How to Determine Unit Prices for Machinery in Spray Coating Work (You’ll Lose Out If You Don’t Know This)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. You’re working on a quote, right? (Of course you are, lol.) How much do you usually set aside for equipment costs in those quotes? I imagine you come up with a rough budget before you submit the quote. That’s the figure you’re setting at that point. Roughly speaking, a budget is broken down into material costs, labor costs, …
Here's how to take the basic exam for rebar installers.
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Have any of you ever taken the basic exam for rebar insertion workers? It’s pretty common for ground anchor workers, isn’t it? But there aren’t many exams for rebar insertion workers. Basically, they’re the same, but since there’s no free length, that’s where the ground…
Construction Methods for Technical Intern Trainees (Part 3): On-Site Spray Application for Formwork
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Continuing from last time: Construction Methods for Technical Interns (Part 1): Slope Cleaning Workers; Construction Methods for Technical Interns (Part 2): Lath Installers; and now, the crowning achievement of slope construction specialists: Sprayed Formwork Workers. What exactly is a Sprayed Formwork Worker!? Technical interns need to fully understand…
The job you have right now might not be the right fit for you! Here’s what to do to find something that suits you.
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. We’ve taken on some trainees as scaffolding workers. Under Japanese law regarding technical internship programs, “tobi” refers to scaffolding workers. Slope workers are also covered under the scaffolding worker permit, lol. So, they’ve come here as scaffolding workers, too. One of our trainees also came here as a scaffolding worker…
Results of My Investigation into Shortcuts, Sloppy Work, and Construction Defects in Slope Construction (Part 6)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The rainy season is making concrete work a bit of a challenge... Things are a bit rough in a lot of ways, but we just have to keep plowing through, don’t we? It’s really hard to predict what’s going to happen during the rainy season. Hopefully, we can keep working steadily while staying safe from the heavy rain! If it gets hot...
How to Use Units Depending on What You're Measuring
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Can the technical interns at your company tell the difference between mm, cm, and m? The other day, when I asked one of our interns, he knew what a cm was, but he was completely confused about mm and m. He’s from Nepal. When I checked with other people from Nepal…
When connecting PVC pipes in drainage boring work, sockets are the strongest option!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. As for recent trends in dewatering drilling, it’s becoming common not to cut threads. I’ve also heard that if you don’t cut threads, the drill bit won’t fit into a 90-diameter borehole. That’s because it’s difficult to insert the VP40 socket into such a borehole. (Due to rocks in the borehole, etc…
Field Notes on Ground Anchor Construction, Part 1 (Soil Cover)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, a general contractor asked me, “How much soil cover is considered problematic for ground anchors?” I thought it was 3 meters, if I remember correctly… but when I looked it up, it turned out to be 5 meters. I really tend to forget things these days. Design and construction of ground anchor works…
Results of My Investigation into Shortcuts, Sloppy Work, and Construction Defects in Slope Construction (Part 5)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s been feeling a lot like the rainy season lately. Things are getting dangerously slow for us slope contractors… Just like last year, the situation remains dire, but it seems like only the big companies are doing well… We small and medium-sized slope contractors are really in a tight spot, but we’ll hang in there and keep pushing forward…