Construction Methods & Sequence David H Moloney

Shown using 3D Animations & Images. 3rd June 2016

Brief Description

The purpose of this presentation is to give an

understanding of the Methods, Plant and
Sequence to construct Civil Engineering
projects.

This presentation can be used to engage

Stakeholders and to get the Site Teams
commitment to the programme.

Also can be used for Induction Training and

as a way to capture and share knowledge.

High in Educational Value and easily

understood.

Pause to read the details on the slides.

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Table of Contents
General Items
General Items
Contractors Temporary Site Facilities

Brief Description

Contractors Site facilities comprise:

Offices, Canteens, Toilets, Drying Rooms,
Stores, Plant Yard, generators and
Workshops.

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General Items
Contractors Temporary Site Facilities

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Contractors Camp for 8,000 persons

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Sheet Pile Temporary Shaft

Brief Description

Sheet Pile Temporary shaft is used to enable an

excavation for a deep structure.
The construction sequence is:
Install sheet-piles.
Excavate and install bracing.
Excavate to final level.
Construct concrete structure.
Backfill, remove bracing and sheet-piles

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Sheet pile Temporary Shaft

3D Animation to show Sequence

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Dewatering

Brief Description

Construction dewatering is the removal or drainage of

groundwater and or surface / rain water usually by
pumping to keep the works dry.

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Dewatering

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Dewatering by Wellpoints

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Water Pollution Prevention

Brief Description

Pumped and rain water that is contaminated with clay and

silt needs to be treated prior to discharge from site.
Settlement ponds and settlement tanks are two methods

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Dewatering by Settlement Lagoon

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Water Pollution Prevention
General Items
Traffic Management

Brief Description

Traffic management plans are

necessary when working on or beside
roads

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Traffic Management - Realign Motorway under new Bridges

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Traffic Management - Realign Motorway under new Bridges

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Traffic Management Divert Live Traffic onto Realigned Carriageway

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Temporary Fence type 1

Brief Description

Examples of temporary security

fences that are higher than the
usual

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Temporary Fence type 1

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Temporary Fence type 2

Brief Description

Temporary fence on precast beam for airport.

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Temporary Fence type 2

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Site Hoarding examples

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Falsework
Brief Description

Falsework to support Bridge deck formwork

Geotechnical
Geotechnical
Diaphragm Wall Construction - Sequence, Plant & Methods

Brief Description

A diaphragm wall is a reinforced concrete wall that is

constructed underground insitu.
A deep narrow trench is excavated in panels and filled
with concrete.
A mechanical grab or cutter suspended from a special
tracked crane is used.

Ground anchors or Bracing used to

prevent wall collapsing inwards
Geotechnical
Diaphragm Wall Construction - Sequence, Plant & Methods

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Geotechnical
Vibro Compaction - Sequence, Plant & Methods

Brief Description

Vibro compaction is used to compact granular

ground to improve its load bearing capacity and
reduces the seismic liquefaction potential. Used
for the Palm Islands in Dubai.
A vibrator suspended from a crane is used and
inserted to a triangular grid pattern.

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Geotechnical
Vibro Compaction - Sequence, Plant & Methods

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Stone Columns David H Moloney

Brief Description

Stone columns are used to improve the load

bearing capacity of ground.
Top feed vibrators suspended from an excavator or
crane along with loading shovels are used.
The stone columns are constructed to a triangular
grid pattern.
Geotechnical
Stone Columns

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Earthworks
 Much Shifting
Earthworks

Brief Description

Muck Shifting is the process of moving

large quantities of soil and rock.
 Excavate & Load, Cart, Tip & Return
Earthworks

Brief Description 7 minutes

Cycle Time for 7km haulage distance

using an Excavator 45 tonne weight
and Dumper with a 40 tonne capacity,
the cycle time is 34 minutes

7 km

14 minutes 7 km 14 minutes

3 minutes
Earthworks
Loading & Haulage
Earthworks
Loading & Haulage
Earthworks
Loading & Haulage
Earthworks
Loading & Haulage
Earthworks
Loading & Haulage
Earthworks
Loading & Haulage
Earthworks
Loading & Haulage
Earthworks
Haulage
Earthworks
Tipping
Earthworks
Tipping
Earthworks
Spreading & Compaction
Earthworks
Spreading & Compaction
Earthworks
Mass Haul Diagram

Brief Description

Shows the quantities and location of

excavation and fill quantities for
motorway.
 Rock - Excavability
Earthworks

Brief Description

The excavability of rock depends

mainly on the rock strength and the
layer thickness. This diagram shows
excavation methods for rock of
various strengths and thicknesses,
with a free face.

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Earthworks
Rock-breaking
Earthworks
Rock-breaking
Earthworks
Mining

Brief Description

Mining. Rock breaking

underground methods.
Rock Bolts installation Excavators with Rock Breaker
to strengthen the rock & Rock Rotary Cutter
and eliminate rock falls.
Spray mortar to line
rock face.
Excavate with Roadheader

Drill & Fit Rock Bolts

Roadheader
Spray Mortar as Lining
Earthworks
Dredging & Reclamation

Brief Description

Dredging is excavation under water.

Reclamation is filling in water to make land.

Earthworks
Dredging & Reclamation
Earthworks
Dredging & Reclamation Plant
 Diverting Existing Underground Utilities
Earthworks

Brief Description

Before digging
establish the location
and route of
underground cables.

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Concrete
 Concrete Batching Plant David H Moloney
Concrete

Brief Description

Concrete batching plant comprises -

concrete mixer, control cabin, silos for
cement and fly ash, aggregate bins and
conveyor belt system to feed the mixer.
Also aggregate storage bays and water
storage tanks.

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 Concrete Batching Plant
Concrete

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 Concrete Batching Plant
Concrete

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 Concrete Batching Plant Computer Controlled
Concrete

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Concrete

Brief Description
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The mixing is computer controlled
and has a dynamic screen display,
showing the process. The material
storage capacity is, to match two
days concrete production.

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 Concrete Batching Plant on Barge for Marine Piles
Concrete

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 Quarry & Aggregate Production
Concrete

Brief Description

Quarry and Aggregate Production. Rock is

blasted free from a quarry face and fragmented.

The blasted rock is crushed and screened to

produce different size ranges of aggregates

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 Quarry & Aggregate Production
Concrete

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 Quarry - Drilling Holes for Explosives
Concrete

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 Quarry - Placing Explosives in Holes
Concrete

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 Quarry - Blasting
Concrete

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 Aggregate Production
Concrete

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 Reinforcement Cutting & Bending Yard
Concrete

Brief Description

Reinforcement in 12 m lengths.
Delivery in 3 ton Bundles

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 Reinforcement Cutting & Bending
Concrete

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 Reinforcement Cutting & Bending
Concrete

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Reinforcement in 12 m lengths. Delivery in 3 ton Bundles Reinforcement cut to length by Shearing Machine

Reinforcement Bent to Shape by Bending Machine Reinforcement that is cut and bent is Bundled for delivery to work site
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 Reinforced Wall Construction Sequence
Concrete

Brief Description

The sequence to construct a reinforced concrete wall is as

follows:
Tie the reinforcement.
Erect stop-ends and the wall shutters.
Pour and vibrate the concrete mix.
Remove the shutters after the concrete has hardened.

Cycle Time
Pour per Day

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 Reinforced Wall Construction Sequence
Concrete

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 Reinforced Structure Construction Sequence
Concrete

Brief Description

The general sequence to construct a reinforced concrete tank

is as follows-
1. Construct the floor and wall panels in a hit and miss pattern.
2. Construct the floor and wall corners and T shape panels.
3. Construct the roof working outwards from the back.

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 Reinforced Structure Construction Sequence
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 Reinforced Construction Tank, Construction Sequence David H Moloney
Concrete

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 Bridge & Post-tensioning
Concrete

Brief Description

The sequence to post-tension a bridge

deck is as follows;
Fix the ducts and anchorages.
Install the stressing strand.
Concrete the deck.
Stress the strands and lock at
anchorages.
Grout the ducts.
 Bridges on Project
Concrete
 Bridge & Post-tensioning
Concrete
 Bridge & Post-tensioning
Concrete
 Bridge Concrete Deck
Concrete
 Bridge Concrete Deck
Concrete
 Bridge Post Tensioning Deck Install Strand
Concrete
 Bridge Post Tensioning Deck
Concrete
 Bridge Construction Sequence David H Moloney
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 Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
 Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
 Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
 Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
 Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
 Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
 Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
 Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
 Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
 Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
 Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
 Viaduct
Concrete

Brief Description

Shown is the construction of a light rail viaduct where

an overhead gantry was used to lift and place the
precast concrete viaduct segments.
Concrete
Viaduct
Concrete
Viaduct
Concrete
Viaduct
Concrete
Viaduct
 Quay Wall Construction
Concrete

Brief Description

The quay wall is 24 metres high and 2,250 metres

long.
The precast blocks weight up to 180 tonnes. The
coping blocks are cast insitu.
 Quay Wall Construction
Concrete
 Precast Quay Wall Blocks
Concrete

Brief Description

A precast yard for casting, storage and

loading the quay blocks onto barges.

Cycles time to lift blocks of

their casting pads is 4 days
 Precast Quay Wall Blocks
Concrete
 Breakwater Sea Armour Placing
Concrete

Brief Description

Shown is the sequence, plant and

methods to construct a breakwater
 Breakwater Sea Armour Placing
Concrete
 Precast Sea Armour
Concrete

Brief Description

Shown is a precast yard to manufacture

concrete precast sea armour
 Precast Sea Armour
Concrete
 Tower Construction
Concrete

Brief Description

Air Traffic Control Tower constructed

using a jump-up shutter system.
 Tower Construction Climbing Shutter
Concrete

Cycle Time 3 Days

 Culvert Construction
Concrete

Brief Description

Sequence to construct culvert

with head walls.
 Culvert Construction
Concrete
Pipework
 Onshore Gas Pipeline Construction Sequence
Pipework

Brief Description

Sequence, methods and plant to construct

a gas / oil pipeline across country.

Gas Processing Facility

 Onshore Gas Pipeline Construction Sequence
Pipework
 Pipe-jacking
Pipework

Brief Description

Method for pipe-jacking

The pipes are assembled in the access

shaft and are pushed using a hydraulic
jack..
 Pipe-jacking
Pipework
 Horizontal Directional Drilling
Pipework

Brief Description

Horizontal Directional Drilling under a taxiway.

Process
1. A pilot hole id drilled to the designed profile
2. A reamer is pulled back through the hole to enlarge it
3. A pipe string is pulled into the hole.
 Directional Drilling
Pipework
 Cable Laying
Pipework

Brief Description

132 kVa Cable laying .

 Cable Laying
Pipework
 Cable Laying
Pipework
 Cable Laying
Pipework
 Cable Laying
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Miscellaneous

Cable Drum Stand Cable pulled on rollers

Cable Winch

Cable Drum Unloading Cable on rollers Cable Testing prior to Backfilling

 Pipe Spools Fabrication
Pipework

Brief Description

Spools are fabricated from pipes and fittings .

 Spool Fabrication on site
Pipework
 Pipe Spool Fabrication Workshop
Pipework
 Spool Fabrication - Pipe Rolling & Cutting Table
Pipework
 Spool Fabrication Spool Rolling
Pipework

W. Soule & Company USA

 Spool Fabrication - Automatic Welding with Pipe Rolling
Pipework

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 Spool Fabrication Steps
Pipework

NDT
Cut Non Destructive
Testing

Bevel PWHT
Post Weld Heat
Treatment

Fit-up Blasting

Weld Painting
 Spool Fabrication Examples of Application
Pipework

Slug Catcher

Expansion Loop on Piperack

Structural Steel & Miscellaneous
 Steel Building Multi-storey
Structural Steel

Brief Description

Sequence to erect a structural steel multi storey

building.

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 Steel Building Multi-storey
Structural Steel

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 Structural Steel Building Multi Storey
Structural Steel

Step 1 Set-out Grid Lines Step 2 Holding Down Bolts Step 3 Erect 1st level use core for stability

Step 4 Complete 1st Level Step 5 Erect following Levels Step 6 Plumb & Align Structure

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 Steel Building Single Storey
Structural Steel

Brief Description

Sequence to erect a structural

steel single storey portal building.

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 Steel Building Single Storey
Structural Steel

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 Structural Steel Building Single Storey
3D images to show Construction Sequence.
Structural Steel

Step 1 Set-out Grid Lines Step 2 Holding Down Bolts Step 3 Erect 1st Bay

Step 4 Erect 2nd Bay Step 5 Erect following Bays

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 Steel Storage Tank
Structural Steel

Brief Description

Sequence and methods to construct a

steel circular tank.

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 Pipe Rack
Structural Steel

Brief Description

Sequence, methods and plant to construct a steel pipe rack

that carriers the pipework and cables between the different
processes in a gas / oil refinery.

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 Pipe Rack
Structural Steel

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 Airport Roof Truss
Structural Steel

Brief Description

Roof Truss 190 tonne in weight. Sections welded together on

trestles and the truss is lifted into position.

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 Airport Roof Truss
Structural Steel

Roof Truss Sections Roof Truss Sections assembled on trestles

Trusses weigh 190 tonnes Crane Demag CC 8800

 Airport Roof Truss
Structural Steel
 Airport Roof Truss
Structural Steel
Piling
Piling
Piling Construction - Plant & Methods

Brief Description

Piling Plant, Equipment and Material;

Crawler Crane, Piling Hammer, Temporary Casing,
Piling Rig, Concrete Pump, Concrete Mixer Trucks,
Tremie Pipe and Reinforcement Cage
Piling
Piling Construction - Plant, Methods & Sequence
Piling
Piling Construction - Plant & Methods
Piling
Piling Construction - Vertical Piles
Piling
Piling Construction - Raking Piles
 Secant Pile Wall Construction - Sequence, Plant & Methods
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Piling

Brief Description

Sequence, methods and plant to construct a

secant pile underground wall.

Ground anchors or Bracing used to

Ground anchors prevent wall collapsing inwards Bracing
 Secant Pile Construction - Sequence, Plant & Methods
Piling

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 Pile Load Test
Piling

Brief Description

A jack is used to load the pile in steps and

gauges measure any settlement.

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 Pile Load Test
Piling

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Roads & Pavings
 Asphalt Batching Yard
Roads & Pavings

Brief Description

Asphalt Batching Yard .

 Asphalt Batching Yard
Roads & Pavings
 Asphalt Batching Yard
Roads & Pavings
 Asphalt Batching Yard
Roads & Pavings
 Road Construction
Roads & Pavings

Brief Description

Sequence, methods and plant to construct a

motorway on a high embankment
 Road Construction
Roads & Pavings
 Road Construction
Roads & Pavings
 Runway Asphalt Pavement
Roads & Pavings

Brief Description

Sequence, plant and methods to construct a runway

 Runway Asphalt Pavement
Roads & Pavings
 Runway Asphalt Pavement
Roads & Pavings
 Runway Asphalt Pavement
Roads & Pavings
 Runway Asphalt Pavement - Marking
Roads & Pavings
 Runway Asphalt Pavement
Roads & Pavings
 Asphalt Pavement - 4 Pavers in Echelon
Roads & Pavings

Brief Description

4 pavers used to minimise lengths of cold joints

 Asphalt Pavement - 4 Pavers in Echelon
Roads & Pavings
 Concrete Slipform Paving
Roads & Pavings

Brief Description

Slipform Airport Concrete paving.

Texturing
& Curing

Spreader
Slipform Concrete Paver
 Concrete Slipform Paving Texturing Machine
Roads & Pavings
 Concrete Slipform Paving - Slipform Machine
Roads & Pavings
 Concrete Slipform Paving Placer / Spreader Machine
Roads & Pavings
 Concrete Slipform Paving
Roads & Pavings
 Concrete Slipform Paving Drilling holes for dowels
Roads & Pavings
 Concrete Slipform Paving Drilling holes for dowels
Roads & Pavings
 Runway Concrete Pavement
Roads & Pavings
Tunnels
 Tunnels
Tunnels

Brief Description

3D animation showing underground station

and twin tunnels.
 Tunnels
Tunnels
 Tunnels
Tunnels
 Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)
Tunnels

Brief Description

Tunnelling construction methods

Lifting muck to surface

with skip

Placing Concrete
Cutting Head Rotates Segments

Excavated material removed

by conveyor belt
Graphic Programme - Timeline & 3D Schematic Tunnel Profile

Start
 Tunnel Precast Segments
Tunnels

Brief Description

Process to precast tunnel segments.

Cycle Time Daily

 Tunnel Precast Segments
Tunnels
 Micro Tunnelling
Tunnels

Brief Description

Micro tunnelling is used to dig small tunnels

where a tunnelling boring machine is
controlled from a cabin at ground level
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Tunnels
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Miscellaneous Works
 Fencing
Miscellaneous

Brief Description

Fencing.
Sequence of construction;
1. Clear and grade the ground.
2. Fix corner and straining posts.
3. Fix intermediate posts.
4. Fix line wire, chain-link and razor wire.
5. Construct concrete ground beam
Miscellaneous
Fencing
Miscellaneous
Fencing
Miscellaneous
Fencing
Miscellaneous
Fencing
 Cranes Lift
Miscellaneous

Brief Description

Lifting a large column / vessel from the horizontal and

rotate into the vertical using two cranes.
Miscellaneous
Cranes Lift
 Erect Flares / Columns & Vessels - 3D Simulation
Miscellaneous

Gas Processing Facility

 Climbing Tower Cranes
Miscellaneous

Brief Description

A climbing tower crane lifts itself up using a climbing

attachment with hydraulic jacks that surrounds the
mast.
The climbing attachment lifts itself up off the erected
mast and inserts a new mast section.
 Climbing Tower Cranes
Miscellaneous
 Climbing Tower Cranes
Miscellaneous
 Airplane Wingtip Clearance
Miscellaneous

Brief Description

Regulation distances shown

for wingtip clearance.
 Airplane Wingtip Clearance
Miscellaneous
 Taxiway Reconstruction Airside
Miscellaneous

Brief Description

Regulations regarding working adjacent to

a live runway.
 Taxiway Reconstruction Airside
Miscellaneous
 Taxiway Reconstruction Airside
Miscellaneous
 Airfield Ground Lights
Miscellaneous
 Airfield Ground Lights
Miscellaneous

Jig to Level Pot

 Airfield Ground Lights
Miscellaneous
 Airfield Ground Lights
Miscellaneous
 Airfield Ground Lights
Miscellaneous
 ILS Localiser Antenna & Approach Lights
Miscellaneous
 Approach Lights
Miscellaneous
 Approach Lights
Miscellaneous
 ILS Glide Path Antenna
Miscellaneous
Progress Monitoring & Administration
Progress Monitoring & Reporting - Dashboard
Brief Description
Dashboard is a single page, graphical representation of current progress and historical trends

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Histogram Charts for Resources & Outputs

Brief Description

Histograms shows resources etc. for each month of a project.

Concrete per Location

Quantity for each month of the Project
Manpower per Discipline

Man-hours for each month of the Project

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Plant & Equipment List & Workers Job Titles
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Daily Work Record

Brief Description

Daily Work Records showing the

allocation of resources, materials and
work activities carried out daily.
Organogram

Brief Description

Shown are the line and

lateral relationships
between the various team
members and their relative
position in the site
organisation.
Staff Directory

Brief Description

List of staff and their

contact details
 Legend
Time Chainage Diagram
Brief Description

The chart has two axis: one for time and the other for location
A legend explains meaning of the colours, symbols and line types
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