In order to perform any task in a more productive manner during construction, equipment must be used. Depending on the scope of work and the size of the job more than one piece of machinery may be used; the model, size, and people operating the equipment will differ too. The equipment, personnel, area, and project factors may be different for every job but they all share a common factor, risk. This factor aids contractors to determine the type of equipment to choose and the supplier to provide the equipment for the project as well.
Choosing the right equipment for the project is a major risk the contractor must be able to handle. They must analysis and completely understand the project; such as understanding the type of soil to be
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Each specific area in construction uses various types of equipment, every piece of equipment has a different purpose. The contractor must determine for each project and the scope of work assign what equipment to use, and whether to buy or rent the equipment. For example, if a contractor specializes in concrete work and it is a job that they perform regularly, it would benefit them owning the necessary equipment; such as mixer and pump. This allows them to have the availability of the equipment when it is required. However they are responsible for all the maintenance on the equipment and inspecting it frequently, in order to keep it operating properly (pg90). If these services are not performed regularly the contractor risk the equipment being damaged or not performing to the norm.They also must be aware of the operating cost and depreciation value of the vehicle; in order to receive funds from some of the equipments retained market value (pg 92) . Now in a job that requires a special type of equipment, one not familiar with the contractor, renting may be the best option. In renting the risk factor is also there, the supplier may not have the equipment available for the time being requested or may be too far of a distance from the job site.
Thus location of the project site also has some effects to the project, it can determine the delivery and mobilization risk factors. Not only can location affect the time of the availability of the equipment, but as well the
in order to protect the quality of the project in the event that technical difficulties in the construction
Dickens's attitude towards the coming revolution is one of fear and uneasiness, and he uses resources of language such as imagery, symbolism, and irony to show this attitude. Madame Defarge and other women are portrayed as figures who have darker, more powerful role, than their common role in society, and foreshadowing is used by Dickens to alert the reader as to what is ahead. First of all, imagery is used by Dickens to show the power of women and to foreshadow the coming revolution. In the first paragraph, Dickens describes how Madame Defarge, the “Missionary,” is going around telling women of the coming revolution (Lines 16-20). Each group of women that Defarge leaves are described as getting angrier and angrier as she continues telling people of the uprising.
Construction workers have to know how to repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter’s hand tools and power tools. In addition to knowing how to use the machine properly.
Further one this assignment will continue on the infrastructure of the economy which supports construction, this will include told, power tools, transport for materials and any objects used in order to complete a construction project which has to be order, rented or a special efforts made n order to allow for these certain services.
A construction schedule will establish the number of days needed to complete the project including production rates, equipment. To obtain clarity in project scheduling experienced input is required in: interdependencies of tasks, their duration, other sensitivities (weather, location factors) logistics of material procurement, storage, construction equipment, HR resources, sourcing and up skilling and safety training, transport logistics, types, quantities, resource size and administrative procedures such as approval of drawing layout. The critical path method (CPM) is a scheduling technique determined by duration. The primary inputs are the project activities, their estimated durations, and reliance relationships. Activity durations are functions of the resources required for implementing each activity. The more established CPM technique is very suitable for certain type of projects for factoring-in risks associated with activities such as for example, those involving long lead-time and specifically designed and built heavy equipment and its site delivery logistics. CPM method gives an insight into risk management and thereby enabling better planning for contingencies. As an illustration of this class of projects – from Authors’ experience, large design, construct and install power projects requiring equipment such as transformers, generators, overhead cranes requires highly specialised expertise from manufacturers, which adds to the
It is a common fact that we find a wide variety of construction machines on every construction sites, which makes the construction site easy, safe and quicker.
Over the past few years, the construction industry has been changing dramatically. One of the most important stages in the construction management and business management is the planning phase. They share similar two main levels of planning which are the strategic and operational planning. However, business management planning to decide in advance what should be done, and how to do it, when you do and you are done. On the other hand, Construction management strategic planning is to deal with selection on a high level of overall objective of the project, including the scope, procurement methods, schedules and financing options but the planning of operations, including the
Those who are do-it-yourselfers know that the best and least expensive way to accomplish a task is to pull out the work gloves and get after it. But does that include projects that require construction equipment? There are several things to ask yourself before you decide whether to rent (or buy) construction equipment or to call in the pros.
The three topics listed above are all very important aspects that are included in all engineering and construction projects. These aspects are all handled in costs effective manners as well as with the ultimate safety in mind. Operating on the construction side of projects can be very dangerous, but today’s world has come a long way to ensure that safety is a top priority. The job site layout is an important step that is continuously changing throughout the entirety of the project. When choosing the site many aspects must be taken under consideration, including: structure size, location of adjacent roads, soil conditions, construction schedule, and many other aspects. Once a site is chosen the client must provide the contractor with proper parking, sanitary facilities, trailers, and material storage in order to keep the construction going at the scheduled pace. If any of these factors are missing from the job location site it can force the project to take longer and in turn cost more money to the client in most cases.
There are many challenges that are faced by construction industry in India, but one of the important challenges is labour productivity in construction. Every project has some difficulty in construction like material, money, tools and local contractor’s
The construction work will be discussed in terms of methodology (including resourcing?), quality control, site safety and environmental protection. Each part will be discussed by dividing it into different construction phases to deal with problems associated with this phase separately. Finally, the most cost-efficient practice for each part is recommended in section RECOMMENDATION with Method statement, Inspection and Testing Plan, Task analysis, and Environmental Plan in APPENDIX.
Within a project, the project’s success and budget belong to and are the responsibility of the customer. The Customer should have the final say in regards to what is acceptable and unacceptable in regards to risk and the quantification of risk. It is however, the contractor’s responsibility to be the primary source of expertise on a project or what they are being contracted to do. The contractor should offer their opinion and recommendations, and the customer should take their contractors opinions and recommendations seriously due to their expertise in the area. Overall, collaboration between the customer and the contractor should be the ultimate way to resolve a matter of dispute. Members from both the customer and contractor side should meet discuss historical events, modeling and simulation to arrive at the appropriate answer. Also, with quantifying risk, the customer and the contractor should be able to go back and look at the data. With risk quantification, there should be very little room for opinion and judgment which should make it easy to base a decision or a resolution based on hard core data. If a solution or an answer is not able to be decided upon, a third party consultation
Our research is applied for a specific package of construction projects (concrete work) based on 17 projects with a 115 records.
As the rapid development and extensive applications of motion capture technology in the past few years, advances in WMSD assessment have been made in the construction research field, especially on the posture-oriented assessment. Among them, vision-based studies and wearable sensor systems are two main ongoing streams and the details are discussed respectively. Table 4 provides a state-of-the-art overview in achievements of a variety of works in construction in terms of sensors, focused risks, and data processing.
You are required to arrange a visit to a construction site, exhibition, event, office or other relevant location (individually or in groups) and report on your findings. Your report can include information such as the management structure, health and safety issues, technical aspects, sustainability, financial information, innovation, materials, plant etc. You should include appropriate photos, graphics and any other supporting information. You may arrange and attend visits in groups but your report must be your own original work. (c 1500 words)