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Role of Construction Site Engineer depends on the type of work involved and experience of site engineer in a construction project. The duties and responsibilities of a construction site engineer are typically as follows, many of these will be delegated to other engineers on the site according to their experience and ability:  Setting out the works in accordance with the drawings and specification Liaising with the project planning engineer regarding construction programmes Checking materials and work in progress for compliance with the specified requirements Observance of safety requirements Resolving technical issues with employer’s representatives, suppliers, subcontractors and statutory authorities Quality control in accordance with CSIs/procedures method statements, quality plans and inspection and test plans, all prepared by the project management team and by subcontractors Liaising with company or project purchasing department to ensure that purchase orders ad...

Things Site Engineers Must Know Minimum thickness of slab is 125 mm. Water absorption should not be more than 15 %. Dimension tolerance for cubes + – 2 mm. Compressive strength of Bricks is 3.5 N /mm2 Maximum Free fall of concrete allowed is 1.50 m. In soil filling as per IS code for every 100 sqm 3 sample for core cutting test should be taken. Electrical conduits shall not run in column Earth work excavation for basement above 3 m should be stepped form Any back filling shall be compacted 95% of dry density at the optimum moisture content and in layers not more than 200mm for filling above structure and 300 mm for no structure F soling is specified the soling stones shall be laid at 45° to 60° inclination (and not vertical) with interstices filled with sand or moorum. A set of cube tests shall be carried out for each 30 cum of concrete / each levels of casting / each batch of cement. Water cement ratio for different grades of concrete shall not exceed 0.45...