Escondo, Emanoel Gabriel B.

Day 1 February 11, 2016

This is our first day as on-the-job trainee. The contractor we applied for is
DMCI Homes. The job site is at Guadalupe, EDSA. We arrived in the site at
exactly 9 am in the morning because we first headed for the main office to finish
the required paper works.
At the job site, we met our PIC who is Engr. Enhart Tolentino. We also met
the engineers assigned at different jobs. I learned that each engineer supervises
different construction works. There are office engineers who manage the cost
estimating of materials, labor, and equipment. And there are site engineers who
supervise the work of the laborers.
I also learned the different dress color and the jobs associated with it.
Masons wear orange, carpenters wear yellow, subcontractors who are assigned
in fireproofing wear red, laborers wear blue, and leadmen/foremen wear white.
Since this is our first day, we are only tasked to observe and take notes.

Day 2 February 12, 2016

For four days, I am assigned in the masonry works. I arrived at the site at
7:46 am since I didnt wake up early. I am assigned in the masonry engineering.
The first Engr. Miguel Sebastian (masonry engineer) did was to orient me. I
learned that masonry works is the pre-finishing. The masons are the workers
who put plastering on beams, walls, and ceilings. They also are the ones who do
the CHB laying.
They also correct the mistakes of the line and grade. They apply rubbed
concrete to compromise the offset mistakes. On the other hand, laborers do the
chipping. The workers are rated by their man-hour productivity. If the computed
man-hour is greater than 2.5, the worker is considered as kuyakoy.
In masonry, the columns and beams must conform to the design layout in
the structural plan. There are eight punchlist: hasa, bukol, lubog, wala sa hulog,
kapak, retouch, buli, and wala sa skwala.

Day 3 February 13, 2016

This day we are tasked to estimate the total costs of wall tiles, washouts,
and floor tiles of the entire building. I am assigned to compute for the total
volume per floor of the washouts. It was easy to compute but it costs a lot of
time. I didnt finished the task. I will continue it on Monday, February 15, 2016.

Day 4 February 15, 2016

We started the day by continuing our task which is the estimate of the
washouts, floor tiles, and wall tiles of the building. We finished by 9 am in the
morning. Then Engr. Mark Bucasas, who is assigned in the formworks and
concreting engineering taught us to estimate the volume of the slab in the second
floor. Our first estimate was close compared to Sir Marks calculation but it was
less than ours. Still, his volume will be chosen because of the technicalities of the
buhos.

Day 5 February 16, 2016

For four days I am assigned in the line and grade engineering. The
engineer assigned is Engr. Rodel Cuison. I first learned that the line and grade is
very critical in construction. It is because they are the ones that establish the
reference points that the carpenters will follow. A small mistake in their part is
already equal to a loss of thousands of pesos. The ranking of the workers of line
and grade are laborer, survey aide, instrument man, technical man, and surveyor
respectively. The main equipment that they use are the pitik, theodolite, and tape
measure.

Day 6 February 18, 2016

For this day I am still assigned at the line and grade engineering. I
observed as the survey aide layout the deck garden in the second floor as
planned. I also used the theodolite. I learned that the maximum tolerance in
surveying of DMCI is only 5 millimeters.

Day 7 February 19, 2016

This day we went to the site early because we are ordered to estimate the
volume of the slab prior to concrete pouring. Since we have experienced
estimating slabs in the past few days, we find the job easier. We computed a
volume of 48 cubic meter compared to Sir Marks calculation of 46 cubic meter.
We also witnessed actual concrete pouring. I learned that they first pour concrete
on the columns because it needs a higher strength compared to the slab. The
equipment needed to perform the work are pumpcrete, vibrator, and steel rake.

Day 8 February 22, 2016

Starting today I am assigned in the rebar engineering. The characteristics
a rebar engineer must have are: (1) He must be familiar with theory of structures;
(2) knows splice setting; (3) and must be decisive. They are the ones who
prepare the RFI and RFA. RFI stands for request for information and RFA stands
for request for affirmation. I also learned that the higher the building gets, the
lower the area of column. If the building fails, the engineers that investigate the
errors and mistakes are called forensic engineers.

Day 9 February 23, 2016

This day was the last day Im assigned in the rebar engineering. I assisted
Engr. Sei Nakanishi (rebar engineer) to perform the checking of the rebar layout.
I learned that rebar engineers check the pre-installation and post-installation.
They also issue NCR or non-compliance report. Engr. Sei said that splicing is
only done in the middle bars of the beam. He also pointed out that some
intermediate beams are only used to stiffen the girders.

Day 10 February 26, 2016

Starting today up to our last day of our OJT, I am assigned in the
formworks and concreting engineering. The job of the formworks and concreting
engineers is to make sure that the dimension and layout of the formworks are
correct. They also check if the shoring is strong enough. I learned that the
formworks of DMCI are composed of phenolic and alumina. For the columns,
they use Alform. It is because aluminum is less dense and more malleable than
steel.

Day 11 February 27, 2016

This day I continued to observe construction methods in the site. I asked
the engineers for the different terms in construction. Engr. Ennan Reyes
explained the details of roofing systems. Flushing, downspout, ledge, and ridge
are designed based on the amount of water that will flow and the slope of the
roof. These things are taught in school but a student appreciate it more on the
actual.

Day 12 February 29, 2016

We continued to observe in the site. I discovered that the construction is
late based on the schedule. We also started to collect the papers needed to
finish the course. It was a busy day.

Day 13 March 1, 2016