How to Prepare Test Specimens for Sprayed Concrete and Mortar
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. How do you make test specimens for compressive strength tests on sprayed concrete? If you’re not familiar with construction sites, you’re probably thinking, “Huh?” So, in this post, I’ll explain how to make these test specimens. For basic sprayed concrete…
Post-processing of test specimens after preparation for the compressive strength test
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are you conducting compressive strength tests? Well, I’m sure you are, lol. I think most veterans already know this, but there are some preparations to make after coring. If you skip those steps, the strength may decrease or the test may fail to yield a valid result, so let’s go through the steps…
Inspecting incoming materials is extremely important
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Whenever I head out to a job site after a long time, it always pours. Yep. I’m a bona fide rain magnet! But anyway, why do we do material inspections? From a craftsman’s perspective, they probably wonder, “Why are they taking so many pictures of the materials?”…
Old vs. New Terminology | Construction Industry Terms
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Do you know what “pH” is? It’s pronounced “P-H”!!!!!!? If you call it “Pe-Ha,” kids these days and young people might not understand what you mean. I looked it up, and it turns out that “Pe-Ha” is the German pronunciation, while the English pronunciation is…
Inspecting incoming materials is extremely important
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Today I was working as a rebar installer in Tokyo. But the rain on my way home this afternoon was absolutely brutal! And they’re saying it’s going to be a real storm tonight… This is what happens whenever I go out to a job site after a long break. Yep. I’m a bona fide rain magnet! Anyway, moving on to material inspection…
Specifications for Single-Pipe Scaffolding Materials | Pipe Diameter and Wall Thickness Used on Construction Sites
Hello, everyone. It's Enta here. The other day, I stayed home the whole time and played video games nonstop lol. I've been hooked on Minecraft for PS4 for the past two years or so, and I finally made it to the End! I defeated the Ender Dragon and got my elytra!! Of course, in Creative mode…