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1. Our site visit was held on 26th June 2015 which is
located at Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. This project is
basically a condominium named The Andes. This site
visit is organised to help us in our assignment for 3
subjects which are Measurement 1, Construction
Technology and Building Materials. In this assignment
we are required to produce a report with different
requirement by each subjects. During the site visit we
are required to understand the basics of the construction
process and noted down what we had saw and learnt for
our report.
Overall view of the site.
From the figure above we can saw that the progress of construction for this
project was until basement floor only. This Condominium consists two block which
are Block A with 26 storey and Block B with 25 storey. The Project Manager Mr.Siow
told us that they expected the date of completion of Block A is 30th August 2015 and
Block B is 31st October 2015.

2.  To understand the basic of the construction process.
 To let us experience the actual working environment in a construction site.
 To let us more understanding the function or usage of different type of
building material involved in the construction site.
 To allow us to learn knowledge about construction that we can’t learn in book.
 To give us a clear vision on those what we had been taught in class before.
 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 measurable for sub-structure and reinforced concrete
frame works.

3. When we reached the construction site, there was an information board
placed in front of the entrance. From the information board we can know some
information of this project. The construction site is just located beside a condominium
so the whole area of the construction site was fenced up to avoid any damage or dirt
to the condominium and also other facilities nearby. In the construction site we can
saw few accommodation for workers and also act as a meeting room at the site.
In the site, we can saw parts of the tower crane placed on the floor nearby the
entrance of the site for future use. The uses of tower crane is mainly for lifting heavy
things and transporting them to other places. We can also saw a lot of material
placed on the floor along the site for example timber, reinforcement bars, parts of
scaffolding and others. We saw a few familiar machine for construction in the site
which were excavator, bulldozer and mobile crane.
The type of foundation for this condominium is piling. It supports the structure
and transfer load from the building to the ground. There were also pit that had been
excavated and the sides of the pit was supported by steel sheet piling so that the soil
beside the pit won’t fall back to the pit it also provide high resistance to driving
stresses. In one of the pit we can saw pile cap that have been finished and starter
bar come out from the pile cap. Other than that, we can saw a lot of formwork and
reinforcement bars of columns and slabs in the basement floor which is still under
construction.
Figure 2: Temporary accommodations for
workers.
Figure 1: Information board that placed
at the entrance of the site.
Figure 3: Temporary works – material storage on the site.

4. Figure 4: Parts of tower crane placed on the
floor in the site. It is mainly used for
lifting heavy things.
Figure 5: This is the reinforcement bars we
measured in beam, column or slab for
measurement that found on the site.
There were also some links and
stirrups on the floor.
Figure 6: This is the links that used for column to
tied the vertical rebar inside the column.
It is measured by length plus 24d.
Figure 7: The workers is inserting the links for
column between the vertical bar.

5. Figure 8: This is how the reinforcement bar
inside the column look like. There are
also few concrete cover tied in front of
the rebar.
Figure 9: The workers were building the
formwork for column. Its act as a mold
for the concrete that poured inside.
Figure 10: This is the rebar inside the basement
slab. The supervisor told us that they
using reinforcement bar for the
basement slab but start from 1st floor
they will using BRC for the slab.
Figure 11: From this picture can saw that there is
a small pvc pipe insert right through
the rebar for column in between the
vertical bar. It is used to strengthen
the concrete.

6. Figure 12: The workers were bending the
reinforcement bars with a bar bender
machine.
Figure 13: Formwork has been taken off from
the column.
Figure 14: In this picture can see a pipe coming
out from the pit for piling. It is used to
pumping out the water from
underground.
Figure 15: This is how the pit excavated look like.
We can see the pile cap inside the pit
and starter bar for stump coming out
from the pile cap.

7. Figure 16: This is the how the bored pile under
the pile cap look like.
Figure 17: This is starter bar come up from
column stump for the column.
Figure 18: This is the rebar for the wall. From
this picture can see there is a blue
thing in between the vertical bar. It is
used for waterproof.
Figure 19: This is how the concrete cover been
casted.

8. Construction Technology 1
Type of foundation used in the site: Piled Foundation (Bored Pile)
 Piled foundation is a group of piles that supports a superstructure. It is a deep
foundation.
 Piled foundation is usually for multi storey buildings because it can transmit
heavier load.
 It is a foundations relying on driven piles often have groups of piles connected
by a pile cap.
Reason of using piled foundation:
This project is a condominium and it’s consist of Block A and Block B with 26
storey for Block A and 25 storey for Block B. So piled foundation is the best choice
for this building because it can transmit more load than other foundation.

9. Bored Pile
What is Bored Pile?
Bored pile is used for those tall 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. Bored pilling works
required specialist bored piling contractor to follow up instead of hiring general piling
contractor.
Bored Pile Pilecap on the pile

10. Advantages and Disadvantages of Piled Foundation
Advantages Disadvantages
Can be placed deep into soil Requires heavy equipment for handling &
driving
Can transmit heavy loads Noisy installation cause environment
impact/ vibration affect neighbour
properties
It prevent any shifting or collapse Not suitable in soils of poor drainage
qualities (driven pile)
Piles can be precast to the required
specifications
Advance planning is required for handling
and driving
Less material is required for
construction while extensive excavation
of ground material can be avoided
Can be affected by insects / salt water
(timber pile)

11. Building Materials
The grade of reinforced concrete:
The grade of reinforced concrete used for the construction of the building is
Grade 35 reinforced concrete.
Advantages of Grade 35 reinforced concrete:
o It have better resistance to fire
o Long service life with low maintenance cost
o Cheaper than Grade 45 reinforced concrete and it is more common used in
construction area
o Can be casted in any required
Disadvantages of Grade 35 reinforced concrete:
o Low compressive strength if compared to Grade 45 reinforced concrete
o Lower grade of reinforced concrete will easily cracked under service load
o Lower ductility than higher grade of reinforced concrete
Building elements with 35 reinforced concrete in the site
Pilecap, Slab, Wall and Beam

12. Grade 45 reinforced concrete
Advantages of Grade 45 reinforced concrete:
o Higher strength concrete resists loads that cannot resisted by normal-strength
concrete.
o Using higher grade concrete means that column size can be reduced.
o Higher compressive strength
o Extended life cycles
Disadvantages of Grade 45 reinforced concrete:
o More expensive than Grade 35 reinforced concrete
o It is weak in handling tension
o It do no retain heat very well. The surface of the concrete will be cold during
the winter
Building elements with 40 reinforced concrete in the site
Column

13. Learning outcomes/ Conclusion
This is the first time I when to a site visit at a construction site. I learnt a
lot of things in this site visits. I learnt that it is important to have a good
communication or teamwork with the construction team members on site for a
successful and good quality of project.
In this site visit I also have a clear vision and able to understand on a
lot of things that had been taught in class but never seen it before for example
I saw how the reinforcement bar in column, slab, or wall look like. I also have
a clear vision on how a pilecap or pile inside a pit look like. From this site visit
I also understand how they actually construct the formwork for a column or
wall. I learnt that actually before poured concrete in to a column they will
insert a pipe in between the vertical bar to strengthen the concrete, this is
what I never know before this site visit. I also learnt that safety is really
important in a construction site.
Most important is that we have a chance to go to a construction site
and experience the actual working environment in a construction site on a
uncertainty circumstances especially under hot sun.
In conclusion, this is a very great chance to gain more knowledge
about construction site. I am very happy to have a chance to go for this site
visits because I learnt a lot of knowledge of construction.

14. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN
BACHELOER OF QUANTITY SURVEYING (HONOURS)
MARCH INTAKE 2015
SEMESTER 1
[QSB 60104] MEASUREMENT 1
Sr. Ang Fuey Lin
[BLD60104] CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY 1
Pn. Azrina Md Yaakob
[BLD62003] BUILDING MATERIAL
Pn. Myzatual Aisah Kamarazaly
Construction Site Report
Individual Assignment
Yong Sing Yew 0318766

15. Table of Content
No Title Pages
1. Cover Page 1
2. Table of Content 2
3. Introduction and Objectives 3-4
4. Content/Technical Observation 5
5. Photo and Description 6-9
6. Construction Technology 1 10-12
7. Building Material 13-14
8. Learning Outcomes/Conclusion 15