Trowel Application for Formwork | Crack Prevention and Recent Trends
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I went to the post office to mail something. A woman in her 40s standing next to me was complaining. “I was home the whole time, but they marked it as ‘not at home’ without even ringing the doorbell.” “Damn it! What’s going on here!?” Well…
Troubleshooting (Part 1) | What to Do When It Rains During Concrete Work
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, the cherry blossoms at the Iwakura Cherry Blossom Festival were in full bloom, and it was absolutely packed with people! There were traffic jams everywhere, and it was really tough getting around. Amid all that, I was working at another venue as the guy running the shooting gallery, helping out the kids. Thanks to that, I’m completely exhausted…
Calculating Materials for Retaining Walls (Part 7) | Calculating Sand Quantities
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I was in Akita until just the other day, and since there wasn’t much pollen yet, it was incredibly comfortable and absolutely wonderful. But now that I’m back in Aichi, it’s hell! It’s pollen hell!! Anyway… There’s this series on material calculations…
Drill Hole Length After Concrete Grouting | Actual Measurement: 500 mm, as Designed
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The Nintendo Switch is out now. I’ve been a huge gamer for as long as I can remember. There’s no way I could pass this up! So, I bought *The Legend of Zelda*, but my kids snatched it away from me... I guess I’ll get to play it once they’re done... They’ll let me have it...
Calculating Quantities of Framing Materials (Part 6) | Mortar Quantity Calculations
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’ve finally moved on from the formwork materials—it’s almost time for the mortar, right? lol Calculating Formwork Materials (Part 1): Lath and Wire Mesh Calculating Formwork Materials (Part 2): Formwork Vertical Beam Rebar Calculating Formwork Materials (Part 3): Formwork Horizontal Beam Rebar…
Calculating Frame Materials (Part 5) | Auxiliary Anchors
Hello, everyone. It's Enta. Last night, I went to a class reunion in Nagoya. I graduated from that famous high school, lol. Some of you might not know this, but it was Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School. That bad habit of Kagoshima people really comes out (especially among the upperclassmen...). They make you drink! Drink, drink, drink...
Calculating Formwork Materials (Part 4) | Formwork for Retaining Walls
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. I’ve been taking my meds nonstop lately, so I’ve been feeling a little sleepy during the day. But I guess it’s better than having a runny nose… Whenever I ride in the passenger seat of a car, I always end up falling asleep. Please bear with me lol. Anyway, moving on—in my previous posts, I covered “Calculating Formwork Materials (Part 1)” and “Reinforcement…”
Calculating Reinforcement for Formwork (Part 3) | Formwork Cross-Beam Reinforcement
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I finished the vertical beams for the formwork the other day. Calculating Formwork Materials (Part 1): Wire Mesh for Lath Calculating Formwork Materials (Part 2): Formwork Vertical Beams Horizontal Beams and Reinforcing Bars This time it’s the horizontal beams, but it’s pretty much the same as last time lol. Last time, the horizontal beams were 12 meters long…
Calculating Formwork Materials (Part 2) | Formwork Vertical Beam Reinforcement
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Today, I went on a company tour—or something like that—at Fujiwara Sangyo Co., Ltd. in Osaka. It was a really interesting and fun company! I’ll save that story for another day lol. But anyway, Calculating Formwork Materials (Part 1) Since we covered lath installation last time, this time we’ll cover formwork…