TOPIC 2 Flashcards
Typical stakeholders in the construction of a building
- Client
- Consultant
- Contractor
- Domestics Sub Contractor
- Nominated Sub Contractor
- Material Supplier
Describe a client
- Developer/owner of the project
- Public or private
- Appoint the consultants and contractors
Describe a design consultant
Responsible for the design of the project
People involved are:
- Architect
- Landscape architect
- C&S Engineer
- M&E Engineer
- Quantity surveyor
Describe a checking and supervisory consultant
Responsible for making sure the contractor is constructing the building according to the design
People involved are:
- Qualified Site Supervisors
- Resident Engineer
- Resident Technical Officer
Responsible for making sure all calculations in the design is correct and ensures the safety of construction of the building
People involved are:
- Accredited Checkers
Describe a contractor
- Purchase all construction and building materials
- Project manager is responsible for the entirety of the construction
Stages of a project
- Conceive
- Design
- Implement
- Operate
Roles and responsibilities of the engineer (Conceive)
Role:
- Creating initial design
Responsibilities:
- Create reasonable engineering proposals
- Standby solutions with rational financial costs
Roles and responsibilities of the technologist (Conceive)
Role:
- Understand concepts
- Collect and process field data
Responsibilities:
- Have genuine and accurate collection
- Process field data meticulously
Roles and responsibilities of the skilled workers (Conceive)
- Data collection
- Drafting
Roles and responsibilities of the engineer (Design)
Role:
- Supervision of works of contractors
Produce:
- Detailed design
- Specifications
- Tender and contract documents
Responsibilities:
- Carry out the design
- Prepare budget and tender specifications
- Prepare contract documents
- Recommend competent tenderers for the project to the client
Roles and responsibilities of the technologist (Design)
Role:
- Produce civil engineering drawings based on design calculations
- Assist consultant in site inspection of contractor’s work
- Liaise between engineer of consultant and contractor
Responsibilities:
- Assist the engineer in simple and routine design calculation
- Interpret the engineer’s design outputs
- Produce accurate civil engineering drawings
- Amend and update specifications correctly
- Check specifications of work, materials and drawings against code of practice
Roles and responsibilities of the skilled workers (Design)
- Drafting
- Data collection/entry
- Other office site/work of the consultant
Roles and responsibilities of the engineer (Implement)
Role:
- Plan and organise resources
- Manage the project on site based on design specifications and contract drawings
- Complete project within budget and time
Responsibilities:
Complete project within budget and time
Without any:
- Loss of lives
- Serious injuries to workers
- Adverse affects in the environment and to the public
Roles and responsibilities of the technologist (Implement)
Role:
- Assist project manager
- Supervise works
- Supervise skilled and semi-skilled workers
Responsibilities:
- Provide reasonable method statements for each type of works and for safety of workers
Solve site problems involving:
- Organisation of work
- Organisation of materials
- Organisation of workers
- Safety
- Quality control
- Environmental protection
Roles and responsibilities of the skilled workers (Implement)
- Site foremen
- Skilled workers in concrete, electrical, mechanical, masonry, machine operators, etc.
Roles and responsibilities of everyone (Operate)
Manage and maintain the facility
Attributes of a technologist
- Technical knowledge of CE
- Personal and professional skills and attributes
- Interpersonal skills (Teamwork and communication)
- Implement CDIO systems in the enterprise and societal context
Factors of environmental engineering
CE infrastructure:
- Reservoir
- Hydro-electric dams
- Recreational parks
- Flood control
- Water supply
- Collection and treatment systems
- Waste disposal
Business environment
- Drinking water
Liquid and solid waste disposal for:
- Ships and aircrafts
- Electronics industry
- Factories
- Offices
Society and public services
- Drinking water
- Clean air, water and land
Solid waste disposal for:
- Residents
- Parks
- Beaches
- Water sports
Factors of structural engineering
CE infrastructure
- Buildings and structures
Business environment
- Offices
- Shopping complexes
Society and public services
- Homes
- Schools
- Police stations
- Sports stadiums
Factors of transportation engineering
CE infrastructure
- Runway pavements
- Container port pavement design
- Land and river transport systems
- Flyover
- Tunnels
- Railways
Business environment
- Airports and runways
- Ports, harbours and jetties
- MRT, LRT
- Bus and taxi transport systems
Society and public services
- Pedestrian footpaths
- Running and cycling tracks
- Roads, carparks
- MRT, LRT, bus transport systems
- River transport
Factors of geotechnical engineering
CE infrastructure
- Land reclamation
- Foundation of engineering structures
- Buildings
- Underground carparks
- MRT stations and towers
Business environment
- Underground connectors from basements of two buildings
Society and public services
- Terraced slopes
- Trees and parks
- Golf courses
- Beaches
- Underpass
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Factors of geomatics
CE infrastructure
- Survey of physical terrains
- Survey of contours of land
- Extension of land boundaries and rivers
- Setting up for architectural landscaping
- Building and civil engineering works
Business environment
- Land parcels for purchase
- Lease and development
- Survey of land use
- Survey of population densities
Society and public services
- Land owners disputes over properties and boundaries
Name the government and statutory boards
- Urban Redevelopment Authority*
- Building and Construction Authority*
- Ministry of Manpower
- Land Transport Authority
- Singapore Land Authority
- Public Utility Board
- National Environment Agency
- NParks
- Housing Development Board
- Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
