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Building a house is an intelligent and a complex process and home buying traditionally has been an important factor in one’s life. Very rarely there is thought given on what actually happened behind the construction facade to make a dream home into reality The construction phase of the home-building process is when all your dreams and plans come to realization. It is the easiest, most gratifying and most enjoyable part of the process. The methods and materials used to build a home vary from region to region, but the following are the eight basic steps must be completed for most newly built homes: 1. Site Cleaning:   After a developer purchases land the site needs to be cleaned. The site cleaning may include removing of trees and leveling the surface, placing stakes to mark where the house will be situated on the lot and hooking up temporary electricity service.  2. Excavation and the foundation of the structure:   After site cleaning the land is dug to create a strong foundation

Design Check for Crane Supporting Boom for the Crane The Crane tower needs to be supported laterally at certain interval from the RCC Building . The interval can be say 30m. The manufacturer has given a lattice section to be used as a lateral supporting member. Check the capacity of the member under compression: A = 4 Nos X 7.44 Cm 2   = 29.76 Sq.m L = 11m I = A.x 2    = 4 ( 7.44 X (30/2 - 1.81) 2 ) I = 5177 Cm 4 Therefore,   r =   I/A =   5177/29.74 = 13.1 cm Therefore l/r min  =                          = 950 Kg/cm 2 Therefore, Capacity of the section under compressive load =  σa.A = 950 Kg/cm 2    X 29.76 cm 2 Pc = say 28T In the absence of any specific load data, Assuming maximum force in the connecting member can be plus/minus 10T maximum, the member seems to be safe. The actual length of the member can be checked as per the site condition and the length of the member can be extended up to 11m as required

Surveying Basics 1.0 Definitions Surveying – the art of measuring distance and angles on or near the surface of the earth Plane surveying – the land surface is considered to be a plane for all X and Y dimensions, and all Z dimensions (height) are referenced to this plane. Most engineering surveys are plane surveys, those that cover long distances may need to correct for the earth’s curvature. 2.0 Equipment notebook – record all your data and sketches transit – used to establish straight lines and measure horizontal and vertical angles tape – measures distances level rod – measures distances in elevation total station – electronic measuring instrument that records and processes field data prism rod – locates the points of interest and reflect laser back to total station for angle and distance measurements engineer’s tape – measures the height of the instrument (transit or total station) survey nails – locate points of interest for future use two

Skill Set Education Junior Middle Senior Exp (Yrs) Min. Salary Max. Salary Exp (Yrs) Min. Salary Max. Salary Exp (Yrs) Min. Salary Max. Salary ENGINEERING SERVICES Manufacturing BE / ME Mechanical 6-8 5.00 8.00 12-14 8.00 10.00 15-18 16.00 20.00 Production BE / ME Production / Mechanical 6-8 5.00 8.00 10-12 9.00 12.00 13-16 15.00 18.00 Maintenance BE Mechanical / Electrical 6-8 5.00 8.00 8-10 6.00 8.00 14-17 15.00 18.00 Quality BE Mechanical / Electrical 6-8 5.00 8.00 10-12 7.00 10.00 14-16 16.00 22.00 Process BE Mechanical / Electrical 6-8 5.00 8.00 10-13 7.00 10.00 15-18 14.00 17.00