Bridge Construction: A Comprehensive Report on Planning and Execution

This report provides a comprehensive overview of bridge construction, encompassing various critical aspects. It begins with an introduction discussing the need for bridge construction to alleviate traffic issues and promote development across social, economic, and sustainable dimensions. The report then delves into the construction process and activity, emphasizing project planning, risk assessment, and the importance of considering factors such as budget, climate, and design. A significant portion of the report is dedicated to sustainable methods in bridge construction, highlighting the need for environmentally conscious designs, material selection, and construction practices. The report further explores the integration of bridge projects with existing infrastructure and local communities, emphasizing planning strategies, commercial aspects, transportation logistics, procurement, and quality control. The report also includes a Gantt chart and RIBA plan for project scheduling, along with a financial analysis of bridge construction costs and viability. The report also touches upon the bridge construction process from a public concern perspective, political and economic challenges, and failure criteria. The conclusion summarizes the key findings and recommendations for successful bridge construction projects. The report aims to provide practical solutions for bridge construction, focusing on optimum design, cost-effectiveness, and reliability.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:..............................................................................................................2
Construction process and activity:.............................................................................3
Sustainable method:...............................................................................................4
Integration with existing infrastructure and local community:..............................5
Planning Strategy including Planning Obligations:...............................................5
Commercial strategy for bridge construction:........................................................5
Transportation, procurement, construction program and quality policy for bridge
construction:...........................................................................................................7
Gantt chart & RIBA Plan:.........................................................................................8
Financial analysis of bridge construction:...............................................................11
The bridge construction process for public concern:..............................................15
Political and economic development challenges and failure criteria:.....................17
Conclusion :.............................................................................................................19
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Introduction:
The research article discusses the construction of a bridge over the river in order to reduce traffic
issues and looking for development in different area such as social, economic, physical,
sustainable approaches. According to a given case study, the bridge construction and authorized
management proposed four bridge construction such as "Silvertown Tunnel", "Woolwich Ferry
Replacement", "Galleons Reach: Ferry or Bridge" and "Belvedere crossing". The article
discusses possible activities associated with the bridge construction. The study aim of bridge
construction is to provide practice possible solution of bridge construction that must be optimum
design and cost of construction. In order to design the bridge, the design engineer and
management should consider an important aspect for bridge construction that ensures
construction reliability and provides practice possible solution.
For bridge construction, the article may discuss about the important aspect of bridge design
construction such as sustainable design approach, construction planning strategy with planning
obligations, transportation strategy, commercial strategy and financial viability, integration with
the current infrastructure and response from local community, financial planning, costing and
material requirement of construction, procurement strategy and construction program, legal
strategy and quality of bridge construction, innovative technology that make easier for working
according to planning and stick with the project planning, problem identification during
construction and proposal solution in order to reduce total cost of production and ensure quality
of production Voo, C. (2015). The bridge construction planning includes the aspects of health,
welfare, and safety during the entire work of construction.
Construction process and activity:
For any construction activity and project, the basic and primary think requires project planning.
The project planning based on bridge design and that may include each activity, cost, time
duration, numbers of worker required for the project, contractor detail, roles and responsibilities
of an engineer, supervisor, and workers throughout the project.
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The project planning and sequence for bridge construction based on the major task of the project.
That also includes the complexities and barriers assumption while planning. The barriers of
construction include budget issues, investor poor response, climate issues, poor bridge design,
etc. For project planning of bridge construction, may includes the following activities.
a. Identifying the requirement of bridge construction
b. Assessment, forecasting, evaluation of possible traffic for a requirement in the specific
area of bridge construction at a specific location.
c. A possible alternative of bridge construction.
d. Refining and short listing of each possible solution.
e. Find the conceptual plans for the alternatives. That includes the selection of material and
use for construction work. This activity also includes the arrangement of the span and
form.
f. The basic outline of bridge design and approximate costing of the bridge structure.
g. Evaluation of planning, risk assessment and choice of design
h. Resource identification through the surveying and research Voo, C. (2015).
Apart from this, the consultant firm needs to consider bridge construction in order to
achieve the most suitable methods:
Sustainable method:
As per given case study, the population increases day by day and year after years, therefore, a
design engineer needs to consider sustainable approach by considering future aspects. The design
engineer and construction project manager needs to develop a project plan, selection of
construction material, bridge structural analysis and many more aspect of bridge construction
and development plan Falco, E. (2015). In order to develop a sustainable bridge, the following
principle and important aspect needs to consider.
The construction plan needs to consider must allowable, individual vehicle and utility
infrastructure to cross expense in the safe and effective method consideration. The bridge
structure construction procedure should make a positive impact on the environment, surrounding
community and crowd that will experiences. The bridge construction should consider various
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form of transportation by considering the local community in an effective way. While designing
and project planning, it should be avoided needs to develop multiple structures to support the
different types of vehicles including cars, bicycle, and trains. It may also include the other uses,
including utility transport, if possible. The procedure of construction, material use and motive of
development must not harm the ecological system and must be balanced within the planet's
ability to absorbs its consumption of the non-renewable resource and waste emission. The
approach also needs to consider the limited use of land and affect the natural climate, considering
its potential impact of the environment change (McNiff, et.al.2013).
The construction procedure should consider environmental issues throughout the entire life span
of the process. That should be limited use of land and affect the natural environment; it also
affects the potential impact on climate change. The environmental issues need to consider
throughout the lifespan by considering the construction process when it required to maintain and
lastly it is required to replace and demolished. It must be within specific budget including build,
operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement. The bridge construction should sustainable
itself by economically and able to develop the revenue for the employers.
Integration with existing infrastructure and local
community:
As per given case study, the bridge construction requires to develop at a different place, with
different drawing and dimensions. The bridge needs to develop over the bases of the end
condition of the soil surface. The bridge developed and design consideration may assume by
simply supported beam subjected to a uniformly distributed load over the entire span. The
design engineer must consider the current technology, revise construction or latest construction
standard and soil nature when design about the bridge. The design engineer and project planning
team needs to develop project planning by considering resource availability, manpower
availability, transportation facility and surrounding community those can take the part project.
Planning Strategy including Planning Obligations:
The planning obligation strategy supplementary planning document will provide the framework
for the negotiation and use of the planning obligation duty across the site. There are various
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purposes to provide security mechanisms. The planning strategy may include the new
infrastructure and current developed strategy in order to improve current bridge structure. The
planning and implement procedure measure to mitigate the unfavorable impact of the
development Gnecchi-Ruscone, E. (2010). The obligation measures the address which provides
the required identification that lodge the development of bridge and surrounding structure. The
planning strategy may include the specific requirement covered through strategy may include
such as transportation, the open area surrounding the bridge construction.
Commercial strategy for bridge construction:
Execution of project plan:
In order to complete the project within a time period and ensure quality and sustainable
approach, it is require developing ends-to-ends and through-through execution plan will be only
responsible for improving efficiency and execute the project effectively (Khaleghi, 2010).
Developing an ambitious strategy:
This is not a case of finance but it is sustainable terms that will create and aspire the high on the
project execution ends with the condition of dedication and commitment in order to obtain
desired objectives. In case it held together, the ambitious strategy with the obsessive execution
plan will be work according to the project plan.
Priority for strengthening aspects:
The project manager focuses on the important parameters and a key aspect of the bridge
construction project. the management looking and consider those aspects and take as starting
point to step by step ladder position. Clear your achievement, it is outlined that aspect which key
role and aspect of Strengths Bridge, A. (2014). As more aware of the strength, more powerful
output possible to develop.
Priority to key person for decision making:
In a construction project, the project planning and correct way of execution is an important part
of the entire project. The project manager should give priority to that person who can give a
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quality result and ensure production as per decided objectives. The management needs to
encourage and support to develop strategy, they also include suggestion and recommendation
from expertise, they can take help from previous work, research and project plan in order to
develop an effective strategy and useful project plan.
Change management and performance management system for bridge construction.
The bridge construction project has a remarkable vision and enthusiastic engineering team. The
project planning should be result oriented culture development; therefore, it is requiring
developing strategy in order to execution plan (Kang, 2012). Once, the process strategy is signed
off, it is required to integrate for the employee's performance and appraisal measurement system.
that will indicate how to do rather than a question for what to do. The engineering team must be
clear for the project objective and action plan for support strategy execution and manage to meet
the project goal. The engineering team has specified roles, responsibility and gives enough
chance in order to execution of their skills which must be beneficial for a construction project.
For example, give freedom to architecture to provide useful design and detail analysis which
ensures the strength of the structure. These results will assist the project, manage and keep
simple the project objectives.
Clear, clarifying and effective communication:
Consider the team will understand what they require and what the manager will follow. It is
important to keep the expectation as possible close as management can. For effective project
execution, the supportive staff and planning team need to manage effective communication
between each employee and the project manager. Effective communication may reduce
additional effort and encourage the functional output of project plan execution.
Transportation, procurement, construction program and quality policy for
bridge construction:
The construction project may always make traffic and transportation method difficult for local
people. The project manager and design engineer needs to take care of and prepare design by
considering routine transportation activity. Additionally, the bridge design must consider the
loading condition of each type of vehicles which are used for a normal transportation facility.
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The material management and procurement procedure developed such a way that a minimum
amount of material waste occurs and a minimum amount of material movement and
transportation cost may occur. The project manager, planning engineer and vendor development
needs to keep a record for material movement, receive and use for construction work. By
considering past record, the management needs to use effective operational management theory
and provide procurement planning that ensures maximum productivity and minimum material
waste.
Construction activity and programs are provided in detail in project activity. The project manager
should allocate skilled and experience quality control engineer. The management assigns entire
inspection activity and maintains a structural standard to quality control engineer. The inspector
checks material structural strength and finds strength through standard inspection procedure.
The quality inspector tests the bridge construction procedure and prepares the report. That report
will send to project manager for taking necessary action in order to enhance the quality of bridge
structure (Loosemore, 2016).
Gantt chart & RIBA Plan:
Task Strategy
definition
Preparation
and brief
Conceptual
design
Developed
design
Technical
design
Construction Handover and
closeout
In use
Core
objective
requirement:
bridge
construction
over a river
by
considering
sustainable
design
Sustainable
bridge
construction,
ensure
quality and
reliability,
budget and
project
planning with
a timeline
Proposed
design
planning,
budgeting,
design
program, and
budgeting
Develop bridge
design by using
computer
application or
CAD software,
update
structural
design, costing,
project
strategies and
design
program.
Detail design
includes
structural
analysis and
ensures safety
criteria.
Structural and
building
information
Execution of
planning and
initiate bridge
construction
procedure.
Documentation
and conclusion
of bridge
construction
Follow
project
planning
and ensure
the activity
meet with
giving time
duration
Procurement Project
overview and
assembly
design
Project roles
and
responsibility
to engineer,
supervisor,
and worker
as per skills,
experience,
etc.
As per the
previous
activity
As per the
previous
activity and
requirement of
procurement
As per the
previous
activity and
requirement of
procurement
Project
contract,
quality
inspection, and
project review.
As per project
requirement
As per
project
requirement
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Program Establish
project
program.
Project
review
Project
assessment,
review of
activity
Design
assessment
Design
assessment and
action plan
Assessment of
project
planning and
execution
Not require As per
project
requirement
Planning Design,
activity, and
execution
Feasible
study and
bridge
construction
planning
As per
project
requirement
and proceed
activity
Design
development,
assessment, and
implementation
Design
development,
assessment, and
implementation
Planning
assessment and
implementatio
n
As per project
requirement
As per
project
requirement
Suggestion
key and
support
tasks
Forecasting
and
amendment
as per
requirement
Risk
assessment,
handover
strategy,
design
responsibility
matrix, and
information
exchange
Operational
strategy, risk
assessment,
maintenance,
project
execution
plan
Drafting,
analysis
Detailing and
structural
analysis
Change
management
Inspection,
employer
feedback, and
evaluation
Project
assessment
Sustainable
checkpoints
Selection of
material,
design test,
and
environment
consideration
Sustainable
target, project
brief, and
project
scheduling
Bridge
construction
regulation
consider,
sustainable
aspiration
and
construction
strategy
Ensure
standard
procedure of
bridge
construction
process as per
EN standard
Ensure the
strength,
durability,
material
selection by
considering the
sustainable
approach
Ensure the
strength,
durability,
material
selection by
considering the
sustainable
approach
Construction
certification
and project
approval
Construction
certification
and project
approval
Information
Exchanges
Review of
past bridge
construction
and method
uses for
construction
Project key
information
such as
dimensions,
material
selection,
loading
Detail
design,
project brief,
cost
information,
and final
brief
The design
developed and
structural
building
service design
The design
developed and
structural
building
service design
Planning
execution
according to
the design
specification
As per project
requirement
As per
project
requirement
UK
Government
Information
Exchange
Not require Needed Needed Needed Needed Needed Needed Needed
Gantt chart:
Month May- June- Aug- Sept- Oct-19 Nov- Dec- Jan-20 Fab-20 March-
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19 19 19 19 19 19 20
Activity
Roles and
responsibility of
project engineer,
supervisor
Contract meeting
Occupation and
health program
Pre-cast meeting
Quality assurance
and material
management
Review of the
construction
drawing
Surveying and
Structural layouts
Site visit and
inspection
Equipment and
procurement
Foundation and
piles
Splices
Cofferdams
Hammers,
Followers,
mandrel, churn
drilling
Bailer, template,
pile driving
analyzer
Material for
bridge
construction
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Pile installation,
framework.
Reinforcing bar,
concrete, Girders,
and bearing
Post-tensioning,
concrete decks,
Granular backfill
Design
consideration,
screed rails, and
concrete mixing
Handling and
placing of
concrete
Screeding,
finishing, and
equipment
Financial analysis of bridge construction:
As per the given case study, the bridge construction design needs to include finance detail with
reference of bridge design. The costing and financial detail give an approximate idea about the
budget requirements, numbers of employees require and activities as per defined time period.
the following are demonstrate the UK government norms that need to consider by a project
manager (Zhao, 2013).
According to section 42, the civil construction work defines the activities includes for the various
types of a construction project. That includes the new project, maintenance, additional activity,
and alternative activity regards to project. The section also demonstrates construction reaction
procedure, site structure and temporary nature of bridge construction. The section also defines
the heavy construction activities such as tunnel, railways, bridge, water project, and airline
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projects. This work is carried out by considering the free contract and specific portion of the
work.
According to section 43, it defines the allied construction activities includes bridge construction,
preparation, and part of a building and civil engineering activities. These activities include the
specialized in the suitable common to the different structures, they require special skills and
equipment such as pile, foundation, carcass work, concrete work, roof covering and stone setting.
The structural steel selection procedure includes the provided that part which is not produced
through the same unit. The allied construction activities are carried out under the construction
subcontract, but the maintenance activity did directly for the owner of the property; this would be
including bridge construction activities as well. These activities are generally performed at the
site location, as part of the job may carry out for the special shop. This may include such as
foundation, cavitations, and activity associated with the bridge construction planning (Price,
2010).
Direct labor organizations:
The bridge construction work is carried out through the direct employees of government
services, local authorities and nationalizes industries. In this case, there is no published
construction work carried out and provide employment statistics. The project output through the
direct employees of the project utilities and other public area organization will be excluded from
construction.
Public and private sector:
The public work sector is considered through public authority includes the government
department, public utilities, nationalization industries, university, town corporation, house
construction, bridge construction, public parking development, etc.
Sampling:
The construction project needs to maintain a comprehensive list of UK businesses for the
statistical purpose known as inter-departmental business register. This provides the sampling
frame for the surveys for the construction by considering government rights and regulation. The
project sampling includes the amount of Tax, GST, VAT and detail financial data for a
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