Career Episode 2: Construction of Residential Villa

CAREER EPISODE 2
Introduction:
CE 2.1 I will discuss my second career episode where I will talk about the work
experience, I have earned while working on the construction of a residential villa
with certain specifications requested by the client. The project activity started in
September 2015 and was completed by August 2016. I worked as a Structural
Design Engineer in UMANG PATEL CONSULTING CIVIL ENGINEER AND
STRUCTURAL DESIGNER. The organization was headquartered in Ahmedabad,
India.
Background:
CE2.2 Umang Patel Consulting Civil Engineer and Structural Designer Company
providing professional consulting services for construction, engineering, structure
and property markets. Company giving proficient counselling’s administrations for
Architects and manager, structural engineers and cost consultants. The company
works for Indian EPC servicers, corporates, inventors, international companies,
financial partnerships, and government establishments. This company has
executed large missions in housing, marketable, and manufacturing levels. This
firm has more than 20 years of involvement and executed more than 1000
ventures nationwide.
CE2.3 The project scope included the construction of a residential G+2 villa with a
basement area that was planned to have a big swimming pool, restroom, steam
room, boiler room, kitchen and gym. The ground floor plan was prepared to have
three guest rooms, three bathrooms, two balconies, a spacious kitchen and dining
hall. The first floor was planned to have the three master kids’ rooms; the terrace
was planned to have a big master bedroom and a bathroom with a good view.
Also, the villa design included parking spaces, gardens, pavements, landscape
views, stair cases, and security rooms.
CE2.4 I performed the following tasks to carry out my project responsibilities.
 Reviewing and assessing engineering design documents as well as the
construction designs and related code such as IS 456: 2000, IS 1893-2002, IS
800: 2007, IS 13920 (1993), IS: 2212-1991, IS: 1200 (Part- III)- 1976.
 Proposing relevant and effective modifications to the designs prepared by the
architects and designers
 Obtaining the required permissions like proof of privilege, details of propose
construction, copy of plan and licenses from the local municipality authorities
by ensuring to have the approval documents ready

 Finalizing the safety rules, regulations and processes that needed to be
followed during the construction activities on the work site
 Assessing the raw materials received from the vendors to check the material
quality and strength such as comprehensive strength and water permeability
tests for concrete, yield strength tests for steel, sieve analysis tests for
aggregates and taking decisions on the usability of the materials for
constructions
 Reviewing the project specifications as agreed to validate the concrete mix,
framework, and steel works
 Assigning tasks to the labor and other engineering resources based on their
expertise and following up with them to ensure the on-time completion of the
tasks
 Preparing important project reports of concrete roads, cement, reinforcement,
bricks, wood, tilling, plumbing and documents to be archived for the reference
of the project management
 Working with cross-functional teams to ensure the timely delivery of the project
 Working with project team members from different departments that included
engineering, architecture, and project management departments.
CE2.5 I worked as a Structural Engineer in the project and my position is highlighted in
the following organizational chart.
Chairman
Chief
Executing
Department
of Civil
Engineering
Construction
Engineering
Geotechnical
Engineering
Mechanical
Engineering
Structural
Engineering
Structural
Design
Engineer
Cad
Technician

Personal Engineering Activity:
CE2.6 To work on the engineering tasks in the project, I ensured to prepare myself to be
competent enough and reskill myself. I understood the project objectives in detail
and studied through the engineering techniques and methodologies required to
achieve the targets set by the project management. I enrolled to several training
courses on AutoCAD, STAAD.Pro and ETABS to learn about the software to be
used during the projects. I also referred to numerous journals and magazines such
as International Journal of civil engineering and Technology, International journal of
Advanced Structural Engineering (IJASE), Journal of material science, magazine of
concrete Research which are related to structural engineering to derive the
required information.
CE2.7 I worked closely with my supervisor to finalize the project delivery schedule. I
ensured to allocate tasks to the project resource team considering their area of
interest and expertise in the areas. I prepared the blueprint of the project and
discussed it with the stakeholders to seek their feedback and inputs. Post
incorporating the changes to the plan, I kicked off the project activities adhering to
the agreed timelines.
CE2.8 I worked with the local municipality officials to find the most effective codes and
specifications to be used in the project. I accompanied the government officials
who were on site visit and explained them the project designs and plans. As far as
using national codes and specifications is concerned, I implemented the National
Building Code of India (NBC) to the construction activities. The mentioned code is
an inclusive building code that offers national guidelines to regulate the building
construction activities in India and we needed to adhere to the codes as mentioned
in the National Building Code of India (NBC). I read through all the chapters of
pertinent codes to make sure that the construction activities are adhered to the
codes.
CE2.9 Prior to the beginning of the engineering activities in the project, I received all the
project plans, designs, and the related engineering drawings in advance. I carried
out a thorough assessment on the received architectural drawings and project
plans. I validated the designs against the agreed codes and standards as well as
the design criteria set by the client, I carried out my assessment by calculating the
numerous loads and confirmed that the designs proposed by the architects are fine
and can support the actual construction. I proposed an effective load resistance
plan for the columns and walls. I also checked if the design would be able to
withstand the machinery and lift loads.
CE2.10 I used ETABS to define the various loads as required to design the building. I
assigned loads for external walls and internal walls after defining the loads. Then I
assigned live loads for the entire structure including floor finishing. I followed the