Personal Engineering Activities: Importance Of Engineering Knowledge On Design And Construction

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C. Personal Engineering Activities:

PE 1.6

Reason of project initiating: Being a progressive company there were a lot of responsibilities on each individual. One such responsibility came upon me when Rancon Engineering Ltd was awarded a contract for the design & construction of 6-storey residential building, Rangs Heritage, which is at Uttara in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

PE 1.7

My approach towards the project work: My undergraduate engineering knowledge on design and construction helped me to initiate the project. First of all, I had to choose the appropriate structural system of the proposed Residential Building. The objective was to produce a set of structural drawings based on the architectural drawings and soil investigation reports, and then based on that drawings, I had to construct the building within the given time. The Design needed to be supported by calculations those were based on standard codes of practice & submitted to head of design for approval. The design should be cost-effective and meet all the architectural requirements. This project entailed using my geotechnical engineering knowledge, reinforced concrete design knowledge and construction …show more content…

I was needed to communicate with local communities and inform them about the project work. I also made open discussion with them to minimize the construction hazards. I used to communicate with housing authority ‘RAJUK’ (Dhaka city regulatory authority) for getting approval of plan and design. Apart from this, apartment owners frequently visited the sites. My duties were to listen to their problems and try to solve them within the engineering boundaries. I also had to brief them regarding the progress of the project and answer any query to satisfy their

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