Activity GradingThis is an individual activity. You will use a simple process from your own life: preparing a family meal for a large family. This process is designed to help you recognize how eliminating waste, particularly transportation waste, can make processes easier and eliminate the inefficient layouts. The first step in appraising any situation, is to stop and ask yourself "What bothers me about this"? In the case of an existing business...
Section 1 - Societal decision making and risk evaluation 1. Describe a realistic civil engineering project at its feasibility stage (e.g., feasibility of hydraulic power plant, realisation of a dam, construction of a school). Identify at least three potential hazards (natural and/or man-made). At the end of the description, produce a risk register in the format of a table providing at least three hazardous events, their probabilities, a realisti...
Airside FacilitiesConstructthe best number of runways, taxiways,and other airside facilities needed for your airport. Be precise in your choice for lengths and widths. Include all airside facilities, including fire rescue, tower, etc.Landside Operations: Complete your airport design by adding all landside operations. This includes, but is not limited to, a terminal, an aircraft parking scheme, passenger parking,and airport access. Car rental and...
Project InformationAs the outcome of your consultation with a project manager/ project planner/ quantity surveyor/ cost manager, you are required to submit a report on the industry approach to project planning, budgeting, scheduling, estimating, monthly cash flow analysis/ forecasting, cost-budget reconciliation, cost control and reporting, tracking and control of project completion time for one completed real life project in NewZealand. Make su...
Recognizing Waste in Your ProcessThis is an individual activity. You will use a simple process from your own life: preparing a family meal for a large family. This process is designed to help you recognize how eliminating waste, particularly transportation waste, can make processes easier and eliminate the inefficient layouts. The first step in appraising any situation, is to stop and ask yourself “What bothers me about this”? In the...
Cover sheet to be attached to the front of the assignment when submitted All work has to be presented in a ready to submit state upon arrival at the HUB Assignment cover sheets or stationery will NOT be provided by Hub the staff 1. AIM OF THE ASSIGNMENT The aim of this assignment is: to ensure that you understand the concepts of Building Information Modelling and can create a 3D model of a building by Autodesk Revit. 2. THE ...
Official (Closed) -Non SensitiveSCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTCourse Title:Diploma in Engineering (Civil and Structural)Module Title:Infrastructure and Building Works Module TOPIC:Review of Precast Components InstallationMethodin Contemporary High-rise Residential Building Construction in Singapore.ObjectiveStudents to do a paper study and research work on technologies pertaining to any ONEof the topics:-Precast Concrete Technology(ies)-Prestre...
Assessment of Existing Building and Risk Assessments for DemolitionLO1 Understand the set of professional and ethical standards as required by the professional bodies. LO2 Examine basic designs forms, common construction methods and techniques for various types of projects including concrete and steel frames and permanent ground water controls for various projects. LO3 Appreciate the types of problems encountered in civil engineering project...
Background and Structural LayoutA client representing a retail company has asked you to produce a structural analysis report for their planned 8-storey commercial building in Middlesbrough (see Figure 1, page 3). The planned structure requires a minimum floor area of 700m2 for each storey of the building. For a rapid and robust construction, the structural system has already been decided as a moment-resisting structural steel frame with concre...
Objective: This assignment is desired to provide you knowledge of the application, implementation and technicalities involved in off-site construction methods or systems used globally. The information you require for this assignment can be obtained online, direct access to project information, the Project Manager and any other sources. Task 1: Case study background You are required to select a case study project (located anywhere around the...
Deconstruct existing information management practices used by Construction Industry actors and communicate their impact upon the industry business model.Module Learning Outcomes (MLOs). 1. Deconstruct existing information management practices used by Construction Industry actors and communicate their impact upon the industry business model. 2. Critically appraise the scope and role of Building Information Modelling within the context of the ...
The portfolio is to demonstrate the learning outcomes for DCCM600.1. Identify geotechnical factors, substructures and structural systems2. Describe passive fire protection systems3. Critique the building envelope, provisions for services, material selection anddesign4. Explore interior linings, joinery and fitments
Geographic DataAssignment 2: Raster Multicriteria Analysis (UPDATED) Optimal School Location The town is looking to locate a new school to serve its growing population. The mayor has convened three experts to pick the most optimal location: the school board commissioner, the city’s chief planner, and a real estate developer. Each of these stakeholders has different views on the criteria that influence their most optimal site location. In l...
Hotel Development DetailsA local client has recently purchased a vacant lot in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast. Due to the proximity of the site to local retail shopping outlets, great beaches, tourist destinations and public transport, the client and has expressed interest in developing the site for the construction of a hotel. Zoning requirements of the lot limit the building height to 120 m The client has completed the initial feasibility pha...
Task The construction of pumping station very close to a river bank requires a long excavation, running parallel with the river, 25m in width and to a depth of 7m (Figure 1) To enable the foundations of the intake works to be constructed in the dry a steel sheet-pile cofferdam is to be constructed between the river and the excavation. The properties of the River bed soil are presented in Table 1. (a) Using Geosolve Wallap and the strength facto...