The document is an internship report written by Maaz A. Naqvi and Shahrukh Aqiq, detailing their five-week experience at Paragon Constructors (Pvt) Ltd. from September 28 to November 3, 2016. It includes an introduction to the company, their overall internship experience, and specific tasks and methods used during their internship, such as batching plant inspection and concrete mix design. The report concludes with a positive reflection on the support received from the staff and its usefulness for civil engineering students up to the third year.

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Internship report 2016
MAAZ AHMED NAQVI
SHAHRUKH AQIQ
BS CIVIL TECHNOLOGY

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INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR: Engr. Osama Zahid
AUTHOR: Maaz A. Naqvi
Shahrukh Aqiq
Hosting Organization: Paragon Constructors (PVT) LTD.
CommencementDate: September28, 2016
Completion Date: November 03, 2016
Approved By:
Name of DGM: Eng. Zahoor Shah
Signature:
Name of mentor: Engr.Osama Zahid
Signature:
Hosting company stamp

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to thank ParagonConstrucrtors (PVT)LTD for giving me
the opportunity to undertake my five week internship in their
working area. I would like to convey my heartiest thanks to site
engineer Osama and the project manager Engr. Zahoor Shah for
their immense support and cooperation which made this experience
very learning and worthwhile.
Date:November10, 2016

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Contents
1.Chapter one
Introduction of the company ………………04
2. Chapter two
Over all internship experience …………………...05
3. Chapter three
Materials and methods ………………………….08
4. Batching Plant Inspection.
…………………………...…….10
5. Laboratory work………… 12

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Chapter one
1. Introduction of the company
Paragon continually strivesto be the premierproviderof
constructionservicesin Pakistan. Our people are experts
in fostering solutions that create value for our clients,
employees and stakeholdersby consistentlyexceeding
expectations. Our management approach and team orientation
enable Paragon to truly be the Owner’s advocate.Our success is
measuredby our client’s trust.
BANKERS
 Habib Metropolitan Bank, Karachi
 Bank Islami Pakistan Limited
 Summit Bank Limited
 Askari Bank Limited
 UBL
 JS Bank
 Meezan Bank
AUDITORS
 S. Shakeel-ur-Rehman & Co
INSURERS
 Adamjee Insurance, Karachi
 Eastern Federal Union, Karachi
 New Jubilee Insurance, Karachi
 New Hampshire Insurance Co, Karachi
 Pak Qatar Takaful Limited, Karachi

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 United Insurance Company of Pakistan Limited.
Chapter Two
Over all internship experience
Joiningof the company
I joined Paragon Costructors PVT LTD Karachi Pakistan
on 28th September 2016. The GM Engr.ZahoorShah
assignedme with the siteengineer on their on-going
project BahriaGrand .Mosquein Bahria Town Karachi
Section of the company I have been work
My hosting company is working on several projects in
the country. I was appointedin BahriaTown site
which is almost 35km away from Karachi city center.
Our hosting company was a contractor it has so many
responsibilities.Firstthe accountant compute bidfor
their drawing after they selected by client they supply
a working drawing like structuraldrawing, sanitary
drawing, electrical drawing in one copy based on the
agreement and the total project cost(bill of quantity)
for the client after they officially announced the
contractor. Then constructionbegins starting from
mobilization and office building.

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Planning, Scheduling:
Create WBS
Managed Activities
Drawings Study
Labor & Machinery Deployment
Site Layout:
Foundation Layout
Form work Layout
Steel Layout
Column Layout
Beam Layout
Centre Line Marking

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Fig: Footing layout markings
Digging Excavationfor Foundation:
Fig: Excavation in process with excavator
Compactionof Foundation:

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Chapter three
task execution and Methods.
Steel Fixing In Picked-UpWall:
Picked-Upwalls are vertical load distributionwall. It is
a RCC structure.
Fig: Steel formation can be seen in picked up wall

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Steel Form work on Dome:
Steel Structure Fixing:
Fixing of steel structureinsideminar.
Steel Structure has used insidethe minar.
Steel ramp are constructed for future maintenance
work.
Centre space will be used for lift.

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Batching Plant Inspection:
Batching Plant produces Ready mix concrete.
It is operated by a technician in control room located near
plant.
Crush stone, sand and cement added in plant with proper
weight through conveyor belt.
Water is then added.
Fig: Control room inside view
o Fig: Conveyor belt at Batching Plant and silo mixer with, 108Ton capacity each
o Shovel in process of foiling belt

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Fig: Ready-mix concrete is transferring into Transit Mixer to sent to Site.

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Laboratory work.
I. Concrete Mix Design
II. Compression Test
III. Field Density Test
Concrete Mix Design
No of Cement Bags for Concrete:
Total Quantity = 100 Cft/sft
Dry Volume = 100x1.54
Dry = 154
No. of Cement Bags
Vol of cement Bag =
154
1+2+4
∗ 1
Volume of Cement = 22Cft
No of Cement Bag =
𝑣𝑜𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦
𝑉𝑜𝑙 𝑜𝑓 1 𝑏𝑎𝑔
No of Cement bag =
22
1.25
No of cement bag = 17.6 qty.
Volume of Fine Aggregate:
=
154
1+2+4
x2
44 Cft.
Volume of Coarse Aggregate:
154
1 + 2 + 4
∗ 4
88 Cft.

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Plaster quantity for 100 Sqft
Wet Volume = 100 x1/2 x ½
= 25
Dry Volume = 25 x 1.2 = 30Sq/ft
Cement Ratio: =
𝐷𝑟𝑦 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒
𝑆𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜
∗ 𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡
=
30
1+4
∗ 1
Cement Bag for Plaster = 6 bags
Compression Test:
Compression Test is done to find out the bearing capacity of
concrete mix design
Cylinders or Cubical design of concrete are use in testing.
It is performed before concrete start on site.
Several tests are conducted after 7, 14 and 28 days
respectively.
Compression Test after 7 days @ 4000 PSI:
420 KN/M x 7.95
3340 PSI
3340
4000
∗ 100 = 83.5%

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Field Density Test
Sand = 16# sieve Pass , 30# sieve Retain
Sand Weight = Cone + Sand
=7728gms
Executed Soil Weight = 4915gm
Residual Sand = 2674 gm
Moisture Content = Oven Baked
Weight of Waste/ Dry Soil = %
Conclusion:
We were appointed on Bahria grand mosque. We were asked to
perform different task. The staff of Paragon Constructors were so
friendly and helpful and do listen to new generation ideas.
We did enjoy our work with learning experience, and we thanked all
engineers’ staff and workers who helped me.
This report is helpful for students of Civil Engineering upto 3rd year.
Refernce:
http://paragon.com.pk/new/
http://www.slideshare.net/zakkisbest/surveying-internship-
report
This report is compiled and edited by Ahmed
Zakaria on client request.