Engineering Project Summary (44)

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Our project focused on
the Indonesian governments difficulty in complying with
schedule deadlines for construction of the Cikampek-
Cipularang Freeway (CCF).
With the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) Meeting to be held in Bandun, i.e. the
provincial capital of West Java, the Indonesian Government
must construct a convenient and rapid freeway connecting
Jakarta and Bandun. This undertaking will promote the
countrys image with respect to technical accomplishments.
PT. Jasa Marga (Persero) (JM), an Indonesia
governmental enterprise, won the bidding rights in 2005 to
construct the CCF that will connect the Jakarta-Bandun
Freeways.
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Failure to complete construction of the CCF by
the end of April 2007 will mean a lost opportunity during the
APEC meeting to showcase Indonesians rise to the international
stage. The most difficult aspect of the CCF project is the
Cikubang Bridge, which is located in a mountainous region and
will largely determine whether than CCF project is completed on
time. However, construction of the Cikubang Bridge was
delayed eight months because of budgetary constraints and poor
construction management. For instance, with the project facing
a twelve month deadline for completion, a new contractor must
be assigned the task. Still, the conventionally adopted
construction method must be adjusted to comply with already
tight budgetary constraints. The inability to make such
adjustments may deal a blow to Indonesias image, reflecting the
ineptitude of governmental policy and a low confidence level
among the general public.
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Therefore, we developed an efficient and timely
construction model to compensate for scheduling delays.
A modified construction model was considered from
four aspects of the project: switching to a different contractor revising
structural design, altering construction approaches and adding
equipment. For the structural design of girders, the continuous box
type was changed to a simple supported beam type. In the
construction method, an automatic slip-form system was implemented
instead of a conventional form system for erecting twenty pier columns,
i.e. over 40 meters in height and a girder by using the horizontal
pushing method to replace the cantilever method. For piling work, at
least three sets of boring rig must be added to the job site. Re-
contracting a well-informed contractor is the most urgent task. Despite
this responsibility, the informed contractor must have strong financial
support and ample construction resources, e.g., experiences with
similar projects, abundant construction equipment and personnel,
reliable construction management and the ability to reduce mobilization
time.
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According to our results, the
proposed construction model can save three months of
piling work, four months for constructing pier columns and
three months for erecting girders. Consequently, the
overall schedule can cut down at least eight and a half
months. Hopefully,
the proposed model can facilitate on time or ahead of time
completion of a project. JM must be responsible for limiting
the potential on-site harm. Moreover, the proposed model
can achieve project goals, although overall construction
costs might be increased by 6%. The ability of JM to
effectively respond to this challenge will gain public
confidence and bolster Indonesias international image.

Our recent effort
addressed how to estimate constant movement or
scaffolding in the Taipei Dam Project.
The shield method is adopted to comply
with budgetary and time constraints in completing a 345 kv
cable line of the Taipei Dam Project.
However, conventional constructs, e.g., the open
excavation pipeline method, on urban roadways often
require constant movement or scaffolding to protect the
pipeline, making it extremely difficult to estimate completion
time of a pipeline project when constant movement or
scaffolding is involved. For instance, completion time of a
pipeline project is extremely difficult to estimate when
constant movement or scaffolding is involved. The inability
to estimate project completion will make costs involving
design and construction technologies adopted prohibitively
high.
(cont)
Therefore, we developed a
construction design scheme that adopts the shield method to
avoid a time delay in project schedules.
A vertical shaft was constructed in a nearby
underground obstacle. A hole was then drilled to enable
engineers to pass through the underground obstacle via the
vertical shaft. Finally, an electrical cable was constructed
and placed in the hole. Our results
indicated that the proposed construction design scheme can
pass through the underground obstacle, eliminating the need
to move the pipeline.
Importantly, the proposed scheme can provide a valuable
reference for governmental authorities or construction
companies when dealing with underground obstacles.
(NOTE : Add 2-3 more sentences that describe more
thoroughly how the proposed method contributes to a
particular field or sector)
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