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CONSTRUCTION
METHODS AND
OPERATION
 CONSTRUCTION
IS THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING A
BUILDING OR INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT TYPICALLY TAKES PLACE ON
LOCATION FOR A KNOWN CLIENT.
AS AN INDUSTRY COMPRISES SIX TO
NINE PERCENT OF THE GROSS
DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF DEVELOPED
GROUP COUNTRIES.
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 LARGE-SCALE
CONSTRUCTION
REQUIRES
COLLABORATION
ACROSS MULTIPLE
DISCIPLINES.

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 TYPES OF
CONSTRUCTION

1.BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
2.INFRASTRUCTURE
3.INDUSTRIAL

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 BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION
IS THE PROCESS OF ADDING
STRUCTURE TO REAL PROPERTY OR
CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS.

IS USUALLY FURTHER DIVIDED INTO

RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL
(COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL).

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COMMERCIAL

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RESIDENTIAL

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 INFRASTRUCTURE
CONSTRUCTION
IS OFTEN CALLED HEAVY/HIGHWAY,
HEAVY CIVIL OR HEAVY ENGINEERING.

IT INCLUDES LARGE PUBLIC WORKS,

DAMS, BRIDGES, HIGHWAYS,
WATER/WASTEWATER AND UTILITY
DISTRIBUTION.

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INFRASTRUCTURE/
HEAVY CIVIL
CONSTRUCTION

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 INDUSTRIAL
CONSTRUCTION
INCLUDES REFINERIES, PROCESS
CHEMICAL, POWER GENERATION, MILLS
AND MANUFACTURING PLANTS. THERE
ARE OTHER WAYS TO BREAK THE
INDUSTRY INTO SECTORS OR MARKETS.

IT ALSO INCLUDES THE DESIGN,

INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF
MECHANICAL AND STRUCTURAL
GROUP COMPONENTS OF THESE FACILITIES.
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INDUSTRIAL
CONSTRUCTION

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 MODERN METHODS OF
CONSTRUCTION (MMC)
THE CONCRETE INDUSTRY
EMBRACES INNOVATION AND
MODERN METHODS OF
CONSTRUCTION (MMC)

USED TO REDUCE CONSTRUCTION

TIME AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS
OFFERING COST SAVINGS.
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 TYPES OF MODERN
METHODS OF
CONSTRUCTION
1. PRECAST FLAT PANEL
SYSTEM
2. 3D VOLUMETRIC
CONSTRUCTION
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3. TUNNEL FORM
 TYPES OF MODERN
METHODS OF
CONSTRUCTION
4. HYBRID CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
5. THIN JOINT MASONRY
6. INSULATING CONCRETE
FORMWORK
7. PRECAST FOUNDATIONS

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 PRECAST FLAT PANEL
SYSTEM
FLOOR AND WALL UNITS ARE
PRODUCED OFF-SITE IN A
FACTORY AND ERECTED ON-SITE
TO FORM ROBUST STRUCTURES,
IDEAL FOR ALL REPETITIVE
CELLULAR PROJECTS.
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 3D VOLUMETRIC
CONSTRUCTION

ALSO KNOWN AS MODULAR CONSTRUCTION

INVOLVES THE PRODUCTION OF THREE-

DIMENSIONAL UNITS IN CONTROLLED
FACTORY CONDITIONS PRIOR TO
TRANSPORTATION TO SITE.

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 TUNNEL FORM
IS A FORMWORK SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS THE
CONTRACTOR TO BUILD MONOLITHIC WALLS
AND SLABS IN ONE OPERATION ON A DAILY
CYCLE.

IT COMBINES THE SPEED, QUALITY AND

ACCURACY OF FACTORY/OFFSITE PRODUCED
READY-MIX CONCRETE AND FORMWORK WITH
THE FLEXIBILITY AND ECONOMY OF CAST IN-
SITU CONSTRUCTION.
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 HYBRID CONCRETE
CONSTRUCTION (HCC)
COMBINES ALL THE BENEFITS OF PRECASTING
WITH THE ADVANTAGES OF CAST IN-SITU
CONSTRUCTION.

COMBINING THE TWO, AS A HYBRID FRAME,

RESULTS IN EVEN GREATER CONSTRUCTION
SPEED, QUALITY AND OVERALL ECONOMY.

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 THIN JOINT MASONRY

ALLOWS THE DEPTH OF THE MORTAR TO BE

REDUCED FROM 10MM TO JUST 3MM OR LESS,
RESULTING IN FASTER LAYING AND IMPROVED
PRODUCTIVITY, PARTICULARLY ON LONG
RUNS OF WALLING.

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 INSULATING CONCRETE
FORMWORK
CONSIST OF TWIN-WALLED, EXPANDED
POLYSTYRENE PANELS OR BLOCKS THAT ARE
QUICKLY BUILT UP TO CREATE FORMWORK
FOR THE WALLS OF A BUILDING.

EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE BLOCKS REMAIN TO

PROVIDE HIGH LEVELS OF THERMAL
INSULATION AND THE CONCRETE CORE
GROUP PROVIDES ROBUSTNESS AND GOOD LEVELS
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OF SOUND INSULATION.
 PRECAST FOUNDATIONS

CAN BE USED TO RAPIDLY CONSTRUCT

FOUNDATIONS.
THE ELEMENTS ARE USUALLY TO A BESPOKE
DESIGN AND CAST IN A FACTORY
ENVIRONMENT, GIVING ASSURED QUALITY FOR
THE FINISHED PRODUCT.
THE FOUNDATIONS ARE OFTEN SUPPORTED
BY CONCRETE PILES AND CONNECTED
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CONSTRUCTION
OPERATIONS

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 CONSTRUCTION
OPERATIONS
THE TERM 'CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS'
MIGHT REFER TO ANY ACTIVITY THAT
CONTRIBUTES TO THE DELIVERY OF A
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
IT INCLUDES A VERY WIDE RANGE OF
CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING
OPERATIONS.
CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS” MEANS
GROUP OPERATIONS OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
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DESCRIPTIONS:
 CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS

1. THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REPAIR,

EXTENSION, DEMOLITION OR DISMANTLING OF
BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES;
THIS DEFINITION INCLUDES THE ERECTION OF
“STRUCTURES” SUCH AS GATES, TRAFFIC
LIGHTS, ROAD SIGNS, PARKING METERS AND
GARDEN SHEDS. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE
REPAIR OF SUCH STRUCTURES AND THE
REPAIR OF ANY PART OF A BUILDING OR OF
ANY SYSTEM THAT HAS BECOME A PART OF
GROUP THE FABRIC OF THE BUILDING. IT DOES NOT
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INCLUDE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.
 2. THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REPAIR,
EXTENSION OR DEMOLITION OF ANY WORKS
FORMING, OR TO FORM, PART OF THE LAND:
WALLS
ROADWORKS
POWER-LINES
TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS
AIRCRAFT RUNWAYS
DOCKS AND HARBORS
RAILWAYS
INLAND WATERWAYS
PIPE-LINES, RESERVOIRS, WATER-MAINS,
GROUP WELLS, SEWERS
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INDUSTRIAL PLANT
 3. INSTALLATION IN ANY BUILDING OR
STRUCTURE OF FITTINGS FORMING PART OF THE
LAND, INCLUDING SYSTEMS OF:
HEATING
LIGHTING
AIR-CONDITIONING
VENTILATION
POWER SUPPLY
DRAINAGE
SANITATION
WATER SUPPLY OR FIRE PROTECTION
GROUP SECURITY OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
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 4. EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL CLEANING OF
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, SO FAR AS
CARRIED OUT IN THE COURSE OF THEIR
CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REPAIR, EXTENSION
OR RESTORATION:
CLEANING IS ONLY A CONSTRUCTION
OPERATION WHEN IT TAKES PLACE IN THE
CONTEXT OF AN OVERALL CONSTRUCTION
OPERATION I.E. THE CLEANING THAT IS
NECESSARY AFTER A BUILDING OR
STRUCTURE IS ERECTED, ALTERED, REPAIRED
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 5. OPERATIONS WHICH FORM AN INTEGRAL PART
OF, OR ARE PREPARATORY TO, OR ARE FOR
RENDERING COMPLETE, SUCH OPERATIONS AS
ARE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED IN THIS
SUBSECTION, INCLUDING:
SITE CLEARANCE
EARTH-MOVING
EXCAVATION
TUNNELING AND BORING
LAYING OF FOUNDATIONS
ERECTION, MAINTENANCE OR DISMANTLING
OF SCAFFOLDING
GROUP SITE RESTORATION
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LANDSCAPING
 6. PAINTING OR DECORATING THE INTERNAL OR
EXTERNAL SURFACES OF ANY BUILDING OR
STRUCTURE.

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 THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF EXCLUDED
ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE
CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS:

1. DRILLING FOR, OR EXTRACTION OF, OIL OR

NATURAL GAS;
2. EXTRACTION (WHETHER BY UNDERGROUND OR
SURFACE WORKING) OF MINERALS; TUNNELLING
OR BORING, OR CONSTRUCTION OF
UNDERGROUND WORKS, FOR THIS PURPOSE;

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 3. ASSEMBLY, INSTALLATION OR DEMOLITION OF
PLANT OR MACHINERY, OR ERECTION OR
DEMOLITION OF STEELWORK FOR THE PURPOSES
OF SUPPORTING OR PROVIDING ACCESS TO PLANT
OR MACHINERY, ON A SITE WHERE THE PRIMARY
ACTIVITY IS:
NUCLEAR PROCESSING, POWER GENERATION,
OR WATER OR EFFLUENT TREATMENT, OR
THE PRODUCTION, TRANSMISSION,
PROCESSING OR BULK STORAGE (OTHER
THAN WAREHOUSING) OF CHEMICALS,
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PHARMACEUTICALS, OIL, GAS, STEEL OR
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 4. MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY TO SITE OF
BUILDING OR ENGINEERING COMPONENTS OR
EQUIPMENT,
MATERIALS, PLANT OR MACHINERY, OR
COMPONENTS FOR SYSTEMS OF HEATING
LIGHTING, AIR-CONDITIONING, VENTILATION,
POWER SUPPLY, DRAINAGE, SANITATION,
WATER SUPPLY OR FIRE PROTECTION, OR FOR
SECURITY OR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS,
EXCEPT UNDER A CONTRACT WHICH ALSO
PROVIDES FOR THEIR INSTALLATION;
5. THE MAKING, INSTALLATION AND REPAIR OF
ARTISTIC WORKS, BEING SCULPTURES, MURALS
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IN NATURE.
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