No more landslides! We've developed a drainage bolt!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’d like to introduce the drainage rock bolt, which I briefly mentioned the other day during a webinar for the [K&i Web Academy]. Although its official name is “drainage rock bolt,” we have filed a patent application (for the construction method) under the common name “drainage bolt.” &n…
When calculating the number of scaffolding workers at heights, the count starts from the bottom and works its way up!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Today, I’d like to talk about billing for scaffolding work. Scaffolding is often required when ground anchors or rebar inserts are installed at the top of a slope, isn’t it? For example, suppose there were ground anchors or rebar inserts in a location like the one shown below…
Learning the trade of a slope-construction specialist means passing on these skills and ensuring they live on into the future!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. When we were young, our parents often told us it would be good to learn a trade, right? Do you know what that means? Is it especially hard for young people these days to understand? (Is it because they’re part of the digital generation??) Well, to put it simply, building…
Movement of the Dial Gauge
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Well, it’s another weekend off this week, lol. Seriously, there have been way too many long weekends this year—I can’t seem to get my work done. Are your project deadlines getting pushed back? Anyway, today I’ve got a video showing how a dial gauge moves when managing tension, lol. Some of you might be thinking, “What on earth is that?!”…
How to Read a Dial Gauge
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Lately, I’ve been focusing all my strength training on my legs, so I look like a little fawn now lol. Working out is tough, but if it helps my lower back, it’ll be worth it, so I’m going to stick with it for a while ^^ Anyway, moving on... You know what a dial gauge is, right? Slope contractors don’t need one...
"I Told You So!" Is Just Self-Preservation. Blaming Others Won't Win You Your Subordinates' Loyalty (From the God of Construction)
Words Like Black Magic: I have some thoughts on the phrase, “I told you so.” I think this phrase is often used by supervisors when speaking to their subordinates… To all you supervisors out there: I want you to fully understand the impact this phrase has. First, in situations where a supervisor is reprimanding a subordinate…
Reasons Why Test Mixes Fail
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. You often conduct test mixes at job sites—like those run by NEXCO or the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism—right? You submit a mix design and then conduct tests to determine whether that mix will achieve the required strength and whether it meets the standards. There are some surprisingly common reasons why these tests tend to fail…
By thoroughly documenting even temporary construction work that isn’t recorded in official construction logs, we ensure that this information is passed on to future engineers!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are you failing? I know—what a way to start! lol The other day, I was talking with a teacher from a civil engineering school and a construction consultant. During that conversation, we got onto the topic of rebar insertion work I did a long time ago, and the scori…
How to Draw Slope Construction Drawings, Part 3
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I meant “how to draw” a blueprint, not “how to write” one, right…? Japanese is tricky, isn’t it? I’ll be more careful from now on ^^ But anyway… This time, it’s “How to Draw a Blueprint, Part 3.” “How to Draw a Blueprint, Part 1,” “How to Draw a Blueprint, Part 2”—I’ve covered everything up to the title block…