Slope Stabilization Behind the House (For the General Public)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. For the past few years, with the increase in private construction projects, I’ve often been sent out to inspect stone walls and narrow slopes behind private homes. It’s basically a smaller-scale version of what we call “steep slope collapse prevention work,” lol. In many cases, the slopes have already collapsed, and there are quite a few cracks along the slope shoulders or areas where the soil has caved in…
A Few Minutes Before the End of the Workday Is Cleaning Time | Organization and Tidiness
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 現場が終わり次々に会社に削孔機や吹付機が帰ってきています。 そんな中、新品のエンジン式高圧洗浄機が入ってきましたｗｗｗ 年度末に現場で使えると思っていた高圧洗浄機がｗ（今頃） う…
I Just Want to Know the Results | The Impatient Slope Engineer
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s starting to get a little warmer, isn’t it? Here in Nagano, it’s still freezing cold. Lately, I’ve been getting about five questions a day. Most of the time, I can’t reply right away—at the earliest, I’ll get back to you that same evening, and at the latest, about two days later. As for the questions…
The End of the Fiscal Year Is Finally Over | The Busy Season Is Over for Slope Maintenance Contractors
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Things have finally calmed down a bit. It looks like the postponed projects will end up being pushed back to April or later for one reason or another, so it looks like I’ll be able to take it easy in February and focus on machine maintenance. These past few years have been nonstop, with no days off. I still have a few postponed projects lined up for February and March, so I’ll be working nonstop. I won’t even have time to rest…
Civil Engineers Explain Accurately and Clearly | Communication Skills
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I was talking with a government official on site about soil conditions. That official, who has experience with ground anchor work in his capacity as a government official, said to me, “We can confirm the anchorage layer using the cuttings from the borehole, right?” lol. Well, there’s a lot to say about that…
“Unseen Efforts Go Unappreciated”: What I Keep in Mind as a Fifth-Year Construction Management Engineer (The God of Construction)
What I Learned from My Mistakes It’s hard to believe that five years have already passed since I started working as a civil engineering construction manager. Amid my busy daily routine, I’ve had the opportunity to experience many different things. Naturally, having been in this job for five years, I’ve also encountered plenty of unpleasant situations and made many mistakes. I’m embarrassed to admit it, but due to my own poor planning, I…
A Hands-On Experience: Falling Off a Scaffold | Safety Training
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Our latest safety training is in 3D! lol One of our younger employees put on 3D VR goggles and “fell” off the scaffolding! Of course, since it’s virtual reality, this all happened in a virtual space. lol He was going, “Oh, oh!” as he fell. It went something like this…
Key Factors for Staying on Schedule | Site Management
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. We just wrapped up another job site the other day. It was a project that started with a design change last year and went through quite a few twists and turns, but we somehow managed to align our schedule with the general contractor’s. Although there weren’t many holes to drill, coordinating everything was still quite challenging. If we had a whole week just for drilling, it would be easier to…
Opportunities for Skill Development Lie in Other Industries | The Growth of Slope Construction Specialists
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 最近はこの様な工事にも呼ばれてトンネル入っています。 水抜きのついでの漏水処理工です。 普段施工する事が無いのでサッパリ分かりませんが、試行錯誤他社様が施工された写真を元に施工していますｗ 比較的簡単な施工…