Construction Technology 1

Mid-term Test :

               Mr. Leong announced to us that we will be having a test before our mid-term break. The topics that were covered in the test are site and temporary works, foundations, concrete framed buildings and roof.

               I felt that my results would be quite satisfying as I can almost answer all the questions. I have also put in a lot of effort right from the first lecture. And, I did revision for this subject every weekend. 

               Lastly, I am grateful to have such a helpful and nice lecturer which makes the lecture seems more interesting. Thank you =)

Assignment 1 :

Below are the link to the report :

Assignment 1 : Research Report

                The first assignment that was given by our beloved lecturer, Mr. Leong is a group project that required us to do research on the building we live in. We were given a short briefing about the task we need to do and the intended learning outcomes of this project. Each of the group have five members. For this assignment, we need to do a study on the functions of the building, type of foundation, type of slab and type of roof that are used on the building and also, recommend an alternative to replace the existing type.

                   The place we choose for this assignment is my place which is called Oasis Square. It is located in Oasis Damansara, Petaling Jaya. This assignment is not as difficult as it seems  as I know quite well about some of the functions of the buildings, types of  roof that are used and etc.

While doing the project, we found that it is actually quite similar to what we have learned in class. Hence, it shows how important to pay attention to every lecture given by Mr. Leong as everything that was taught by him can be applied to the actual construction project. However, we have also tried to find other types of things that has been used to construct the building which are not covered in lecture, for example green roof. On the other hand, we had done all our work together. I have learned that teamwork is very important in order to complete our work on time.

I felt that we could learn more stuffs from this type of assignment as it required critical thinking which we cannot get from the lectures or in the textbook. Also, I felt that we could understand better about what is being learned in class.



In addition, I felt that I should read up more on the stuffs about construction in order to improve my knowledge and understanding so that it could help out in my future assignments and project.

Finally, I would like to thank Mr. Leong for helping us out throughout this assignment when we met with some uncertainties and obstacles.

Site report :

Below are the site report :
Site Report

The last assignment that was given are visiting a construction site and write a report about the site visit. This assignment is to let us experience how an actual site looks like and gives us deeper knowledge about the field we are studying now other than just understanding through the books. We are required to produce a report about the site that we have visited, the construction work that is carrying out at the site and the materials that are being used on these buildings.

I felt that this assignment gives us a lot of benefits as we can get to see what is really going on on the site and understand more about the work that are done on the site. Now, I am able to  understand more about the construction work flow and how does the foundations, temporary works and etc looks like which I couldn't figure it out just by imagination.

In conclusion, I would like to express my gratitude towards all the lecturers that make this site visit to happen. =)