A REPORT ON

STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES)

BY

NAME: NNAMANI MIRACLE CHIAMAKA

MATRIC NO: ENG 1608869
COURSE: STE
YEAR: 400L

A REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE SIWES UNIT IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF

THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
DEGREE IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING.

DEPARTMENT OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING,

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING,
UNIVERSITY OF BENIN,
EDO STATE, NIGERIA

AUGUST, 2021.
 LETTER OF CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that this technical report was written by me, NNAMANI MIRACLE
(ENG1608869) and that it covers all works that were executed during the 2019/2020 Student
Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) undertaken at Sujimoto Construction Limited.
In addition, this document has been prepared in accordance to regulations guiding the
preparation of reports in the Department of Structural Engineering, University of Benin.

Signature: _________________________ Date: ___________________

Nnamani Miracle Chiamaka
(IT Trainee)

Signature: _________________________ Date: ___________________

Ladipupo Oladayomi
(Industry-based Supervisor)

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

My appreciation goes God almighty, for His abundant grace and blessings upon my life. I
sincerely thank my loving parents Mr. and Mrs. Nnamani for their continuous love and
support both emotionally and financially throughout the course of my industrial training.

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 ABSTRACT/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This industrial training report contains all the details of the experience I gathered during
my six (6) months of industrial training done with Sujimoto Construction Limited in Ikoyi,
Lagos state, Nigeria.

During the course of my internship with Sujimoto construction limited, I was opportune to
work on some of the projects that were at hand at the time of my resumption. Getting
involved in this project and having to cross check and supervise the dimensions and details
stated in the structural designs and plans helped me to put to practice all that I have learned
from school and more. I have received a lot of constructive criticism from my supervisors at
the office and I have gained a lot through that process. I worked as part of a team for the
Lucrezia project.

This report examines the soft and technical skills I gained during the training period and is
also composed of the personal experiences I gained during the period of my internship. The
introductory chapter of this report covers basic information about the company where I had
my internship training. This report also contains detailed explanations of the phases of work
as executed during the course of my training and the roles I played as a part of the
organization.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

LETTER OF CERTIFICATION...........................................................................................2

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.......................................................................................................3

ABSTRACT/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...............................................................................4

CHAPTER ONE.......................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................6

1.1 ORGANISATION HISTORY: SUJIMOTO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY...6

1.1.1 SERVICES RENDERED..................................................................................6

1.1.2 VISION................................................................................................................6

1.2 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE......................................................................7

1.2.1 COMPANY ORGANOGRAM.........................................................................8

1.3 SUMMARY OF ROLE/RESPONSIBILITY...............................................................9

CHAPTER TWO...................................................................................................................10

DETAILED INTERN’S ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES AND DAILY ACTIVITIES

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2.1 SCOPE OF WORK DONE.............................................................................................10

2.2 METHODOLOGY...........................................................................................................13

RESULTS...............................................................................................................................24

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CHAPTER THREE...............................................................................................................35

DISCUSSION, ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION..........................................................36

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 3.1. DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS.....................................................................................36

3.2 DESCRIPTION OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED...................................37

CHAPTER FOUR..................................................................................................................41

CONCLUSION, LIMITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS....................................41

4.1 CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................41

4.2 LIMITATIONS......................................................................................................41

4.3 RECOMMENDATIONS..........................................................................................42

REFERENCE..................................................................................................................43

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 CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 ORGANISATION HISTORY: SUJIMOTO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Sujimoto is a luxury real estate and construction company with a vision to redefine the way
people live. Its competencies include Residential development, Commercial Development
and Hospitality mainly in Ikoyi and Banana Island Their expanded operations in construction
cater to the discerning client who wishes to be associated only with bespoke and iconic
structures. They build utilizing the best of quality materials and our turn-around time is faster
compared to what the competition has to offer. Also, their prices are affordable and the
quality of delivery is unrivalled.

The company’s core values include;

 Diligence
 Innovation
 Excellence

1.1.1 SERVICES RENDERED

The company renders majorly Hospitality Development which include the following;

 Hotels
 Restaurants
 Lounges
 Luxury apartments

1.1.2 VISION

The company’s visions include the following;

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  To be a leader in Africa’s luxury real estate industry, fueled by the diligence of going
the extra mile in satisfying the needs of customers.

 To redefine luxury living locally and become a renowned household name globally.
1.2 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

MD / (CEO) - Sijibomi Ogundele

With over 12 years in construction and real estate, mr. Ogundele has transacted over
N45billion naira in real estate over his career. His foresight, resilience and ingenuity in
project execution is evident in Sujimoto Construction’s meteoric rise over the years as the
premium luxury real estate brand in sub-Saharan Africa. He has a law degree from the
prestigious Anglia Ruskin University.

Head, MEP - Vinay Saxena

A seasoned and award-winning MEP, Mr. Saxena designed the IBMS (integrated building
management system) of India’s biggest business hub World Trade Park, Jaipur. With over 9
years’ experience in Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing, Mr. Saxena has worked with big
players in the engineering, software and hospitality industries such as Microsoft, Mitsubishi
and Sujimoto. He has a bachelor in engineering from SMCET, Rajasthan University, Jaipur.

Head Communications – Damilola keke

Mr. Keke is a seasoned communications professional with over 10 years’ experience helping
brands tell stories that impact. He was part of the communications team for ACN 2011
presidential campaign and also led the Sujimoto Brand through stragetic online and offline
communication, to become the standard for Real Estate branding in Nigeria. He has a degree

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in Communication and Language Art from the University of Ibadan and an MBA in view
from Ahmadu Bello University.

Head Sales – Adedamola Adigun

Adedamola, a seasoned luxury sales and marketing expert, business development

professional with over a decade experience in the real estate industry having a profound sales
track record with property mart Real Estate Investment Limited and Grenadines Homes. With
an average quarterly income of $10m, and a strong managerial skill evidence in his setting up
of an outstanding team of sales experts, his unbeatable, unrivaled track record has been of
huge influence to the organization.

Legal Secretary – Dolapo Aisha Alabi

A seasoned legal practitioner with a background in litigation Corporate Law practice and
soliciting with over 8 years’ experience. A member of the Nigerian Bar Association and
presently the legal secretary at Sujimoto Construction Limited. She had her firs degree in
Mass Communication from The Polytechnic Ibadan in 2007 before proceeding to Obafemi
Awolowo University in 2008 where she bagged a L.LB law degree.

Facility and Customer Relationship Manager – Angela Obiesie

A reliant and self -driven Facility manager with years of experience as a Business
Development Strategist and Facility Manager. Angela is a graduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe
University, Awka and currently managing the Giuliano De Medici Property.

1.2.1 COMPANY ORGANOGRAM

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Reporting organogram for Lucrezia site

1.3 SUMMARY OF ROLE/RESPONSIBILITY

During my internship with Sujimoto Construction Limited, I was basically involved in the
construction of some structural parts of the building which such as the slab and columns. I
had to supervise that the reinforcement bars for all the columns were in accordance to the
column details, I also had to check that strands in each duct of the post tension were
accurately in accordance to the post tension drawing of both the horizontal and vertical
position. I assisted the post tension team to mark the positions where they'd be placed and the
position for the horse benches. I also checked the accuracy of the bottom and top
reinforcement bars and assisted the iron benders to fix the punching shears

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I was also assigned by the CEO to supervise the raising of block walls for all 4 elevators for
3rd and 5th floor. On days we casted the slabs, I was assigned to the batching plant to
monitor the concrete mix ratio and also carry out slump test on concrete mix brought from
ITB. After casting had been done on the slab, I was asked to record the values while the post
tension team were stressing the cables at the life ends of the post tensions

I was also taught how to use a laser machine for plastering, i.e. using the laser machine to
make the walls straight and even. I was on site duty throughout the period of my internship.

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 CHAPTER TWO

DETAILED INTERN’S ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES AND DAILY ACTIVITIES

2.1 SCOPE OF WORK DONE

I worked on the Lucrezia project during my period of internship with Sujimoto. The Lucrezia
project is a 14-storey block of residential flats consisting of a luxury creche, a cinema, a gym
and units of luxurious apartments.

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The Lucrezia project is still in the construction phase.

2.2 METHODOLOGY

I was opportuned to join the company at the 9 th floor stage of the project. The framework has
been done and the bottom reinforcement bars had also been placed, as well as the post-
tensions.

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Fig 1.

I was asked to check the strands of the post-tension from the structural design in Fig 1 along
with a colleague. After this the levels were then placed and anchors were placed at the live
ends of the post-tension strands.

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Fig 2. (Top and bottom reinforcement plan)

The top reinforcement bars were placed following the dimensions and spacing given in Fig 2.
Stirrups were also placed around the starter bars for the columns so it is easier for lapping the
columns for reinforcement bars.

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Fig 3. Punching shears cutting schedule

I had to check out the punching shears and they were supposed to be placed 8mm away from
the face of the columns for the even distribution of the point load coming on top of it.

After all the reinforcement bars and post-tensions were set in place, the crane carried upma
concrete spreader spider machine and it was coupled by the laborers and expertise. Other
manual concrete pipes were coupled and taken to the opposite direction to where the spider
was. On the day of casting, I did the slump test for the concrete ordered from ITB where we
used concrete slump test apparatus and afterwards, we were sent to the batching plants, where
a 9 cubic meter concrete mixer truck was placed under a mobile concrete batching plant that
could only carry half the size of materials need ed for 1 cubic. Hence, we used 600kg of
granite, 400kg of sand and four bags of cement for the first half and 6ookg of cement, 400kg
f sand and 5 bags of cement for the second half. This was done 9 times each, making a sum
total of 18 times.

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the managing director gave me the duty of supervising the block work for the elevators of
which some of them had openings for doors and some of them were completely closed all
with a distance of 2900mm spacing from the elevator wall to the opposite wall. It was during
the course of this assignment that I learnt the use of plum and ranging pole.

I was reassigned to the 9th floor. After the casting there had set there were cracks so it had to
be cured. The surveyor set out the positions for the next columns from the starter bars using
tape rule, squares and blueprints and the reinforcement bars were brought up with the crane. I
checked the dimension and number of links and stirrups which was derived from the column
details. The total number of links in one column is determined by the full length of the
column divided by the distance between two links which were also all stated in the column
details (Fig 4) All these were done following the label of each column.

Fig 4a.

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Fig 4b.

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Fig 4c.

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Fig 4d.

The carpenters made frameworks for the columns following the blue prints and the columns
were casted. Next, we stretched the post-tension strands with a jacking machine. The
concrete’s compressive strength was checked because stressing strands can only be done if
the compressive strength reaches the designated value under the approval of the engineer (My
supervisor). The equipment was inspected. The hydraulic jack and hydraulic pump were
calibrated and the position on the pressure gauge was determined and in the course of
jacking, the machine was cleaned at intervals with w4 to avoid the accumulation of rust.

The sequence of stressing follows anchorage size, a three-strand tendon was stretched from
the middle to the left and then the left. A five-strand tendon was stretched from the middle to
the immediate left to the immediate right and then to the extreme left followed by the extreme
right. The values in the stressing sequence or elongation are obtained by the length of strands.
The elongation from stressing was allowed plus or minus five deviations. Blocks and jaws

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were attached to the strands, the rims of the strands were painted and the strands were
stressed. We recorded the values gotten from the mark point to the tip of the jaw. For some of
the strands, it was notice that the total elongation after stressing was not in line with the
values given so the tensions were increased from 460-500. For strands with two live ends,
both ends were stretched to give a sum total equivalent to the given data.

Fig 5a.

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Fig 5b.

Fig 5c.

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Fig 5d.

Fig 5e.

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RESULTS

Fig 6a.

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Fig 6b.

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Fig 6c.

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Fig 6d.

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Fig 6e.

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A laser level is a control tool used in surveying and construction. A laser beam projector can
be fixed to a tripod which is then leveled according to the accuracy of the device. The device
will project a fixed green or red beam along the horizontal or vertical axis.

Plaster - Mandatory stage repair work. Properly applied plaster makes walls smooth, the
finish coating on such walls is perfect. However, in order to correctly perform all plastering,
you must first install beacons.

In itself, plastering is designed to fully improve appearance walls, transform them. It is about
concealing irregularities and disadvant8ages. In addition to eliminating all defects, with the
help of plaster you can align the walls, and sometimes even change the proportions of the
room, adjusting the length and width of the walls.

By installing beacons correctly, it will be minimized the mixture consumption. It will be

possible to save on the material. This is especially true, since usually the purchase of plaster
and work on plastering is decent. However, it is worth it in mind that the amount of material
affects not only the correctness of the installation of beacons, but also the quality of the
surface. If it is badly damaged, uneven, then the material will need a lot. Levels strongly
reduce the required amount of material if the surface is relatively smooth.

The choice of height for the installation of beacons affects the choice of the mixture. In
particular, the level of fastening of beacons depends on the composition of the plastering
mixture. For some of these, pre-installation of the plastering mesh is required, which also
affects the distance between the beacon and the wall. The role also plays the fact that some
plaster formulations are applied by a relatively thin layer (5-10 mm), and some - thick (up to
60 mm). When exposing beacons, you need to keep in mind every factor.

Lighthouses for plaster walls are not specialized. They can also be used when aligning the
ceiling, if such a time-consuming and expensive method of design is chosen for it, as
shuffling. A feature of the lighting schemes is their versatility: they can be applied not only
for walls, but also for ceilings.

Important is the specificity of the installation of beacons in niches, as well as around door or
window openings. This step needs to pay special attention.

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PROS AND CONS OF USE

 Part of the professional Masters - Plastellov advises to use lighthouses, the other half
dissuade from it. It is worthwhile to figure out why such contradictions arose. The
benefits of using beacons include:
 Speed \u200b\u200bof work. After the lighthouses are installed, work on the
alignment of the walls will be held much faster.
 Simplicity. Align the walls after the beacons are installed, it becomes much easier, so
the job will be able to perform even a beginner.
 Perfectly smooth surface. If you do not use lighthouses, it will not be so good to align
the walls.

There are here and its cons:

 Increased consumption of material. Thus, the plastering layer increases on the

thickness of the lighthouse, which leads to increased financial costs.
 The need for additional time. Work on the installation of lighthouses takes additional
time, requires additional efforts, so some neglect this training. And in vain.
 Possible damage to the finish coating. If low-quality metal lighthouses are used, they
can rush over time. Rust stains will appear on wallpaper or in decorative coating and
repair will have to redo. Also, someone can stop from the use of beacons that the wall
will have to be specifically prepared for their installation.

I also took the plaster level of walls on the fourth and fifth floor; it was observed that the
straightness of the wall heavily affects the evenness of the thickness of the plaster all around
the wall. If The walls are not straight the plaster on one part than the other. Sujimoto
construction company uses a standard thickness of 20mm plaster for finishes. So, care was
taken to ensure that the plaster gauge thickness is of a minimum thickness of 15mm and a
maximum thickness of 35mm. Though it was not always the case in some walls especially on
the fourth floor. The thickness of the plaster was also negatively influenced by the lintel of
the door. Some of the framework for the lintel was inaccurately positioned, thereby causing
the lintel after casting to be crooked which in turn increased the amount of plaster to be used
on the wall to make it even.

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The laser machine is placed at the corner of two walls of the building and it is turned on to
check for plaster level for both perpendicular walls, this ensures the walls are always at right
angle to each other and in so doing, this process doesn't affect the placement and arrangement
of the tiles. For cases where two materials e.g. concrete and block, were to be plastered
together a net mesh was between then to avoid cracking.

The figure below shows an example of the laser machine being used to determine thickness
of plaster.

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Note: Another method for plastering is the manual method which can be done with the aid of
ropes and nails. Level pads are used for maintaining the thickness of plaster coat required.
They act as a reference for checking thickness of plaster. – First, we lay a reference line using
rope and nails - We check the distance of wall from this reference line and note it (say D1) -
Now we put the mortar of wall and smoothen it. We now calculate the distance between the
reference line and level pad’s surface (say D2) D1-D2= Thickness of coat required - If the
thickness doesn’t matches then adjust the thickness of level pad - Now make one level pad
above the first level pad and check if it’s in line with the help of plumb bob. It might happen
the wall is not exactly vertical either inwards or outwards which can be checked with help of
plumb bob hence thickness of level pad can be adjusted accordingly. After checking for

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vertical alignment of level pads, check for horizontal alignment with the help of a rope (pin a
rope parallel to the first level pad also vertical with adjacent wall). Adjust the level pads in
thickness if the wall is tilted sideways. Checking for vertical alignment of pads Horizontally
laid level pads. After making the level pads, wet the wall with help of diluted cement water
slurry to provide better adhesion with mortar. The mason then applied the mortar on the walls
with the help of trowel.

Site Pictures

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 CHAPTER THREE

DISCUSSION, ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION

3.1. DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS

 EXPERIENCE ACQUIRED

This experience has exposed me to see civil engineering in a whole new light. During this
internship I got to understand properly what had been taught in our classrooms, I was actively
involved in a lot of construction procedures, ranging from communication and task being
assigned to supervision and inspection, recording taking and construction materials
management.

I was opportune to see post tensions being used, from marking the point at which they'd be
placed according to the design drawing to marking the points if the horse benches, to
inspecting the number of strands/cables places in each duct, to attaching the anchors to the
live end to stressing the strands and grouting. I also gained experience on activities done
during casting, as well as how to use a laser machine for plastering.

 DIVISION OF LABOUR

There were so many departments for different purposes ranging from carpenter to iron
benders to masons to electrician s to manual labourers to plumbers etc so that the project
would be finished as soon as possible, this also avoids so much work load on a particular
group of people.

 TEAM WORK AND COMMUNICATION

I got to understand the importance of a good communication skills with my fellow interns,
superiors and most especially the site workers, relaying instructions to the site workers
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without provoking anyone and asking them questions so as to gain more knowledge from
their several years of experience

 RESOURCES ACCOUNTABILITY AND RECORD KEEPING

I learnt the importance of safe guarding construction materials placed in my care.

Documenting adjustment made by the external consultant and relayed to us by the structural
engineer to avoid repetition of same mistakes on other floors.

 MANAGEMENT OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Whatever material brought in must be recorded by the store keeper as well as materials taken
out must be signed out by the store keeper.

3.2 DESCRIPTION OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

Working majorly on site during the course of my internship granted me the opportunity to
work with a variety of machines and equipment that are used in the construction industry. I
was familiar with some of them and for so e others I was taught how to make use of them.

Equipment Image Uses

Concrete Batching
Plants are used for
manufacturing of
high-quality
1. Batching plant
concrete in a variety
concrete mixer
of construction
applications, like
buildings, roads,
bridges, airports and
many others.

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 It is used to lift and
2. Stationary move heavy loads,
Crane machines, materials,
and goods for a
variety of purposes. 

For taking and

3. Laser Machine
gauging plaster
levels.

4. Welding
For joining metals.
Machine

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 For pouring
5. Spider Pump
concrete.

For mixing and

6. Concrete transporting large
mixer truck quantities of
concrete.

It is used for
removing air
7. Poker
bubbles in order to
Vibrator
have a consolidated
concrete.

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 For making sure
8. Plumb planes and surfaces
are balanced.

Worn as a safety
9. Hand Gloves
measure on site.

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 10. Drilling For fixing and
Machine removing nails.

A protective helmet
11. Helmet as a safety measure
on site.

Used as a safety
12. Safety Boot
measure on site.

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 For providing
13. Generator electrical power on
site.

14. Portable
For compacting
Compactor
soil.
Machine

For drilling and

boring holes on
15. Jack Hammer
hard surfaces like
asphalt or concrete.

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 16. Measuring For taking
tape measurements.

17. Reflective Worn as a safety

Jacket measure on site.

CHAPTER FOUR

CONCLUSION, LIMITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1 CONCLUSION

My internship with Sujimoto construction limited was a great learning experience for
me. The whole process was extremely exciting and educating for me. I was able to gain new
insight and a more comprehensive understanding about the real construction industry as well
as how to handle the tools of the trade. I gained first hand knowledge of solutions to real-
world problems. This has boosted my confidence a whole lot. The experience I have garnered

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during the course of this industrial training is one that will help me even as I move further in
my career as an engineer.

4.2 LIMITATIONS

 I had difficulties on site moving from floor to floor as it was a high-rise

building construction. This slowed down my productivity rate.
 The higher floors we went the more difficult it was to cast because the pipes
and spider couldn't get through to everywhere. While casting the 10th floor the
machine got spoilt so we had to wait two days till it was fixed to continue
casting.
 The concrete mix brought by ITB were not moveable hence caused cracks
which had to be Cured by pouring water.
 I also encountered some difficulties when placing the guage for the laser
machine because some block walls on the 4th floor were not laid to be straight
causing us to have drastically different values at two ends of the same wall.
 Accessing the SIWES supervisor also proved to b a challenge as a result of the
location of my place of industrial attachment.

4.3 RECOMMENDATIONS

Although SIWES did achieve quite a ot of its stated objectives by introducing this program,
the following recommendations are suggested to improve the qualitative context of the
program;

1. Schools should help provide places of attachment for students as some students use
half of the duration of their internship period searching for a placement.

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2. SIWES funds should be renumerated early as financial struggles have negative
impacts on the students.
3. Supervisors from schools should endeavour to visit often to check on the progress of
students in training.
4. The locations o the ITF offices should be updated regularly as some of the students
have been relocated meanwhile the former addresses remain on the forms.
5. Proper orientation should be carried pout for the students undergoing the industrial
training program in order to avoid confusion and errors in filling out important
documents.

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 REFERENCE

1. Institute of Civil Engineers (2015), civil engineering standard method of

measurement examples, Westminister, London. ICE Publishing.
2. https://theconstructor.org/concrete/compressive-strength-concrete-cube-test/1561/
3. https://wikipedia.org
4. https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Concrete_slabs_in_buildings
5. https://google.com
6. https://www.pngegg.com

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