INTRODUCTION

In this assignment, we are required to write a site visit report,

which is, organized on the 26th of June 2015 by our Measurement I

lecturer Ms Ang Fuey Lin. This assignment is involved in three

modules, which are Measurement I, Construction Technology I and

building Materials. Before that, every one of us should prepare a safety

helmet to ensure our safety. During that day, we are gathered at

Taylor’s University at around 9am. It takes around 20 minutes to the

site, which is located at Bukit Jalil.

When we arrived at the site, the project manager gave us a 15

minutes briefing of the site about the project which is cost roughly

RM21.5 million. Besides, this is the biggest pilecap that they had ever

made which is 24BP1200A. After that, the project manager gave us

another short briefing about the safety precautions we have to take

while walking around at the site. We also need to be very careful on

our own safety and ensure that we do not slip and fall which can lead

to a lot of problems.

When the briefing is completed, we are divided into three groups,

each group consist of 9 to 10 people. Then, we follow the person who

in charge of us and finally given the tour on the site.

Type of foundation used for the site

The type of foundation, which is used in this project is pile

foundation. A pile foundation is a long slender foundation, it is made

by either timber , structural steel or concrete which might be cast-in-

situ or driven and acts as a structural member to transfer the load of

the structure to a required depth in deep foundations carrying a load

which may be vertical or lateral or lateral plus vertical.

The grade of concrete used for the column is grade 45, for beam

is grade 35. Moreover, the concrete grade for slab is grade 35 and for

the foundation it is grade 30.

These are the advantages and disadvantages for pile foundation:

Advantages Disadvantages

The size, length and shape can be made in advanced and used at the site.

Advance planning is required for handling and driving.

The work is neat and clean.Required heavy equipment for

handling and driving.

High individual load capacity.May suffer unseen damage, which

reduces carrying capacity.

Can be driven in very long length.May break during driving

necessitating replacement piles.

Advantages and disadvantages of reinforced concrete:

Advantages Disadvantages

The reinforced concrete building system is more durable than any other

building system.

The tensile strength of reinforced concrete is about one tenth of its

compressive strength.

The maintenance cost of reinforced concrete is very low

The cost of the forms used for the casting reinforced concrete is

relatively higher.Compared to the use of steel in

structure, reinforces concrete requires less killed labor for the erection of

structure.

Shrinkage causes crack development and strength loss

Fire and weather resistance of reinforced concrete is fair.

It needs mixing, casting, and curing, all of which affect the final strength of

concrete.

PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTION

Temporary Work

This is a temporary place, which is provided to the workers of there to relax and take a break.

A temporary work for the drainage system since there is a lot of ground water and rainwater, which has to be removed.

Plants and tools used:

This is a bar bending machine which is used to bend the reinforcement bars into ant shapes and angles. This is more convenient for the worker.

The blue machine is a welding generator, which provides current electrical to perform welding.

Excavators are also used on the site that is used for earth digging and loading the excavated materials into the loading trucks to either for disposal or used later.

Construction Work:

This is acted as a balancing tool for the formwork that can help to make it straight.

The pile cap of the building is found on the site.

The worker is tear apart the formwork after the concrete is dried over one night.

This is a concrete cover which is 35mm thick which has already placed at the reinforcement bars for column.

This is the column stump of the foundation.

The links were tied to the reinforcement bars of the column.

The workers were making concrete covers.

The formwork is done which is ready for concrete to pour inside it.

We found reinforcement bars, which are inside the walls.

CONCLUSION

After this site visit, I had gained a lot of new experience and

knowledge, which I cannot get from the books. I realized that going to

the site is much more different than just learning the theory from the

books.

Besides, after visiting the site, I truly understand the situation of

the site visit including the scorching of sun and the dust in the site. I

also gained knowledge about the process of construction process, the

way of using machinery equipment and can differentiate the types of

the building materials used in the construction.

As a conclusion, I really learn a lot and gained a lot for my future

which prepare me to overcome many upcoming problem throughout

the course from this site visiting.

OBJECTIVES

Understand the basic of the construction process. Understand the practical aspect of construction techniques in

comparison to the theory aspect in books and its application on site. Exposure to actual working environment on site including

uncertainty circumstance e.g. weather. Ability to communicate with the construction team members on site

and to see the importance of teamwork in the building team. Witness the usage of construction equipment on site including

mechanical plants. Explore and identify various types of building materials and

technology on site. Awareness of the importance of safety on site and understanding of

safety problems and site conditions. Recognize the items measureable for sub-structure and reinforced

concrete frame works.