SITE VISIT REPORT

ARUNACHALAM N
16136065
SITE VISIT REPORT

MARUDHANAYAGAM A
16136060
 1.INDEX

• 1.1. INTRODUCTION
• 1.2. SCAFFOLDINGS
• 1.3. CENTRING
• 1.4. SHUTTERING
• 1.5. CONCLUSION
 1.1.
INTRODUCTION
• THE REPORT IS PREPARED BASED ON THE DETAILS COLLECTED AND UNDERSTOOD ON
THE SITE VISIT THAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH FOR THE UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE
TEMPORARY SUPPORTS THAT ARE BEING USED DURING A CONSTRUCTION . THE SITE
WAS ABOVE THE 5TH FLOOR IN THE JUBILEE BLOCK PRESENT IN HINDUSTAN INSTITUTE
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,PADUR , WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION WAS GOING ON, SO
THAT WE COULD HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OVER THE TEMPORARY SUPPORTS
LIKE SCAFFOLDINGS, CENTRINGS AND SHUTTERINGS. WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE USAGE
OF THESE STRUCTURES BY THE LAY MAN .

1.2. SCAFFOLDINGS

SCAFFOLDING ALSO CALLED SCAFFOLD OR STAGING IS A TEMPORARY

STRUCTURE USED TO SUPPORT A WORK CREW AND MATERIALS TO AID IN
THE CONSTRUCTION , MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF BUILDINGS , BRIDGES
AND ALL OTHER MAN MADE STRUCTURES

SINCE THE CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS GOING ON THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE
BLOCK IN THE SITE, SCAFFOLDINGS WERE BEING USED FOR THE SUPPORT,
TRANSPORTATION OF THE MATERIALS ,AND SOME PAINTING WORKS ALSO IN
THE SITE.
1.3. CENTRING
• CENTRING IS A TYPE OF FALSE WORK. THE TEMPORARY STRUCTURE UPON
WHICH THE STONES OF AN ARCH OR VAULT ARE LADIN DURING
CONSTRUCTION.
• THE MAJOR MATERIAL THAT IS USED FOR CENTRING IS WOODEN TIMBERS.
• DURING THE SITE VISIT WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE WORKERS
CONSTRUCTING THE CENTRING FORM WORK FOR THE LINTELS. THE
PICTURE WAS TAKEN THEN

1.4. SHUTTERING
• FORMWORKS CAN ALSO BE NAMED BASED ON THE TYPE OF
STRUCTURAL MEMBER CONSTRUCTION SUCH AS SLAB , BEAM
FORMWORK, COLUMN FORMWORK FOR USE IN BEAMS AND COLUMNS
RESPECTIVELY ETC.
• TIMBER IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED MATERIL FOR FORMWORK.
• THE SITE ALSO HAD THE SHUTTERING WORK THAT WAS EASILY VISIBLE

1.5. CONCLUSION
THE SITE VISIT WAS VERY MUCH USEFUL FOR THE BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF THESE FORMWORKS. SINCE IT IS SEEN VISUALLY AND WITH OUR GROUP OF
FRIENDS
, THEY STAY LONGER IN OUR MIND