Calculating Materials for Frame Structures (Part 1) | Lath and Wire Mesh Edition
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s been raining for the past few days—the first rain in a while. I wonder if there’s snow on the mountains? Rain at this time of year is really tough. It gets you so cold, so be sure to wear long underwear under your pants! Long underwear these days is super stylish! Back in the day, I used to wear this stylish long underwear…
Quality Control for Formwork Construction | Sequence from Lathing to Completion of Spray Application
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta. My usual hairstyle is a buzz cut. Since I have a drinking party this week, I figured I’d get a haircut, so I used clippers to trim it myself. I usually keep it at about 3mm, but today I accidentally set it to 1mm… It would look cute on a kid, but…
Reducing Variation in Concrete Compressive Strength | Tips Learned from a Testing Technician
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The three-day weekend, which included the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, has come to an end. There were all kinds of 20-year-olds with wild hairstyles appearing on TV all over the country, lol. It’s great to have that youthful energy! I know that many of those kids are actually pretty serious and well-behaved. When you’re young, you want to stand out and…
The Difference Between Open-Type and Sealed-Type Frame Structures | An Explanation of Selection Criteria
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m migrating my Ameblo posts. Did you know there are two types of concrete walls: closed-type and open-type? This is the closed-type. This is the open-type. It depends on how the space within the frame is handled. (There are different ways to describe them.) In areas with relatively high water levels and saturated conditions…
The Role of a Slope Reinforcement Worker | The Absolute Basics of Slope Construction
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Today is the last day of work for almost every company, isn’t it? Our field operations wrap up today, too. Don’t you just feel like going shopping when the end of the year rolls around? Even though you don’t usually think twice about it, you suddenly find yourself wanting something, lol. A while back, I think I got scammed on Yahoo! Auctions around the end of the year…
How to Draw Legal Frame Drawings in CAD (Part 3) | Drawing Mountains with Steep Contours
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s Christmas, isn’t it? I’m glad it’s on a Sunday, lol. The roads get really crowded this time of year. Even if we finish the job early, our employees end up getting home late. There’s also a needless increase in accidents, and with so many people who rarely drive, there’s a lot of tailgating on the highway…
What Does 1.24 m³ of Sand for Sprayed Mortar Mean? | Basics of Mix Design Calculations
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I wrote about this before on Ameblo, but if it doesn’t show up in search results, people won’t see it, right? So, I’m reposting it here with a few minor additions. People often ask me, “What is 1.24 m³ of sand?” Currently, as a standard mix ratio, …
How to Draw Legal Frame Drawings in CAD (Part 2) | Vertical Frames and Development Drawings
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. This time, we’ll cover “How to Draw Blueprints, Part 2.” In “How to Draw 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. Slope width 300…
How to Draw Building Envelope Drawings in CAD (Part 1) | Basics of Development Drawings
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. We recently had a welcome party for our new hires. In our company, we don’t really have the concept of year-end parties or New Year’s parties just because it’s the end of the year or the beginning of the year. Whenever someone suggests, “How about we all go out for drinks?”—that’s when we end up organizing something. This time, I organized a get-together…