Civil Engineering Technology: Activities, Techniques, and Equipment

Civil Engineering
Technology

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Task 1.....................................................................................................................................1
Activities, techniques and equipment of earthworks....................................................1
Creation of complex foundations, drainage works and piling works using different methods
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Underpass construction, culvert construction & provision for utilities methods..........3
Task 2.....................................................................................................................................3
Hazards & safety arrangements for working in confined spaces, excavations, working
within temporary works on highways & working on structures..................................3
Developing and presenting a risk assessments & site safety plan................................4
Task 3.....................................................................................................................................5
Evaluation of quality, economic, geotechnical & environmental context of a given problem
.......................................................................................................................................5
Proposing a resolution to a given problem....................................................................6
Task 4.....................................................................................................................................6
Developing a new infrastructure project in context of civil engineering design..........6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
References:.......................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Civil engineering technology can be defined as the architectural field in which
construction of buildings and roads takes place in a safe and sustainable manner (Nnaji, Lee,
Karakhan and Gambatese, 2018). Given scenario states the construction of the highway and the
following discussions is made in context of highway construction such as activities, techniques
and equipment of earthworks, creation of complex foundations, drainage works and piling works
using different methods, underpass construction, culvert construction & provision for utilities
methods, hazards & safety arrangements for working in confined spaces, excavations, working
within temporary works on highways & working on structures, developing and presenting a risk
assessments & site safety plan, evaluation of quality, economic, geotechnical & environmental
context of a given problem, proposing a resolution to a given problem, developing a new
infrastructure project in context of civil engineering design with proper findings and conclusion.
MAIN BODY
Task 1
Activities, techniques and equipment of earthworks
Excavators
It is one of the technique of earthworks that is the excavators which means that it consist
of the dipper, boom, bucket and rotation facility so that it can be bake to pick up the raw
materials and can transfer from one place to another in a safe manner.
Backhoe loader
It is an another technique of earthworks that is the backhoe loader which means that it has
a similar work to a excavators and it has a truck like structure used to work on the materials for
the construction process makes the work easier.
Bulldozer
It is also the one of the technique of earthworks that is the bulldozer which means that it
has a tractor like work which is used to push and pull the soil, sand, stones, rubble and many
more materials which makes the work convenient (Wang, Niu, Chen and Dong, 2020).
Skid-steer loader
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It is also an another technique of earthworks that is the skid-steer loader which means
that it is a machine which is a small, engine-powered and rigid frame machine use to carry a
wide variety of labour saving tools or attachments.
Motor grader
It is one of the technique of earthworks that is the motor grader which means that it is a
construction machine which consist long blade that is used to create the surface in a flat form at
the time of grading process.
Creation of complex foundations, drainage works and piling works
using different methods
Explosion
It is an another method to create the piling and drainage works that is the explosion which
means that it is a ground modification method in which the release of the energy from setting off
explosives inducing artificial effects in earthquake which compact the layers of the soil.
Vibration
It is also the one of the method to create the piling and drainage works that is the
vibration which means that they are the oscillatory motions which are experiences through floors
or flat surface areas either in a vertical or in a horizontal manner (Somboonpisan and Limsawasd,
2021).
Jacking
It is also an another method to create the piling and drainage works that is the jacking
which means that it is highly involved in a rectangular site cast or other shaped sections which
uses high capacity hydraulic jacks. The structure is generally reinforced concrete at a site to
where it is being installed.
Jetting
It is one of the method to create the piling and drainage works that is the jetting which
means that it is a process to make a jet liquids under high pressure to develop the guided bore
through loose soil in order to clean the downhole drilling components.
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