1st week of IT is over!!!!!!

Let me repeat, 1st week is OVER!!!!!! Only left 11 weeks to go...haha..Let's review the 1st week of my industrial training. Hmmm....i have learned much ado about the foundation theory which included mainly of piling and sheet pile wall. Just got to know that there's 2 types of piles which are starters and extensions. Starters are used to pentrate the ground/soil while the extensions are attached on top of the starters. Hmm...i used to think that piles are made to the required length and just do the piling process. Stupid of me to think that because the depth of the hard surface from the top soil is very deep. How could they transfer the piles if they're made exactly the required length. So...1 more knowledge gained from this training. Besides that, i could see the machineries which are required to do the piling process. They're very big and very noisy (people may need to shout at me after the training so i can hear them >.<). Sheet pile walls uses different type of equipment than the piles for the piling process. I have also managed to watch concreting process for the very 1st time. They primarily used Lafarge company's concrete for this process. It was concreting for a whole area of 9 meters by around 6 or 7 meters (sorry for the uncertainty). When the Lafarge trucks arrived, the 1st thing that is requested of them is to conduct a slump test and also cube test. The slump must be 75 mm +/- 25 mm (not less than 50 mm or more than 100 mm). If i'm not wrong, slump test is to measure the workability of the concrete mix. The procedures for both of the tests are the same as what we did in the university's laboratory. Nice to know that what we learn in uni is being used in the outside world as well. These are the major things which i have observed throughout this 1st week of my industrial training. Hopefully, more knowledge will be gained the following weeks. Keep smiling and be positive. =D
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1st day of IT

On the 5th of April 2010, it was the beginning of my first day of Industrial Training in Kencana HL Sdn. Bhd. I was assigned to the yard development department. This department is in charge of any construction projects in the large area in which Kencana HL is located, which include sea side construction as well as any ordinary building structures. The first day was all about orientation where its purpose is to familiarize myself with the working environment and also to know the job scopes which are covered. My supervisor's name is Mr. Ma Lam Fatt which is one of the professional engineer working under the yard development department. Anyway, i need to get used to the working condition here (waking up at 6 am is soooo not me) as soon as possible so that i'll be able to benefit more from this industrial training. Will be posting a new post soon. Until then, auf wiedersehen =D

Welcome to my blog.....

Hello.....my name is Chow Seng Xiang and i'm a student from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). This is the official blog for my industrial training which will start on the 5th of April. The company which i will be doing my IT in is Kencana HL Sdn. Bhd. Hopefully, this will be an experience which i'll never forget and benefit from. So.....happy working to me!!!!! And also not forgetting...happy working to my friends too!!!!!! :)