Today there was a few of us who came to site and I think it is mainly due to the fact that it is Saturday.
I realized that it is important to be committed in what you do, every task you are given and even as a small time, with communication, planning, good organizing, hard work and respect for each other, the work will be done and it will be done well.
Today I continued working on the platform and stairs at the top of the site. We rechecked all the measurements and site setting out points which is very complicated yet needs to be done accurately to produce a stable structure. We dug up more of the holes for the foundations and placed flat rocks below to give the gum poles a strong stable base as the only force mainly acting apon the gum pole foundations would be gravity which pushes downwards. This was done because the site contains loose soil/sand, and the gum poles needed a stronger foundation.
After e compacted the sand from the site which we dug out before using force downward created by stomping poles downwards and even jumping inside the foundations and adding water and a minimal amount of cement around the gum poles.
This compaction was done after every 100mm mixed which was thrown into the hole, compacted and then more added until it was filled.
The straightness of the gum pole had to be checked regularly using the leveler as the friction of compaction often moved the gum pole. We only managed to insert 3 foundations today but seen the setting out is complete, constructing the structure will be fairly quicker.
- OBSERVATION ON SITE: today I observed the erecting of the timber trusses which were connected to the main vertical gum pole columns by means of nuts and bolts. Here the longest process again is basically setting out and checking measurements continuously to have a well and stable structure as an end result.
- I also observed the making of the foundation for the bottom stairs which if I am not mistaken was called the plinth foundation whereby they dug a path and closed it up with large rocks from the quarry. I do not know much about it but will find out on Monday and share with all.
ByE bYe...!
