<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: initial;">Worked on the construction of Vehicular Underpasses (VUPs) at Ghabheni and Bhudiya Junctions in Surat, where responsibilities included both quality assurance and on-site supervision.</span></div><p></p><ul><li style="text-align: justify; ">Gained practical experience in <b>pile construction and testing</b>, including load tests and verification of pile depth and alignment.</li><li style="text-align: justify; ">Supervised the construction of <b>Retaining Earth (RE)</b> walls and performed <b>quality testing</b> of soil, aggregate, and concrete using standard procedures at the college laboratory and the contractor’s plant. </li><li style="text-align: justify; ">Learned the application of <b>iron slag-based aggregate</b>, an innovative and sustainable material used in highway and service road construction within the project.</li><li style="text-align: justify; ">Acquired insights into <b>precast concrete with post-tensioning </b>technology, focusing on the <b>inspection of tendon profiles</b> in girders—where correct placement of high-tensile bars was critical to structural integrity.</li><li style="text-align: justify; ">Conducted <b>site safety checks</b>, ensuring compliance with safety protocols and proper usage of <b>PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)</b> by all workers on-site.</li></ul><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: initial;">Skills Gained:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: initial;">Pile construction and testing, RE wall execution, material testing, sustainable material usage, precast and post-tensioned concrete systems, tendon profile verification, site safety management, and construction supervision.</span></div><p></p>