Measurement ; site visit report.

1. INTRODUCTION
On the day of site visit for Measurement 1 which is held on 26th of
June, we are required to gather at Taylor's Lakeside University before
going to the site. However, we were split into two sessions as there is a
very large number of us. Transportation is provided and the sessions
are arranged by Ms Ang Fuey Lin. The first session will be leaving at
8.30 am while for the second session the bus will leave at 9.30 am. The
site is located at around Puchong area which is called Bandar Kinrara
which has a journey of around 30 minutes from the campus.
When we arrived our destination, a short brief about the project was
given to us by the project manager under the shade. We were told that
this project costs around 21.5 million and this will be the largest pilecap
their company had ever done throughout their projects. Besides, we
were also given a brief about the safety precautions that we should
take while visiting the site including wearing our safety helmet as the
road and pathways are muddy due to the underground water
overflowing and also there are loads and building materials being
shifted.
After the briefing is done, we were divided into few groups consisting
of 9 to 10 people. We were shown around the site by our leader and
the explanation about the construction equipment and building
materials provided by him was helpful. We also get to observe how the
workers work on site using construction technology and also exposed
to the construction techniques that we had learnt in term of theory.
The site visit ended after around an hour and food was provided to us
while we were waiting for bus.

2. OBJECTIVE OF SITE VISIT
• To understand the basics of the construction process.
• To understand the differences in practical aspect of
construction techniques compared to the theory aspect
in books and its applicationon site.
• To expose ourselves to actual working environment on
site includinguncertainty circumstances such as
weather.
• To strengthen the abilityto communicate with the
construction team members on site and to realize the
importance of teamwork in the buildingteam during
site visit.
• To witness how the construction equipment on site is
being used in real life includingmechanicalplants.
• To explore and identify varioustypes of building
materialsand technologyon site.
• To emphasize the importance of safety on site and to
provide better understanding of safety problemsand
site conditionsto the students.
• To recognize the items measurable for sub-structure
and reinforced concrete frame works

3. Type of foundation used on site
The type of foundation involved in the site is pile foundation.
A pile foundation consists of two components which is pile cap
and single or group of piles. Pile transfers the loads from
structures to the hard strata, rocks or soil with high bearing
capacity. It can be 15 m long.
Grade of concrete
Column – Grade 40
Beam & Slab – Grade 35
Foundation – Grade 30

4. Pile foundation
ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE
Has pile spacing for bearing
capacity
Cost of pile is high
Has negative skin friction as
a design of pile foundation
Foundations of adjacent
structures will be affected
due to the vibrations
generated by driving of
piles
Length of pile can be
choose according to the
load and soil condition
Requires heavy and
equipment for driving and
handling
Can transfer the load to
deep hard soil levels
ignoring the soil of low
bearing capacity
Improper arranged of
driving of piles may cause
heaving of soil during
driving of new pile

5. Reinforced concrete
ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE
Has high compressive
strength
Has low tensile strength of
about 1/10 of its
compressive strength
Has better resistance to fire
than steel
It needs mixing and curing
which will affect the final
strength
Has a low maintenance cost
with a long service life
Has a low compressive
strength compared to steel
Most economical structural
material in the aspect of
some structures
Cracks in concrete develops
due to the shrinkage and
application of loads
Easily shaped as a precast
structural component
Highly cost as the forms for
casting RC is high

6. PHOTO AND DESCRIPTION
A short brief of introducing the project and safety precautions was
given.
Workers working on site.

7. Walking down to observe detail construction.
Formwork of column ready for concrete to be poured in.

8. Reinforcement bars which has an overlapping (24d)
Reinforcement bars for column

9. Reinforcement bars found in walls
Concrete of column which has already been cured

10. Temporary work which is a place where workers can rest when the
weather is unforeseen and reinforcement bars which is not bent is
placed there.
Cranes used to shift heavy loads and excavator for excavation

11. Concrete spacer of 35mm is tied on the reinforcement bar
Description tag on the reinforcement bar

12. Bar bending machine which is used for bending the reinforcement bars
into angles that is required
Examples of bar being bent using the bar bending machine

13. Reinforcement bar for pile caps
Links which are reinforcement bars for column

14. Concrete cover being made on site by workers
The huge pilecap for this project

15. Smaller pile cap which is found on site
Piles as a component of pile foundation

16. Formwork of pilecap is being taking off by one of the workers

17. CONCLUSION
Throughout the site visit, I have seen the basic process of a
construction and how the workers work on the site. Due to the
exposure to actual working environment, I get to observe the things
that I have learnt in the aspect of theory and is able to differentiate the
practical aspect with the theory aspect such as how the construction
techniques and technology was used on site. Moreover, I got the
chance to witness how workers on site used the construction
equipment to complete their work on site.
Besides, after this site visit, since the safety is emphasized, I am now
more aware of the safety precautions that should be taken during the
visit on site and a better understanding of safety with the site
conditions. During the site visit, I can also improve my communication
skills by communicating with the construction team members while
surveying the site. I also get to learnt that teamwork is very important
for completing a project through what I observed from the good
teamwork shown by the team members of construction.
Furthermore, i learnt more about the building materials and able to
identify different types of building materials as well as the technology
being used on site as the leader of our group had explained one by one
throughout the tour on site. I understand more and can recognize
better of the items for sub-structure and reinforced concrete frame
works. In a nutshell, it was a great experience to me as I was exposed to

18. the real working environment and also able to see the practical aspect
of construction techniques and building materials as this shows me a
better picture of what environment I will be working at as a quantity
surveyor one day.