What to Do When You're a Reinforcing Bar Installer (Part 3) | An Invitation to Those Whose Job Offers Were Revoked
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Following the Kobe Steel scandal, the next issue to surface is the situation regarding students who had received job offers for next spring. It’s really unfortunate for those who had already secured offers… Without further ado, why not join Enta? Why not give civil engineering a try? Why not become a slope engineer? When people think of civil engineering…
The Era of Safety Identification on the Back of Work Clothes | Construction Fair 2017
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I went to the Construction Fair 2017, which is being held at Fukiage Hall in Nagoya! It felt a bit smaller than the i-construction exhibition held in Tokyo last time, but there were still plenty of new products from local companies…
What to Do When You're a Reinforcing Bar Installer (Part 2) | Annual Salaries in the Construction Industry
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Have you heard of the website “God of Construction”? It’s a site where you can read all kinds of articles written by people in the construction and building industries. On that site, I came across a ranking titled “Average Annual Salaries at 100 Construction Companies.” As expected, the rate of salary increases at general contractors is off the charts…
Reinforcement Bar Installation: What to Do in These Situations (Part 1) | Areas Where Concrete Cannot Be Placed
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Regarding the recent article on grid frames, quite a few of you seemed interested. Please don’t ask me about it, lol. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Kimura at Shin Nippon Ryokka. Grid Frames—but anyway, starting with this post, I’ve decided to launch a new series called “What to Do in Situations Like This…”
Next-Generation Grid Frame | Available to Everyone
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Welcome to Enta’s “Groundbreaking!” segment, where we always introduce innovative products. (Did something like that even exist?) Today, I’d like to introduce a product from Shin Nippon Ryokka, a company that visited our office the other day—it’s called the “Grid Frame.” I’m sure many of you are already familiar with it…
A Look at Grade Adjustment | Food Review-Style Fantasies About Slopes vs. the Reality on Site
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. I was watching the morning news and it occurred to me—there’s often a segment that’s kind of like a food review, isn’t there? I was thinking, “I wonder if they’d feature slope stabilization there too??” lol For example, “This cement slurry looks like it’ll provide just the right amount of strength~” “This slope…”
Back Surface Treatment of the Load-Bearing Plate | The Relationship Between Uneven Ground and the Zabuton Frame
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. We’ve reinforced the company’s door. It won’t open unless you cut through it with an angle grinder or an oxy-acetylene torch. (Laughs) I doubt any burglar would go to that much trouble, though… But anyway, when installing ground anchors, should you use a load-bearing plate or a retaining frame? If you use a retaining frame, the load-bearing…
Basics of Reinforcement Bar Installation Scheduling | Avoiding Traffic Congestion During the Tomei Expressway Concentrated Construction Project
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. There’s major traffic congestion due to concentrated construction work on the Tomei Expressway. While it’s unavoidable on major expressways like the Tomei and Meishin, which see heavy traffic, there are actually quite a few alternative routes you can take these days—like taking the Chuo Expressway or the Wangan Expressway. Even if the travel time is the same, the route you’re actually driving on is the one with the traffic…
What Is a "Contour" Used on Construction Sites? | A Simple Explanation of Its Meaning and Usage
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I drove my kei truck to Nagano to swap out my car. Driving a kei truck for long distances really makes my butt hurt! Today, I’ve switched to a Probox, so I think I’ll be fine lol. Anyway, moving on to Contour. This is usually the case, but with Anchor’s…