How to Prepare Test Specimens
2025/12/02

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…

Grout Compressive Strength Test
2024/08/31

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…

Material Inspection
2022/06/24

材料検収は非常に大事

皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 私が久々に現場出るとめちゃ雨降るんです。 はい。 正真正銘の雨男です! 閑話休題 材料検収ってどういう理由で行っていますか?   職人からすればなんであんなにも材料ばっかり写真撮っているんだろって…

Soil pH Meter
2020/09/07

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…

Material Inspection
2018/05/07

材料検収は非常に大事

皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 今日は東京で鉄筋挿入工やってました。 しかし、午後帰り道の雨はとてつもなく酷かったです! そして今夜にかけて大荒れだと。。。 私が久々に現場出るとコレです。 はい。 正真正銘の雨男です! 閑話休題 材料検収…

Single-Pipe Scaffolding
2017/08/13

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…