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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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Here the data is fed into the agencyā€™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.

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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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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. While doing planning for the project, effective and clear estimate of the time and costs are done. Organizing of the project is an important step towards planning of the project.

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TYPES OF CRACKS IN CONCRETE BEAMS

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TYPES OF CRACKS IN REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS

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