2. Life Cycle of Infrastructure

Question 1

stages of infrastructure (5)

Answer 1

1. concept
2. Design
3. Implementation/construction
4. Commissioning
5. Maintenance

Question 2

Cost (2)

Answer 2

most spent on implementation
cost recovery in maintenance phase

Question 3

Levels of influence throughout project (3)

Answer 3

1. concept is the most important in influence
2. rate of effort drops after implementation
3. cost to change exponentially increases through project

Question 4

Conceptual phase documents (2)

Answer 4

1. pre-feasibility report
2. feasibility report

Question 5

Design documents (1)

Answer 5

Drawings etc

Question 6

Commission documents (2)

Answer 6

1. Client Inspection and payment
2. final drawings

Question 7

Constructive vs destructive change (1)

Answer 7

Change when cost exceed influence is destructive

Question 8

upgrading infrastructure calculation (6)

Answer 8

1. look at graph
2. find percent% of infrastructure for income group
3. find difference between income groups
4. calculate new cost for inflation
5. find new population
6. multiply cost and population

Question 9

purpose of standards (3)

Answer 9

1. social justice
2. uniformity
3. assured quality

Question 10

green paper (1)

Answer 10

public proposal for policy

Question 11

white paper (1)

Answer 11

governments position on green paper

Question 12

red paper (1)

Answer 12

and act/law

Question 13

guidelines (1)

Answer 13

guide to best practice, reflecting goals of infrastructure