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Building Hong Kong's Airport

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The two former islands that were levelled comprise about 25% of the surface area of the airport’s 12.55 Land reclamation for the airport added nearly 1% to the entirety of Hong Kong’s surface area. The project is the most expensive airport project ever, according to Guinness World Records. kmĀ² platform.

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INSPECTION OF A BRIDGE STRUCTURE - The Constructor

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Hence, the bridge must be regularly inspected and maintained for the benefit of its users. There are three levels of inspection: 1. General inspection: Usual inspection of representative parts of a structure. General inspection: Usual inspection of representative parts of a structure.

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Achieving project success through product and material testing

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By Heather Stahl-Figueroa Designing and constructing a building is increasingly complex. Begin with the basics The safety and integrity of any construction project, relies heavily on material testing and inspections. Material testing and site inspections are necessary throughout the process to ensure quality upon completion.

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Damage Control: 5 Ways to Manage Construction Mistakes

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And How to Avoid Construction Errors and Mistakes Altogether. When it comes to large construction projects, the last thing a contractor wants to deal with is a costly mistake that will cause them to absorb the repair costs into their budgets. Silver Line Metrorail project leading to the Dulles International Airport. In the D.C.

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How Autodesk Build Enables EuroAirport to Manage its Assets Digitally

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By using Autodesk Build , an Autodesk Construction Cloud solution, the French-Swiss airport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg can now save 360 days of worker hours when planning its equipment maintenance. In an airport, runway maintenance work is carried out at night. The stats for EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg are dizzying.

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BRICK MASONRY CONSTRUCTION TIPS

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Generally the height of brick masonry construction in a day should be less than 1.5m. He is the founder of The Constructor and works in a reputed construction company. Good brick masonry should utilize bricks which are sound, hard, well burnt and tough with uniform colour shape and size.

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METHODS OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

The Constructor

Following are the methods of bridge construction: 1. Cast-in-situ Method of Bridge Construction 2. Balanced Cantilever Method Of Bridge Construction 3. Precast Method of Bridge Construction 4. Span by Span Casting method of Bridge Construction 5. Incremental Launching Method of Bridge Construction 6.