CE1203 Geotechnical Properties & Construction Methods AN INTRODUCTION TO SITE INVESTIGATION Site investigation is the study of the local environment and ground conditions on and around a specific piece of land. This is used to ascertain the suitability of a site for a proposed building project: The condition & strength of the soil Details of any man-made or natural hazards present on the site The economic viability of the site There may be three components‚ the walkover survey‚ the
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P4 four key methods used to protect the natural environment from the impact of construction Minimisation of pollution Pollution has a marked effect upon the environment as well as on our health and well-being. There are several ways to minimise pollution including: * Fitting fume scrubbers to chimney outputs to remove solids and any pollutant chemicals that would be realised into the air. * Treating water of foul drainage before it is discharged into sea outfalls to reduce the effects
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effort to tackle the core issues behind these failures for one reason or the other. Unless these projects and their failures are aired in open courts people will continue to fumble in the dark for the real reasons of failures and be reliant on ill-informed journalism to further confuse them.This happen basically came from the client‚ consultant or contractor. Miscommunication between these three parties can cause the project is abandoned. Many problems may arise during construction project implementation;
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over each individual’s private live. Therefore‚ personal troubles and public issues are very closely related. Personal troubles are private problems that affect individuals and the networks of people with which they associate regularly. Personal troubles
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Current Problems and Issues Faced in The Construction Industry It is quite obvious that the Construction industry is one of the most important industries in the world. Because of construction‚ we all live in homes‚ apartments‚ condominiums‚ and other living places that were created by construction. Most jobs are in buildings‚ which were also created by construction. Basically‚ the entire structural part of society was created by hard working construction workers. To give you a general idea of
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both reasonably priced and in demand‚ and assured market for the products. Sick units‚ outdated technology and unstable markets hardly lead to organizational health. Over staffing‚ unproductive labour force‚ and unreasonable or untimely wage push can make an enterprise outprice itself in the market. Choked cash flow arising out of poor purchase policy or market credit policy unrelated to financial situation may interrupt production and stockpiling of
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WHAT IS ECO FRIENDLY CONST Eco-friendly‚ or ecological‚ construction is building a structure that is beneficial or non-harmful to the environment‚ and resource efficient. Otherwise known as green building‚ this type of construction is efficient in its use of local and renewable materials‚ and in the energy required to build it‚ and the energy generated while being within it.Eco-friendly construction has developed in response to the knowledge that buildings have an often negative impact upon our
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is one of the most pressing challenges facing by the Malaysia Construction Industry as the “Wet Trade” construction approach at present relies heavily on the availability of the large number of foreign labour. Economic Report 2001/2002 stated the employment of 769‚300 workforces in the construction sector‚ foreign workers are estimated to constitute 70% (or 538‚500) of the construction workforce. The Malaysian Construction Industry has revamped its employment of foreign workers beginning
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The Sri-Lankan Construction Industry in the New Millennium C WEDDIKKARA Dept. of Management‚ Construction and Building Science University of Western Sydney‚ Australia d.weddikkara@uws.edu.au K. DEVAPRIYA Dept. of Building Economics University of Moratuwa‚ Sri Lanka (Research Scholar‚ University of Hong Kong) Abstract The construction investment in Sri- Lanka has followed the economic changes that took place during the last decade. This resulted in a significant change particularly in the supply
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The Company Richard M. Schulze founded Best Buy with business partner James Wheeler when they opened “Sound of Music‚” an audio specialty store located in Saint Paul‚ Minnesota in 1966. In 1967 Sound of Music acquired Kencraft Hi-Fi Company and Bergo Company‚ which led to a second and third store opening near the University of Minnesota and in downtown Minneapolis. The Sound of Music ended its first year with gross sales of $173‚000(USD). In 1969 Sound of Music stock was first traded as a publicly
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