1) The document summarizes a site visit report to a construction site of two apartment blocks and a serviced apartment. 2) During the visit, students observed various construction materials, processes and equipment used at the site including formwork, scaffolding, concrete and safety practices. 3) Key areas discussed included the types of formwork used for slabs, beams and columns, the use of independent scaffolding outside and inside the building, and details on the grade of concrete poured.

1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN
Bachelor of Quantity Surveying (Honours)
MEASUREMENT 1 [QSB 60104]
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY I [BLD 60104]
BUILDING MATERIALS [BLD 62003]
Title : Site Visit To D’Latour Construction Site Report
Name : Muhammad Hasif bin Alias
Student ID : 0316413

2. Content
1. Introduction Pg. 1
2. Objectives Pg. 2
3. Content Pg. 3
-Site
-Formwork
-Scaffolding
-Concrete
4. Conclusion

3. Introduction
On 21st of November 2014, a construction site visit is organized by Sr. Ang Fuey Lin in D’Latour
Construction Site, Bandar Sunway, PJS 7, Selangor which is very near to Taylor’s University Lakeside
Campus. The project description is as stated below :
Project 2 Blocks of 27-Storey SoHo and a 28 Storey Serviced Apartment
Developer DK - My Properties Sdn. Bhd.
Architect RDA - Harris Architects Sdn. Bhd.
Quantity Sr. Alpha-Omega Matrix
Contractor Pasukhas Construction Sdn. Bhd.
The site visit is joined by 45 students and 5 lecturers. We are divided by 2 groups. The site visit begin with
the first group at 9.00am sharp guided by construction site safety officer, Encik Kamarul and his teams. We
are allowed to visit the basement ground floor and first floor as the site is still under heavy construction.
The first session ended at 10.00am and continued with the second group.
Objectives

4.  To exposed one self to the actual working environment on site.
 To identify and observe the usage materials and machineries at the construction site.
 To understand the importance of personal safety in construction site.
 To understand and observe the construction process techniques and applications.
Starter bars (Fig 2.1)
To increase the speed of construction at
joints where continuity of reinforcement
is required.
 To strengthen communication skills and to see the importance of teamwork in the building team.
 To analyze the formworks, scaffoldings and concretes used in site.
 To identify the items measurable for sub-structure and reinforced concrete frame works.
Content
Outside the Building
Inside the Building
Temporary Access (Fig 2.2)
Road, passage ways, hand-drails etc
made for construction.
Floor Hardener (Fig. 2.3)
For hardening the upper matrix of
Portland cement concrete surface.
Forklift (Fig. 2.4)
Lift and move materials in a short
distance.
Concrete ( Building Materials BLD62003 )
Figure 1.0
Concrete used on site - GRADE 40
Advantages:
- High compressive strength.
- High load bearings capacity.
- Widely use for high-rise building.
Disadvantages:
- Slightly expensive.
Column with Hardener (Fig. 2.5)
Comparison of a column with(left) and
without(right) a hardener.
Figure 1.6 Figure 1.9
Steel Scaffolding (Fig. 2.6)
In figure show the pipe support
scaffolding.
Figure 2.1 Figure 2.5
Alternative Figure concrete 1.1
- GRADE 30
Advantages:
- Cheaper than Concrete Grade 40
Figure 1.2
Figure 1.3
Concrete in slabs and columns.
Figure 1.4
Figure 1.5
Description Board (Fig. 1.0)
Used to provide details on the planned
construction for references.
Site Safety Board (Fig. 1.1)
Shows site safety measurement which
is a requirement for every site.
Hoarding (Fig. 1.1)
Used to define the limit of site and to
prevent trespasser.
Temporary House (Fig. 1.2)
Accommodation for the construction
workers to ensure speed and efficiency.
Construction Container( Fig. 1.3)
Act a material storage and a carrier to
transport materials to multiple level
building.
Power Plugs (Fig. 2.7)
Generator send electricity here for
multiple uses. However, in the figure
show a dangerous method of handling
electrical power source.
Water Tank (Fig. 1.4)
Elevation water storage for the function
of the nearby toilet.
Bar Bending Spaces (Fig. 1.5)
This space is used to place and prepare
the required reinforcement bars readied
by the bar bender.
Figure 1.7
1.8
Figure 2.0
Reinforcement-Stirrups (Fig. 1.6)
A type or form of rebar used to support
main rebars.
Mobile Crane (Fig. 1.7)
Movable crane, able to withstand high
loads.
Tower Crane (Fig. 1.8)
Modern form of balance crane which is
fixed to ground. Widely used for high-rise
building.
Electrical Generator (Fig. 1.9)
A device that convert mechanical
energy to electrical energy to provide
electricity to power grid.
Temporary Road (Fig. 2.0)
Road used specifically for construction
purpose to avoid road damages. Usually
poured wasted concrete from
construction.
Portlant Cement (Fig. 2.8)
Use to make concrete grade 30 and
Figure 2.2 above. Figure 2.6
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5. Disadvantages:
- Lower compressive strength and load bearings capacity, however, it is sufficient because it met the
requirement of a strong concrete mixture proportion of 1:2:3 (cement:sand:gravel) .
Formwork ( Construction Technology BLD 60104 )
Slab Formwork
For the construction, the table form or flying form is used.
Table form is basically a a vast preassembled formwork and falsework
unit, frequently forming complete bay of suspended floor section. The
assembled formwork is lifted per elevator or "flown" by crane from
one story to the next. It is highly suitable for constructing a flat slab.
Consist of 5 layer of Plywood with a smooth surface in order for it to
be repetitively used without any damages.
Advantages:
- allow faster construction for large floor layouts.
- easy to adjust and erect assembled units into places.
- formed high quality surface finish.
- provide non-slip surfaces on decking
- can be use repetitively.
Disadvantages:
- more expensive.
- requires sufficient space to fly the table unit beyond the building line.
- requires skilled workers.
Beam formwork
For the beam formwork, the traditional timber formwork is used.
This type of formwork is built out of out of timber and plywood or
moisture-resistant particleboard.
Advantages:
- easy to handle due to lightweight and requires no special tools.
- lower initial cost due to availability and cheaper production cost.
Disadvantages:
- time consuming for larger structures.
- short life span. ( Can be reused for few times only )
Example of loads needed for a concrete
slab to withstand during construction.
Applied slab formwork
Serviced slab formwork.
Applied beam formwork.

6. Column Formwork
The column formwork systems found on site are modular formwork
system which consist of prefabricated timber, steel or aluminum
beams and formwork modules. This allow quick assembly and
erection on-site while reducing the usage of labour and crane time. It
allow variety of internal face surfaces depending on the concrete finish
required. Nowadays, the system are provide adjustable, reusable
column forms which can be clamped on-site to give different column
sizes.
Advantages:
- enhance construction speed and efficiency.
- easy handling, required less skilled labour.
- metal type of column forms can be assembled and erected easily.
- formed good quality surface finishes.
- can be used repetitively, lower life-cycle costs.
Disadvantages:
- more expensive than traditional timber formwork.
Scaffolding ( Construction Technology BLD60104 )
Independent Scaffolding
This type of scaffolding can be seen almost everywhere in the construction site. It is used inside the
building and also outside of the building. As stated, the independent scaffolding requires no building
support and can be place on any surfaces. Unlike putlog scaffolds, for independent scaffolding, the putlog
is replaced with transom and in addition, diagonal braces are fitted between standards to give stability.
Reasons for using this type of scaffolding :
- able to remain upright without support from the building under construction.
- wider and safer access area for stair ladders and rest platforms.
Applied column formwork.
Used column formwork.

7. - easy to assemble and disassemble.
- increase construction speed and efficiency.
Conclusion
The site visit showed me a lot of things that I learned based on theory and books only. Even though we
did not get the chance to go further to upper floor, it was a very great experience for first timer like
students to go to such site visit. It allowed the students to adjust themselves in the construction
environment which Figure are proved shows to independent be hot and noisy. scaffoldings Furthermore, prepared it fulfilled outside most of building.
of our objectives,
especially getting to know more of construction process and identifying the materials and equipments used.
I am now able to appreciate a building construction more and this inspired me more of becoming a site
Quantity Surveyor.
Figure shows independent scaffoldings prepared around the building and provide accesses.