Attachment Report

THE ELDORET NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC (TENP)
REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT AT MATERIAL TESTING AND

RESEARCH DIVISION ELDORET REGION (MTRD)
PRESENTED BY: ROBINSON MOTENDE GIDEON
ADMISSION NO: 2019/05910
COURSE: DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
PURPOSE: In partial fulfillment of the course requirement for the

award of Diploma in Civil Engineering
PRESENTED TO: MR. KOSGEY
DATE: 09/06/2021
ATTACHMENT PERIOD: 1 MONTHS

PRELIMINARIES
DECLARATION
I Robinson Motende Gideon of Admission number 2019/05910 solemnly declare that the
attachment report AT MATERIAL TESTING AND RESEARCH DIVISION ELDORET
REGION (MTRD) is based on my own work carried out during the course of our study.
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DEDICATION
I dedicate this report to my family and friends , my lectures and all those that have been
always with me through this period of my attachment. And as always God comes first.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I extend my gratitude to Material Testing and Research Division (MTRD) Eldoret regional
office for giving me opportunity to exercise my skills.
I also want to thank the entire MTRD for being free to share the knowledge throughout
attachment period.
Finally, my sincere appreciation goes to my family for their prayers, financially support and
encouragement.
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Table of Contents
DECLARATION..............................................................................................................................i
DEDICATION...............................................................................................................................ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...............................................................................................................iii
CHAPTER ONE.............................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION:.........................................................................................................................1
BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE ORGANIZATION............................................................1
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE..............................................................................................1
Vision......................................................................................................................................2
Mission...................................................................................................................................2
CHAPTER TWO............................................................................................................................3
WORK EXPERIENCE.....................................................................................................................3
CHAPTER THREE.........................................................................................................................4
SUMMARY..................................................................................................................................4
Challenges...............................................................................................................................4
Recommendations..................................................................................................................4
Conclusion..............................................................................................................................4
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION:
BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE ORGANIZATION
Public Works Department (PWD) was constituted in 1896 as one of the departments in Civil
Administration under British East Africa. By 1947, Materials Branch was one of the major
sections amongst the Roads Authority. Over time, the Branch became a department and has
been placed under different ministries but has continued to perform its mandate as indicated
in the relevant presidential circulars.
In 1970s, there was a proposal to transform Materials Branch to an authority named Kenya
Roads Testing and Research Authority (KeTRA). In 2008, the Materials Testing and
Research Department was placed as a department under Ministry of Roads amongst other
departments such as Roads Department, Mechanical and Transport Department, Quality
Assurance Department and Kenya Institute of Highways Building Technology.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
MATERIALS
ENGINEER
ASSISTANTMATERIAL
S ENGINEER
ASSISTANT LAB. STATION SUPERVISOR LAB. TECHNICIAN

TECHNICIAN
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Vision
To be a world class institution for testing and research on roads and other infrastructure
Mission
To facilitate development of quality roads and other infrastructure through testing, research
and advise on construction materials, methods and delivery options.
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CHAPTER TWO
WORK EXPERIENCE
I was introduced to sample preparations and testing procedures and that included the
following tests;
 Grading of samples (soil and aggregates)
 Determination of Atterberg Limits Test
 Compaction test
 CBR
 FDD
 Cube casting
 Priming
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CHAPTER THREE
SUMMARY
Challenges
The main challenges I experienced are weather barrier i.e too much rain therefore samples
were not collected from the field
Recommendations
MTRD is the best workplace.
Conclusion
I was expressed to different opportunities, developed professional network and understanding
workplace expectation, good work relation were developed and also exposed in most of
laboratory work data.

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THE ELDORET NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC (TENP)

REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT AT MATERIAL TESTING AND

PRESENTED BY: ROBINSON MOTENDE GIDEON

ADMISSION NO: 2019/05910

COURSE: DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

PURPOSE: In partial fulfillment of the course requirement for the

PRESENTED TO: MR. KOSGEY

ATTACHMENT PERIOD: 1 MONTHS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE ORGANIZATION

ASSISTANT LAB. STATION SUPERVISOR LAB. TECHNICIAN

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