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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to express my sincerest appreciation to my advisor, Ins.Hafte G , for his guidance, expert
instruction; he has made in me over the past four months starting from March up to June, giving me
the opportunity to be involved in such interesting Internship. I would also like to extend sincere
thanks to my Site Advisor Mengstu W/tsadik. I will fondly remember the hours upon hours of
conversations with both of them, I would like to acknowledge also to supervisor (project manager)
Aklilu for his appreciable support of office, site works and some software of my Internship activities
through his comments during every activities. Additionally, I would like to acknowledge for Ei-TM,
our department Civil Engineering and University Industry Linkage (UIL) officer Birhanu Dino helping
to do my internship. Last but not least, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my family for
their moral and financial support.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

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Introduction

CHAPTER ONE

1, BACKGROUND OF HOSTING COMPANY……………………………………………………………1

1.1, History……………………………………………………………………………………………………………1

1.2, Overview of the company……………………………………………………………………………….1

1.3, Main customers…………………………………………………………………………………………....2

1.4, Company organizational flow chart……………………………………………………………….4

CHAPTER TWO

2. OVER ALL INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE INCLUDING…………………………………………..5

2.1, How I get the company…………………………………………………………………………….…5

2.2, in which activity of the company I work………………………………………………………5

2.3, Work flow in our site………………………………………………………………………………….…6

2.4, work task that I have been involve…………………………………………………………………6

2.4.1 office work ……………………………………………………………………………………..............6

2.4.2, site work/ Construction processes on site……………………………………………….…8

2.4.2.0, Formwork………………………………………………………………………………………………..8

2.4.2.1, Types of formwork……………………………………………………………………………..…10

2.4.3, Scaffolding…………………………………………………………………………………………….…13

2.4.4, Steel reinforcement………………………………………………………………………………..14

2.4.4.1, Preparing reinforcing steel……………………………………………………………………15

2.4.4.2, Placing of reinforcement………………………………………………………………………16

2.4.4.3, Cover to reinforcement……………………………………………………………………… 16

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2.4.7, Concrete work…………………………………………………………………………………………17

2.4.7.1, Mixing of concrete……………………………………………………………………………….19

2.4.7.2, Test of concrete………………………………………………………………………………..…20

2.4.7.3, Placing and finishing concrete…………………………………………………………..…21

2.4.7.4, Placing and Compaction…………………………………………………………………..…23

2.4.7.5, Properties of hardened concrete…………………………………………………..……26

2.4.7.6, Removing of form works……………………………………………………………………..26

2.4.7.7, Curing of concrete……………………………………………………………………………….28

2.5, Construction supervision…………………………………………………………………………..28

2.6, Control of material…………………………………………………………………………………...29

CHAPTER THREE

3, OVER ALL BENEFIT GAINED FROM THE INTERNSHIP…………………………………..31

3.1, In terms of improving practical skills…………………………………………………………31

3.2, Differentiating Theoretical skill and Practical skill…………………………..………..32

3.3, Interpersonal communication skill……………………………………………………………32

3.4, improving teamplayeskills……………………………………………………………………....32

3.5, In terms of leadership skill………………………………………………………………….…….34

3.6, In terms of Work Ethic…………………………………………………………………………..…..34

3.7, Entrepreneurship skill…………………………………………………………………..…….…….35

3.8, Management skills……………………………………………………………………………..…...36

CHAPTER FOUR

4. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION……………………………………………………………….36

4.1 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….36

4.2 Recommendation………………………………………………………………………………………………….37

5, References……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………38
Glossary

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List of figures Page

1, Beam form work………………………………………………………………………………………….....11

2, Column form work……………………………………………………………………………………….….12

3, Slab form work……………………………………………………………………………………………….13

5, Scaffolding……………………………………………….........................................................14

7, Coarse aggregate…………………………………………….................................................18

8, Drum mixer……………………………………………………………………………………………………..22

9, Truck mixer…………………………………………………………………………………………………….23

10, Placing of reinforcemet………………………………………………………………………………..16

11, Removing of slab form work…………………………………………………………………………27

15, bathing box…………………………………………………………………………………………………..19

16,spectater seat form work………………………………………………………………………………..9

17,placing&copaction of concrete……………………………………………………………………..25

18,steel reinforcement……………………………………………………………………………………..15

19,transporing of concrete………………………………………………………………………………..21

List of tables Page

2, Tack off sheet format for reinforcement……………………………………………..……….8

3, Table of concrete mix……………………………………………………………………….………...20

LIST OF CHARTS Page

1, Company organizational flow chart…………………………………………………………………..8

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2, Site project organization chart ;( MUBP-87 sport filed)……………………………………….6

Executive summary

This document is final report for internship program in the Zamra plc. Construction Company the
report involves four chapters’ references, appendices, and table of content describing the exact
location of topics.

The first chapter tells us about the company’s history, main service of the company, costumers and
the organizational work flow of the company in cluded in this chapter.

The second chapter is all about me and the company starting from how I get in to the company to
what I have been doing in the company, working procedures are also involved in the chapter.

The third chapter is contacted about my achievements during the program, knowledge and skills
obtained are also in this chapter.

The last chapter is the conclusion part and recommendation for the hosting company. So I am
inviting you to share my experience that I gained during the four months period of practice.

I have performed my internship in Zamra construction plc. in structural building part or sport fild
(studio). The owner of this project is Mekelle University and its site is in main campus arid known as
sport filed or studio. This is with one story building and its purpose is for sport And I have worked
with the sport filed site project of (M.U.B.P-87). Duration of my internship with this project is for
four months, from 01/07/2006E.C to 30/10/2006E.C.

I can grouped my internship activities in to two broad groups these are → Site work

→ Office work

Some of from these site activities are ; how to mix concrete, erect crusty, how to adjust formworks
of( beam,column,stair,slabs,spectater seat) , take of sheet reinforcement arrangement, plastering &
etc. And from these of office works are: bar schedule project management & etc.

Objective of internship program

The purpose of the internship is to expose Ethiopian institute of technology, MU students to the
world of work so that can relate theoretical knowledge with practical skill & application in industry.
They develop skills in work ethics, communication and management.

To like students with industries so that they practice and acquired technical and operational
knowledge in various section of the industry.

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INTRODUCTION

Internship program is concerned to integrate both theoretical and practical skill, as well as
organizational work process in the industry world.
This help also student to develop their work ethics skill, communication skill and management
capacity. Use to improve professional knowledge. The main purpose of qualified internship system is
to come up with Gained practical as well as organization working systems and process in the
industry, Aware graduated about world of work and transferred theoretical knowledge to industry.
Civil engineering works in different sectors such as; building, water work, geotechnical, highway, etc.
from these I worked my internship in construction part. I have been working my internship with
Zamra construction plc. in ARID known as sport field, for four month duration starting March
01/07/2006 E.C to July 30/10/2006E.C. This has been a great experience for my practical
knowledge, and I have been participating both in site and office works. This final report is obtained
from that internship’s experience, knowledge with this duration.

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