QUT EGB273: Moreton Island Light Tower Project - Gravel Road Report

This report details the construction of a gravel access route for the Moreton Island Light Tower Project, including the design and construction of the road. The project involves obtaining necessary development and environmental approvals, emphasizing the importance of health, safety, and risk management. The report discusses management systems for environment, health, safety, and socio-political risks, highlighting data collection and ethical considerations. It also covers the application for road opening permits, construction certificates, and the road design, which includes selecting an unbound granular-flexible pavement with a gravel surface. The construction process involves Geodesign methods and incorporates the expertise of architects, contractors, and other specialists. The report stresses the importance of spatial data collection, ethical considerations for data gathering, and the use of visualization tools. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the project's logistical, environmental, and construction aspects, offering valuable insights for civil engineering students and professionals.

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Light Tower Project – Moreton Island
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Light Tower Project – Moreton Island
Construct the Gravel Road
The scope of the assignment comprises of the design and construction of
a gravel access route from the main road which is located approximately 2.7
km from the site of light tower construction, sample of the same is shown in
figure 1. The gravel road construction aims to ease the transportation of
materials from this main road to the light tower construction site.
Development and Construction Approvals
The project construction company must initially before the start of the
assignment acquire approval to develop the gravel road. The approval will be
achieved by the use of IDAS Form 1 that requires extensive information
concerning the work and comprise of owners consent to develop the area
(Nguyen et al., 2018). As a result, we will attain the approval to start the
road construction work by utilizing IDAS Form 2 (Lang et al., 2019). In
construction projects, this submission necessitates particular information of
the tasks to be accomplished.
Figure 1:Components of the section of the gravel roadway

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Environmental Approval
In constructing the gravel road, the following will be key aspects to take into
consideration while constructing the gravel road;
 To give an impression of the systems of management that could be
used in managing the key risk areas of Environment, Socio-Political,
and Health and Safety (Du et al., 2019).
 To assess critically the likelihood for independently dealing with these
the three risk areas, and in a cohesive manner. Propose which of the
methods believed would be most helpful to the success of the project,
and validate that choice with suitable academic facts.
 To make deliberation on the given risks identified, propose an
appropriate way of assessing the risks in the development, which adds
value to the chosen management method. Validate the choice taken
with a suitable academic proof (Alkon and Wong, 2018).
 To provide a discuss critically the challenges of risk management,
within the framework of the project.
 To evaluate critically the how the business continuity relates with the
risk management in terms of the general strategic risk management.
 To recommend to the company the best risk management method for
this project.
The Systems of Risk Management

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This part deals with the management systems the gravel road will take in
relating to the light tower project, which takes into consideration the
managing three risk areas; Environment, Health and Safety, and, Socio-
Political.
Management of how to safety and health risks
During the gravel road construction, it will be believed that no task or no work will be more
important than the health and safety of the workers. In the case where the job is likely to affect
the worker's safety and health, efforts should be done to ensure that a safe approach is designed
in performing the task (Situ and Tilt, 2018). Shortcut processes by the workers or the foremen
will not be tolerated. In case of unsafe condition to a worker which is likely to bring a threat to
his or her health and safety state, the employees are expected to correct the situation where
possible and report this to the management. Management is responsible for taking adequate
precautions that comply with the standards of building and construction. It should also ensure
that there are adequate safety and health of the workers (Pan et al., 2018). In the construction
gravel road, we will not allow any task to be performed if the task risks the health and safety of
the employees.
Supervisors play an important role in the maintenance of safe and healthy workplace
policies, practices, and procedures. It is the responsibility of the supervisors to identify and
assess the potential hazards, choose approaches that can be sued in controlling or eliminating the
hazards (Pan et al., 2018). They are also required to ensure that their employees get training on
safety and health practices in performing their work. The performance of safety and health
practices evaluations will be the work of the supervisors to undertake.

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Safety and health committee will also take an active role in the safety and health
practices of the workers. At least one time in a year the safety and health committee is required
to develop a formal safety and health report that gives the goals and monthly progress of the
construction company in regards to the health and safety of the employees (Khosravi et al.,
2019). The set goals will later be communicated to all workers.
The management will take consistent action and respond to safety and health issues.
This will demonstrate the commitment of the management in coming up with solutions and ways
of mitigating the present health and safety issues (Barrett and Therivel, 2019). The
management will come up with the solution and encourage their works on better methods of
overcoming the issues. The supervisors are expected to review, examine and take the necessary
and suitable action on all reports on hazards reported to them by the employees (Topchiy and
Kochurina, 2018). The workers reporting the hazards will later be notified of the outcome.
The workers working in the development project will be given an opportunity to inspect
safety and health issues frequently, and this will help in identifying the hazard conditions and
inappropriate actions that can be used in solving the challenges and this will help them in
devising a good action. The workers are always encouraged to give suggestions on safety and
health practices to assist in improving the process, avert an accident or making improvement in
the safety and health practices (Khosravi et al., 2019). The suggested practices will be
implemented by the company undertaking the construction of the road development project.
Workers are also allowed to give their inputs related to recommendations on health and safety
procedures, products and training since it pertains their daily work operations. For instance, an
employee may be given a responsibility to examine the product or perform research to evaluate
the suggestions. Employee contributions can be provided through the system of suggestion,

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reporting the hazard, or through conducting actions of safety and health committee initiates.
Employees can participate in the number of ways in assisting in the provision of safety and
health conditions (Kosajan et al., 2018). The ways that can be used include participating as a
trainer, problem solver or even an inspector. Employees take a key role in controlling,
identifying and reporting health and safety hazards that are expected to occur or that are in
existence in the working environment. The employee reports can be an important tool to trigger a
closer observation on the equipment used, operation and the process of carrying out the task
(Topchiy and Kochurina, 2018). The reports provided can give suggestions on how to eliminate a
given hazard.
Data Collection and Ethical considerations
The appropriate spatial data collection process will be relevant to the Geodesign project.
The data will enable the designers to make decisions on the precise locations where the proposed
changes will be implemented. The data collection will mainly impact gravel road construction.
Concerning the first quantitative approach that is the use of Geodesign method to improve the
golf courses, the ethical consideration will be informed consent (Fritz and Vandermause,
2018). We will collaborate will various stakeholders and professionals to collect the required
data. We will inquire an informed consent from these participants to guarantee their willingness
to be involved in this quantitative research. Acquiring an informed consent will entail advising
these participants about their privileges, the inspiration behind the research, the approaches to be
adopted as well as the likely advantages and dangers of the investigation (Sobočan et al.,
2019). Also, concerning the multiple regression analysis, we will strive to acquire informed
consent from the owner of the firm and the former manager of the company. After collecting the
data, we will analyze our inquiry to avoid linking the firm's private information to other outsiders

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(Truscott et al., 2019). The report of the analysis will only comprise the findings. No
confidential data will be exposed to the public. The findings will enable me as the new manager
to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis of the second set of hypotheses.
Permit of the Road Opening
We will take into consideration the necessity of a road opening permit before embarking of the
task. The application of the permit will be submitted to the area council a minimum of five
business days before the start of the gravel road construction (Forbes and Hematian,
2019).
Construction Certificate
A road construction certificate will be provided to verify that the accomplished work conforms
with sustainability codes, standards, and regulations, health and safety, the construction as well
as to the applicable road design (Wang, 2018). A proficient independent certifier will be
needed to examine and verify the tasks before the application is issued to the council.
Road Design
The extent of the work comprises of the design and construction of a gravel access route
which will connect the main road and the Moreton light tower project site. The gravel road is
projected to be an inbound coarse flexible route which is to be accomplished by use of a gravel
surface. The aim of selecting this type of flexible route to the project site was because of the
following;
 The surrounding environment and nature of the soil. The pre-survey of the route was
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unpredictable. As a result, a more firm road to the site is needed for delivery of materials
and transportation of other resources such as the manpower.
 The type of loading that will be used to transport materials and resources to the light
tower. Heavy machinery and vehicles will be used for transportation, thus necessitating a
more stable road network.
The area is also associated with scrubs and vegetation. As a result, in constructing it, Geodesign
method is proposed to be useful during the construction of this route. The Geodesign team will
incorporate the efforts of an external architect. The role of the architect will be to view the bigger
picture of the project and to operate the Geodesign tools. Presence of this professional will be
crucial since the project entail improving the conditions of the golf course given the available
land (Newman et al., 2019). Further, the Geodesign team will consist of a contractor who
will work closely with the architect. After the designs and master plan are approved, the next
step will be to construct structures which will facilitate the required changes. There will need to
build structures which will support the proposed recreational activities. Under the contractor,
there will be other participants such as the landscapers, supervisors, builders and machine
operators.
The appropriate spatial data collection process will be relevant to the Geodesign project.
The data will enable the designers to make decisions on the precise locations where the proposed
changes will be implemented. The data which we will collect comprises of the description of the
land geometry, features and the environmental impacts attributed to the current situation of the
targeted area. The characteristic types of the facility will be centered on two-dimensional
geospatial geometry. Modification and feature tools consisting of three categories will be used in
the design process. Geometry devices will be used by the architect to replicate, modify and

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create feature geometry. Attribute tools will be applied by the user to give meaning to the
landscape features (Wu and Chiang, 2018). The symbology devices will be adapted to
allow the architect to solidify the feature with cartographic images which are optically
expressive. Further, visualization devices will be used in displaying the reports. Visualization
tools included the map viewers; even devices, screen displays, and video observers will be
executed.
The width of the gravel road will be identical to an average service road measures 3.4m
with a shoulder of 2.0m. The typical flexible route will then comprises of multiple layers
consisting of the surface dressing, surface course, base course, and subsoil. Since the subsoil has
been confirmed to be sandy silts, the subgrade CBR will comprise a rating of 5-15 and it will
comply with the provisions of AS1289.6.1.1. Further, because in the site of this road there lacks
a water table and it is sandy, applications for any underground drainage will not be needed.
To initiate the construction of the gravel road, surveyors will mark the
route before the start of the operations. Soil cone tests and examinations
pits will be conducted to assess the stability of the soil and a Caterpillar
Dozer D6T will establish slots in soil revealing soil substrate making is likely
to recognize the strength of the soil (Carpenter and Bowen, 2018). Also,
extra soil cone examinations will aid in determining soil support pressures.
Clearing of vegetation along the suggested road will necessitate the
utilization of the mulching machine and the dozer. The scrubs and other
vegetation will be detached, mulched and deposited on the route sides. The
logs resulting from these operations will be detached and repurposed for use
the Moreton authorities. Then, a road grader will establish the area to limit

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the route scope not to surpass 5 % (Harmer, 2019). The water truck and the
compaction equipment that is the sheep feet will afterward compact the
sandy soil up to the required firmness before road base laying. The other
components which are necessary for the above task comprise of a water
tank from the firm’s delivery yard, compaction equipment, a drum roller,
water truck, backhoe as well as transport of grader.
Delivery of Light Tower Sections
After the gravel road has been completed and opened, the light tower sections will be
delivered to the Moreton site. Nevertheless, the delivery of materials to the Moreton light tower
construction site will be considered to have unique logistical challenges since the area is a
remote location. The tower will be founded on concrete thus; concrete materials will first be
transported to the site by the use of Lorries (Harmer, 2019). The main materials which will
be conveyed to the site for the construction of concrete will be gravel, sand, rock, and cement.
The quantity of these materials will be determined by the site contractor. Nevertheless, a surplus
budget has been put in place to ensure that any additional material for the concrete is purchased
and delivered when required. A reliable source of water has been identified near this site hence
water will not be sourced from outside.
The sections of the light tower will be transported and assembled on the site. On the main
road, traffic management will be utilized to eradicate the negative effects of our operations on
the domestic people and business. The components of traffic management will comprise of flag
personnel, re-routing, and signage (Harmer, 2019). A comprehensive outline of the traffic
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affected by our transportation of the light tower segments as well as the options roads they can
use during that day. In the newly constructed gravel road, we project minimal collusion of our
delivery processes with the activities of the residents of this area. As a fact, the gravel road is just
2.7 km from the main road hence it will have minimal adverse effects to the traffic of the
residents. Further, the route to the construction of the gravel road is rarely used by the residents
since it currently has scrubs and other vegetation.
The sections of the light tower will be conveyed from the fabricator to the location of the
project in two segments each weighing 10 and 15 tons and 14m in length. Delivery of the
segments offers a logistic challenge because of their heavyweight and long length (Harmer,
2019). The delivery of these sections will necessitate authorizing as well as a viable route from
our fabricator’s workstation to the site of the project. Traffic relocating and road closure might
be needed to enable secure passage of these heavy and long sections of the light tower. We take
into consideration that the delivery of the light tower sections is likely to be affected by the
seasonally harsh climate of Moreton area, particularly the precise location of our
project. In this time of the year that is between August and December when
our operations will be carried out, above-average rainfall is manifested in the
Moreton area. To counter the potential climate challenge, we will adopt extra
time budgets and monitoring of weather techniques. We expect to deliver
the light tower sections during the day to avoid transportation consequences
which are linked to night logistics. Then, we anticipate that the residents will
cooperate with our transportation plans. Prior communication will also be
delivered to them a few days before the delivery date.
Equipment and Personnel on Site

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The building labor force will comprise of equipment operators and
specialist tradespeople who are not presently hired by Coopers Plains or
domestic people of Moreton area. The labor force will then have to travel
daily from these residences to the project site. Another alternative to these
workers is accommodating these on an identified place on the site in the
entire construction period. The firm has identified the accommodation option
based on least expenses taking into consideration that other alternatives on
Moreton area such as resort apartment and rental units might be very costly
to them.
Costs will only be incurred in the first quantitative research approach that is Geodesign.
In this approach, the external specialists which are an external architect, a contractor, the
landscapers, supervisors, builders and machine operators will be hired. The hiring process of the
contractor will be done via a tendering process. The employed contractor will be responsible for
paying the employees under him or her. On the other hand, the hiring of the external architect
will be done on merit basis. The Geodesign process is projected to take 3 months for completion
(Carpenter and Bowen, 2018). Further, the other costs which the company will budget for
in this research are the expenses for the leasing of Geodesign tools, symbology devices, map
viewers, even devices, screen displays, and video observers.
Structures
Some temporal structures will be constructed in the Moreton light tower
compound. These structures are shown in table 1 below;
Structure Description of the Planned Dimensions