CONTENTS

CHAPTER 01:Itroduction to the training organisation

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1.1.1Sierra CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

1.1.2 COMPANY STRUCTURE

1.1.3 CIVIL ENGINEERING DIVISION

CHAPTER 02 : Training Experience

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2.1.1 LOCATION OF THE SITE

2.1.2 DETAILS OF THE PROJECT

2.1.3 SITE MANAGEMENT

2.1.4 SITE ADMINISTRATION AND RELATIONS

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2.1.4.1.1. PROJECT MANAGER

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2.1.4.1.2. SITE ENGINEERS

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2.1.4.1.3. ENGINEERING ASSISTANTS

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2.1.4.1.4. QUANTITY SURVEYOR

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2.1.4.1.5. STOREKEEPER

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2.1.4.2 CO ORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION

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2.1.4.3. MAINTENANCE OF SITE RECORDS

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2.1.4.4. PROGRESS CONTROL

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2.1.4.5. SPECIAL REPORTS3

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2.1.4.5.1. DELIVERY SHEET

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2.1.4.5.2. PROGRASS REPORT

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2.1.4.5.3. DAILY REPORT

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2.1.4.5.4. GOOD RECEIVED NOTE

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2.1.4.5.5. STOCK BOOK

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2.1.4.5.6. GOOD TRANSFER NOTE

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2.1.4.5.7. SUBCONTRACTOR BILL

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2.2 MOBILIZATION WORK

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2.3 EXCAVATION WORK

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2.3.1 METHOD STATEMENT OF EXCAVATION

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2.3.2 METHOD OF EXCAVATION

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2.3.2.1. MANUAL EXCAVATION

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2.3.2.2. MACHINE EXCAVATION

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2.3.3 PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED WHEN EXCAVATING

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2.4 FORMWORK

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2.4.1. INTRODUCTION

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2.4.2. FORMWORK MATERIAL & DEVICES

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2.4.3. FORMWORK ARRANGEMENT OF THE 450 M3

GROUND RESERVOIR WALL

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2.4.4. FORMWORK ARRANGEMENT OF THE COLUMN

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2.4.5 CIRCULAR SHAPE FORMWORK

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2.4.6. REMOVING FORMWORK

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2.4.7. PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED WHEN MAKING FORM WORK

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2.5. SCAFFOLDING

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2.5.1 PUTLOG SCAFFOLD

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2.5.2 INDEPENDENT SCAFFOLD

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2.5.3. SCAFFOLDING FITTINGS

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2.5.4. SCAFFOLDING SAFETY CHECK LIST

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2.6. LADDERS

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2.7. REINFORCEMENT

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2.7.1.INTRODUCTION

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2.7.1.1 TYPES OF STEEL

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2.7.1.2. TYPES OF BARS USED

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2.7.2. BAR NOTATIONS

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2.7.3. PREPARATION OF BAR SCHEDULES

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2.7.4. CUTTING & BENDING OF BARS

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2.7.5. FIXING OF REINFORCEMENT

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2.7.6.

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CHECKING OF REINFORCEMENTS

2.7.7. PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED WHEN MAKING RAINFORCEMENT

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2.8.

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CONCRETE WORK

2.8.1 INTRODUCTION

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2.8.1.1. QUALITY OF CONCRETE DEPENDS,

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2.8.1.2. CEMENT

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2.8.1.2.1. IMPORTANT PROPERTIES OF CEMENT

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2.8.1.3. AGGREGATES

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2.8.1.4. WATER

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2.8.1.

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2.8.2.
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WORKABILITY
ADMIXTURES
TYPES OF ADMIXTURES

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2.8.3.1.1. ACCELERATING ADMIXTURES

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2.8.3.1.2. RETARDING ADMIXTURES

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2.8.3.1.3. WATER- REDUCING ADMIXTURE

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2.8.3.2. RHEOBUILT 1000

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2.8.4. BONDING AGENTS FOR CONCRETE AND MORTAR

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2.8.4.1. BARRA EMULSION

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2.8.5.

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PREPARATION BEFORE CONCRETING

2.8.6. MIXING OF CONCRETE

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2.8.6.1. MACHINE MIXING

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2.8.6.2. BATCHING OF CONCRETE

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2.8.6.2.1.

VOLUMETRIC BATCHING

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2.8.6.2.2.

WEIGHT BATCHING

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2.8.6.3.

BATCHING PLANT

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2.8.7. TRANSPORTING AND PLACING OF CONCRETE

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2.8.7.1. READY MIX CONCRETE

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2.8.7.2.

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READY MIX PUMPING PROCESS.

2.8.7.2.1. ARRANGING THE PUMP CAR

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2.8.8. COMPACTING OF THE CONCRETE

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2.8.9. GREEN CUTTING

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2.8.10. CONCRETE CHIPPING

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2.8.11. CURING OF CONCRETE

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2.8.12. DEFECTS IN CONCRETE

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2.8.13. TEST ON CONCRETE

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2.8.13.1. SLUMP TEST

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2.8.13.2. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH CUBE TEST

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2.8.14. CONSTRUTION GROUT

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2.8.15. PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED WHEN CONCRETING

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2.9.

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PRINCIPALS OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT

2.9.1. INTRODUCTION

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2.9.2 CHAIN OF EVENTS

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2.9.3. ACCIDENT COST

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2.9.4. ACCIDENT PREVENTION

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2.9.5

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RISK MANAGEMENT

2.9.5.1. If the risk is acceptable

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2.9.5.2. If the risk is unacceptable

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2.9.6.. MOST ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES ARE RESULT OF FOLLOWING

2.9.6.1. FALLING FROM HEIGHTS

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2.9.6.2. HOUSE- KEEPING

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2.9.6.3.

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2.9.6.4

FALLING OF MATERIALS ONTO PERSONS BELOW

WEARING GLOVES

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2.9.6.5. BOOTS AND SAFETY SHOES

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2.9.6.6. EYE PROTECTION

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2.9.6.7. EAR PROTECTION

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2.10. PLANT & MACHINERY

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2.10.1. BACKHOE LOADER

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2.10.2. EXCAVATOR

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2.10.3. PNEUMATIC RAMMER.

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2.10.4

DOUBLE DRUM VIBRO ROLLER

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2.10.5

10 TON VIBRO ROLER

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2.10.6

CONCRETE MIXER

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2.10.7

POKER VIBRATOR.

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2.10.8

ELECTRIC HAMMER DRILL

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2.10.9

CIRCULAR POWER SAW

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2.10.10

DUMP TRUCKS

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2.10.11

CONCRETE MIXER

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2.10.12

ROUGH TERRAIN CRANE

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2.10.13

ALL TERRAIN CRANE

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TRUCK CRAIN

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2.10.15

TRUCK LOADER CRANE (CARGO CRANE)

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2.10.16

LATTICE BOOM CRAWLER CRANE

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2.10.17 PUMP CAR

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