Summary Article (Draft #2)

In the article “4 Ways to Demolish a Building”, Juan Rodriguez (2018) states that there are many considerations to take before resolving the way to demolish a building, and the method used must be safe for the demolition crew and surroundings. He mentions 4 ways to demolish buildings. Firstly, implosion is a technique which uses explosives to demolish large structures in urban area and it requires comprehensive planning by the blaster crews before carrying out. Secondly, high reach arm method is used to tear down tall buildings from the top by operating machine arm. Thirdly, wrecking ball method demolishes buildings by swinging a heavy ball into the structure. The building size is limited by using this method. Moreover, it requires professional crane operator and will cause pollutions. Lastly, selective demolition is an environmentally friendly and cost saving method as it allows to recycle materials. However, it requires manpower and not efficient for light-framed buildings.

The article mentions that large structures are commonly demolished by using implosion technique in the urban areas. However, bring down a building by explosives is not applicable when the buildings are close together. Moreover, it will result in pollution to the city and may endanger the surroundings. Thus, high reach arm method is more suitable to be implemented in urban area.

References

Aqil Haziq Mahmud. (2017). No explosives or swinging balls: How high-rise demolitions go down in Singapore. Channelnewsasia. Retrieved from https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/no-explosives-or-swinging-balls-how-high-rise-demolitions-go-9425362

Chitra Ramaswamy. (2015). ‘You can’t really test explosives’ – why demolitions go wrong. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/business/shortcuts/2015/oct/12/explosives-demolitions-go-wrong-red-road-flats-glasgow-controlled

High-Reach Excavators Increase Demolition Accuracy. (2012). Elder Demolition. Retrieved, September 27, 2018 from https://www.elderdemolition.com/commercial-industrial-demolition-high-reach-excavators-benefits-09-2012/

Summary Article (Draft #1)

There are many considerations to take before resolving the way to demolish a building, and the method must be safe for the demolition crew and surroundings. Firstly, implosion is a technique which uses explosives to demolish large structures in urban area and it needs comprehensive planning by the blaster crew before carrying out. Secondly, high reach arm method is used to tear down tall buildings from the top to bottom by operating machine arm. Thirdly, wrecking ball is used to break down small size buildings by swinging a heavy ball into the structure. This method requires professional crane operator. Lastly, selective demolition is a safe and cost saving method as it allows to recycle materials. However, it is labor-intensive and not efficient for light-framed buildings (Juan Rodriguez, 2018).

Self Introduction

Subject: Self introduction

Dear Professor,

My name is Hou Yang and I am writing this to you to let you know more about me. I was graduated from Temasek Polytechnic this year with a diploma in Aerospace Electronics. My hobby is to watch Japanese anime and learn about their culture. Although I never been to Japan, I love the culture and environment of the country. Moreover, one of my Cross Disciplinary Subject (CDS) in polytechnic is Japanese Language.

Since I am a foreigner, I do not have to serve national service, thus I considered to further my studies. During the open house, I was attracted by the IWSP which offers by SIT, because I felt that the polytechnic internship was really useful and allow me to apply the knowledge that I learnt from my modules into real life application. Not only that, experience also can be gained from the guiding of my supervisor and colleges. Therefore, I believe the IWSP will enhance the academic studies by putting them into workplace.

My weakness in communication is that English was my weakest subject since primary school. Since my first language is Chinese and my family also communicates in Chinese, these make me harder to pronounce English. Also, I’m not so confident in speaking in English. The Strength I have in communication is that I am willing to interact with people.

My goal for this Effective Communication module is to improve my communication and writing skills, as well as building up confidence. I found that is it very important to communicate and write well especially during work, as I often need to discuss with my supervisor and colleague and send emails to customers and suppliers. I believe this skill will be useful in life.

I hope this module will help me to enhance my skills in communication and writing.

Best regards,

Hou Yang

Reflection on real life (Unit 3 Task 2)

Since secondary school, falling asleep in the classes and lectures have been a problem to me for many years. I just cannot seem to focus throughout the entire lesson. This makes me to miss some information during lectures or classes. Then, I have to do self study at home to learn what was being taught, which resulting in spending more time.

I have tried many ways to prevent myself from dreaming in the class, for examples, drinking a lot of water, sleeping early at night or eating sweets, but this problem still exists sometimes.