ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE STUDENT
APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
DOCUMENTATION
RMD Kwikform Philippines is a subsidiary of RMD Kwikform, a global engineering company that provides formwork, falsework, and ground shoring solutions to the construction industry. The company has been operating in the Philippines for over 25 years and has established itself as a leading provider of temporary works solutions for construction projects across various industries such as infrastructure, commercial, residential, and industrial. RMD Kwikform Philippines is known for its high-quality products, expert technical support, and commitment to safety, innovation, and sustainability.
Our Mentor, Sir Jun Sevillo is a highly accomplished engineering manager who has made an indelible mark on RMD Kwikform Philippines and the construction industry at large. With over two decades of experience, he is a consummate professional, skilled in project management, cost control, risk management, and team leadership. Sir Jun manages the creation and application of formwork, falsework, and shoring solutions for a variety of construction projects around the nation as an engineering manager at RMD Kwikform Philippines.
On the 3rd of January, the trainees were toured around the office by their HR staff, Ms. Marga. The trainees were then shown the amenities of the office, such as the two pantries. Next were the safety procedures if there were any emergencies that will happen in the building. The restroom was a private one, in which the employees must get the key to the restroom from the HR. Ms. Marga also showed the trainees the different sections of the office in which the sales and engineering and design department were to be separated. In the engineering and design department, each cube office was designated by the assigned country in which they will base their work whether it may be Guam, Hong Kong, or the Philippines All the employees were approachable and very much welcoming from the get-go. The employees welcome the trainees as if they were already hired in the office. A second member of the HR department Ms. Kath introduced the trainees about RMD Kwikform and their mother company Altrad about their mission and vision as well the goals of the company.
The workstation that was assigned to the trainees was near the Philippine team of RMD Kwikform. The trainees were then given monitors for easier viewing when doing design work. Each office table has its own outlet and monitors. As for the e-mail setup, the trainees were to use the given mymapua email for contacting any of the staff and mainly to contact the mentor.
Technical Data Familiarization/ Introduction (Superslim/Alform and Minima)
Engr. Jun Sevllo gave the trainees technical data sheets of their materials for, Formwork and Falsework. These technical data sheets were then tasked to be familiarized. These data sheets will be then used for design work and be the basis for all tasks. In the future discussion of the training plan, these sheets are used religiously to do design work. In which the trainee used for designing falsework and formwork
Technical Data Familiarization/ Introduction (Superslim/Alform and Minima)
Engr. Jun Sevllo gave the trainees technical data sheets of their materials for, Formwork and Falsework. These technical data sheets were then tasked to be familiarized. These data sheets will be then used for design work and be the basis for all tasks. In the future discussion of the training plan, these sheets are used religiously to do design work. In which the trainee used for designing falsework and formwork
Engr. Jun Sevillo tasked the trainees to take a test that is exclusive only to RMD Kwikform. This test is done in order to make sure that the future hires as well as OJT trainees are now familiar with the technical data that was tasked by the mentor to study. As the test is exclusively only for employees within RMD Kwikform, the trainees have decided to not show the entirety of the test, but only the computations that were done in order to preserve the privacy of the test that was made by RMD and Altrad. To give an idea about the test, the questions were mainly about forces, stress, area computation, and lastly questions about the maximum load of certain material for falsework and formwork This test is also a factor for when an applicant wants to join RMD Kwikform. if passed, it is a step further to be hired in RMD Kwikfor. The trainee passed this test.
The code BS5975 pertains to temporary works during projects. It offers guidance on temporary support structure techniques as well as the permitted stress design of falsework. Its primary objective is to guarantee safety and reduce mishaps and injuries during construction projects. The standard is widely recognized and utilized in the UK construction industry. The image show below is the discussion of BS5975 and how it is used in RMD Kwikform to achieve such designs.
Engr. Jun Sevllio gave the trainees a set of CAD blocks that are exclusive to RMD Kwikform. These blocks are used to design falsework and formworks. These blocks have specific measurements as well as dynamic blocks. Each block is labeled and divided into plan view or section view.
Engr. Jun Sevllio gave the trainees a set of CAD blocks that are exclusive to RMD Kwikform. These blocks are used to design falsework and formworks. These blocks have specific measurements as well as dynamic blocks. Each block is labeled and divided into plan view or section view.
Engr. Jun Sevllio gave the trainees a set of CAD blocks that are exclusive to RMD Kwikform. These blocks are used to design falsework and formworks. These blocks have specific measurements as well as dynamic blocks. Each block is labeled and divided into plan view or section view.
Engr. Jun Sevllio gave the trainees a set of CAD blocks that are exclusive to RMD Kwikform. These blocks are used to design falsework and formworks. These blocks have specific measurements as well as dynamic blocks. Each block is labeled and divided into plan view or section view.
CBT or computer-based training is an application that is exclusive to RMD Kwikform. This application will give the trainee modules that the trainee will study and after studying said modules, the application will then give the trainee a quiz per completion of a module. Each module is also a refresher of past lessons during high school up to the college level. After the trainee has finished all modules and quizzes given by the application, there will be an auto-generated certificate that the application will give to the trainee and has the trainee’s name. The CBT is also required for new applicants that are interested in applying at RMD Kwikform.
Engr. Jun Sevillo, made a discussion about Formwork Design and Principles. In this discussion, the definition of Formwork, Formwork Design, and Factors affecting Concrete Pressure and a sample design of a formwork. Materials used in Formworks are wood, steel, and aluminum. Selection of the appropriate materials for specific situations is important as it will determine the allowable load in designing formwork. Formworks are temporary structures that is used to help mold concrete during the pouring of the structure. In this discussion of formworks, Engr. Jun then tasked the trainees to design a basic wall form using the principles of formwork.
Beam 3.1 is a software used in RMD Kwikform in order to determine the number of supports to be used during the construction of formwork and falsework designs. The IT department of RMD Kwikform then let the trainees have the opportunity to have Beam 3.1 installed on the trainees’ laptops. When using Beam, the user must input the specific measurement that the superslim or primary support has. After inputting the measurement of the primary support, the user of must be able to compute for the following: concrete pressure, allowable load, forces as well as the supposed criteria for the number of supports to be used. After computing, the user will then use the shear force, bending moment, and deflection after the software has shown the diagrams for the above-mentioned data, the user must then print to PDF in order to have a graphical output of the said diagrams. RMD Kwikform uses this software religiously as it will determine the safety and if the design is economical for use in construction.
Beam 3.1 is a software used in RMD Kwikform in order to determine the number of supports to be used during the construction of formwork and falsework designs. The IT department of RMD Kwikform then let the trainees have the opportunity to have Beam 3.1 installed on the trainees’ laptops. When using Beam, the user must input the specific measurement that the superslim or primary support has. After inputting the measurement of the primary support, the user of must be able to compute for the following: concrete pressure, allowable load, forces as well as the supposed criteria for the number of supports to be used. After computing, the user will then use the shear force, bending moment, and deflection after the software has shown the diagrams for the above-mentioned data, the user must then print to PDF in order to have a graphical output of the said diagrams. RMD Kwikform uses this software religiously as it will determine the safety and if the design is economical for use in construction.
Engr, Jun tasked the trainees to make a wall form design using the principles of Formwork. The trainees were given a structural plan in which a wall form must be designed. The trainees were already given the following details in order to make a wallform design. These details are mostly standard to the technical data for RMD Kwikform. The trainee must first determine the concrete pressure, the spacing for the secondary support, and the superslim spacing of the primary support. After solving for these data, the trainee must base the design from the data that was computed.
After the trainees have mastered the concept of formworks, Engr. Jun gave the trainees new design principles to study. Falsework is much different from formwork, as it is made during the construction process compared to formwork that is done when the structure is finished. After Engr. Jun has finished discussing the principles of falseworks, the trainees were then given a presentation that consists of the sample calculations of falseworks. At first concrete pressure will still be needed to be computed, but the difference in falsework, the trainees must now compute for the maximum tributary area, and again investigate both primary and secondary supports. Lastly, the number of braces must be calculated for the system of the falsework
In this task given by Engr. Jun, the trainees were yet again tasked to design a falsework design based from the discussion made and by the sample calculation that were also discussed. The mentor already gave data and computation for the falsework design. The main task of the trainees were to make a design of the falsework in which the primary support in a vertical matter. In this task, the trainees were assigned to make a falsework design for RMD’s past project for PLDT in which it was a building expansion. Along the process of making a falsework design for this task, the trainees were introduced to the concept of Kwikstage, to give brief description of what is Kwikstage, this is type of scaffolding in which it can be used on different ways as Kwikstage is a modular system. It it also pre-fabricated. Kwikstage is used for a faster and safer tool for propping up construction or maintenance projects
After the trainees have studied the proposed plan for falsework, the concept of falsework and kwikstage were applied in this design. As shown in the figure below the trainee has made a final design using alforms and using u-heads and connecting them using Kwikstage ledgers along with alform. These materials were laid out horizontally. After the trainees, have made the final design, the trainees were to make another design in which it will represent the number of bracing in the plan view and longitudinal section view.
After the trainees have studied the proposed plan for falsework, the concept of falsework and kwikstage were applied in this design. As shown in the figure below the trainee has made a final design using alforms and using u-heads and connecting them using Kwikstage ledgers along with alform. These materials were laid out horizontally. After the trainees, have made the final design, the trainees were to make another design in which it will represent the number of bracing in the plan view and longitudinal section view.
After the trainees have studied the proposed plan for falsework, the concept of falsework and kwikstage were applied in this design. As shown in the figure below the trainee has made a final design using alforms and using u-heads and connecting them using Kwikstage ledgers along with alform. These materials were laid out horizontally. After the trainees, have made the final design, the trainees were to make another design in which it will represent the number of bracing in the plan view and longitudinal section view.
Live Job Design
Engr. Jun invited the trainees to visit the Bulacan Yard of RMD which is located on San Jose Road, Catmon, Santa Maria, Bulacan. The trainees met up with Engr. Jun directly at the yard. Along with Engr. Jun, the trainees were joined by the newly hired employees of RMD Kwikform Philippines. These employees helped in making the live job design. One of the hires was tasked to make a design that will be assembled during the site visit. Before the start of the assembly of a wallform, the trainees, new hires, and Engr. Jun was toured by the engineer that was stationed at the yard during that time. Before the start of the tour, the group was briefed about the safety procedures that must be observed during the tour and during the visitation of the site. After all the briefing, the group started to assemble, the proposed wallform. The group started by laying out the materials in order to have a better view of what to expect in the assembly. The group laid out the alforms and superslim. After laying out the materials, all of the materials are then connected using a waler. After connecting the whole formwork system, a push pull prop is then put up against the wallform in order for it stand on its weight.
Various materials that RMD Kwikform uses
The assembled wallform that Engr. Jun tasked the group to do
After the group was done with the tasks that were given, Engr. Jun then invited the group to visit another site that RMD Kwikform was currently working on. The site that was visited was the current Bulacan, MRT station. As seen in the figure below, RMD Kwikform subcontracted to do falsework for this project.
During my stay as an intern at RMD Kwikform Philippines, I was first nervous as I did know what to expect and how would turn out as I myself, is not familiar with the works of RMD Kwikform. Although I was more than eager to learn in order further my knowledge about being a future construction engineering manager As RMD might focus on designing falseworks and formworks, it still served a guide for any future endeavors for construction engineering management The whole team was more than welcoming when I first started even from the reception I was welcomed with warm greetings and smiles. Each employee exposed us with different perspectives of what they are doing. Each of them are assigned in different countries but remain in the Philippine office. They all are capable of doing falseworks and formworks but they use a matrix in which each employee have their own strengths and specializations For example Engr Jun mostly covers all of the design aspects for RMD but some may have a better understanding, thus they us the matrix in order for them to know who to approach in the office when they need a specific design approved for verified. One of the things that made my stay at RMD was that their use of AutoCAD have further improved my utility of the software. At first I was more than hesitant to use CAD again because during my earlier years in Mapua, I had a difficulty using the software as I lean more towards a hands-on drafting, but during my stay at RMD all of the employees and especially Engr Jun taught me different shortcuts and different commands that made our designs easier to produce as they all have mastered AutoCAD and have different macros for them to be more efficient in making designs. Before Engr. Jun tasked us to use AutoCAD, Engr. Jun first made sure to familiarize ourselves with their technical datasheets as they follow the sheets in order to determine which material will work best according to their allowable bending moment. These sheets also made an appearance during our test. The test consisted of past lessons during high school up to college level
And few of the questions were based from the datasheets that were given to us The datasheets served as our second mentor throughout the internship After answering the test and passing, Engr. Jun then reviewed our mistakes, our mistakes were mostly just basic critical thinking in which some questions were made to be as if they were not part of the datasheets but in reality it was, we just needed to be critical thinkers. This vital in Mapua as well, as you should not just be smart in answering but be critical when answering and know what to answer when given a question that revolves in just one answer After passing the test, we were given the computer-based training in which were modules we needed to study and then be given a quiz that relates to the modules The CBT were only about concepts but after answering the different levels of CBT computations and concepts were now introduced for us to answer.
The CBT become a refresher for us, as these concepts even way back during high school is now used in reality and for construction. After this training, we were formally introduced to formworks and falseworks design, it was time for me to face AutoCAD again. Although OJT serves as a preparation for the real world outside of education, Engr Jun still gave us guidance on how to make a design and even made sure to make out design economical and workable As Engr Jun is a Mapua graduate himself, he understands what it takes to be a Mapùan and how we should be always be prepared. After giving us the task of designing formworks and falseworks, I learned that, there is just more than just looking at a screen and clicking on your keyboard and mouse. Engr. Jun taught us how to be competent when designing, as it’s their bread and butter, he still made sure that we were to do it all on our own with our design, he only guides us when we needed it During the design process of using AutoCAD, I thought to myself, how would I use
this knowledge in CEM? I said to myself that for me better understand architectural and structural plans, I must put myself in the shoes of an engineer in order for me figure out what I need to with the plan and know what to manage and how to manage orders or quotations and make estimations, as Engr. Jun said time and time again, a design must be economical in order for it be approved, economical, workable and most importantly safe Next that I knew during my stay in RMD, I needed more than enough technical skills in order to perform at the company’s standards. And yet all of the employees taught me how to better improve my technical skills and to be clever
They use this term all the time, as I cannot just always follow by the book but I need to be resourceful when making my design. Communication with the team is also something I learned during our live job design at Bulacan, is that when were assembling the wallform, each of us had to working in unison and that the design would not work if were to only work on our own. I had the opportunity to experience this first hand, as I failed to communicate with my co-trainee when installing the ledger and braces, I already installed the ledgers before he even fixed the props to their proposed height With this experience, I reflected for a bit and made sure to be more attentive to my co-workers and to be competent enough to listen and learn After doing the live job design, Engr Jun told us that, we were ready to do this task outside of the trainee period.
In regards to making formworks and falseworks designs, I made mistakes by overlooking specific parts in my design and was scolded by missing crucial parts in my design especially the tie rods as it was needed to secure the wallform together. After that I learned that I must not anymore overlook my designs and must thoroughly check my design if they are up to code with RMD Kwikform and BS5975 As during my internship also, I tried to observe and just learn from the employees at RMD, I asked the employees different questions regarding how they approach different designs, one of the employees John Endaya, were of the longest working employees at RMD aside from Engr Jun Sir Endaya was more the proficient in AutoCAD.
He taught us how to work efficiently in AutoCAD He told us how to approach a design by making drafts first and then compute in order to get the design right Sir Endaya, also talked about the workability of a design, if different alforms or superslims are fit enough in a wallform, If a certain, alform exceeds the length, then it will hit the tie rod system, thus not making a deflection or space for it have any play for the wallform.
Next is when a material is shorter than it should be, then it would just rely on its self-weight and not have supports Give a bedframe for example, if the bedframe has a slotted design then most likely that it just connected by the exact measurement for it to reach the primary support, thus making the design weak to certain forces Making sure that the design is not exceeding or short is crucial for making formworks and falseworks Although the materials in RMD already have pre-made measurements, the decision to what material to use in making designs is important as it will be a make or break situation in the design. Overall the things I have learned from my internship in RMD Kwikform is that falseworks and formworks is important as it is both enriching and valuable. I have gathered enough technical skills from my stay. I learned more than just AutoCAD and design concepts, but to be more resourceful With using CAD software more heavily, I learned the different commands in order for me analyze and interpret the different proposed plan layouts that need the work of formworks and falseworks, with the knowledge now have with CAD I am more than confident enough to make my own designs for future projects when I’m outside of my education and now work in the real world. And with my future endeavors in my program, I now know how to approach engineers better and maybe even architects that I may come across, and with the knowledge I have now, I can make sure what to quote, what estimations to give based on the plans and formworks and falsework that I may come across I am more than thankful that I decided to go with RMD even though it is somewhat outside of my program, I can decide now in the future what is economical, workable and safe.
As for the majority of my college years being only via Zoom, and doing recitations, school works, exams and even projects that need to be face-to-face and the university finding a way for it to be done via online, I am now used to the online setting. With surveying being the most challenging course as it needed to be done face-to-face rather online but with that being said online setting was done with surveying I had a difficulty doing this setup for almost three years and now for me to undergo On-TheJob Training via F2F, is a challenge I needed to face
It was now a requirement for me to do everything on site. At first when I was looking at the list of partner companies of Mapùa, I came across RMD Kwikform, in which they specialize in formworks and falseworks I was hesitant in applying at this company as I myself that I am not proficient enough to understand their works Although I tried applying at different companies as well, but to no avail as none of the companies responded to my email of applying as an intern. All hope was lost, until I receive and email from Ms. Kathleen (one of the HR staff of RMD) that they are willing to accept me as their intern I quickly prepared my resumé and sent it to Ms Kathleen After the acceptance of my resumé, I was then given a schedule to have an interview with my soon to be mentor Engr Jun Sevillo I was asked about why I applied for their company and I responded by saying that I’ve read about their works across the globe and the many structures they have helped in building.
Engr Jun was impressed by how I researched the company beforehand I was then accepted in their company. I was also told that if any other interns are interested in joining, since I have a classmate that was also looking for a company to have their internship as well. I recommended it, and with that, there is now two of us who now are having their internship at RMD Kwikform As our first day were to start just after the new year’s we were greeted by their HR Staff Ms Marga and was given a tour of the office At first, since it was just after the new year’s most of the staff were working from home, and only some of the staff were working onsite. Nonetheless we were greeted as if they whole office were there as they welcomed us one by one As our mentor was not there that day, he had to meet us via MS Teams and discussed what will be doing as interns
Even if our mentor was present physically, we felt that were already part of the company and not just as interns as they treated us they were already our colleagues in the company. After about a week, the whole office is now present, we were now formally introduced to each one of the employees, it was just right on time where there were three new hires of the company They were also a big part of our internship at RMD as we were all taught the same concepts RMD. This just by itself made us feel as if we were already employees of RMD. And that is when we finally started the real work, by studying the technical datasheets that were given to us and by giving us an exam to test our proficiency is rigid bodies and of the technical datasheets Thankfully my classmate and I both passed our test After doing the test, as we thought we were about to finally make falsework and formwork designs, we were given a computer-based training, at first it was challenging as we needed to study about ten modules in one level of CBT and there are four levels in total Even though, the modules given to use were challenging we managed to finish one level each day and still manage to do other tasks while answering. I can say that some of the modules were somehow not used during the internship it is still good that we did some sort of a refresher but for me I did not look at it as it was a crucial part, although if we were to apply in the future at RMD, the CBT is required for applicants to undergo to test their proficiency As this point, we were already in line for making designs for formworks and falseworks. For the “first day” of doing actual designs, Engr. Jun first had a discussion about formwork design principles before even stepping foot in designing formworks. The discussion took about an hour and a half After the discussion we were given CAD blocks that were exclusive to only RMD, these blocks were made in order to make it easier for making designs as the blocks were already pre-made with measurements and dynamic blocks for tie rods and different views such as a plan view and section view.
We first based our design by doing computations to determine the spacing and the allowable outputs The process of making a design were really heavy as we had no clue how to start, because it’s been a long time for me to use AutoCAD again, but our mentor helped us in using our software to its fullest potential by teaching us shortcuts and commands that we never knew during our CAD classes. Our mentor gave us a hard deadline in which it was a week after the date of the task. I was able to do it however, I was still confused as I was not completely proficient in AutoCAD thus leading to me overlooking parts of the design To be honest in regards to the deadlines of task, it was flexible, however the task was NOT easy. I even watched past videos during my CAD classes If I were to apply as an intern here again, I would first tell my mentor that I would prefer doing the estimations of these materials and designs. However I apricated the works of RMD. After succeeding in making a formwork design, falsework was the next task, as we were already familiar with the ins and outs of AutoCAD and with help of the blocks of RMD, we were much faster in making our design. Every after design, were tasked to make a presentation of our designs and explain why we came up with this and why we think it will be suitable for the proposed plan. But from time to time, Engr. Jun will come up to our office tables and ask us about our progress, if we were a little behind of the proposed deadline, he would help us in designing. And not just Engr. Jun but the other design engineers as well would help us. After all the designing and discussion of formworks and falseworks, Engr Jun invited us to visit their yard at Bulacan With our visit at Bulacan, we were tasked to make a wallform live job and falsework live job. We were toured around the yard and was then tasked to assemble a wallform and falsework
After the staff of the yard briefed us, we started our live job. Engr. Jun helped us all throughout our live job and have some quick lessons about each material We also had opportunity to finally see the materials up-close and how they work with each other. Engr. Jun never left us and was a helping hand during the live job. Engr. Jun even taught us tips on how to assemble a wallform faster by marking each material before connecting them and measure every detail ahead of time to be more efficient. As this was the final activity for our internship, Engr Jun made sure that enjoyed every minute of it, and not made us feel were just there to work but to learn as well. One thing that Engr. Jun made sure was, while you’re working you’re also learning Overall my stay at RMD Kwikform, will be unforgettable, because they made sure that we will feel welcome and be strangers during the internship. There were some laughs and serious moments but we made sure that we still learned something by the end of the day This internship made me realize the importance of developing a strong understanding of CAD, plans, materials and the codes of construction. RMD Kwikform made me realize that in order for me to understand fully what a construction engineering manager needs to do, one must also understand how a civil engineer works and plans ahead of a project My stay RMD Kwikform, helped me to have an open mind about engineering and how everything must be cost-effective, workable and safe to operate as during one of our discussions the costs of labor and materials are important as it will determine how a company will bid for a contract and how it will affect the companies estimations and contractors.
Since I am a Construction Engineering and Management intern, and my main focus is about management in the field of construction, knowing the ins and outs of RMD Kwikform does with materials is that, they prioritize the safety, workability and most importantly in the aspect of management is if the design is economical. If the design is INDEED economical, thus in the field of management, this will connect on how a profit will be yielded by making the material cost and labor cost does exceed the proposed budget As the design engineers at RMD Kwikform have their plans approved by the contractors and subcontractors, that is when, management comes in, this in which in the concept of CEM, that if a contractor is in a bid and the approved design wins, thus the concept of CEM will be able to decide if the proposed plans are cost-effective or not. The application of RMD Kwikform in CEM has different benefits, these are that, RMD’s materials are up to the standards of UK, and is designed to improve and enhance the efficiency of projects, will then lead to the minimizing of costs of and the social constraint of impact to the environment. RMD’s past works includes of the most recognizable structures across the globe. With RMD’s equipment being designed to be assembled and disassembled, quick and easy, this will help in reducing labor cost as well as time
This heavily applies to the concept of CEM As time and labor are a crucial part in proposing a contract and attempting to win a bid if a contractor is able to do the work in much less time than other competitors in a bidding. The shoring system of RMD is a great example of quality materials that is used across the globe and is an efficient tool in the construction industry. RMD’s priority is to be economical, reducing labor cost, material cost and time RMD prioritizes the use of class A materials but also use class B materials These usage of different class of materials a factor in managing material cost and labor Give using class b for example in a falsework system If RMD uses a class A material then it will increase the material cost but reduce the labor cost as less braces in a falsework system is used. But when a class B material is used, material cost is reduced however labor cost is increased, as more braces will be needed to install in a falsework system Thus management comes in which a CEManager will need to decide which path to go to If material cost is reduced but labor cost is increase or vice versa
This can be a crucial part in making bids in a contract. In addition to the materials used by RMD, the falsework materials have the flexibility to be custom fit for projects which will improve the efficiency and quality of a project, and again making it economical RMD Kwikform’s shoring materials and scaffolding materials are lightweight enough and safe enough to provide a safe platform for construction workers, the lightweight characteristics of the material will lead to lesser labor cost to carry the material and will improve the efficiency of the project thus improving the cost of the project to be more suitable for the contract. In addition to the safety of the workers, the workers can work at a safe height that can be adjusted to the needed height, safety is important and will reflect the company and can comply with code of OSHA which was discussed in the past courses of Construction Engineering and Management. RMD Kwikform’s solutions to the safety and efficiency of projects up to standard even with international codes as they are working across the globe will base their design on the code of the country assigned. With RMD Kwikform’s software Beam 3.1, it shows if a design is indeed safe by showing the graphical outputs of bending moment and deflection This is important to CEM as safety is crucial part in management RMD Kwikform’s task that was given to us was that, when were designing our formworks and falseworks we were also deciding if our design was safe enough and cost effective enough. Give my design for formworks for example. My design was more than safe with the amount of tie rods I used for the design and giving a rigid structure to the wallform However, since I have used a generous amount of tie rods in my design, material cost and labor cost will increase since I have designed my wallform to have a lot of tie rods Engr Jun recommended I use lesser tie rods and alforms but use the Beam3.1 software to find the location in which the supports will meet the standards of RMD for safety of the wallform. Engr. Jun’s recommended design was more economical and workable.
As it uses lesser materials and more space for the workers to move.
And the deflection of the material with lesser alforms and tie rods made it meet with the standards of RMD This simple recommendation led to the design being more cost-effective and is safer, which will make OSHA happy with the safety of the design as well. After Engr. Jun reviewed our designs and our progress as interns, he told us that with our knowledge now with design principles and able to determine a project is workable and economical, we can further recommend to the engineers and contractors in the future which will be the best path to do with deciding which materials to use and how much labor will cost based on the design and if a design can be done just be limited amount of workers. Engr. Jun also told that we need to know if a design is safe just by looking at a platform.
I once encountered a scaffolding near Mapùa and thought to myself that they have used insufficient number of braces for their scaffolding and is considered not safe for the workers to stand on. And they haves use only wires to secure the pipes for the scaffolding, they lacked the safety measures for their design and used less materials and will in return have a unsafe structure As Engr Jun discussed as well the safe and not safe designs for formworks falseworks The scaffolding I encountered had lesser material cost but had more labor cost, and yet had a less safer design by using wires instead of using a swivel clamp. The use of AutoCAD as well gave us an idea of a design will be cost-effective or not. RMD Kwikform taught me the potential of CAD by determining the safety of a design. Thanks to Engr Jun’s guidance, I as a CEM intern, have knowledge now to help in designing, recommending and deciding the right materials to be used and labor for when given a design by an engineer or architect. As Engr. Jun gave us the software Beam3.1 it will give us a better estimate of what to use during a project and how it will add up to the material and labor cost. The concept of management in the field of RMD Kwikform is a symbiotic relationship as, the two benefits from each other by interaction RMD Kwikform and training plan given to us my our mentor about making formwork and falsework thus leading us to know if it a design is economical or not and if it can reduce or increase the labor and material cost just by design. If a design is given to us (CEM) by an engineer (CE) the relationship of the two would be the “engineer” will send the plans to the “CEM” and make an estimation of how much everything will cost whether it may be material or labor or even time. This relationship is a long-term commitment as these two will interact to make a cost-effective design and a safe one.
As a Construction Engineering Management intern, I strive to make sure projects are cost-effective and most importantly safe I now have obtained the knowledge sufficient enough to make me proficient in understanding designs in CAD, formwork and falsework designs. These knowledge has improved as an intern an a future Construction engineering manager or albeit a quantity surveyor or a contractor. Within the 240 hour internship, the time and effort of a design engineer is crucial in CEM as I can now understand that I cannot just rush a design at may lead to unsafe projects due a to rushed design I have fulfilled each and every task that given to me based on the training plan and thanks to this I can fully understand how a good design in construction can be efficient, safe, sustainable and most importantly economical and be able to yield a profit from using the proposed plan and studying and making a successful completion of a project This in conclusion makes falsework and formwork the bread and butter of RMD Kwikform. This can be proved by their care of the design by making sure it will meet with the budget of and still make it safe.
