Figure 1
National Palace
at Jalan Duta,
Kuala Lumpur
Figure 2 National Palace new entrance flyover
construction process. Jaselskis
and Anderson [3] applied RFID
technology to improve tracking
and managing concrete material
inspections and test data whereby
they attached RFID tags on the
surface of concrete test cylinders
after casting. S.Y.L. Yin et al. [4]
developed the precast concrete
production management system
that fully utilises RFID including
inspection of incoming materials,
production process inspection,
moulds’ inspection, specimen
strength feedback, and logistics
and receiving management. A
similar concept was presented by
E. Ergen et al. [5] by introducing
RFID and Global Positioning
System (GPS) to monitor and
track precast components in
storage yards. The concept of
monitoring the quality concrete
when tested in the laboratory
was adopted by MKRM and
has been introduced and widely
implemented in other developing
countries such as Taiwan and
Singapore [6][7].
E-Bina
The concept of E-Bina was first
mooted by Jabatan Kerja Raya
(JKR) in 2007. This is to develop
an integrated system whereby all
important elements or processes
of construction projects are
captured and monitored online
and virtually. It covers almost
all processes from earthworks
to the erection of the structure
itself. This involves online
monitoring of the construction
works and digitally captures all
important construction details
and relevant test data.
Monitoring the Quality
Concrete Cube Test
Construction Research Institute
of Malaysia (CREAM) and its
testing
laboratory,
Makmal
Kerja Raya Malaysia (MKRM) is
supporting JKR in their E-Bina
programme by equipping itself
with all the required equipment
to conduct laboratory testing
of concrete cubes with RFID
facilities embedded. All the
concrete compression machines
and other equipment are
equipped with an RFID reader
thus minimising the manual
data capturing and recording.
CREAM is closely working with
JKR and MIMOS to develop
the automated concrete cube
monitoring system which is part
of JKR’s E-Bina. The system was
first developed in 2010 during
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