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Keep up with Regular Repair, Maintenance, Renovation, Sustainability, and Minor New Construction Projects

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Rapidly and Easily Cost Estimate All Construction Requirements. Maximize Performance of Physical Infrastructure (Buildings, Roads, Dams, Bridges, Airports, Mass Transit…). Efficiently Respond to Scheduled and Unscheduled Requirements, Major/Minor Repairs and/or Component Replacements, and Renovations.

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What Is Transportation Engineering | Major Disciplines of Transportation Engineering | What Do Transportation Engineers Do

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The main role of civil engineers is to maintain the current existing roads and infrastructure for it is efficient and safe traffic activity. Also, Read: Kerbs In Roads | Types of Kerbs | Shape of Kerbs | Materials of Kerbs in Roads | Kerb Height | What Is Kerb Stone | Materials of Kerb Stone | Road Kerb Details.

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FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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Organizing projects means defining roles and responsibilities, create a project charter, and develop high-level time and cost estimates. In this phase you assemble your team and assign tasks to individuals, develop a budget for the project, develop a schedule and create a communications plan.

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Oresund Bridge

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It is the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe and connects the two metropolitan areas of the Öresund Region: the Danish capital of Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmo. The bridge was finished three months ahead of schedule.

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Subways in America

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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITE PLANNING

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Residential house site should be located away from the busy commercial roads. Good foundation soil should be available at responsible depth. This aspect saves quite a bit in the cost of the building. Residential site should not be located near workshops, factories, because such locations are subjected to continuous noise.

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INSPECTION OF A BRIDGE STRUCTURE - The Constructor

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Here the data is fed into the agency’s database such that it can gain an overall picture of the state of the bridge and calculate an estimate of likely future expenditure. It is considered best to tie in maintenance, replacement and repair with the road re-surfacing in order to minimize the costs and disruption to road users.