Gleanings from Construction Site Visits

CE420 TEAM:

Team DOZER
Section:

CE-4203
Insights from Construction Site Visits

Prepared by:

CS 315 - Fuentes, Ma. Lourdes B.

CS 316 - Layderos, Kisha Marie G.
CS 317 - Manalo, Bevelyn G.
CS 318 - Panganiban, John James Joseph A.
CS 319 - Purino, Erick Paul B.

Submitted to: Engr. Ernesto Magundayao

CE 420 Instructor

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 Summary of Learnings

(New) Information Gained @ Site

Learnings / Insights
Date
(and remarks)
By Observation By Interview

February 07, The construction is not The excavator is too Manual excavation takes too
2019 on track of what is small to accomodate much time that will be the
planned based on the the required capacity cause of slow progress and
project billboard. It of digging the footing, not to attain the main goal of
was started August thats why they prefer the project team on time.
15, 2018 and to excavate it
expected to end by manually.
February 10, 2019.

February 15, The laborers works Before installing the The location of the site also
2019 with no Personal metal reinforcement of contributes to progress and
Protective Equipment the foundation, there performance of the site.
(PPE) provided that it must be concrete Conde Labac is unreachable
will ensure their safety pouring first. This by the trailers which will
on site. concrete will be useful deliver heavy equipments
to maintain the level of due to one of the bridges
the surface to which cannot resist too bigger
the footing will be loadings.
placed and avoid
gradual settlement.

February 21, Since the depth of the In excavating, the In tying up the metal
2019 of the footing deeper the layer of the reinforcement, it does
measures more than 2 soil, the harder it to requires not so tight but not
meters, with manual excavate since layers too loose. It is because if tied
excavation, observed below is more to tight, it will produce heat
that it takes two weeks compacted. and suddenly will cut, if loose,
to dig. it will be prone to
unnecessary movement.

February 28, Undone footings Among the three sites Lack of good proper project
2019 (backfilling is not yet inside the campus, management can result to
done) can easily two of them has the impreparedness whenever
accumulate water from same contractor that potential problems arrive.
either rain water or started at the same Also, it can consume larger
human activities that it date but only one will costs and too much time for
also takes time to finish earlier. the construction.
drain it and might
affect the strength of
the concrete.

March 07, Laborers pouring the They are using In passing the bucket
2019 unmixed cement, Phenolic boards for containing concrete mix to
gravel and sand must formworks because it transport from one point to
be careful since is not easy to bend, do the formworks must be
they’re using tilting not seeps water, and continuous. It is because the
drum mixer. based on treatment of weight of the bucket will be
Sometimes, sacks are the workers, can be lighter considering that there
accidentally released reused. is no need to sway it back
and then is hard to pull again.
out which suddenly
will be mixed also.
March 23, Laying of plumbing On walls, the conduits The fabrication of steel truss
2019 accessories must be for electrical wires is is made on the ground before
done before concrete placed by detecting installing them one by one.
pouring of slabs. the cement in order to Then, the purlins and roofings
provide spaces for is welded and bolted above.
The roof trusses were them.
designed on the floor
before putting them on
the roof beams.

March 28, Same thing in Tie beam connects Tie beam keeps the footing in
2019 designing a girder, the column by tying up place and supports the
stirrups of the footing their metal column as well. It is why
tie beam is less in reinforcements. necessary to connect them
spacing in both ends properly with each other.
compare with those at Hooks at end of the
the midspan as main bars are made to
specified to the plan keep the longitudinal
bars in its position.

April 04, 2019 The formworks for tie Not every time, all the Since it was placed on grade,
beam requires only laborers will be it does not require formworks
the two sides productive. 18 were at the bottom of the
supported by 12 mm hired including the reinforcing bars to which it
diameter metal burried steelmen but only 11 will be supported by the
specific length at the works. compacted soil below.
soil.

April 13, 2019 For concrete pouring With more labors working, the
of the columns, there more chances to accomplish
is a need of more goals. They can deal with the
labors since they are absence of equipments by
manually doing it. using their energies
They are lined into two effectively since they’re big
– those who are in ------ factor in progress.
responsible of
transporting cement
above and those who
are transporting empty
bucket back.

April 25, 2019 There are some cases The formworks are In order to avoid concrete
that the concrete peel removed too soon and peel off, the forms must be
off after stripping the concrete is not removed on the time the
formworks. compacted well. concrete has cured all its
parts. Another is that it was
based on pouring, if
compacted or vibrated
properly.

May 02, 2019 In actual, the column The beam is tied up It is good to always monitor
is not concreted on its connected to a the actual construction based
full length. scaffold above to on the design that it is the
avoid sagging before calculated design based on
pouring of concrete. the loads imposed on it.

May 04, 2019 In preparing beams, it By the time that the Site engineer must visit the
basically starts at the foreman is not on the site regularly in able to
last column until the site, the leadman will monitor the progress of the
 end column at the take place all the project, if not, conflicts will
other side. Therefore, things that the arrive that will cause slow
the reinforcing bars foreman should do. accomplishments.
were installed though
by cuts but tied A small column-like As a student, even though
continuously. member placed at the someday we achieve the
midspan of the tie success we want, we still
The site engineer and beam is called have to set our feet on the
also the foreman is stiffener that is used to ground with them, because
often can be found in provide proper bond there was a day that they
the construction site. between block walls help us to gain knowledge in
and structural actual construction and spent
members. our time laughing with them.

Conclusion:

The success of the project depends upon its management. In the case of the site we visited,
the construction took so much time resulting to unexpected extension of project duration. The
methodology on the site is correct but still too slow. This is due to not enough number of laborers
working everyday. Since the site engineer and the foreman is often be found there, even the
team haven’t met the foreman, the guidance of the laborers is not practiced. There are some
instances that they took their break time 20 minutes earlier. Also, the absence of appropriate
equipments can be a factor also. Manual way of construction is the only answer to the problem.
The capacity the equipment can make can’t be replaced by 22 laborers in excavating 22
foundations.
Therefore, the team conclude that the better way of achieving the project team’s goal is to
established communications within the site and good management. This good project
management can respond to those unexpected site problems since it has been planned based in
looking for the worst. Appropriate methods but doing too slow.