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Daily Construction Report
Project: Signature Engineering Building			Date: 11/01/11
Contractor: Gilbane
Client: Virginia Tech
Project Scope/Method of construction: This building "will be approximately a 160,000 gross-square-foot facility to include classrooms, instructional laboratories, research laboratories, and offices for multiple departments and programs for the College of Engineering."
	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		8+
Subcontractors:	Cleveland Cement Contractors
Equiptment at
Site:	Water-Truck(1)
	Dump-Truck(1)
	Single Roller  compactor(1)
	Large Backhoe (3)
	Small Backhoe (2)
	Tractor (1)
	Crane (2)
	Drill Rig (1)
	Bulldozer (1)
	Mule (1)
Is equiptment close? Things are a little more spread out than I have seen on other jobsites on this campus, but I think that is because they have a little more room to work and it actually helps the job because everything is not so crowded.
Are there idle workers? None that I can see. It looks like everyone on the jobsite has a job and is doing it.
Construction Activities: There are a lot more caisons that have been drilled recently. There are backhoes and bulldozers pulling up the remaining asphalt and loading it into dump-trucks. A couple of the backhoes are digging giant holes, I'm guessing to lower the elevtion in those areas.
Does safety seem to be of importance? As always with this job, safety doesn't seem to be an issue here. Everyone is wearing their protective clothing and the entire site is still fenced off to the general public. Also anywhere there are drilled caissons, the caisons are either filled or have a cage around them.
Hazard Analysis:
Activity		Hazard		Solution
Using large machinery to dig		Dirt or rocks could be dropped		Follow the safety guidelines
or excavate.
		Unknown wiring, plumbing, or gas		Make sure to check with the city
		could be hit		to make sure nothing is there
Comments/Remarks: Im not sure why all the asphalt wasn't taken up at the same time, it seems like it would be more efficient to take it all up at once while all the proper equipment is on site. I am also unsure what the excavation going on near the main trailer is for.
Tearing up more asphalt and excavating Close up of Backhoe ripping up asphalt Drill rig used for drilling of the caissons, crane used for lowering the structural steel into the caissons, a couple caissons ready to be poured