1.

Can you tell me about your experience as a carpenter and your specific experience
with the Doka formwork system?

2. What types of high-rise building projects have you worked on in the past? Please
share some examples and the role you played in those projects.

3. How long have you been working with the Doka formwork system, and what aspects
of it are you most familiar with?

4. High-rise building projects often come with tight deadlines and complex
requirements. How do you handle pressure and ensure quality work under such
circumstances?
5. Do you have experience in collaboration with other nationalities?
6. Any unsafe incidents experienced in the past?
7. What was the team size while working as a carpenter?
8. What are the cares to be taken while deshuttering?
9. Have you worked with a crane for installing formwork like column, walls?
10. Used scaffolding or pouring platform from doka?
11. What is the formwork cycle time in past experience?
12. Core, shear walls, formwork system used Automatic climbing system or lifting by
crane?
13. Role of carpenter during and after concreting ?
14.

15. Safety is of utmost importance on construction sites, especially in high-rise

buildings. What safety protocols and measures do you follow to maintain a safe
working environment?

16. Can you describe a challenging situation you encountered while working on a
high-rise building project and how you successfully resolved it?

17. Effective communication is crucial on construction sites. How do you ensure clear
and efficient communication with the rest of the construction team?

18. Apart from Doka formwork, what other carpentry skills do you possess that could
be valuable in this role?

19. How do you stay updated with the latest advancements in the construction
industry, particularly with regards to formwork systems and high-rise building
techniques?

20. Have you ever trained or mentored junior carpenters in the past? If so, please share
your approach to teaching and guiding others.

21. High-rise buildings often require attention to detail and precision. How do you
ensure your work meets the necessary quality standards?
 22. Can you provide references from previous employers or colleagues who can speak
about your carpentry skills and work ethic?

23. Suppose you encounter a design or structural issue with the Doka formwork system
during a project. How would you approach resolving the problem and ensuring the
project stays on track?

24. Do you have any experience working with different types of formwork systems
aside from Doka? If yes, please elaborate.

25. Lastly, why do you believe you are the best fit for this carpenter position,
specifically with your experience in Doka formwork and high-rise building
construction?

Fabrication: Can you describe a project where you were responsible for fabricating custom
carpentry components or structures? What materials did you work with, and how did you
ensure accuracy and precision during the fabrication process?

Installation: Walk me through the process of installing a complex carpentry structure, such
as a staircase or a decorative trim. How do you ensure proper alignment and fit during the
installation?

Striking: When it comes to formwork striking, what safety measures do you follow to
protect both yourself and the newly formed concrete structure? Can you explain the steps
you take during the striking process?

Tools: What are some of the essential carpentry tools you have experience using? Which
tools do you consider indispensable for your work, and why?

Precision: How do you maintain precision and accuracy while measuring and cutting
materials for carpentry projects? Can you share a technique you use to ensure precise cuts
every time?

Adapting to Changes: Sometimes, construction projects encounter design modifications or

unforeseen challenges. Can you provide an example of a time when you had to adapt your
fabrication or installation approach due to changes in the project?

Teamwork: Carpentry work often involves collaboration with other tradespeople and
construction professionals. How do you ensure smooth coordination with others during the
installation or striking process to avoid delays and conflicts?

Material Selection: What factors do you consider when choosing the appropriate materials
for a particular carpentry project? Can you share an instance where your material
selection played a crucial role in the project's success?

Safety Protocols: In addition to formwork striking, what other safety protocols do you
follow on construction sites to prevent accidents and ensure a safe working environment?
Tools Maintenance: How do you ensure that your carpentry tools are well-maintained and
in good working condition? Do you have a regular maintenance routine for your tools?

Problem-solving: Can you describe a challenging situation you faced during a carpentry
project and how you approached finding a solution? What was the outcome, and what did
you learn from the experience?

Sustainability: In your carpentry work, do you incorporate sustainable practices or

materials? How do you stay informed about environmentally friendly carpentry techniques?

Age of Concrete Compressive strength Gain (%)

3 days 30 %

7 days 67.5 % (70% for safety)

14 days 90 %

28 days 99 % (70% for safety)

Curing Time for Concrete Members for Various Types of Cement

● Super Sulphate cement: 7 days

● Ordinary Portland cement OPC: 10 days
● Minerals & Admixture added cement: 14 days

Deshuttering Period of Different RCC Members

1. The period for columns, walls, and vertical formworks – is 16-24

hrs.
2. Period for Soffit formwork to slabs – 3 days (props to be refixed
after removal)
3. The period for Soffit to beams props – is 7 days (props to be
refixed after removal)
4. Beams spanning up to 4.5m – 7 days
5. Beams spanning over 4.5m – 14 days
 6. Arches spanning up to 6m – 14 days
7. Arches spanning over 6m – 21 days

Following are the points Civil engineers should know:

1. The freefall of concrete is allowed a maximum of 1.50m in height.
2. Lap splices shall not be used for bars larger than 36 mm.
3. Water absorption of bricks is limited to not more than 15 %.
4. The PH value of the water used should not be less than 6.
5. The minimum Compressive strength of Bricks is 3.5 N / mm2.
6. The binding wire required in steel reinforcement is 8 kg per Metric tonne.

Define Project

What is Project Management and life cycles?

Tell us about the cost of Quality?

CoQ can be defined as the costs associated with not creating a quality product.

ITP ?

Difference between witness and Hold point?

ACI 117-90 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR TOLERANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION

CONCRETE AND MATERIALS.

Apply all instructions related to casting in hot weather when the

temperature is rather high and wind is available, refer to ACI 305.1-06
codes.

ACI 347-6 STANDARDS procedures to remove by stage the formwork and

support parts of it and make shoring & re-shoring works.

According to ASTM C1064/C1064M, the maximum allowable

temperature for fresh concrete during delivery and placement is
90°F (32°C).

How do you estimate duration?

What is productivity?
Productivity is a measure of the rate at which work is performed.

How do you measure productivity?

Output/Inputs

What is production?
Productivity X crew

Factors affecting productivity?

Factored Productivity?

Concept of effective working hours?

Tea Break, Lunch, Tea Break.

What are the best practices in construction you have ever been following
and implementing in your career?

Strategic Actions to Take to Improve Productivity

1. Labor
• Minimise holiday work, which has added cost, lower productivity, and a
lingering negative morale factor.

2.Equipment
• Have strong schedule management of any owner-furnished equipment to
eliminate any labour stand-by time.
• Develop a master equipment schedule keyed to workforce requirements.
Recognize that waiting for equipment is a major productivity destroyer.

3. Materials
• Use high quality supply chain surveys to provide for any likely constraints
or extended delivery timeframes that would impact project execution
efficiency.

4. Means and Methods

• Ensure the workforce is adequately lighted. • Ensure adequate protection
of workers performing in operating plant areas; account for any special
protective equipment required and any added time associated with access
and egress. • Establish inspection and approval points and reflect on
schedules. • Ensure acceptance or performance criteria are associated with
discrete tasks and activities. • Clear performance responsibilities linked to
crews or individuals. Monitor and track. • Use reusable formwork and
standardised formwork sizes. • Continue expansion of mechanisation
wherever possible (power compaction; motorised screeds, power floating,
and troweling; power tools (battery and compressed air)). • Use personnel
lifts in lieu of scaffolding and ladders (improved safety, lower erection
time). • Use electronic/laser levelling and transits. Use laser scanning to
confirm as-built conditions as work progresses. • Use adhesives as substitute
for certain mechanical fastenings. • Prefab repetitive, labour-intensive
components (roof trusses; stud walls; concrete floor and deck slabs). • Use
tablets to provide greater information at workforce, including instructions,
checklists, illustrations, and inspection/acceptance criteria; also query
access to supervisor, engineer, or vendor. • Use pre-cut and pre-spooled
cable. • Use pre-wired electrical modules. • Use skid mounted equipment,
including spooled electrical “home runs” and installed controls and control
cables. • Optimise vertical lifts of materials (consider cycle times).
5. Technology

6. Management
• Minimise out of sequence work that leads to rework. • Assess when
approved changes are best made (now, later, punch list or commissioning
stage, post startup). • Keep the site clean, maintained, well-lighted, and
orderly. (Poorly kept sites are often a leading indicator of safety and
productivity problems.). Work to established plans, protocols, or
performance criteria. • Out of sequence construction, including unplanned
acceleration of non-critical path scope, can lead to future rework. • Rework
can arise from inadequate supervision, including that associated with
unplanned or accelerated activities. 10 • Maintain crew integrity to accrue
the productivity benefits of teamwork. Ensure crews are fully staffed per
plan, including timing. Avoid providing too many personnel to a task, which
can create inefficiencies. • Recognize required learning curve impacts on
productivity and provide incentives for retention and well developed
onboarding, orientation, and training. • Plan work in hazardous areas to
maximise time on tools. • Ensure adequate supervision levels at all work
areas on all shifts. Concept of a working supervisor reduces required
supervision (not a good idea). • Train supervisors on effective use of field
productivity software and other available tools. • Ensure sufficient
technology support is available onsite. • Encourage and recognize individual
and crew-based productivity improvements. • Strengthen use of workface
planning and increase delegation to better trained line supervisors. Preplan
and assign work responsibilities as part of workface planning. Invest in
training. Note: Workface Planning is the organisation of field execution
around the creation of fully resourced packages of work that can be
executed by a single construction crew in a discrete period of time, typically
five to 10 days or around 1,000 hours. It is the final step in the Advanced
Work Packaging (AWP) process, focused on getting the correct things to the
correct people at the correct time to improve productivity and save money.
• Avoid overly complex inspection procedures. Ensure inspection frequency
does not overly contribute to waiting time. • Plan other crew activities that
support future productivity improvement that can be performed if
equipment or materials are unavailable (work area housekeeping; materials
staging; tool maintenance; training; workface planning/re-planning). •
Establish scheduled periods for incidental rework or repair of damage to
works every month (scheduled and planned versus unscheduled and ad hoc).
• Focus time management on reduction of unproductive time. • Focus
supervision on initial execution of highly repetitive tasks, including use of
multi-crew observation of first execution. • Focus supervision on tasks
critical to overall schedule progress and those with challenging inspection or
acceptance criteria. • Focus supervision where contract penalty clauses may
come into play. • Establish hourly, daily production goals aligned with
workface planning packages. • Ensure adequate time buffers between
activities.

Motivators
● Remove some controls while retaining accountability.
● Increase accountability of individuals for their own work.
● Assign each person a complete natural unit of work.
● Grant additional authority to an individual in his or her activity. Make
periodic reports directly available to all workers (transparency).
● Introduce new and more difficult tasks.
● Assign individuals specific or specialised tasks to enable them to
become experts

Learning Curve vs. Experience Curve

Learning curve – productivity increases as an apprentice or worker new to a
task learns their trade and required skills.
Experience curve – productivity increases as a skilled worker repeats a task a
number of times
HOUSEKEEPING
1. Your role at the end of working days?
2. Importance of Housekeeping?
3. Importance of DOKA Material Management?

• Include a cleaning clause in all subcontracts linked to payments (supports

site housekeeping).
• Require equipment suppliers to take back shipping and packing materials
as part of their contracts (supports site housekeeping).
• Include penalty clauses for late delivery of equipment and materials.
Similarly include penalty for late mobilisation of select subcontractors.

Estimation Methods

Expert Analogous Parametric Bottom-up Three-Point

Judgement Estimating Estimating Estimating Estimating

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Expertise
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Experts historical estimates
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 PERT/Beta
distribution

The Triangular Distribution

E = (O + M + P) / 3

The PERT Beta Distribution

E = (O + 4*M + P) / 6

Standard Deviation = (P – O) / 6

PERT Probability Density Curve and Standard Deviations.

The resulting probabilities (approx.) are

● 68.3% for 1 standard deviation,

● 95.5% for 2 standard deviations,
● 99.7% for 3 standard deviations.

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