Two Types of Site Supervisors: The Crucial Difference Between Those with General Contractor Experience and Those Without
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. It’s suddenly gotten really cold, hasn’t it!! Fall? Did we even have one?? The other day when I went to the job site, it was freezing cold… But I hear it’s going to warm up starting next week… I feel like I’m going to get sick lol. Let’s all take care of ourselves! Anyway…  …
We've reached the point where we can do away with message boards! Don't you think?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, Ishio-kun posted this on X: “No one’s looking at this on-site anyway, so isn’t it about time we digitized it?” pic.twitter.com/kxFndpAxE4 — Ishio-kun @ Construction That’s More Fun Than Yesterday, Yo…
A Discussion of Galvanizing Standards, Thickness, and Coating Weight
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Last month, I visited a galvanizing plant. My former boss had changed jobs and become a director at a materials supplier, so he gave me a tour of the plant. As for the galvanized material shown in the photo above, I heard that one bundle (a tied bundle) costs about 500,000 yen!!!! Right now, galvanized…
When calculating the number of scaffolding workers at heights, the count starts from the bottom and works its way up!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Today, I’d like to talk about billing for scaffolding work. Scaffolding is often required when ground anchors or rebar inserts are installed at the top of a slope, isn’t it? For example, suppose there were ground anchors or rebar inserts in a location like the one shown below…
By thoroughly documenting even temporary construction work that isn’t recorded in official construction logs, we ensure that this information is passed on to future engineers!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are you failing? I know—what a way to start! lol The other day, I was talking with a teacher from a civil engineering school and a construction consultant. During that conversation, we got onto the topic of rebar insertion work I did a long time ago, and the scori…
How to Draw Slope Construction Drawings, Part 3
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I meant “how to draw” a blueprint, not “how to write” one, right…? Japanese is tricky, isn’t it? I’ll be more careful from now on ^^ But anyway… This time, it’s “How to Draw a Blueprint, Part 3.” “How to Draw a Blueprint, Part 1,” “How to Draw a Blueprint, Part 2”—I’ve covered everything up to the title block…
How to Draw Slope Construction Drawings, Part 2
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. This time, we’ll cover “How to Draw Blueprints, Part 2.” In “How to Draw Slope Construction Blueprints, Part 1,” I drew the development drawing for now. I tried drawing a test blueprint (to make it easier to understand). Let’s say we have a slope like this. The slope frame is 300…
How to Draw Slope Construction Drawings, Part 1
Hello, everyone. It's Enta here. I hurt my back at the gym the other day lol. My back is in really bad shape... But anyway, I got a question the other day about how to draw legal frames. So, I've written a bit about CAD before, but I've never really written about the actual drawing process...
How to Calculate Cement Slurry and the Loss Rate
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I used to have a grout calculation website, but I shut it down, so people still mention it to me from time to time lol. So, I’ll list the minimum necessary coefficients here. However, since that alone would make the calculation method a bit bland, I’ll include the full method as well. Borehole diameter (…