SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY CMS80005 ENGINERING PROJECT CONTROL ASSIGNMENT 3 FORUM 19 MAY 2017 ___________________________________________________________________ Assignment 3 – (50 marks) – Due date – Lecture on 26/5/17. General Principles: I ask the questions, you provide the answers Don’t forget ‘The 6 Honest Men’ Introduction Project Iron Boomerang (PIB) is a large Australian megaproject that has been proposed by a Queensland company, East West Parks Pty Limited.  (See reference below) Scope of Work Prelude: Project Iron Boomerang Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGMvy-gDp3U 3,300km single line railway linking the Pilbara in WA and Queensland. Capital Estimate in 2009-US$12.45Billion. Requires the construction of a series of long length viaducts to cross the numerous floodplains that will be bisected by the new railway along the route.  Viaduct construction: precast concrete segmental girder sections - 24 and 32m in length To be ‘cast in situ’ in on site casting plant located at each viaduct site transported and supported on 6m or 10m height bridge piers using a ‘bridge girder erection’ vehicle Viaduct piers will also be constructed using precast concrete sections that are located on 30m depth bored pile footings. Key consideration is time taken to build the viaduct because of the impact of wet season (November to April) on construction. Assume that all necessary earthworks for the railway will have been completed prior to any work commencing on the viaducts. TABLE – VIADUCT OPTIONS – for each student Viaduct Type No.: Viaduct Length (m) Span of Girder between piers (m) Height of pier from - ground level to girder underside (m) The last digit of your enrolment number 1 1920 32 6 1,2 2 1920 24 7 3,4,5 3 1920 32 8 6,7 4 1920 24 9 8,9,0  Note: Which Option do I do? Use the last digit of your Swinburne Enrolment Number and refer to the last column of the Table above. Question 1 Definitions – 4 marks Linear Project Time Chainage Diagram Question 2 Time-Chainage Diagram (TCD) - Viaduct – 15 marks Requirements: Start date of 1 January 2020 TCD in AutoCAD, XL or other graphical software Show all activities to be undertaken for the construction of the viaduct Activities to include: site establishment building a casting yard casting of the viaduct segments Prestressed / Precast Plant Tour Part 1 of 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLnV-fdf9kQ (accessed 28 April 2017) construction plant/equipment set up Continuous Flight Auger Piling Method www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNGAP0iZ8YU (accessed 28 April 2017) ‘Bridge girder erection machine: SLJ900’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKGYs71N72c ( accessed 10/2/17) Type I Full Span Launching 820Ton Box Girder www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t99Ns8Hoxo In your answer: Include all assumptions Include calculations for estimating construction activity durations. Show start date and finish date for the work Detail on your TCD the start and finish date for the works Construction work will be undertaken on a 6-day week basis Which Option do you do: Viaduct Type No.: Viaduct Length (m) Span of Girder between piers (m) Height of pier from - ground level to girder underside (m) The last digit of your enrolment number 1 1920 32 6 1,2 2 “ 24 7 3,4,5 3 “ 32 8 6,7 4 “ 24 9 8,9,0  Note: Which Option do I do? Use the last digit of your Swinburne Enrolment Number and refer to the last column of the Table above. Question 3 Prepare a Construction Method Statement – 10 Marks Outline the steps involved in the construction of all aspects of your viaduct Include a detailed list of construction plant and equipment that would be utilised on the project Provide details of the hazards and risks involved in the project with particularly with the use of: SLI900 ‘bridge girder erection machine’ Crane/s for erection of the precast concrete units for each of the piers. Question 4 Tracking of project commodities for construction ‘progress’ control – 8 marks Asked to track earthworks volumes, crushed rock and ballast stockpiles, quantities of rail and sleepers and viaduct construction. By reference to the paper (see below) by Birenza RM and Hildreth JC outline how this could be undertaken. Question 5 UAV’s – 6 marks Asked how we could track project commodities by using aerial drones or UAV’s to assess construction progress over the route of the railway. Outline how drones etc could be used for aiding the tracking of the above, together with the amount of rail track that has been laid at various points in the contract.   Question 6 Long Lead Item supply – 6 Marks Define long lead items What procedures would you put in place to ensure that the OEM’s meet specified requirements and supply items are delivered to site on time? References and useful material: Arup Sustainability, Appendix D, Construction Method Statement http://www.ugdc.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/Precincts/Redfern_Waterloo/North_eveleigh_bridge/Appendicies/Appendix%20D%20Construction%20Method%20Statement.pdf Brienza RM, Hildreth JC, ‘Tracking Project Commodities for Project Control’, VDOT-VT Partnership for Project Scheduling, Charles Edward Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, December 2007 Rohleder WJ, Segmental Bridge Technology – Established and Evolving, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2011. http://mceer.buffalo.edu/education/bridge_speaker_series/2010-2011/presentations/Rohleder_presentation.pdf Rosignoli M, ‘Full-span precasting for light-rail transit and high-speed railway bridges, Prestressed Concrete Institute Journal, USA, Spring 2014 Rosignoli M, ‘Modena viaducts for Milan–Naples high-speed railway in Italy. Prestressed Concrete Institute Journal, USA, Fall 2012. Time Chainage reporting made easy, http://www.pcfltd.co.uk/products/linearplus/ (accessed 10/2/17)