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Daily Construction Report
Project: Concrete pad out side Surge			Date: 9/14/11
Contractor: I didn't think to ask the name of the contractor
Client: Virginia Tech
Project Scope/Method of construction: This is a small project but it demonstrates something we recently went over in class. They are laying down rebar that has been tied together to form a grid that will help reinforce the concrete pad.
	Sunny	Clear	Overcast	Rain	Snow
Weather
	Below 32	33-50	51-70	71-90	Above 91
Temp.
	Still	Moderate	High
Wind
	Dry	Moderate	Humid
Humidity
	Non Manual		Manual
Field Force:	0		2
Subcontractors:	None
Equiptment at
Site:	Hammer
	Rebar
	Fencing
	Cones
Is equiptment close? Yes everything they need is right near them, and what they don’t have with them they have in their truck which is parked just out of view of this camera shot to the left.
Are there idle workers? No, both workers are doing something
Construction Activities: placing the rebar so that it is not to close to any edges or faces. This prevents oxidization of the rebar and makes it so that the concrete doesn’t ever chip or crack due to the rebar rusting.
Does safety seem to be of importance? The two workers did put up cones so that is a plus, however an orange safety fence can be seen lying on the ground behind one of the workers and that could be put up. The only reason I can think of for the fence not being up, is that it will go up once the concrete is poured so that students do not walk through it.
Hazard Analysis:
Activity		Hazard		Solution
driving stakes into the ground		there could be wiring   or plumbing		check the records and make sure
		underneath the grounds surface		nothing is below that area of
				ground
Comments/Remarks: The next time I went back to this spot the project was done. Wouldn’t it be nice if all projects were that easy.

Two men setting up structural steel for ground pad. If the steel rests on 

the ground or is to close to the sides or edges it will oxidize and rust 

causing the concrete to crack and chip