Group 1: The Conrad Hotel
When we arrived on site, we were escorted to the site offices located in the basement of the building. After some Turkish coffee, we were greeted by Mr. Ibrahim, the site engineer, and Mr. Anil, the Project Manager. After a brief site induction, we were introduced to the sites main features. The Conrad Hotel will serve as a hotel and office building and will feature three (3) basements, a ground level, two (2) mezzanine levels, and fifty-one (51) floors. We then watched a conceptual video on what the project will look like when finished. Adjacent to the building is an automated twelve (12) story car park area. Currently, this area was excavated and secant piles were used for shoring during the foundation work which consists of approximately fifty (50) piles. The car park, which is supported with diagonal bracing, will be connected to the main hotel by a landscaped deck and pool area.
We then took the lifts up to the 20th floor and were shown how the scaffolding supports the slab loads and how the slabs were preformed before placement. After, we walked up to the 24th floor where rebar was being placed for a 4.2 x 1.5 meter transfer beam. Over eight-hundred and fifty (850) tons of rebar were required for the 24th floor alone. Because of a recent change to the shape of the upper part of the building (from cornered to rounded), some reinforcement bars were also being removed. Below, the 23rd floor will house the mechanical units of the building. We traveling down to the podium floors to view the large steel truss system used on the eight (8) podium floors.
Group 2: The Kingdom of Sheba
We were given a similar introduction and site tour as Group 1. This tour is explained in Week 2 Day 1. However, there were some new topics that were covered. The subcontractor with the most influence over the project is the MEP. (Mechanical-electrical and plumbing) They are present in every part of the project. While on our tour we walked along an excavation that when completed will be the road. The reason it has been excavated is to allow for the MEP. Water transport is extremely important, drainage systems and also electrical wires must be placed before the road can be constructed. If designs for these systems are not completed construction will be haulted.
The group also learned about reinforcement codes. It is important that after the reinforcement is laid, it be inspected before the concrete is poured. There are many places on site that have rebar waiting to be inspected.In the afternoon after our site visits, there was a lecture on Construction Management by Mr. Ian Harper. The information from that lecture can be found at the link below.
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