👉Using Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity(UPV) Test

💫Non-Destructive Tests (NDT) as the name implies, involves testing structural elements without literally destroying it. It is a test carried out in-situ, used to assess the structural integrity and properties of materials like Concrete.

⏺It detects voids and cracks inside these materials.

⏺Using the Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity tester utilizes ultrasonic pulses to measure the velocity of sound waves as they travel through a concrete specimen, providing valuable information about the material's uniformity, homogeneity, and potential presence of defects.

⭐️1. In calibrating the UPV, we apply a couplant(grease) on the face of the two transducers, before placing them at both ends of a reference bar.

⭐️2. Then the transducers are placed on the concrete member to determine the time of flight of the pulse, from which the velocity is calculated.

⭐️3. Similar to the Schmidt hammer test, multiple readings are collected before calculating the average.

⭐️4. The average value is used to determine its strength with the help of a chart.

▶️In using the UPV test, a higher velocity indicates better quality, higher strength and lower porosity.

❇️The UPV test is more advantageous because

🎲1. It has a higher accuracy ( most especially for old structural members)

🎲2. It has a deeper penetration. One transducer sends pulse across the whole length, while the other receives the reflected signal.

📜Note that there are many types of testers with numerous variants but the system uses the same technique.

Via Yonatan Tadesse (PMP)®

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👉የ ትብብር ጥሪ

አንዱ ወዳጃችን በ ኮንስትራክሽን ዘርፍ የ PHD Degree በመስራት ላይ ይገኛል ለመመርቅያ ፅሁፉ ይረዳው ዘንድ ከታች ባለው ኮሽነሪ በሞሙላት እናግዘው 👇

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👉የመንግስት ቤቶች የይዞታ ማረጋገጫ ካርታ ስራ ባለመጠናቀቁ ቤቶቹ በህገወጥ መልኩ ወደ ግለሰቦች እየዞሩ ይገኛል ተባለ

የአዲስ አበባ ቤቶች ልማትና አስተዳደር ቢሮ የመንግስት ቤቶች የይዞታ ማረጋገጫ ካርታ ስራ አለመጠናቀቁ ቤቶችን በህገወጥ መልኩ ወደግለሰቦች እንዲዞሩ በር እየከፈተ እንደሚገኝ አስታውቋል።

የአከራይ ተከራይ ውል ምዝገባ ሙሉ በሙሉ ባለመጠናቀቁና አዳዲስ ውል ምዝገባዎች መረጃ እየተለዩና እየተደራጁ ባለመሆኑ ስራዎችን በተቋሙ የመረጃ ቋት ላይ ለመጫን ክፍተት እየፈጠረ እንደሚገኝ ቢሮዉ ገልጿል።

ለካፒታል የደረሰዉ መረጃ እንደሚያመላክተዉ አሁን ላይ ከ150 ሺህ በላይ የመንግስት መኖርያና የንግድ ቤቶች መረጃ በለማው ቴክኖሎጂ ወደ መረጃ ቋት ማስገባት እንደተቻለ እና ከነዚህ ውስጥ 93 ሺህ 350 የሚሆኑ ቤቶች የይዞታ ማረጋገጫ ካርታ እንደተሰራላቸው ተጠቁሟል።

የተቋሙ የ 6 ወር ሪፖርት እንደሚያሳየዉ እስከአሁን ባለው ጊዜ ከ 495 ሺህ 745 በላይ ቤቶችን የአከራይ ተከራይ ውል ምዝገባ ተከናዉኗል።

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👉"ስለኖሩበት ብቻ በሕገ ወጥ መንገድ የተገነቡ ቤቶች አይፍረሱም" የሚለውን እሳቤ እንደማይቀበለው የሸገር ከተማ አስተዳደር አስታወቀ

🏷በከተማው ከ1 ሺሕ በላይ ባለሃብቶች ከተፈቀደላቸው መሬት በላይ ወስደው መገኘታቸው ተገልጿል

የሸገር ከተማ አስተዳደር ያለፉትን አስር ዓመታት ሲገነቡ የነበሩ ሕገ-ወጥ ቤቶች፤ ለቀጣይ የተሻለ ከተማ ለመግንባት ችግር በመሆናቸው መፍረሳቸው ተገቢ ነው ሲል ለአሐዱ ገልጿል፡፡

'ውሃ እየከፈልኩ ነበር' 'መብራት ስከፍል ቀይቻለሁ' በሚል ምክንያት የሚቆይበት ዕድል እንደሌለና 'ለዛ ምትክ ይሰጠኝ' የሚለው ጉዳይ ከተማ አስተዳደሩ በቀጣይ ከሚከተለው የከተማ ግንባታ ጋር አብሮ የሚሄድ አለመሆኑን፤ በኦሮሚያ ክልላዊ መንግሥት በምክትል ፕሬዝዳንት ማዕረግ የሸገር ከተማ አስተዳደር ከንቲባ ተሾመ አዱኛ (ዶ/ር) ተናግዋል፡፡

"ባደጉት ሀገራት ከተሞች እንዴት ነው ያደጉት የሚለውን መመልከት ያስፈልጋል" የሚሉት ዶ/ር ተሾመ፤ ሕጋዊ የሆነ ስርዓት ሲኖርና በሕግ መሬት ሲወሰድ እንዲሁም በሕግ ግንባታ ሲፈፀም ብቻ  መሆኑን አክለዋል፡፡

በመሆኑም ከተማዋውን ወደፊት መገንባት በሚፈለግበት ሁኔታ ላይ ምንም ዓይነት ሕገ-ወጥ አካሄዶችን እንደማይታገሱ ከንቲባው ለአሐዱ ገልጸዋል፡፡

ሁለት ዓመታትን ያስቆጠረው የሸገር ከተማ አስተዳደር ከተቋቋመ ጀምሮ በርካታ የቤት ግንባታዎችን ማከናወኑን የሚገልጹት ከንቲባው፤ በተለይም ለከተማ አስተዳደሩ ሠራተኛ እና ነዋሪዎች ቤት ግንባታ ማከናወኑን ተናግረዋል፡፡

በዚህም ባለው አነስተኛ በጀት በሁለት ቢሊዮን ብር በስምንት የከተማ አስተዳደሩ ክፍለ ከተሞች ላይ የቤት ግንባታ ማከናወናቸውን ጨምረው ገልጸዋል።

አሐዱም "በሸገር ከተማ አስተዳደር ስር ያሉ አካባቢዎች ቤት ገንብተው ግብር ሲከፍሉ እና የውሃ እና መብራት ሲከፍሉ የኖሩ ዜጎች እጣ ፈንታ ምን ይሆናል?" ሲል ከንቲባውን ጠይቋል፡፡

የከተማ አስተዳዳሩ ከንቲባ ተሾመ አዱኛ (ዶ/ር) በምላሻቸው፤ "መብራት ሲከለከልም ሆነ ውሃ ሲከፈል የቆየ ነዋሪ በሕገ-ወጥ መንገድ ይቀጥል ተብሎ አይጠበቅም" ብለዋል፡፡

"በሕገ-ወጥ ቤት ግንባታ ላይ የሚሰማሩ ዜጎች ምንም ዓይነት ለኢኮኖሚው የሚሰጡት ጠቀሜታ የለም" የሚሉት ከንቲባው፤ በተለይም ያለፉት አስር ዓመታትን በዚህ ረገድ ከፍተኛ ችግር መስተዋሉን ተናግረዋል፡፡

በሌላ በኩል በከተማ አስተዳደሩ ከ4 ሺሕ ባለሃብቶች ውስጥ ከአንድ ሺሕ በላይ የሚሆኑት ከተፈቀደላቸው መሬት በላይ ይዘው መገኘታቸውን ከንቲባው ገልጸዋል።

በከተማ አስተዳደሩ የመሬት ወረራን በተመለከተ ከፍተኛ ሥራ መስራቱን የተናገሩም ሲሆን፤ በዚህ ሕገ-ወጥ ድርጊት ላይ ተሳትፈው የሚገኙ ባለሃብቶች ላይ እርምጃ መወሰዱንና መሬቱም ለሌላ ባለሃብት ተላልፎ መሰጠቱን አስታውቀዋል።

"አሁን ላይ በዘፈቀደ መሬት መቀራመትም ሆነ መውረር በፍፁም አይቻልም" ያሉት ከንቲባው፤ አብዛኛው ሥራ በዚህ ወቅት በቴክኖሎጂ በተደገፈ መልኩ እየተሰራ መሆኑን ተናግረዋል።

ውጪ ሀገር የሚገኙትን ጨምሮ በኦን ላይን ወይም በይነ መረብ ምዝገባ እስካሁን 500 አመልካቾች መመዝገባቸውን ገልጸዋል።

በተለይም ከዚህ ቀደም ለባለሃብት መሬት መሰጠት ላይ ብልሹ አሰራር ውስጥ ተዘፈቀው የሚገኙ አመራሮች እና ሠራተኞች ላይ እርምጃ መውሰዱን እንዲሁም፤ አሁን ላይ በድንበር የሚፈጠር ግጭት አለመኖሩን ከንቲባው ጨምረው ተናግረዋል፡፡

አክለውም በአሁን ወቅት በሸገር ከተማ አንድ ባለሃብት መሬት ለማግኘት አንድ ቀን ብቻ እንደሚፈጅበት አንስተዋል፡፡

"ከዚህ ቀደም ባለሃብቱ በዚህ ቦታ ላይ 'መሬት ይሰጠኝ' በማለት ያለ ፕላን በዘፈቀደ መሬት ከመሰጠቱም በላይ ለእርሻ የሚሆኑ ቦታዎች ጭምር በኢንቨስትመንት ሥም ተሰጥተዋል" ብለዋል።

በመሆኑም ከተማ አስተዳደሩ በሁለት ዓመት ውስጥ በሰራው ሥራ ያለ አግባብ ከ10 እና 15 ዓመት በላይ መሬት አጥረው የተቀመጡ መሬቶችን ጭምር የመውረስ ሥራ መስራቱን ተናግረዋል።

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👉New Safety Related Technologies

🚧In construction, safety always comes first.

⏺Technology is now playing a crucial role in enhancing safety on-site.

⭐️This are some of the technologies currently available

❇️Wearable Devices:

⏺Track health metrics and detect potential hazards in real-time, helping prevent accidents before they happen.

❇️Drones:

⏺Provide aerial views of construction sites to identify safety risks from above, keeping teams safer.

❇️AI & Predictive Analytics:

⏺Anticipate and address potential issues before they become problems, ensuring proactive safety measures.

🔰These technologies need to be embraced in Ethiopia’s construction industry in order to boost productivity and efficiency.

Yonatan Tadesse (PMP)®

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👉Project Coordinator Vs Project Manager in Construction

💫What’s the Difference?

🏷The construction industry thrives on collaboration, precision, and leadership But when it comes to project execution, two key roles often get confused: Project Coordinator and Project Manager. While both are essential, their responsibilities and impact differ significantly.

🚧Project Coordinator (The Organizer)

⏺A Project Coordinator supports the execution of a construction project by focusing on documentation, communication, and administrative tasks.

🌟Their main responsibilities include:

✅ Assisting in scheduling and tracking project progress
✅ Managing documentation, contracts, and permits
✅ Coordinating between different teams and stakeholders
✅ Ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards
✅ Handling procurement and logistics for materials

🚧Project Manager (The Leader)
A Project Manager takes full ownership of a project, ensuring it is completed on time, within budget, and meets quality standards.

🌟Their key responsibilities include:

✅ Defining project scope, objectives, and strategy
✅ Budgeting and cost control
✅ Managing risks and problem-solving
✅ Leading teams and ensuring smooth execution
✅ Liaising with clients, contractors, and stakeholders

📜Key Differences:

▶️While a Project Coordinator focuses on supporting and organizing, a Project Manager is responsible for decision-making and leadership.

▶️One ensures efficiency in execution, while the other drives the project's overall success.

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👉Earned Value Management (EVM) – A Key to Project Success

⏺Earned Value Analysis (EVA) allows project managers to measure actual project performance beyond basic cost and schedule tracking.

🔹 What is Earned Value Management (EVM)?

⏺EVM is a systematic approach to integrating cost, schedule, and scope to assess project performance and predict future outcomes.

💡 Why Use EVM?

⏺EVM helps determine if a project is on schedule and within budget by evaluating cost and schedule progress against actual accomplishments.

🔎 Performing EVM Analysis: Key Data Points

📌 Planned Value (PV) [Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled – BCWS]
The authorized budget for scheduled work at a given time.

• Current PV: Budget allocated for work scheduled within a specific period (days, weeks, months).
• Cumulative PV: Total budget for all scheduled work up to a given date.

📌 Actual Cost (AC) [Actual Cost of Work Performed – ACWP]
The actual expenditure incurred to complete work.

📌 Earned Value (EV) [Budgeted Cost of Work Performed – BCWP]
The “worth” of work completed based on the original budget.

📈 Variance Analysis: Measuring Performance

📍 Schedule Variance (SV) = EV – PV
🔹 (+) On Schedule
🔹 (-) Behind Schedule

📍 Cost Variance (CV) = EV – AC
🔹 (+) Underrun (Cost Savings)
🔹 (-) Overrun (Over Budget)

📊 Performance Indicators: Efficiency Measures

📍 Schedule Performance Index (SPI) = EV / PV
🔹 SPI > 1.0 → Project is Ahead of Schedule
🔹 SPI < 1.0 → Project is Behind Schedule

📍 Cost Performance Index (CPI) = EV / AC
🔹 CPI > 1.0 → Project is Under Budget
🔹 CPI < 1.0 → Project is Over Budget

📌 Forecasting Project Cost at Completion

📍 Estimate at Completion (EAC) = AC + ETC
Provides an updated forecast of total project cost.

📍 Estimate to Complete (ETC)
The remaining cost required to complete the project.

📍 Budget at Completion (BAC)
The total authorized budget for the project.

📍 Variance at Completion (VAC) = BAC – EAC
🔹 (+) Project will finish under budget
🔹 (-) Project will finish over budget

✅ Best Practice: Regular EVM analysis ensures better cost control, schedule tracking, and improved decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

Yonatan Tadesse (PMP)®

@etconp

👉Types of Planning Reports

💫Types of reports are one of the most important topics to be aware of, due to their great importance in the business.

⏺Reports are the primary means of presenting project data to senior management, managers, and engineers in various departments.

⏺And sometimes it requires a specific report from you for example Earned value report only

⏺Here is an explanation of a range of important types of reports:

🚧1. Progress Report:

This type describes the status of what has been implemented from the project since the last monthly report.

⏺It includes:

1- Outline Progression Details
2- Work Completed
3- Equipment Used
4- Workers On Site
5-Task Locations
6- Delays
7- Incidents
8- Compare Activity Progress With The Project Plan

🚧2. Status Report:

Describes the current status of the project at a specific time based on the planned performance measurement rates (Performance Measurement Baseline).

⏺It includes:

1- Overall Project State
2- Performance Measurement Baseline
3- Key Milestones
4- Deliverables Status
5- Project Overall Dates
6- Planned VS Actual VS Forecast
7- Risks / Issues

🚧3. Forecasting Report:

Describes what is expected for the future based on current and future performance.

⏺It includes:

1- Expected Status
2- Expected Dates
3- Predicting Future Performance

🚧4. Variance Report:

⏺Used to compare planned performance with actual performance both in terms of time and costs.

⏺It includes:

1- "Planned Progress" VS "Actual Progress".
2- Planned Vs Actual Volume of Work.
3- Variance Qty & %

🚧5. Trend Report:

This type is very important for senior management, as it compares the performance of the project over the life of the project.

It helps predict the expected performance in the remainder of the project.

⏺It includes:

1- Comparison between current performance & last performance of the project.
2- Project performance over time

🚧6. Earned Value Report:

It is concerned with project costs in terms of plan, actual, and earned value using earned value management equations.

⏺It includes:

1- Planned Value
2- Earned Value
3- Actual Value
4- Cost Variance
5- Schedule Variance
6- Cost Performance Index
7- Schedule Performance Index
8- Estimated Cost at Completion

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