Industrial Visit to Construction Site Ameya Saphire, Gurgaon (Haryana)
30th August, 2019
ASCE Student Chapter, Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurgaon organized a visit to a construction site "Ameya Saphire" on 30th August, 2019. 39 students of Civil Engineering Department along with faculty members Ms. Nidhi Singh, Ms. Mounica, Mr. Shivam Shekhar and Mr. Ravindra Singh Faldakoti visited the site.
The main objective of the visit was to reinforce the theoretical concepts learnt in the class by the students and get some practical knowledge.
After reaching the site, team DCE took permission from the Project In-charge and the Project Manager. The site engineer and other staffs took all students to the construction site and simultaneously explained the construction process happening there. The students learnt various facts of building construction like layout of columns, concreting of beams, columns and slabs, expansion joint, gridlines, various types of tower cranes, blockwork, staircase and lift pits, waterproofing of roof, learnt about doors and windows, finishing works including flooring, plastering etc.
Moving further, students were explained the foundation, type of foundation used and the construction work of retaining wall was on process and was explained briefly. Students were also explained various drawings like drawings of columns, foundation drawings, section drawing etc. The students were also familiarized with various safety measures to be taken at the site while executing different kinds of works. After the site visit, the students had a brief talk with the Project Manager.
The students explored many practical aspects of civil engineering. Overall it was a good experience for the students as they learnt many new things and enhanced their knowledge.