The Oresund Fixed Link was a project initiated in 1991 by the Swedish and Danish governments and completed and opened in July 2000. The bridge, island and tunnel combination connects the two metropolitan areas of the Oresund region, Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmo, Sweden. The Link consists of the Oresund Bridge, a two-level (one for traffic, one for rail) pylon-supported structure, the Oresund Tunnel, a 4km-long tunnel, and the Peberholm Artificial Island which would transfer the traffic from ...
As described in the previous paragraph, the British law through its rules and regulations on health and safety in the construction industry sets up a framework organised to limit accident occurrences on worksite and more generally during all the phases of the construction process. However, the prevention of accident is not only based on the application of the law. It is necessary to develop systems of health and safety management that apply the law by thinking of what really happening instead...
Choosing the right or wrong procurement route will have an effect on a project. The correct routes must be chose by considering the clients backgrounds and objectives such as resources, timing, quality and performance, cost issues and risk management. In this report I will compare and analyse the types of procurement routes which are available and the one that will be suitable for "Cinnamon Grand". 2. Introduction 2.1 Client 2.1.1 Client background and business objective "Cinnamon Grand" is a...
For this chapter, definition and description of Industrialised Building System will be given. Beside that this chapter also included history of IBS in Malaysia, installation process, safety requirement during the installation work and more. 2.1.1 Industrialised Building System (IBS) Industrialised Building System is a technology of construction which there are manufactured in controlled environment, either at off site or site. And then only transported, positioned and assembled into the const...
When a fixed crossing of a waterway is under consideration, if the miracle of Moses cannot be reproduce, which according to the Bible in the book of exodus, he parted the red sea by the power of God using his staff allowing the children of Israel to cross with their feet dry; the first major decision to be made is whether the crossing should be a bridge or a tunnel. The choice of what to construct will depend on the geology of the surrounding and the turbitude that the construction and the bu...
In UAE, the corporate structure for excellence awards is really impressive to note. There are many awards giving agency and committees that recognized the excellence that corporation exude in their activities, be it innovations, creativity and all aspects. Awards giving ceremony are usual sights. When corporations or an organization for example receives an award, it is one factor that acknowledged the sheer element attached to the good work they profess. Besides, award giving committee also c...
Industrialised Building System does not have a commonly-approved definition. There are a few definitions by authors who studied into this area previously were found through literature emphasizing on prefabrication, off-site production and mass production of building components (Rahman & Omar, 2006) (Warszawski, 1999) (Trikha,1999). This method will enable cost saving and quality improvement through the reduction of labour intensity and construction standardisation. Apart from this, it offers ...
Safety and health issues are critical to every workplace. Regrettably many companies realize the benefits of good safety and health practices only after an accident has taken place. The lessons learnt from such an oversight are often very distressing, painful and costly for any organization. The Workplace Safety and Health Act came into force in March 2006. It requires all stakeholders to take reasonable practicable measures to provide a safe and healthy environment to all workers in a workpl...
Energy is the major backbone of modern world and the electric power generated from thermal power stations is a major source of energy, in the form of electricity. In India, more than 70% of electricity generated is by the combustion of fossil fuels, out of which nearly 61% is produced by coal-fired thermal power plants. This results in the production of roughly 100 ton of ash. Most of these ashes disposed off either dry, or wet to an open area available near the plant or by grounding both the...
This is because under the Seventh Malaysia Plan (1996-2000) the Government of Malaysia for the first time to introduced the Low Medium Cost Housing category (the previously it was classified together with medium cost housing category) due to the always increasing demand for housing in this category. In additional, it is to ensure that the middle low income group with salary ranging from RM1,501.00 to RM2,500.00 per month and able to own a house. However, the pricing of low medium cost housing...
