how to become a developer? I saw many developers do not have architect or civil engineer but economy background

hi TS i hv another question.. how often ppl design pilecaps to be interlapping with the slab.

i mean beam also inside the pilecaps, slab also inside the pilecaps..

usually its on top of one another, no interlapping wan.. dunno what to save also lol
my core also not engineering i guess.. i do whats need to get done only

1. what is lacing/lacer bar in beam?

2. what is the function of bonding ties? is it steel bar that stick out from column and stiffener? usually how many layers will need one bonding tie?

just want to point out that mmc gamuda engineers do not do paperwork. They REVIEW paperwork submitted by WPC (works package contractor).

For some package the engineer is very slack while for some package the engineer is quite rigid, so it differs, some things that cannot pass for my package will pass for other package and vice versa.

Anyway it's up to the ICE (independent consulting engineer) and the MRTC observer to comment bcos even the MGJV ppl want to push the paperwork through.

And all these thing in the end come up to taichi here and there, make sure that we hit all the QRM target and looks good during the meeting is good enuf.

Just wondering...

(1) Is the Contractor liable for design produced by a nominated sub-contractor?

(2) If the Architect’s design is faulty, but the Contractor builds it badly, who is liable?

(3) Say a contractor, working under a PAM'98 contract, knows broadly what is required, but does not have drawings or specification which shows precisely what is required. So, the contractor thinks it knows what to do and carries on with the work to its own detail. Subsequently, the detail fails with serious consequences. For example, it might be a badly constructed roof detail, an inadequate stanchion base or perhaps wrongly positioned heating pipes. Is the Contractor liable for something done on its own initiative?

In the law of contracts, frustration of purpose is a defense to enforcement of the contract. Frustration of purpose occurs when an unforeseen event undermines a party's principal purpose for entering into a contract, and both parties knew of this principal purpose at the time the contract was made. Despite frequently arising as a result of government action, any third party (or even nature) can frustrate a contracting party's primary purpose for entering into the contract. This concept is also called commercial frustration.

What I mean is they rarely will go into technical part, review drawing find mistakes, send TQ to rush design team, force u to issue acp ifc. Just keep on rushing wpc and design team.

Yea I agree that their taichi are damn powderful

The burden of proof (Latin: onus probandi) is the imperative on a party in a trial to produce the evidence that will shift the conclusion away from the default position to one's own position.

EVERYTHING BECOME CONTRACTOR`S FAULT......

as usual....

just share my experience in supplying projects...

one job has five consulant

C&S
M&E
environment
safety
medical consultant(for hospital)

when consultant M&E say I need this steel to be erected here to has stiff suport

then next day consultant C&S say cannot as it may increase its weight per area

soon safety consultant say can, but need to shift it...

in the end, all cost boils down to contractor

stump is only necessary if there underground services je, dowan kena pilecap because size of stump is smaller than that of pilecaps.

but u see hor, if slab also put inside the pilecap, it seems like the effective pilecaps also reduced might as well reduce the overall depth of the pilecaps. can save rebar formwork n concrete..
oh well.. i dunno also i no see calculations just speaking fr a laymen point of view only..

HAHA... MANA ADA SUPPLIER that would absorb the cost...

another thing faced...

insufficient detail in BQ...

ask engineer... ikutla mane mane... or this and that

then supplied, and chief engineerdont want

Your thoughts on Prefab housing?

The time to erect a Prefab building is fast. I've seen how they erected McDonald's at Kulim Landmark Central in 2012.

I see didn't know there are high expenses involved in IBS.

Another question, what are teh requirements to drive heavy equpiment? Like those mobile cranes...so pro I see those divers

Sorry bro. A little correction here. Compressive strength and tensile strength is two totally different thing. Tensile test is carried out for steel materials such as rebar, I-beam, Steel pipe casing etc. It is a "pulling" test so that we can know how much is the yield strength and tensile strength before failure.

Lets say we are going to construct a single storey building. Inside the columns, the designers will on use the minimum amount of steel as per the BS's requirement. This is because the column does not have to resist much moment. Heck, you don't really need rebar for single storey columns. Some people even used bricks for their columns and there are no issues as long as the foundation is stable. My senior engineer once said the only time that the rebar will come to work is when there is a crack in your column which is wide enough for you to see your rebar. Otherwise, your structure will rely on your concrete's compressive strength only. That is why for bigger and heavier structures, we specify higher concrete grades. At the same time, it will also reduce the amount of required steel area. Hence please dont just add or use bigger rebars when the specified sizes are unavailable. There is a limit too.

You can also think of it this way. Why rebars are allowed to use lappings for extensions. If it is used to handle compression such as normal steel structure (H-Sections), lapping is definitely not acceptable. Imagine it sliding down because it is tied together with a wire only. The reason lapping is adequate because we only need them for their tensile strength to resist moment. You will also never see a steel structure being built by using rebars. All of them are built using proper structural steels which have enough strength to resist buckling during compression. Rebars are too slender, hence it will buckle easily. It can be used as bracing to prevent the steel structures from buckling though.

i see, one day I wanna learn how to drive big cranes they're just so badasss

what?

simple one..if i wanna do below Reno, do i need to get permit and submit plan to Perbandaran XXXX?

1) I want to add a divider between my living hall and dining hall...for example if the width is 40ft, my divider (brick) will be 25ft..so there will be some gap on both sides roughly 7ft each.

2) If my brother's house is nxt to mine in a Terrace, i want to break down part of the wall between our houses, like living hall. For example the house if 80ft long..our living hall is roughly 20ft..in between i want to open a gap around 10ft so it can connect to both houses. Do i need permit/plan submission?

tank kiu.

The compressive strength for steel is too high. That is why we never even measured their strength. I bet the compressive machine will fail first if you try to compress a steel plate or cube. The reason we add rebar into concrete beams is to reinforce them. Hence the reason why we called them reinforced concrete. The concrete here is the main character and the rebar is just the support. We also never measure the yield strength of the concrete because it will fail almost immediately when pulled (Very low tensile strength) and that is the reason why we add rebars into concrete. For beams, when subjected to dead loads and live loads, it will bend downwards. However, the concrete's strength is from compression. If bending, then it will crack and thus the reason why we add rebars. To enhance the tensile strength of the concrete.

Furthermore, you need to check on which load combinations that your beam failed. During uplift or normal combinations? This is because adding rebars for top part of beam does not help much if the beam is facing downwards force. Furthermore it will only congest the top part of the beam and makes it harder for the concretor and probably end up with a beam full of honeycombs.

However, back to rebars, you can eliminate the need for rebars in your concrete products IF your concrete has enough ductility. One of the latest products are Ultra high performance ductile concrete (UHPDC). Recently went to their seminar and was very impressed by this technology. They manage to make their concrete ductile and hence eliminating the needs for any rebar. Furthermore, the concrete strength is also increased by a lot and hence can be stressed further. Very ideal for long span prestressed bridge. You can read about it here. http://www.dura.com.my/uhpc/dura-uhpdc

Btw, you are a QS right?

I had applied engineer post as safety officer in construction. The manager require a lady as they are very typical type and can manage work properly.
However, they arent willing to adjust flexi time due to me, as a mother, need to send kids to school and nursery.

PLus working time also longer compare to manufacturing company.

pLus, the bangla worker there, keep on staring at me eventhough i'm dress in jeans and wide tshirt. (I am abit boyish type)

goes to 2nd interview, the project manager, said" wow! good and nice!"
I was like huh??!

then I asked him, he said my body figure nice. wtf^&%^.

i write my expected salary, normal as market, 30% higher than my current.

the project manager, said "Is too overprice". and again wtf*&^&%&^

the next day, next week, next month, and now, next year... No news at all..

Conclusion, waste my time travelling to the site and attend twice for interview on weekend.

got. thats whhy there cant even pay for 5k for a 6 yrs experience(3 yrs fresh + after 3 yrs with green book). the tauke Still want to try to demand lower.

The company thst I work is looking for Facade Engineer as permanent employer. Do you all guys got anybody for introdution?