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SITE VISIT REPORT
NAME : TANG LAM YU
STUDENT ID : 0324966
MODULE :
MEASUREMENT 1 : SR. ANG FUEY LIN
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY 1 : MS. AZRINA BINTI MD YAAKOB
BUILDING MATERIAL 1 : DR AISHAH BINTI KAMARAZALY
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Table Of Content
INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………………………3
OBJECTIVE ……………………………………………………………………………………4
TECHNICAL OBSERVATION ……………………………………………………………5-10
PHOTO AND DESCRIPTION …………………………………………………………11-15
CONCLUSION ………………………………………………………………………….......16
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Introduction
In this assignment, we are required to write a REPORT ON SITE VISIT for three modules which is
Measurement I, Building Materials and Construction Technology I. The site visit was held on
Wednesday, 23rd November 2016. The site is located in Taman Impian Murni (Lot 3607), Jalan
Tanjung Balai (Lorong Haji Yusof) seksyen 30, 40460 Shah Alam, Selangor. This site visit was
organized by Ms Ang Fuey Ling, Ms Aishah and Ms Azrina.
A few days before the site visit, lecturer informed us to go to the site by ourselves and wear
proper attire such as long pants, sport shoes. Therefore, the entire student planned to carpool
to the site. During the site visit day, we gathered in campus and went for a breakfast before
going to the site. It took us about half hour to reach the destination. When we reached the site,
the project manager, LimYong, then brief us about the detail of the site. The project manager
talks about the kind of construction they are constructing.
This project was a construction of 42 units of houses which consists of double and triple-storey
house and the cost for the whole construction costs about RM 1.1 Million. The duration of the
construction for this project is about 18 months and it was planned to finish in October 2017.
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Objective
To understand the construction process and the usage of construction equipment on
site such as excavator, tower crane and etc.
Experiencing the construction process and identify different types of building material
on site.
To understand the importance of safety in site and the site condition such as wearing
safety helmet.
To increase our personal knowledge about the construction process.
To experience the actual working environment on site such as bad weather like raining
and etc.
To witness different type of concrete frame such as beam, column stiffener and etc.
Communicate with the project manager about the site detail.
Observe a real working space and to let us understand easier by looking in a real
construction site.
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Technical observation
Whenwe arrivedto the constructionsite,Isaw there are few temporaryaccommodationsforthe
workersanda sample house forthe clientstosee.Furthermore,there are some temporaryworksand
machinesinthe site.The temporaryworksare the scaffolding, formworksandetc.Moreover,the
constructionmanagerbroughtusaround the site to letusknow more about the site.Whenwe entered
the site the constructionmanagertoldusthis projectusedpilingbecausethe soil issoft.
Thissite visitwasa reallygoodexperience because we all gettowitnessall the workersworkingonthe
site andwe can witnessall the concrete structure infrontof us.Furthermore,we gettoknow howthey
construct all the beam,columnandslab.
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The foundation used in this construction site is a special foundation because the surrounding
soil is too soft. Therefore, they used raft piling foundation which connects directly to the
ground beam and there is no pile cap for this foundation. The mesh fabric reinforcement (BRC)
and also the reinforcement bar in the slab do not join together with the ground beam. The
concrete used in this foundation is Concrete Grade 25. This type of foundation is economical
because lesser pile is used.
Thispicture showsthe non-suspendedfloorslabandthe groundbeam.Thisfloorslabison topof the
groundbeam,thisisbecause the concrete of the floorslabisbeingpouredafterthe groundbeamhas
beenconstructed. This special foundationisconstructedbecause the soil issoftanditisto avoid
settlement.
Ground Beam
FloorSlab
Floor Slab
Pile
Column
Ground beam
Hardcore
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Concrete frame structure
Concrete frame isa structure usedto resist vertical forceswhichisgravityandlateral forceswhichis
earthquakesandwinds.Concrete frame structuresare the mostcommontype of modernbuilding.This
type of buildingconsistsof aframe of concrete.The horizontal memberof thisframe iscalled beams,
and vertical membersare calledcolumns.Whilethe flatplanesof concrete calledslabs.
Floor slab
Column
(Vertical)
Attached Beam
(Horizontal)
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Columnisthe vertical supportcompressionmemberthattransfersall the loadstothe earth
independently.A column transmitsthe loadfromceiling/roof slabandbeam, includingitsownweightto
the foundation. The maincomponentincolumnisthe reinforcementbarandconcrete.
Formworkisthe term giventoeithertemporaryorpermanentmoldsintowhichconcrete orsimilar
material are poured.Inthe contextof concrete construction,the falseworksupportthe shuttering
molds.
A ground beam is tied up at the column end and lying between two column. A ground beam is a
reinforced concrete beam for supporting walls and joints.
Formwork
Column
Ground Beam
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Isolatedbeamisnotattachedto a floorslab,it standsalone.Normallythisbeamislocatedonthe top
whichisthe roof beam.
Concrete floorslab is common structural element of modern buildings. The horizontal slab is
made of reinforced steel concrete.
Attached beam are the beam that attached to the floor slab. Some of the beam is made bigger
to replace lintol.
Floor Slab
Attached Beam
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Material
The material used to construct the concrete frame is reinforced concrete grade 25. The
reinforcement bar is then tied together to form the column and beam before the concrete is
poured on. While the floor slab are made of mesh fabric reinforcement (BRC).
The picturesabove showsthe reinforcementbarthatusedto constructthe ground beam, columnand
floorslabinthisconstruction. The maincomponentof makingconcrete iscementwhichisusedto build
the concrete frame structure.
ReinforcementBars
Mesh Fabric
reinforcement
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PHOTO AND DESCRIPTION
The picturesshow the sand brickswall ontop of the doorwhichcost 20 centper bricks.Moreover,on
top of the door frame islintol.The functionof lintol istowithstandthe weightof the bricksothat the
door frame will notbend.Furthermore,the bondtheyusedinthisconstructionisstretcherbond.
Thispicturesshowsclaybrickwhichis betterthanthe sand bricksbecause the claybrickshad betterfire
resistance comparedtothe sandbricks.Theyusedfor the wall thatconnectedtothe neighborbecause
it will slowdownthe burningspeedtotheirneighborhouse.
Lintol
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The constructionmanagertoldus aboutthe plumbingsysteminthe house.There are few typesof pipes
can be foundinthe house.Forexample,drainagepipe,coldwaterpipe,hotwaterpipe andventpipe.
There isa dropin the slabto letthe waterto flow.Thisisto preventwaterfromflowingout.
A drop
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Furthermore,the constructionmanagertoldushow theymanage the electrical wire andwaterpipe by
hidingall of theminside the wall andfloorslab.
As youcan see inthe pictures,all the wiresare coveredbythe PVCpipe because thisisthe requirement
fromthe firefighter.The reasonwhytheywantedtocoveritisbecause itcan preventthe ownerfrom
hackingthe wire directly.
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Thispicture showthe starter bar whichstrengthenthe concrete and supportthe columntobe more
stable.
The reinforcementbarinthispicture isusedtobuildstaircase thatconnectedtothe 2nd
floorof the
house.Theynormallybuildthe staircase aftertheyfinishedbuildingthe 2nd
floor.
Aluminumroofingisusedinthishouse because itmore durable andleakresistance butthe drawbackis
it make lotsof noise whenitsrain.
Starter Bars
Starter Bars
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The picture showsthe wall finishes,the rightside of the wall isskimwhilethe leftsideisnot skim.Skim
isa type of smootheningthatsmoothenthe wall.The leftside of the wall isnotskimbecause itskitchen
area and the rightside isthe livingroomarea.Normallythe usedskimisrecommendedinbrightor
critical lighting.
The picture showsthat the site isusingindependentscaffolding.Scaffoldingisusedtemporarytoletthe
workerworkina higherplace.
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Conclusion
I am grateful that I had a chance to experience a real life construction site because it
make me understand more about construction site and I gain more knowledge in the
construction field. It’s easier to understand the entire example that lecturer taught us in lecture
than experiencing ourselves.
This site visit make me understands some part of the lecturer classes more clearly
because there is real life example in front of me. Furthermore, I am able to read the drawing
more clearly and identifying all the types of construction drawing. Moreover, the types of
material they used in the construction are similar to the lecture I learnt in the classes and now I
more understand about all the material. The construction worker has their ways of solving the
problem just by gaining the experiencing from the past.
In this site visit, I learnt a lot of stuff and need special thanks to general manager,
project manager and construction manager who guide us around and explain the entire
construction question to us. Furthermore, they gave us a helmet and goodies bag for free.
In conclusion, I think that the site visit experience is good because we all get to
experience the actual working environment on the site. This helped me to understand more
about the construction site and to be more careful in the site. I hope there will be more site
visit because this will benefit me in the future.
