Journals

Saint Mary’s University

School of Engineering and ArchitectureBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

Submitted by: Dreamson Sambilay

Submitted to: Engr. Charles Querol

SMU VISION-MISSION STATEMENT

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Saint Mary’s University (SMU) of Bayombong, as a Filipino Catholic and Missionary

Institution on higher learning, draws its vision and orientation from the constitutional mandate of

the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the educational goals expressed in these “Educational Act of

1982”, the philosophy of the newly established “Commission on Higher Education”, the

Apostolic Constitution on Catholic Universities “Born from the Heart of the Church”, and these

vision-mission and directives on the Educational Apostolate of the Congregation of the

Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM).

VISION

We envision SMU as a nurturing and zealous missionary Catholic Educational Institution

animated to form communities of Competent, Creative and Community Supportive Christians.

MISSION

We dedicate ourselves to:

1. Steadfastly form and develop strongly committed persons and communities.

2. Persistently challenge one another to explore and pursue relevant, innovative

and breakthrough ideas.

3. Relentlessly pursue professional excellence as individuals and as an institution

and to be locally responsive and globally competitive.

4. Joyfully animate one another as inspired by Mother Mary to become faithful

witnesses of Jesus Christ and persevere in the building of strongly united

Christian communities.

VISION, MISSION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND

ARCHITECTURE

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We envision the School of Engineering and Architecture as a leading institution in

providing education and training for the formation of Engineers and Architects who are imbued

with the values of honesty and integrity, and globally competitive builders and creators of beauty

and efficiency.

MISSION

We dedicate ourselves to provide education for Engineers and Architects that will, to a

great extent, determine and contribute to the survival and growth of man’s institutions, culture

and civilization.

We further commit ourselves to the responsibility of producing graduates who shall be

instruments of service to humanity.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

We strive to:

1. Instill in the students the desire and determination to excel in their studies and

constantly re-examine their potentials and technical competence.

2. Equip the students with the academic and technical know-how, the experience

and practical skills, the understanding and insight needed in their profession.

3. Train students for careers that are consistent with the country’s programs on

sustainable development through proper harnessing and utilization of the

natural resources.

4. Provide students with a foundation in culture, human values and Christian

principles so as to make them socially responsible and morally prepared in the

practice of their future profession.

RATIONALE OF THE COURSE

In view of providing the students with the necessary experience and skills needed for the

practice of their profession, the subject, “OJT, Seminars, and Fieldtrips”, (CE525) has been

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incorporated in the Engineering and Architecture curricula. The course aims to give the students

the opportunity to put into practice the theories and principles they have learned in school within

the guidance of the faculty adviser. It aims to provide the students with sufficient exposure to the

realities of the work environment for which they are being prepared. This will give them a

chance to assess themselves as their readiness to assume the responsibilities for job in which they

are being trained. Furthermore, this subject also aims to develop the student as a whole person

through their attendance to seminars on personality development and professional ethics.

However, the program will not be feasible without the cooperation of government, non-

government and private corporations/organizations which are willing to share their facilities and

resources for this program. It is therefore imperative for the school to establish the necessary

linkages with these corporations/organizations. In a way, these corporations/organizations will

also benefit from the program since they will be able to participate in the enhancement of the

curriculum to make it more responsive to the needs of the industry. Thus, they are assured of the

work force that is equipped with the necessary competencies, skills, attitudes and values needed

for the job they are being prepared for.

The school, on the other hand, can make the necessary assessment and revision of the

curriculum to make it more responsive to the actual needs of the industry, thus, further,

enhancing the program’s quality and relevance.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

The course designed for the Engineering and Architecture students aim to:

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1. Provide the students with the opportunity to acquire practical knowledge,

skills and desirable attitudes on actual Engineering and Architecture related

operations in companies, organizations or agencies providing such service.

2. Develop and/or enhance the work values, competencies and skills of the

students as they relate themselves to the actual work environment.

3. Enhance the competitiveness of students in terms of possible employment

since they are oriented with the actual work conditions of the profession they

are being prepared for.

4. Strengthen and update the school’s curricula to keep abreast with the actual

needs of the industry for which the students are being trained for.

5. Develop the student as a whole person equipped not only with the needed

technical skills but also with the proper moral and ethical values.

MANUAL FOR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STUDENT-TRAINEE

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1. The student-trainee must wear the official school uniform with ID while undergoing

OJT or as prescribed by the cooperating employer. The student-trainee shall shoulder

all the expenses related to the OJT. No compensation shall be received by the student-

trainee unless the cooperating employer will voluntarily give some kind of

remuneration.

2. The student-trainee shall shoulder all the expenses related to the OJT. No

compensation shall be received by the student-trainee unless the cooperating

employer will voluntarily give some kind of remuneration.

3. The student-trainee shall be responsible for any damages to property and injuries to

persons caused by his intentional or unlawful acts during the course of the training.

4. The student-trainee shall be prohibited from bringing outside of the cooperating

organization’s premises any office equipment, documents, supplies, etc. unless on

official business as instructed by the supervising employee.

5. The student-trainee shall be prohibited from bringing into the cooperating

organization’s premises any dangerous weapon and/or prohibited drugs.

6. The student-trainee should not enter the cooperating organization’s premises if he/she

is under the influence of liquor or prohibited drugs.

7. The student-trainee shall hold all information about the cooperating organization

obtained during the course of training strictly confidential.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OJT COORDINATOR

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1. The OJT Coordinator shall make the necessary representations with prospective

cooperating organizations recommended by the faculty advisers.

2. The OJT Coordinator, together with the faculty advisers, shall prepare the

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the cooperating organizations.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FACULTY ADVISER

1. The faculty adviser shall orient the student-trainees on the policies, rules and

guidelines of the OJT Program.

2. The faculty adviser shall assign student-trainees to the different cooperating

organizations or shall approve organizations chosen by the student-trainees.

3. The faculty adviser shall supervise the student trainees and monitor their attendance

and performance during the practicum period.

4. The Faculty adviser receives complaints/suggestion/recommendations from

cooperating organizations and shall act on all matters regarding the student-trainee.

5. The faculty adviser shall have the prerogative to discontinue grounds after a written

communication with the cooperating employer.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COOPERATING EMPLOYER

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1. The cooperating employer shall conduct a simple orientation on the company’s rules,

policies and guidelines regarding OJT.

2. The cooperating employer shall assign a supervisor, preferably an Engineer/Architect

in the field of specialization, to guide and assist the student-trainees.

3. The cooperating employer shall provide the student-trainees with relevant and

meaningful activities that will further enhance their knowledge on

Engineering/Architecture related works.

4. The cooperating employer, through the supervising employee, shall evaluate the

performance of each student-trainee and issue certificate of completion to student-

trainees who have successfully finishes the training.

5. The cooperating employer shall notify the school through the faculty adviser of any

problem regarding the student-trainees.

6. The cooperating employer shall notify the school through the faculty adviser of any

move to terminate, due to reasonable cause, the training of any student-trainee.

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Related

Non-Related

Related Seminars Page 9



Technical Drafting

Calculator Mathematics (engineering Simplified)

Revised implementing rules & regulations of the National Building Code & practice of Civil Engineering.

ASEP Code Development Program: 2007-2010: Update of the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP).

Bridge Design

RELATED SEMINARS

Title of Seminar: TECHNICAL DRAFTING (NCII)

Venue : SIERRA COLLEGE

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Activities/Proceedings:

After passing all the requirements for TESDA Scholarship, I have been one of the

scholars who chose to enroll technical drafting in Sierra College, Bonfal Nueva Vizcaya. I was

currently enrolled in my Bachelor course BS- Civil Engineering while enrolled in technical

drafting. I used to manage my time so that it could accommodate the two courses. From seven in

the morning till five in the afternoon is my class in civil engineering and from six in the

afternoon is my class in technical drafting weekdays.

Before I have enrolled in this course, I have already a background in AutoCAD drafting

because we had in our curriculum, Civil Engineering, AutoCAD. Because of this, my teachers in

Sierra College do not need to re-introduce to me the course and teach me back from the basic.

My first impression upon enrolling this course is that processes or their teaching skills are

very fast. They can enhance even the first timers to coup up with the topics. I have learned a lot

from them. Shortcuts and techniques are being introduced to me. Shortcuts like how to create a

polyline in a bounded area, and many more especially in 3d operations are adversed to me for the

first time. Unlike when I am under the subject AutoCAD in the Civil Engineering curriculum, I

had a hard time to discover things because what we are taught is to create a line only and to

extrude objects and some basic concepts. We are not well versed specifically the uses of UCS,

materials, and etc….

So after finishing the course, I believe that I can create and draft plans using AutoCAD.

This will be an additional learning for me and I believe I can use it for my profession in the

future. As of now, I am still waiting for TESDA to text when will be the examination for

licensing. And I am also trying to learn 3d’s max and Autodesk Mapping by my self.

What you can see below is a certificate of completion.

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Title of seminar: “Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of the National Building Code and the Practice of Civil Engineering”

Venue: D106

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Proceedings:As the seminar started, Engr. Emmanuel German V. Boceta, adviser of Junior Philippine

Institute of Civil Engineers (JPICE) SMU Chapter, introduced the resource speaker for the said

affair.

The chosen speaker is a man who has an aura of intelligence and humbleness. Engr.

Manolo C. Norial, President of Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) Nueva Vizcaya

Chapter and Assistant Provincial Engineer of Nueva Vizcaya, has proved his mood to be

intimidating but his down-to-earth demeanor was replaced by a booming voice when he started

to discuss the days’ topic: Updates on the Revised Implementing Rules and regulations of the

National Building Code and the Civil Engineering Law.

With this issue, some 4th year and 5th year students were aware of the battle, yet, they

were not fully aware of the developments of the case and the maneuvers of PICE to hinder the

implementation of RA 9266 proposed by United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) that

repealed the National Building Code and the Civil Engineering Law.

Engr. Norial differentiated the situation under the original Implementing Rules and

Regulations (IRR) and the revised IRR. Under the original IRR, both Civil Engineers and

Architects can prepare, sign and seal Building Documents composed of Architectural and

Structural Documents, while on the revised IRR, only licensed Architects can prepare, sign and

seal Architectural Documents.

Civil/Structural Documents includes Site Development Plan, Structural Plans, Structural

Analysis and Design, Boring and Load Tests, Seismic Analysis and other related documents only

while under the Revised IRR “Architectural Documents” includes the following:

1. Architectural Plans/Documents

a. Vicinity Map/Location Plan

b. Perspective

c. Floor Plans

d. Elevations

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e. Sections

f. Reflected Ceiling Plans

g. Details, in form of plans, elevations/sections

h. Schedule of Doors and Windows

i. Schedule of Finishes

j. Details of other major Architectural Facilities

2. Architectural Interiors/Interior Design

3. Plans and Specific locations of Accessibility facilities

4. Fire Safety Documents

5. Other Related Documents

The RA 9266 gives duly licensed Architects the exclusive right to prepare, sign, and seal

Architectural Documents. In the regard, according to Engr. Norial, it would trim down licensed

Civil Engineers who don’t specialize in Structural Engineering to a handful and Engineer

wannabe’s without jobs. But, as a common knowledge, in order to specialize in any field of Civil

Engineering, one needs to attain a masteral degree.

Engr. Norial ended the seminar by assuring the stunned students, who are wondering

what jobs they would land after graduation that the PICE is doing its best to hinder the

implementation of what Engr. Norial referred as a “backstabbing” move by the Architects. He

also said that there is a hope of winning because the Architects’ proposal cited some sections in

the National Building Code (NBC) erroneously.

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Title of Seminar: CALCULATOR MATHEMATICS ENGINEERING MATH SIMPLIFIED

Venue : Conference Hall of the Hantson Building, SMU

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This seminar was sponsored by the Department of Mathematics of the School of

Engineering and Architecture on January 24, 2009. The speaker, Engr. Reynold M. Agustin,

discussed about how to use scientific calculator in an easy way.

According to him the type of calculator that must be used is fx 991ES or w-sharp

calculator because this calculators are the only highest version allowed scientific calculators that

in the board examination. He condemned that we must used either of these two models of

calculator to be able to solve the problem in an easy way. He also gave us a set of problems so

that we also tried how to solve problems with calculator only.

He also condemned that we must be well versed with this kind of calculators before we

go to the review centers because indeed it will ease time to learn them.

From this seminar, the speaker gave us good tips on how to use a good calculator. He

said a calculator is an investment and we should give also priority on it. It is true that calculator

is one of the armors of an engineer in any battle.

Below are certificate and picture taken during the seminar.

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Title of Seminar: ASEP Code Development Program: 2007-2010: Update of the National

Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP)

Venue : 3rd floor of the New Building Conference hall


The seminar should be started with an intermission number but unluckily the guitar did

not cooperate with us. The guest speaker was Engr. Dan August S. Oro. He is currently working

at the Provincial Engineer’s Office as Engineer 1. He told us about the importance of being

updated with the NSCP because it might be that the board examiners will take formulas from the

updated NSCP.

He started the program by differentiating the old NSCP with the revised one. He then

shared why these revisions were made and entertained questions from the group. He also

discussed how they are designing buildings and gave us tips to analyze structures. He has a

powerful voice that whatever comes out in his mouth we were eager to listen carefully.

This seminar catches my interest and I have learned the latest trends in the new National

Structural Code of the Philippines. From this, I have known that our old notes in our college life

are very useful as stipulated by the speaker. His background as a young member of the

Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines encourages me to pursue more in my

studies and go for higher studies in the future.

This seminar gave knowledge on the field of designing. Maybe, I could use and apply

this in the future if ever I would be employed in any Engineering office.

Below is my certificate and I fixing the laptop to be used for the seminar.

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Title of Seminar: BRIDGE DESIGN

Venue : 3rd floor of the New Building Conference hall


The seminar was just after the NSCP update seminar. It was just after we had our

mirrienda. The seminar proceeded with an intermission number by me and y board mate. We

sang a song and entertain one song from the NVSU. The speaker discussed the different types of

bridges at first. He also shared possible treatment in the design of different bridges. Apart from

these topics, he encouraged us to save our old notes because this will surely help us design

buildings in the future.

After the seminar was the distribution of certificates. Pictures are shown below.

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Non Related Seminars

Horizontal and Vertical Control

Orientation seminar on the preliminaries of job preparation for graduating students. Institutional interactive convention on professional development and interview strategies

Guidance and Testing Center Activities

Bridge competition

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Horizontal and Vertical Control

Horizontal and vertical control that we had performed at the masoc, Nueva Vizcaya

became a landmark for me. It is because those times that I and Engr. Ago came to be more close

with each other, I have learned a lot from him. For this type of activities, we had performed

profile leveling on June 21 and three wires leveling on August 15, 2009.

In the morning we gathered at the Slab for some instructions and for the instruments. At

around eigth o’clock we travelled to masoc and there we started to locate the spring. The purpse

of the leveling is to determine whether or not there is a need for pump or not. If incase that the

elevation of the spring is higher than that of the terrain where the buildings will be constructed

then there is a need for a pump to jack the water up. However after our survey, when I computed

the difference of elevations, the two springs that we marked as bench is higher.

For the other activity, the same as you can see in the certificate,it was not a repetition of

the work but it was a profile leveling.

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Title of Seminar:

Orientation Seminar on the Preliminaries of Job Preparation for Graduating College Students

Venue: Fr. Tonus Gymnasium

Proceedings:

Last June 27, 2009, the graduating students of each school participated in the Orientation

Seminar on the Preliminaries of Job Preparation for Graduating College Students. This was held

at the Fr. Tonus Gymnasium at 8:30 AM. This was sponsored by the Center of Alumni Relations

and External Affairs.

The graduating ACES-JPICE officers participated in this activity and enjoyed as the

speaker presented well his piece. The talk was full of inspiration and encouragement. He shared

his experiences both good and bad as he faces the reality of globally competitive world and

competing with other newly graduate job hunters.

According to him in your field of work, you must not only stick with what you know you

are contented rather look for a job that will cater who you are. A job that will make you happy

not just with the equivalent monetary amount but a job that will boost your morality. The

seminar ended up at past 10:00 in the morning.

From this seminar, I was blown by the sharing of the speaker. I have learned so much in

his past experiences. I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position

that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to succeed.

One thing more he gave us 6 things we must always remember.1 st- Find your purpose.

2nd- Pursue your purpose with passion. 3rd- Protect your passion. 4th- Focus on your strength and

not on your weakness, 5th- Check your attitude, 6th- Start today.

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Title of seminar: Institutional Interactive Convention on Professional

Development and Interview StrategiesVenue: Fr. Tonus GymnasiumDATE: December 20, 2009Participants: 4th year & 5th year students from the different departmentsSpeaker: MR. CHRISTOPHER DELA CRUZ

Proceedings:

The seminar was again preceded by Mr. Christopher Dela Cruz. Before Mr. Dela Cruz

delivered his part, Ms. Jennifer Damag, a career consultant, first discussed the different cases of

taking jobs abroad as well as the risks and problems arose from filing application for abroad in

some agencies. She stressed out that it was better to go to government agencies for abroad

application rather than going to private agencies.

After Ms. Damag delivered some useful tips in job application for abroad, Mr. Dela Cruz began

to discuss his topic entitled “Institutional Interactive Convention on Professional Development and

Interview Strategies”. He, then, began by introducing a trick game in order to catch the attention

of the audiences. The crowd was amazed with what he had imparted. Then, finally, he started

discussing some useful tips and techniques which should be done by an interviewee when

attending job interview in order for him/her to capture the interest of the interviewer or an

employer to be successfully hired in a certain job he/she is applying for.

To be able to develop the capacity and more confidence of the participants in dealing

with other people, the speaker called on some participants and gave them a situation and then,

they should solve it in a manner of role plan on stages. According to him, a professional knew

how to deal with people. One, who is open and has the courage to voice out what he/she, was

thinking. He also stressed out that a good relationship with other people would contribute to

one’s success. After the speaker had successfully delivered his topics, the seminar ended up with

an open-forum for classification, questions and other concerns about the seminar.

As one of the participant of the seminar, I had picked and learned some tips from the

topic the speaker had discussed. I was able to know information necessary when applying for a

job abroad and maybe the risks I may take and face in the future.

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The seminar successfully gave me refreshing techniques of self-development which I can

apply to improve my capabilities in dealing with other people. Although the seminar was just one

day affair, the topics that were discussed were successfully implanted in my mind and helped me

to start improving and developing what is locking in myself as a future professional especially in

becoming a Registered Civil Engineer in the future

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Title: Guidance and Testing Center

Being a Marian, I had also once became a peer counselor. Being a peer counselor has

been remarkable to me. I had met people who opened up their problems and ideas even we are

not close with each other. For opportunities like this are not common to all but it is by chance. I

have learned a lot by simply listening and sharing. I had opened myself to asses who I am and

what I am. This seminars are common to me but at some points, they are inspirations. The below

certificates are some certificates I have attended and participated.

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Title: Bridge Building Competition

Date: November 20, 2009

PROCEEDINGS

It was Saturday afternoon when the SMU D106 was used for a special day to the

competitors of bridge building. It was an exciting competition because the participants are not

only SMU students. There were students from the Aldersgate college of Solano. For this type of

competition, the winner had represented the region in the bridge building competition held at

bagiou city. The requirements provide the use of sticks made up of bamboo. This was used to

build the building.

After and hour, the four team, 2 from the Aldersgate college and 2 from the SMU, had

represented their bridges. Upon loading, crowds were screaming but the SMU won the

competition. The two bridges that the SMU teams built had won and they had represented in the

regional but unluckily they lost. Maybe their bridge lost equilibrium.

Below is my certificate of presence and participation during the competition.

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LOCAL FIELDTRIPS

Title: SOLANO UNDERGOING CANAL (BARREL TYPE DRAINAGE SYSTEM)

Date: February 4, 2010

PROCEEDINGS

Staring at the ceiling thinking whether to enter in my OJT or not, I was urged to woke up

from my bed and took a bath so early. Meanwhile after taking a bath, my classmate Mr. Edwin

told me to hurry if I want to go with the MQC team for a field at Solano undergoing drainage

construction so I went into a hurry. Actually that time I did not yet even took my breakfast just to

go for the field but I got with me crackers. When we went there, I have seen that they are

constructing drainage with a barrel type. And on the other side, they are also developing the

canal. They are putting walls so that when it rains, the water will not spread to the town instead

all of water will go to the drainage except excesses. This construction I believe that it will be

very beneficiary to the Solano residents because it has been since a problem.

Below are pictures taken during our site visit at the above said horizontal construction.

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Title: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERDate: October 25, 2009

Saturday morning when we should be going to Paitan for a technology transfer, most of

the students came late thus the travel was delayed instead of 8 in the morning. The dean of the

school of engineering that time got angry as tiger as she looks. I should be kidding but it was true

because most of the late comers were the officers of the JPICE and ACES. Even if it took too

long waiting for the late comers, we still went to Paitan hoping to transfer knowledge to the

people there. However when we arrived there, there were no respondents already because they

might have thought that there has been no SMU to come. So what we did, we cooperate with the

Barangay captain and he ordered his men to call for residents. Even the kids were invited

because we had special activities for them. We played games with them and gave them prices.

Actually this day October 25 was my birthday so I enjoyed the job. I should be with my

family at this time but I preferred to go with the outreach activity. This day was a remarkable day

to me.

Pictures below are taken during that day in Paitan.

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NATIONAL FIELDTRIP

Last Feb. 6-7, 2010 was the day of our fieldtrip at the Magapit Brige and at the Sta. Ana Port, Cagayan.

We traveled Feb. 6, 2010 4:00 pm then we arrived in Tuguegarao at around 9:00pm. It was night that time so we to took rest at Victoria Lodge. In the morning 6:00am we continued to traveveled on the Magapit Bridge. On our way we encountered 3 bridges namely the Buntun Brige, the Pateng Bridge, and the Buarez Bridge. In this three bridges the Buntun Bridge was the longest. We also saw a lot of on going construction before reaching the magapit bridge known as the suspension brige.Actually even Buntun bridge is an old bridge, it is still the longest truss bridge I think in Luzon.

At this site, our Instructor Engr. Roddel Medestomas explained to us what type of connection did they used to connect the bridge did they used to connect the bridge. We also went down to observed and analyzed the bridge, we saw how big was the columns, the slabs, how was the bridge being maintained in spite of its rustiness.

As a Civil Engineering Students it is very important to go with place to observed it personally to be able to more understand what we are computing and discussing in school. Now, we can visualize the bridges and can able to understand more on it.

After our trip to Magapit Bridge (Suspension Bridge) our next destination was in the Sta. Ana Port (Port Irene). And, as a civil Engineering student it was a requirements for the sake of our subject like Hydraulics so that we can apply & fully understand this subject & we can able to visualized better what our instructor want to impart to us.

Seeing the Port Irene was really a great helped on us because our instructor able to discuss & show the actual details of piles, the bricks stones which serves as the barrier from wave & water pressure & the sea that protects and controls water. We also witness how bricks stones, channels, sea walls were constructed and the equipments use are the boldouser, dump truck, tower crane, cement mixer etc. Looking at the other side of the site, we are amazed by a very wonderful view of the sea.

We went home with full of satisfaction. The fieldtrip was a nice experience & and it is a great way of learning.

The second part of our fieldtrip was last March 7, 2010 at the Ambuklaw Dam & on going construction in Baguio, and Pangasinan.

Even though the trip from Nueva Vizcaya to Ambuklaw was head-aching, it’s okay because the knowledge and experience was really awesome.

We observed the effect of the El niño in this place, the expected climate was exactly opposite as we arrived because it is very hot that made us perspire and smells bad, there are a lot of dry leaves falling from every tree we pass by, the road was dusty, As we go on, the mountains was eye catching but not because it is beautiful, it is because the trees were cut, the falls was dry and some part of the mountain was burned.

As expected, when we arrived at the Ambuklaw Dam, the dam was dry. We saw the gate of the dam and the sea wall. Although we didn’t witness the water falling from it our instructor discusses to us how dam works or how dam generates electricity

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After the trip to Ambuklaw Dam, we went to Baguio City. We take our lunch at the SM and of course we grab the opportunity to roam around the SM and have shopping. And then we went to Burnham Park to relaxed and have fun. It is the last the of their fiesta the “Panagbenga Festival”. We bought peanut brittle, lengua de gato, key chain, strawberry wine and other souvenirs.

Climate change causes the shortages of water to the dam, affects the electricity of the place. People must learn to adjust their selves from the unexpected weather.

Pictures below are taken during the Fieldtrips.

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JOURNAL ON OJT

Below are the dates with the corresponding activities during my stay at the Nueva Vizcaya Province District Engineering Office Maintenance and Quality Control (NVPDEO MQC Section).

During My stay at the office, we conducted different types of experiments specially testing of Materials. This gave me additional knowledge on the background of the work at the section that I have appreciated because theoretical aspects are performed in actual.

Date Remarks

10-19-09

Engr. Altre the QIC Chief MQC Section welcomed us in a very polite manner. He introduced to us the types of works in the section and what are the interesting events that we will be expecting to perform. He said that when you are an OJT, you can learn the field of works that are performed in the office and in the field if you are there always when there is a lecture. So he explained to us that as an OJT, you should assume yourself to be an employee in that office. You have to come on time and leave on time. Do not just come whatever day or whatever time you wanted, because lectures are not being repeated. However he said that you may come any time as long as you keep yourself updated with the activities or if you have a valid reason. He also asked us to write our expectations with that office to be passed the next day.

10-20-09

The activities of this day, we stared with our assignment, our expectations. When he read what we have written in the paper, he appreciated it because all of us are so excited and willing to work and be part of the activities being conducted on field and office. The first lecture he had made is about road construction. He explained to us why there is a need to conduct material testing. There is a need for material testing because there is a need to verify the strengths of materials whether or not safe to be used. For example, in any vertical construction, the type and soil bearing capacity of the soil should be determined by experiment to know if there is a need for piles or just to widen the area to resist soil bearing.

10-22-09

For this day, Engr. Altre introduced to us the instruments that are being used in material testing and in quality control. He also told us about the difference of activities performed in the DPWH and in school. For example, at school we used 25 blows and 3 layers in compaction while in the DPWH we used 56 blows 5 layers.

10-23-09

We had a site visit at the NVSU undergoing vertical construction. We went there to observe and to see actual construction procedures. We had seen that they are very strict in quality control. When the concrete mix is ready to cast in place, the inspection engineer required some of his men to get a sample for cylindrical test if for column, and beam for beams. After observing, we get samples from their aggregates and a cement just to use in the laboratory so that the MQC can show us how to do trial mix and how to test the cement. However we did not perform this day because they are rushing a compaction test for aggregate base coarse.

10-26-09 After signing in office, Engr. Altre told us to perform compaction of the same aggregate used of October 22 to check whether the data are accurate. So he had a little lecture about compaction and how to perform it nearly perfect to get data accurately.

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So after the lecture, we have to conduct compaction starting from 8 percent of the total weight of the aggregate until it will reach the optimum moisture content. So we mixed the aggregates with the 8 percent water distributing the water equally. Next we divide the sample into 5 parts and start the compaction. We keep adding water of 1.5 ml until reaches its optimum moisture content at the fourth trial. To know if it reaches its optimum moisture content, the weight of the aggregates should decrease.

10-27-09

It is all about fine and coarse aggregates unit weight is the topic for today. We started the day by drinking coffee at the office and a little joke from the driver of the MQC who always help the laboratory technicians to perform their work especially in compaction. He has been very nice to us until we finished the OJT unlike the others in the other section. After all, a little lecture about how to get the unit weight of fine and coarse aggregate, I performed dry rodded.

10-28-09 We don’t have much work for this day but we repeated to get the unit weight ans specific gravity of the aggregates. After all we get the same answer. It’s 2.7.

10-29-09

For this day is a great day. We had a field in NVSU because there is a n undergoing vertical construction. However before we will go there, there is a must for us to know what we will do there. So first we are being oriented with the use of a digital caliper and how to use them when measuring rebars. So after all we went there and measure those things, the doors and its jambs, the windows and its steel casements, the area itself, and of course the rebars. We had also seen how to bend a reinforcement bar and how to cut them. We also had seen how to lay masonry in an actual situation. This is one of the exciting activities we had done during our stay in the MQC.

10-30-09

Sieve analysis is on of the important and basic experiments always done in the MQC. It is scaling the aggregates with corresponding diameters until it reaches its smallest value number 200. For this day, we are being lectured about sieve analysis. This may be the basic things in material testing, but when we are asked what we know about sieve analysis, we came to answer that we only know how to clean the aggregates by passing through number 200 sieve or by cleaning it. Well at this point, our lecturer laughed and concluded that we did not listen to our teachers during discussions when we are still under the subject testing of materials.

11-04-09

I came only in the afternoon for this day because of personal instances. For the activity of this meeting is all about sieve analysis also. I don’t exactly know where the aggregates came from but I think from bitnung. So I helped in sieving the aggregates. It is actually for aggregate base coarse. One thing more, I almost forgot that Engr. Altre, our lecturer, said that the best aggregate for sub grade is sand because it does not settle.

11-05-09

Plastic limit and liquid limits are the activities we performed this day. We started with a lecture for half day and performed it in the afternoon. My observations in liquid limit is that when the aggregate is purely sand, it has a low liquid limit because when you test it, it will show that at less than 10 counts, the two points already will meet. For this type of materials, there is a need for a binder. It will also depend on the water content of the sample.

11-06-09 For this meeting we had a lecture on trial mix. However in the morning, we had a general cleaning at the office where we are performing the experiments. We have to clean the area from debris. We have to throw materials or aggregates that are excess so as to widen the area and make it comfortable for us to work. In the afternoon, our lecturer taught us how to do trial mix. He elaborated and

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introduced to us what are the materials needed in the trial mix. Like the slump test is one of the instruments he taught us.

11-11-09

For this meeting, I entered in the afternoon only because I went to pay my tuition fee at school. However there I not much work for this day but to dry the samples for trial mix. We have to dry the sample by the use of the sun. We cannot put in the oven because it is very small and cannot accommodate them all.

11-12-09

For this meeting, we had prepared the samples for trial mix by sieving it. We had to sieve atleast 15 kilograms to produce 4 beams and 3 cylinders. Because the sieving machine can accommodate small amounts only, we did it manually and luckily we finished it in the afternoon.

11-18-09

For this meeting we are ready for the trial mix, we are being lectured before how to do thus there is no need for us to be lectured again. We got the optimum moisture content before mixing basing from a 1 inches slump. So when we performed it, we have done by timing it as 15 minutes before putting into the beam/cylinder and the preceding are 30, and 1 hour.

11-19-09

Lecture is the only thing Engr. Altre can give us for this day because the weather is bad. We cannot go out for a field. The lecture is all about the life of an engineer in the field of material testing. He said that as an engineer, you must not only be a material testing laboratory technician who only know how to do material testing even perfectly, but you must know the essence of what you are doing. He also told us the stories of his being an engineer and the hardness of looking for a job. However he inspired us to continue to study hard and be competitive in the future. I almost can compare also his life to Engr. Claudio Santiago who is an instructor at SMU who came to be my close instructor.

11-22-09

The weather is till bad so we Engr. Altre continued to tell us inspiring stories. However in the afternoon he lectured us about bridge. I was listening very carefully this day because bridge is my favorite topic. I came to remember the bridge design book that I have vandal before. I don’t know why did I do it but it was a lesson to me not to do it again because I was caught and was suspended for 1 day.

11-24-09

There is not much work for this day because we have just to wait for the trial mix to cure. Thus Eng. Altre had lectured us about the mattress. He taught us why there is a matreee and what are the uses. He also taught us how to check whether the mattress has the appropriate materials being used or not. With the use of the caliper, he taught us the appropriate diameters of the materials being used in making the mattress.

11-25-09

We should have a field for this meeting but we discontinued because the contractor of the project is out in the construction site and was busy that time. So for the time to be useful, Engr. Altre lectured us about gabions and irrigations. He also told us stories that he has been in the NIA for seven years before he went abroad. He gave us backgrounds about the field of work in the NIA and the exciting points to learn there. Actually I was plaaning before to have my OJT in the MQC for 90 hours and have the other 90 hours in the NIA where my cousin is working as the accountant but I had no time to process thing due because of our thesis.

11-26-09

I had a bad day for this time because I am still suffering from pneumonia and the work for this meeting is sieve analysis and my lungs are very sensitive. However I still work covering my nose with my facetowel.

11-27-09 Atlest for this day I don’t cough much so I feel better. In the morning, we just have waited for the time to reach 10:30 the exact time when we put the finished our trial mix

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seven days ago. So after all they laboratory technicians taught us how to use the testing machine for beam and cylinder. So we showed us how to do it and let us perform one by one.

12-02

It is the first days that I will enter into the office for the month of December so we had a little food to enjoy. After all, we should compact asphalt. It is easier to compact asphalt than that of the sub grade because the blow is lighter and has only 3 layers for 25 blows.

12-09-09

Early morning we asked the construction section to give us some emulsified asphalt for a test and they gave us 1 drum even we only need a few drops. So Eng. Altre showed us how use emulsified asphalt in actual construction and when to compact them. He told us to dry the sand with an 8, 9, 10, and 11 percent asphalt content for compaction. This is because he liked us to see that in asphalting, there is also corresponding asphalt content. However by this time, the sun did not cooperate so we had to wait for the next day.

12-10-09

It is a sunny day so we are lucky that the weather cooperated with us. So at this time, we performed the compaction of the asphalt with its corresponding asphalt content. However while we are compacting the fourth sample with 11 percent asphalt content, we have noticed that the sample has not the same weight from that of the other samples thus we have to repeat it all over again. We have to repeat it all over again to ease errors from the data that will be acquiring.

12-11-09

From 8 percent asphalt content, we make 5 samples for this meeting with an asphalt content of 9 percent. At this poit we perfected the the experiment with a least error. When we compacted the asphalt mix, the heaviest compacted sample is 10 percent for that type of sand.

10-22-09

Nearly Christmas. It was a vacation for us students thus before I went home, I wanted to go for OJT and greet everyone of them Merry Christmas. When I was in the office, the activity is sieve analysis so I helped. In the afternoon I did not went back the office because my cousin’s husband had arrived from Abu Dhabi.

01-12-10

This was the first time I entered in the office for the year 2010. I was so active to work for this day. we performed trial mix with fly ash because one of the Civil engineering students if NVSU is requesting to perform trial mix with fly ash so we helped him. Unluckily his finding after 7 days upon testing in the testing machine failed maybe due to improper moisture content or the ratio of fly ash and the concrete mix.

01-14-10

As early as 7 in the morning, one of the employees in the MQC texted us to come early if we wanted to go with the inspection of the gabions in Bambang. So we went as early as we could. For the details of this activity, I have included it in the local fieldtrip thus please refer there.

01-21-10

I entered in the morning with a bug in my eye due to not sleeping well because of the thesis however not that much. The activity for this meeting is sieve analysis. The aggregate we got when we went to see the undergoing gabion construction is the one we had sieved. For the afternoon I did not came back because I had a class in highway engineering and timber design.

02-01-10

For this meeting we had performed plastic and liquid limit. If for the first time, I don’t know how to perform plastic limit, now I already know how to do it and how to make it as like the size of a ballpen. Also with the liquid limit. I have observerd much about it. If the sample is clay, it has a high plasticity because the number of count is high.

02-15-10 Because the activity for this day is compaction, I will not discuss anymore how

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compaction is because I will be consuming much pages and it is a form of redundance.

02-16-10

The same as the previous day, compaction is the activity for this day. no matter how, even if the activities are repetitive, new ideas and observations are being developed specially how to do the task fast and accurate.

03-10-10

We sieved and compacted samples for this meeting. It has been long time that I did not enter the OJT because of the thesis but now I have to enter an finish my time so that I will not be incomplete when I will be getting my grades.

03-11-10

Sieve analysis is the activity for this day. Because I had explained sieve analysis in the previous dates, I will not explain it here again. This is not the last day I entered in the OJT but for the other days, I made it as spare.

Below are the certificate of completion and pictures proving that I had finished satisfactorily the On the Job Training at the DPWH-MQC. Embed also is the DTR showing the exact time I am with the OJT.

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