FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

P.M.B 1526, OWERRI, IMO STATE.

A TECHNICAL REPORT ON

STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME

(S. I.W.E.S 400 LEVEL)

DONE AT

MOULDS NIGERIA LIMITED

5A YAKUBU GOWON WAY, JOS 930103, PLATEAU STATE

WRITTEN BY

OBINERO CHINONYE CHRISTAIN

20191146213

SUBMITTED TO

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE

AWARD OF BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (B. ENG) DEGREE
IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

JUNE, 2024
 DEDICATION

First and foremost, to God Almighty, the source of life, I will devote my report

To my family, for their unwavering love and support, I love you all

To the entire Moulds Nigeria Limited team that helped me become a part of the family and

enabled me to pursue my industrial training

I am grateful to my industrial supervisor, Engr. Cleatus, for his unwavering willingness to assist

and provide direction when necessary.

I hereby declare that this comprehensive report was compiled by me (OBINERO CHINONYE

CHRISTAIN with registration number 20191146213) and accurately details the work I

completed during my SIWES industrial training at Moulds Nigeria Limited.

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I am thankful to Almighty God for His inspiration, guidance and strength throughout the

course of this work.

I am immensely indebted to my beloved Family for their dearest Love and Support in my

course of study.

I also express my earnest and profound gratitude to my site supervisor Engr. Cleatus for the

guidance and knowledge instilled upon me during the course of my SIWES programme and

to all members of staff of MOULDS NIGERIA LIMITED who gave me training and

provided a conducive environment for the exercise.

 ABSTRACT

This report gives details about all the work carried out and the relevant experience gained at

MOULDS NIGERIA LIMITED, Jos, Plateau State. During my six months attachment at the

company, I was involved in several activities and full-time site experience.

Firstly, I was assigned to the site where I was told to take off for slab and later, I worked in the

building site.

This report gives concise information on all activities carried out and defines clearly the

experience gained. It also highlights some problems I encountered during the process of

acquiring this experience, conclusion and a few recommendations.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEDICATION............................................................................................................................ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.........................................................................................................iii

ABSTRACT...............................................................................................................................iv

CHAPTER ONE.............................................................................................................................1

ABOUT THE STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME..............................1

1.1 ABOUT THE STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME....................1

1.2 OBJECTIVES OF SIWES..............................................................................................2

1.3 VISION STATEMENT........................................................................................................2

1.4 MISSION STATEMENT.....................................................................................................3

1.5 AIMS OF SIWES.................................................................................................................3

CHAPTER TWO............................................................................................................................4

2.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................4

2.2 Brief history of the Company...............................................................................................4

2.3 ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE........................................................................................5

CHAPTER THREE........................................................................................................................7

3.0 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK........................................................................................7

3.1 BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.............................................................8

Design programming...............................................................................................................8

3.2 WORK EXPERIENCED DURING ATTACHMENT.......................................................10

3.2.1 INTRODUCTION TO SITE..........MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERIES

10

3.2.2 MATERIALS...................................................................................................................11

3.2.3 EQUIPMENTS................................................................................................................14

3.3 WORK DONE WITHIN MY STIPULATED DURATION..............................................17

3.3.1 TEST CARRIED OUT....................................................................................................17

3.3.2 CONCRETING;...............................................................................................................22

3.3.3 BLOCKWORK................................................................................................................24
CHAPTER FOUR........................................................................................................................26

4.1 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING ATTACHMENT............................................26

4.2 RECOMMENDATION:.....................................................................................................26
 CHAPTER ONE

ABOUT THE STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME

1.1 ABOUT THE STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME

In the earlier stage of science and technology education in Nigeria, students were graduating

from their respective institutions without any technical knowledge or working experience. It

was in this view that students undergoing science and technology related courses were

mandated for students in different institution in view of widening their horizons so as to

enable them have technical knowledge or working experience before graduating from their

various institutions.

The Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) was established by the Industrial

Training Fund (ITF) in 1973 to enable students of tertiary institution have technical

knowledge of industrial work base on their course of study before the completion of their

program in their respective institutions. The scheme was designed to expose students to

industrial environment and enable them develop occupational competencies so that they can

readily contribute their quota to national economic and technological development after

graduation. The major background behind the embarkment of students in SIWES was to

expose them to the industrial environment and enable them develop occupational

competencies so that they can readily contribute their quota to national economic and

technological development after graduation. The major benefit accruing to students who

participate conscientiously in Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) are the

skills and competencies they acquire. The relevant production skills remain a part of the

recipients of industrial training as life-long assets which cannot be taken away from them.
 This is because the knowledge and skills acquired through training are internalized and

become relevant when required to perform jobs or functions.

1.2 OBJECTIVES OF SIWES

The Industrial Training Funds Policy Document No. 1 of 1973 which established SIWES

outlined the objectives of the scheme. The objectives are to:

1. Provide an avenue for students in higher institutions of learning to acquire industrial

skills and experiences during their course of study.

2. Prepare students for industrial work situations that they are likely to meet after

graduation.

3. Expose students to work methods and techniques in handling equipment and

machinery that may not be available in their institutions.

4. Make the transition from school to the world of work easier and enhance students’

contacts for later job placements.

5. Provide students with the opportunities to apply their educational knowledge in real

work situations, thereby bridging the gap between theory and practice.

6. Enlist and strengthen employers’ involvement in the entire educational process and

prepare students for employment in Industry and Commerce (Information and

Guideline for SIWES, 2002).

1.3 VISION STATEMENT

To be the prime skills Training Development organization in Nigeria and one of the best in

the world
1.4 MISSION STATEMENT

To set and regulate and offer direct training intervention in industrial and commercial skills,

training and development, using a corps of highly competente professional staff, modern

techniques and technology

1.5 AIMS OF SIWES

The effort is earned at helping/ training students in Nigeria territory institution the practical

aspect of their field of study by exposing students to machines and equipments, professional

work methods and ways of safeguarding the work areas and workers in industries and other

organizations.
 CHAPTER TWO

2.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION

An internship program offered 4th year engineering students is planned by Federal

University of Technology, Owerri, which forms the foundation for the development of

capacity building and competitiveness of industries in the field of Engineering. Moreover, it

can give students to develop their three and half year’s theoretical background to practical

one. This program takes one semester long time, starting from middle of November to mid

of May.

On this regard I was able to at look this internship program after I had successfully

completing my Four and half years academic study and holistic exam. After this I had

applied for my hosting company (MOULDS NIGERIA LIMITED), which I found and I had

accepted as they promised by the confirmation paper. The project was building of Proposed

Adminstative Block and Library.

2.2 Brief history of the Company

As a full-service general contractor MOULDS NIGERIA LIMITED, has grown

dramatically since its establishment in 2014 The company is established with purpose of

providing various construction services like construction of buildings, foundations, design,

analysis and various types of Civil structures contributing to the development of the

construction industry.

MOULDS NIGERIA LIMITED is fully equipped with machineries and tools in accordance

with the applicable regulation of the federal ministry of works and urban development and

has been participating in different region. Rendering service of high quality, timelines and

coast effective management schemes are principal concern.

2.3 ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

MOULDS NIGERIA LIMITED was incorporated as a limited liability company in January

2014, the company which foresaw the need of expansion and bringing in more investors, the

company became a limited liability company with the name MOULDS NIGERIA

LIMITED.

The company was formed because of the realization that Nigerian construction professionals

should take the bull by the horn and dictate the pace for the complete development of the

construction and real estate sector of the economy.

To this end, the organisation’s subscription to Total Quality Management is

unsurpassed consequently therefore matters such as;

• Conducive business environment.

• Competitive pricing.

• Employees and Public safety.

• Commitment to ultimate quality.

• Staff welfare

• Commitment to project on-time delivery.

• Effective management techniques have become second nature to our

organization.

MOULDS NIGERIA LIMITED provides and deploys the best-in-class project

management techniques and procedures in executing all projects to the highest

standard. Projects undertaken include Construction, Engineering and Architectural

Design, Interior Decoration, Procurement and Consultancy to both private and

corporate clients in Nigeria.

 CHAPTER THREE

3.0 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Civil Engineering is a professional discipline that deals with the design, construction, and

maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads,

bridges, canals, dams, and buildings.

Civil is the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering, and it is defined

to distinguish on-military engineering from military engineering. It is traditionally broken

into several sub-disciplines Including architectural engineering, environmental engineering,

engineering, control, structural engineering, earthquake engineering, transportation

engineering, construction surveying, and construction engineering, etc.

Efficient and effective utilisation of resources (materials, manpower, money) is the main

objective of a quantity survey It also requires him to have an up-to-date information of

market, tools and equipments to help in planning and scheduling of construction activities

and resource allocation.

Risk analysis is an area which should be thoroughly studied to become a successful quantity

surveyor. The quantity surveyor should be able to assess the risk involved and be able to

decide whether it should be retained or transferred.

The present state of building construction is complex. There is a wide range of building

products and systems which are aimed primarily at groups of building types or markets. The

design process for buildings is highly organized and draws upon research establishments

that study material properties and performance, code officials who adopt and enforce safety

standards, and design professionals who determine user needs and design a building to meet

those needs. The construction process is also highly organized; it includes the manufacturers
 of building products and systems, the craftsmen who assemble them on the building site, the

contractors who employ and coordinate the work of the craftsmen, and consultants who

specialize in such aspects as construction management, quality control, and insurance.

Team of Engineers and supervisors

3.1 BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Design programming

The design of a building begins with its future user or owner, who has in mind a perceived

need for the structure, as well as a specific site and a general idea of its projected cost. The

user, or client, brings these facts to a team of design professionals composed of architects,

engineers and Quantity Surveyor, who can develop from them a set of construction

documents that define the proposed building exactly and from which it can be constructed.

In Nigeria, most of time the consultants are in charge of the design and they tend to follow

up/ supervise the general contractors

Building design professionals include those licensed by the state—such as architects

quantity surveying, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers—who must formally

 certify that the building they design will conform to all governmental codes and regulations.

Architects are the primary design professionals; they orchestrate and direct the work of

engineers, as well as many other consultants in such specialized areas as lighting, acoustics,

and vertical transportation. While the Qs primary responsibility is to develop the bill of

quantities based on the Architects specification and the engineering drawings

The design professionals draw upon a number of sources in preparing their design. The most

fundamental of these is building science, which has been gradually built up over the past

300 years. This includes the parts of physical theory that relate to building, such as the

elastic theory of structures and theories of light, electricity, and fluid flow. There is a large

compendium of information on the specific properties of building materials that can be

applied in mathematical models to reliably project building performance. There is also a

large body of data on criteria for human comfort in such matters as thermal environment,

lighting levels, and sound levels that influence building design.

In addition to general knowledge of building science, the design team collects specific data

related to the proposed building site. These include topographic and boundary surveys,

investigations of subsoil conditions for foundation and water-exclusion design, and climate data

and other local elements.

Construction

Construction of a building is usually executed by a specialized construction team; it is

normally separate from the design team, although some large organizations may combine

both functions. The construction team is headed by a coordinating organization, often called

a general contractor, which takes the primary responsibility for executing the building and

signs a contract to do so with the building user.

 The general contractor may do some of the actual work on the building in addition to its

coordinating role; the remainder of the work is done by a group of specialty subcontractors

who are under contract to the general contractor. Each subcontractor provides and installs

one or more of the building systems—e.g., the structural or electrical system. The

subcontractors in turn buy the system components from the manufacturers. During the

construction process the design team continues to act as the owner's representative, making

sure that the executed building conforms to the contract documents and that the systems and

components meet the specified standards of quality and performance.

With my site supervisor, Engr. Cleatus during filling and compaction of DPC

3.2 WORK EXPERIENCED DURING ATTACHMENT

3.2.1 INTRODUCTION TO SITE MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERIES

In the process of my work experience program I was introduced to various materials, equipment

and machineries used in the construction and development of a building.

3.2.2 MATERIALS

Example of materials used in building construction is as follows;

Cement:

This is a powdered substance that develops strong adhesive properties when mixed with

water. It is used in Block work, Plastering, Rendering and Concreting. The establishment of

Cement is achieved by burning a mixture of clay and chalk or limestone in a kiln. A

proportion of the raw materials in a definite proportion are converted into liquid state by

grinding, mixing and watering, termed Slurry. The slurry is then conveyed through a set of

pipes to rotary kiln which dry and burn the constituent in a high temperature to form hard

lumps. This process changes the slurry to hard lumps called Clinker, which afterwards pass

on through a conveyor belt to the grinding mills for grinding to a fine powder in its final

process.

This process is mainly on Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) used for general purposes.

There are other types of cement made for special purposes, including Rapid Hardening

Portland Cement (RHPC), Sulphate resisting Portland cement and Low Heat Portland

Cement.
 Ordinary Portland Cement

Reinforcement:

Reinforcement is provided in concrete structures to enhance its tensile strength. Therefore, in all

structural elements, the reinforcement is provided in the region of the element that will be

subjected to tension. Standard bar diameters ~ 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 25, 32 and 40 mm.

16mm Steel Bar Reinforcement

Aggregates:

This consists of sand, ground crushed stone, pebbles, broken blocks and similar such

materials. Aggregates may either be light or heavy weight and also All-in-Aggregates.

Aggregates must be clean, structural sound, well graded, weather resistance and inert in the

presence of water.

Aggregates are of two types:

Fine Aggregate; this should be clean, sharp and passes through the sieve size of 4.5mm.

Coarse Aggregate; aggregate which consists largely of particles over 5mm in diameter.

This is usually gravel or crushed stones.

Fine Aggregate and Coarse Aggregate

Bituminous Felt: A waterproofing membrane consisting of a thin fibrous mat of polyester or

glass fibres saturated with bitumen or a bitumenpolymer. The Bituminous Felt was used for the

tanking of the Tank Slab on the Building and it was applied with the use of a Burner.
 Bituminous Felt

3.2.3 EQUIPMENTS

The following are examples of various tools used in construction;

Trowel:

This is a flat metal blade fixed to a short handle used for the application, jointing,

smoothing and shaping of mortar in masonry. It is also used in the trimming of block/bricks.

Trowel sizes ranges from 225 -350mm measuring from the blade.

Trowels

Spirit Level:
 This is a Hand-tool used for indicating true horizontal and vertical of a work, by

means of an air bubble sealed in a marked, liquid-filled glass tube mounted in a frame; the

tube is horizontal when the bubble is between two marks. Spirit levels are of various length

ranging from about 225mm to 1.2m.

Spirit Level

Straight Edge:

The kind of straight edge that was used on the construction site is an Aluminum

frame of about 2m in length. The straight edge is used to check the fairness of the newly laid

piece of a wall and to ensure that all the blocks are laid to the same level of each course.

Builder Square:

This is a hand tool of angle 90 which measures 600mm by 450mm long. It is used

for setting out walls at right angles to check for square nature of a section of work.

Builder Square
3.2.4 MACHINERIES

The machinery that were used on site were brought into considerations so as to promote

high standards required particularly in the context of structural engineering works.

Machineries are used on site to eliminate heavy manual work thus reducing fatigue and as a

consequence increasing productivity. Such machineries that were used include;

Tilting Drum Concrete Mixer:

This is a type of concrete mixer with a rotating hinged drum in which the constituent

materials are mixed thoroughly and can be tilted to enable emptying. Choice of Mixer ~ the

factors to be taken into consideration when selecting the type of concrete mixer required are

1. Maximum output required (m3/ hour).

2. Total output required (m3).

3. Type or method of transporting the mixed concrete.

4. Discharge height of mixer (compatibility with transporting method).

Jack Hammer:

This is a percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used for the

drilling, breaking, demolishing and the digging of stone. It is used in the demolition/

leveling of the extended pile foundation for the septic tank in the process of its excavation.

Poker Vibrator:

This consist of a hollow steel tube casing in which is a rotating impellor which

generates vibrations as its head comes into contact with the casing.It is immersed in fresh

concrete to provide compaction through gentle agitation,

Roller Machine:

This is a compacting machine that provides a rolling compaction used for evening

and flattening of a freshly laid surface. It was used to even the surface of the car park/ yard

after hardcore had been placed for the construction of interlocking tiles.
3.3 WORK DONE WITHIN MY STIPULATED DURATION

3.3.1 TEST CARRIED OUT

1. Concrete slump test for workability:

Concrete slump test is to determine the workability or consistency of concrete mix prepared

at the laboratory or the construction site during the progress of the work. Concrete slump

test is carried out from batch to batch to check the uniform quality of concrete during

construction. Generally concrete slump value is used to find the workability, which

indicates water-cement ratio, but there are various factors including properties of materials,

mixing methods, dosage, admixtures etc. also affect the concrete slump value.

Factors which influence the concrete slump test:

1. Material properties like chemistry, fineness, particle size distribution, moisture

content and temperature of cementitious materials. Size, texture, combined grading,

cleanliness and moisture content of the aggregates,

2. Chemical admixtures dosage, type, combination, interaction, sequence of addition

and its effectiveness,

3. Air content of concrete,

4. Concrete batching, mixing and transporting methods and equipment,

5. Temperature of the concrete,

6. Sampling of concrete, slump-testing technique and the condition of test equipment,

7. The amount of free water in the concrete, and

8. Time since mixing of concrete at the time of testing.

 Equipment’s Required for Concrete Slump Test:

Mould for slump test, non-porous base plate, measuring scale, temping rod. The mould for

the test is in the form of the frustum of a cone having height 30 cm, bottom diameter 20 cm

and top diameter 10 cm. The tamping rod is of steel 16 mm diameter and 60cm long and

rounded at one end.

Sampling of Materials for Slump Test:

A concrete mix (M15 or other) by weight with suitable water/ cement ratio is prepaid in the

laboratory similar to that explained in 5.9 and required for casting 6 cubes after conducting

Slump test.

Precedure for slump test

1. Clean the internal surface of the mould and apply oil.

2. Place the mould on a smooth horizontal non- porous base plate.

3. Fill the mould with the prepared concrete mix in 4 approximately equal layers.
4. Tamp each layer with 25 strokes of the rounded end of the tamping rod in a uniform

manner over the cross section of the mould. For the subsequent layers, the tamping

should penetrate into the underlying layer.

5. Remove the excess concrete and level the surface with a trowel.

6. Clean away the mortar or water leaked out between the mould and the base plate.

7. Raise the mould from the concrete immediately and slowly in vertical direction.

8. Measure the slump as the difference between the height of the mould and that of

height point of the specimen being tested.

Results of Slump Test on Concrete:

Slump for the given sample= _____mm

When the slump test is carried out, following are the shape of the concrete slump that can be

observed:

2. In-situ Casting

Cast-in-situ refers to a construction material, a beam or a pile, that is to be assembled or cast

on site rather than prefabricated in a factory. This is the meaning in Quantity Surveying

Technology.
Insitu techniques are often more labour-intensive, and take longer, but the materials are

cheaper, and the work is versatile and adaptable. Prefabricated techniques are usually much

quicker, therefore saving money on labour costs, but factory-made parts can be expensive.

They are also inflexible, and must often be designed on a grid, with all details fully

calculated in advance.

Finished units may require special handling due to excessive dimensions.

The construction been casted was a kerb, the reason why the kerb was in-situ casted instead

of laying the precast kerb was because the area in which it was to laid was too steep and

precast concrete wasn’t strong enough to hunch.

3. Soil Stabilization

Soil stabilization is the process of enhancing the physical properties of soils by blending and

mixing them with other materials in order to improve their sub -base or base course shear

strength, control shrink-well properties and load bearing capacity. Soil stabilization can be

carried out using cement, lime, bitumen, chemicals, electricity and by grouting, depending

on the soil type and its permeability. Soils can also be stabilized using porous fabrics and

geotextiles. This process can be applied to improve or strengthen the soils for the

construction of roads, parking lots, airports, track beds etc.

 During Stabilization before concreting of the Damp Proof Course

Types of Soil Stabilization Techniques

1. Mechanical

The oldest types of soil stabilization are mechanical in nature. Mechanical solutions

involve physically changing the property of the soil somehow, in order to affect its

gradation, solidity, and other characteristics. Dynamic compaction is one of the major types

of soil stabilization; in this procedure a heavy weight is dropped repeatedly onto the ground

at regular intervals to quite literally pound out deformities and ensure a uniformly packed

surface. Vibro compaction is another technique that works on similar principles, though it

relies on vibration rather than deformation through kinetic force to achieve its goals.

2. Chemical

Chemical solutions are another of the major types of soil stabilization. All of these

techniques rely on adding an additional material to the soil that will physically interact with

it and change its properties. There are a number of different types of soil stabilization that
 rely on chemical additives of one sort or another; you will frequently encounter compounds

that utilize cement, lime, fly ash, or kiln dust. Most of the reactions sought are either

cementitious or pozzolanic in nature, depending on the nature of the soil present at the

particular site you are investigating.

3.3.2 CONCRETING;

This is generally referred to as Casting. It is a process of working with freshly

mixed concrete especially the placing of concrete. Before the establishment of the second

floor some procedures where undertaken. Such procedures include;

Material Supply and Storage:

This is the receiving on site of the basic materials namely cement, fine aggregate and

coarse aggregate and storing them under satisfactory conditions.

Cement is supplied in bags form and was stored on racks to prevent moisture penetration

from the ground in a dry store free from draughts which can introduce moist air and cause

air set of the material. Cement should not be stored on the site for long period of time on

site; therefore, provision should be made for rotational use so that the material being used

comes from older stock.

Aggregates were stored in Bays on a clean firm base to ensure that foreign matter is not

included when extracting materials from the base of the stock pile.

1. Batching

Before mixing was carried out, the ingredients have to be measured in their

correct proportion to enhance the quality of the concrete. Volume batching was used

in this process with the aid of a head pan and buckets with a ratio of 1:2:4 and this

was supervised by the site engineer.

2. Mixing:

The purpose of mixing is to coat the surfaces of Aggregate particles with

cement paste and to make it a uniform mass. The quality of mixture depends on the

accuracy of proportioning of the materials and the method of mixing. The method of

mixing was carried out mechanically through the use of a Tilting Drum concrete

mixer and manually by using shovels to mix the items.

3. Transportation:

This involves the means of conveying concrete from the point of mixing to

the point of placement. The choice of transportation depends on the size and

complexity of the site, weather condition and the height of the placement of the

concrete. The mode of transportation used was the manual method with the use of

head pans and labour. A mason’s ladder made of both bamboo and timber was

constructed to enhance vertical/inclined movements.

4. Placing:

Before the concrete was placed in the formwork, the

inside of the formwork is thoroughly cleaned and a release agent (lubricant) was

applied after the formwork was blown off of dust. The concrete was placed at a

reasonable height of not more than 1m so as to avoid the segregation of its

component materials.

5. Compacting:

The Compacting of freshly placed concrete is to make it a unit mass by

eliminating voids within it. The method and the type of compaction given to

concrete depend on the nature of work. Poker Vibrator was used for the compacting

of concrete during the construction of the slabs.

 6. Curing:

After the placing and compacting of the concrete it is allowed to sufficiently

harden for a day then the curing process comes in which involves the prevention of

the evaporation of moisture in the concrete. The concrete was watered for 7days

with use of a hose pipe connected to a tank. This was done to avoid shrinkage of the

concrete and cause a more permanent and durable material produced.

3.3.3 BLOCKWORK

The walling system was mostly carried out using sandcrete hollow blocks. The sizes

of blocks were used in respect to their functions. The 6 inches blocks were used

mostly for internal walls like the toilets and the store partitioning while the 9inches

blocks were used in load bearing areas and external walling. The bonding process

used in the union of these block is Stretcher Bond; which is when the stretcher faces

of the blocks appear on the front or rear elevation of the wall.

Foundation block and column settting

Setting up of the centre pillars
 CHAPTER FOUR

4.1 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING ATTACHMENT

1. Constant Community Harassment :

The natives of this environment are very hostile and dubious, they always tend to

look for ways to siphon money From contractors in that environment and they tend to be

very furious when their demands are not met. And this has led to many sustaining injuries

on site

2. Worker Inability to follow instructions on site:

The sub-contractor/skilled labours usually have issues with following instruction

happens constantly as they might feel they know it all because of their years of experience.

3. Site Accommodations:

The site accommodation is quite poor. The lack of provision of sleeping materials

like beds and mosquito treated nets. Laborers sleep on plywood and use only bed covers to

protect themselves against mosquitoes and other harmful insects

4.2 RECOMMENDATION:

 The following Recommendation is referred to the Establishment I undertook my SIWES

program, my college, Industrial Training Fund and the Government; in order to

improved and enhance the expected results of the Student Industrial Work Experience

Scheme;

 The Federal Government should establish and promote laws and agencies that regulate

misuse of the community thugs

 The Federal Government/clients should provide security on site for the safety of the

construction personnel on site

 The Federal Government should provide industries and organizations with incentives to

encourage and solicit for their cooperation and contribution to the programme

 The management of MOULDS NIGERIA LIMITED can create and organise a special

forum for students on attachment, this will help in discovering students’ potentials and to

appropriately use them effectively.

 The management of MOULDS NIGERIA LIMITED should provide adequate social

amenities for their workers and enhance the welfare of their workers.

 The Industrial Training Fund should provide a network in which Establishments and

Students could communicate better so promotes easier means of finding placements.

APPENDICIES