Project SlideShare

1. Introduction
In this assignment, we are required to write a report for 3 of the subjects
which is Measurement I, Construction Technology, and Building Materials. Our
class site visit was held on 26th June 2015 which is located at The Andes, Bukit
Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. This site visit was organised by our Measurement lecturer,
Ms Ang Fuey Lin. We are divided into two groups which we will go to the site
at different time. We can either chooseto go by our own or follow the bus that
organized by our lecturer. Each one of us are required to buy a safety helmet to
ensure us to be safe at the site.
The Andes, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur

2. Content
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1 Introduction 1
2 Objectives 2
3 Content/Photo & Description 3-12
4 Conclusion 13

3. Content/Technical Observation
We arrived at the construction site at 10am. When we arrived at the site,
we saw many construction materials at the site and we can know the
construction team of this project from the information board.
When we went into the site, James Siow, the project manager briefed us
about some information of the construction site. There are 2 block in the site,
which is categorised as block A and block B. For block A, they are planning to
finish it in August while for block B, they are planning to finish it in October
this year.
The below pictures shows what we had saw in the construction site.
The information board was placed in front of A power crane machine was found in the
the site site used for lifting heavy things and
transporting them to other places

4. Project manager, Mr Siow briefing us Different types of steel bar found in the site
about the site
Bored piles that haven’t install to the ground
Stirrups use to strengthen up the beam 30mm concrete cover use at the site

5. This is the temporary accommodation for Water pump out from the underground
workers
Two big pilecap found at the site Installed bored piled
Starter bars

6. Construction Technology I
Types of foundation used in site:
• Piled foundation: Piled foundations consist of a number of piles
connected by a ring of concrete called a ground beam. This is similar to a
strip foundation but not as wide. It is usually used with multi storey
buildings or buildings along the sea shove or river bed. It transmits load
through weak & unstable soil conditions.
Reasonwhy choose piledfoundation for the site
Based on this project, it is going to build a condominium which consists of
many stories. Due to this situation, piled foundation is the most suitable
foundation to use because it transmit the buildings loads to the foundations and
the ground soil layers.

7. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Piled
Foundation
Advantages Disadvantages
Can be placed deep into soil Requires heavy equipment for
handling and driving
Can transmit heavy loads Poordrainage qualities
Helps to prevent any shifting/collapse Expensive
The work is neat and clean. The
supervision of work at the site can be
reduced to a minimum. The storage
spacerequired is very much less.
Advance planning is required for
handling and driving.
Piles of any size, length and shape
can be made in advance and used at
the site. As a result, the progress of
the work will be rapid.
Driven piles are not suitable in soils
of poordrainage qualities. If the
driving of piles is not properly phased
and arranged, there is every
possibility of heaving of the soil or
the lifting of the driven piles during
the driving of a new pile.

8. Bored Pile
Bored pile is another type of reinforced concrete pile. Bored pile is used to
supporttall buildings or massive industrial complexes, which require
foundations that can bear the load of thousands of tons, most probably in
unstable or difficult soil conditions. The method of drilling bored pile is
different from RC Square pile or spun pile, which is using driving method, the
piling machine to be used will be different too. Bored piling works required
specialist bored piling contractorto follow up instead of hiring general piling
contractor.

9. Objectives
- To enable us to have a better understanding of construction method and
construction technology as compare to what we have learn from lecture.
- To acquire first-hand information on construction site activities.
- To learn about site organisation and the importance of site safety.
- To enable us to witness and explore the different types of building
materials being used in a building project.
- The importance of time in relation to the project completion period.
- To learn how to communicate and work together with the construction
members.

10. Building Materials
The grade of reinforced concrete:
The grade of reinforced concrete used for the construction of the building is
Grade 35 reinforcedconcrete.
The advantages of using Grade 35 concrete are it is cheaper than other concrete,
more common used in construction site, better resistance to fire and long service
life with low maintenance cost. The disadvantages of using Grade 35 concrete
are low compressive strength as compared to other concrete and it will easily
cracks under service load.

11. The grade of reinforced concrete used for the construction of the building also
has Grade 45 reinforced concrete.
The advantages of using Grade 45 concrete are the size of the structure can be
reduced and therefore the amount of concrete required is consequently reduced,
it can save a lot of costtoo. Besides, it can be extended life cycles and it is
relatively high compressive strength. The disadvantages of using Grade 45
concrete are the surface of the concrete is very hard. Other than that, it is also
more expensive than other concrete.

12. Conclusion
This is my first visit to a construction site. During the visit, I had acquired
valuable experience and knowledge with regards to construction activities on
site. The experience I got from the site visit is valuable because seeing the
actual construction work being done at the site is something we cannot
visualised from lecture.
From the site visit, I had learned how steel bars in beam and column is
fixed, how formwork is constructed and supported and also seen installed bored
pile, but unfortunately I was not able to see how the bored pile is actually
constructed. I also learned about the importance of site safety so as to prevent
fatal accident from being happening at the construction site.
Other than that, I have also learned that in a construction team consists of
the architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and a contractor. The team member
must work hand in hand to ensure the project is completed on time.
Finally, I am very thankful to Ms Ang, Ms Azrina, and Ms Aishah who
had arranged the site visit successfully and all the students learned a valuable
lesson about construction activities at the site.
Group Photo!!!

13. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN
BACHELOR OF QUANTITY SURVEYING (HONOURS)
MARCH INTAKE 2015
SEMESTER 1
[QSB 60104] MEASUREMENT 1
-Sr. Ang Fuey Lin
[BLD 60104] CONSTRUCTIONTECHNOLOGY1
-Pn. Azrina Md Yaakob
[BLD 62003] BUILDING MATERIALS
-Pn. Myzatul Aishah Kamarazaly
CONSTRUCTIONSITEREPORT
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
Kong Zhen Chung (0319528)