Chapter 2.4 Assignment

* Quality Engineering – was higher than the value I assign which was a six but should have been rated closer to an eight overall and is still an area that Thorr should

Description / Instructions: Complete the following Week 1 Assignment in WileyPLUS: * Exercise 8-4 * Exercise 8-11 * BYP 8-1 * BYP 8-2

Throughout the course of history there have been many advances in the world of infrastructure, mostly occurring in the 1800’s and the 1900’s. Infrastructure is defined as the basic physical and organizational structure needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function. This definition shows how important infrastructure is to people’s lives today. It affects how people live, travel, and communicate with one another. Three men who made huge contributions in the world of infrastructure were Robert Moses, Richard Ravitch and Othmar Hermann Ammann. All three of these men were involved in designing numerous landmarks, highways, bridges, tunnels, and other forms of infrastructure that today we take for granted. Although all of these men were involved in infrastructure in the New York metropolitan area, their contributions, personalities, and the public’s opinion of them were all different.

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The Obama administration must conduct a single comprehensive assessment of our nation’s infrastructure. This survey would link the information that already exists within the agencies so it would look systematically at the needs and vulnerability of U.S. transportation, electricity, water, ports and other strategic infrastructure and identify pressing infrastructure needs nationwide. The survey would then help the administration develop a strategy to promote efficient and rapid deployment of advanced infrastructure at the national

This TER’s rating of the project’s sustainability as “moderate likely” due to the co-existence of significant contributing factors and some potential risks:

Import Cargo Containers shows how containers are unloaded from ships and moved by truck and train to various consumer and business destinations.

-The Logistics and Transportation Industry in the United States. (n.d.). Retrieved July 5, 2015, from http://selectusa.commerce.gov/industry-snapshots/logistics-and-transportation-industry-united-states.html

We look at competition and positioning of these ports with respect to shippers and their geographic location on the European continent. We separately consider their linkages with U.S. ports of entry; finally, we also look at port traffic from the angle of the types of commodity handled. Each analysis produces a functional space of European forwarding ports from one of the three perspectives. All three perspectives are also brought together in a synthetic analysis of inter-port competition.

Since its beginning, the point system and many other parts of the L.E.E.D. certification process have been criticized by architects, building contractors, and environmental activists. Many have complained that it has too many loopholes to be put through serious consideration, and that the certification process is wasteful and ineffective at achieving true green credibility. As a result, the USGBC has continued to modify the L.E.E.D. certification process. There are five rating systems that address multiple project types. Firstly is Building Design and Construction (BD+C). This system applies to buildings that are being newly constructed or going through a major renovation. Some examples of major renovation are new construction, core and shell, retail, schools, hospitality, data centers, warehouse and distribution centers, and health care. Secondly is Interior Design and Construction (ID+C), This system applies to projects that are a complete interior fit-out; like commercial interiors, retail, and hospitality. Thirdly is Building Operations and Maintenance (O+M). This system applies to existing buildings that are undergoing improvement work or little to no construction. These types of maintenance include existing buildings, schools, retail, hospitality, data centers, warehouse and distribution centers. Fourthly is Neighborhood Development (ND), This system applies to new land development projects or redevelopment projects containing residential uses,

However, after almost one complete year of operation, ports in South Carolina are witnessing growth of 9.4% in terms of volumes handled, while ports in Georgia and Virginia, which rank among the country’s largest, broke all records during May, as stated in Bloomberg. Alabama is also reporting larger container ships and volumes, partly on the back of shipping lines Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Co. now providing a weekly service to Asia. The chief executive of South Carolina Ports Authority even expressed astonishment at the extent of the upturn in demand at his state’s ports. One of the major factors behind this upturn in trade at southern American ports is undoubtedly the widened Panama Canal, although other factors, such as a booming population in the South and an uplift in US manufacturing also contribute to the uptick in shipments.

The Economy in New Zealand is highly dependant on internationally imported goods. New Zealand mainly imports its good from Australia, China and USA. Goods that are mainly imported are vehicles and petroleum, which in this case is one of the major goods that are cargoed into New Zealand (Aapa-ports.org, 2014). This business report has been put together to analyse the ports industry, specifically the seaport industry to check if investing in this industry will be a good choice. The report will briefly look at the Port Of Auckland Limited (POAL) to help with the decision, information such as annual report (POAL), as well as the seaport industry of New Zealand to help backup the information supplied, the tools that will be used to analyse the industry are PEST analysis and the Porters five forces of competition

India is on the threshold of hectic development in infrastructure and is in a tearing hurry to make up for lost time as it tries to catch up with the developed world to achieve a better standard of living. It is here that I hope to contribute to a more conscientious development agenda that will have minimal effects on future generations. Watching a country blossom with new mega-structures and cities is an opportunity that comes once every few generations and structural engineering will form the center stage of engineering development. Ever since childhood, I was curious about how things were shaped in the world. When I visited towns and cities I was always stuck staring at physical structures – be it an ancient monument or a daunting skyscraper. Fortunately, I had patient members in my family who explained the intricacies that ensured my

Hull also has a large trade in imported fruit, vegetables and nuts of all descriptions. Port equipment to handle this perishable traffic is unrivalled economic point of view and exploration. The main

My grand challenge that I have chosen is restored and improve urban infrastructure. This is related to