Pipe Stockpile
This is the penultimate post of a 4-part blog that describes some of my roles as a site-based Civil Engineer. The posts are broken down into the following subjects:
As I work for a decent sized company we own a large amount of our own plant, no not the green flowering kind, but excavators, dumpers and rollers. We also have a good supply of direct labour, workers directly employed by the company. We can turn up on a new site and build roads and sewers without needing to call in extra staff or sub-contract to another firm. This means that we can have tighter control over costs and time frames.
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Posted: February 4th, 2009 by Chris
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Construction Drawings
This is the first in a 4-part series of blogs that will hopefully give some insight into what I do as a site-based Civil Engineer. The posts are broken down into the following subjects:
- Setting up a Contract
- Setting Out and Levelling
- Materials, Labour and Plant
- Quality Control
Before you can begin construction on anything you need to know what you will be building. We get issued construction drawings by the client that define everything we need to know about a contract. These drawings will usually contain an overall plan of the site, a breakdown of new sewers, new ducting and new kerb-lines and paving. Further drawings will show cross-sections and typical details such as inspection chamber construction and pavement construction thicknesses. Not all drawings are correct and it is our job to pick out any errors or vague areas for confirmation by the client as soon as possible, spotting them too late can lead to delays and additional costs to the contract.
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Posted: January 13th, 2009 by Chris
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