder/rope drum. Tower crane

always fixed with ground.

WINDER

TOWER CRANE

The another crane we noticed called truck mounted crane, same function like other

crane but it can move around the construction site.

TRUCK MOUNTED CRANE

The general principle of a scaffolding is to provide a platform for workers and materials

while work takes place. It can be used for a variety of purposes, including: Maintaining the

exterior of an existing structure eg. Painting, providing working platforms for workers building a

structure, stair towers for access to other raised platforms such as flat roofs, temporary roofs

temporary walkways, temporary bridges.

SCAFFOLDING

Goods bearing truck always move around the construction site for to carry materials.

TRUCK

Ventilation duct use for passing the air in the building.

VENILATION DUCT

RAW MATERIAL USED: Cement is the main component of concrete. It's an

economical, high-quality construction material used in construction projects worldwide.

Cement, one of the key construction materials available today.

CEMENT

CEMENT

Cement is made from a mixture of calcium carbonate (generally in the form of

limestone), silica, iron oxide and alumina.

Concrete is a versatile construction material: it is plastic and malleable when newly

mixed, yet strong and durable when hardened.

CONCRETE

The another material is very noticeable, because it was spreader everywhere in the

construction site and that is Reinforcement bar. Reinforcing steel bars are used for

reinforcement of concrete structure. Rebar is common steel reinforcing bar, an important

component of reinforced concrete and reinforced masonry structures. It is usually formed from

mild steel, and is given ridges for better frictional adhesion to the concrete. Rebar is formed

into it to carry the tensile loads.

REINFORCEMENT BAR

Timber is the most environment friendly materials used in construction. Basically timber

used is construction to accomplish formwork. The role of timber, reducing the carbon footprint

of the construction industry.

TIMBER

ACCOMODATION AND SCHEDULE FOR WORKERS: On the site there is some

workers accommodation for convenience. So that neighborhood won’t be affected, there will

be no traffic jam because of workers have accommodation in the site and schedule will make

sure that work load distribute and done properly and the building handover on time.

SAFETY PRECAUTION FOR WORKERS: In the site there is a safety measure for

workers, we noticed, some safety signs and warnings for workers and others people related

this project.

LEARNING OUTCOME: The learning outcome of this site visit and assignment are very

simple. Gain our knowledge through practical learning with our theoretical knowledge. When

we visited site everything become more clear and practical knowledge become stable in our

memory, understanding of how construction and measurement done of a structure and the

application the building materials/resourses.