The document provides instructions for an assignment asking civil engineering students to submit a 3-5 page report on a mega construction project. The report must include: a summary of the project, stages of construction, type of project and contract, planned vs. actual duration and cost, obstacles faced, and construction methods used. Students are encouraged to use a variety of sources for their research such as engineering magazines, newspapers, books, and websites. Plagiarism is prohibited.

1. Mansoura University Construction Project Management
Faculty of Engineering 3rd Year Civil
Structural Eng. Dept. 2006-2007
Exercise 1
Due date: Thursday, Sep 28th 2006
Submit a report of 3 to 5 pages about one of the mega projects that has been constructed in
Egypt or any where in the world. In your submittal, please state clearly the following
information:
1. Summary about the project
2. Stages of the project
3. Type of the project
4. Type of the contract
5. Planned construction duration
6. Budgeted construction cost
7. Actual duration
8. Actual cost
9. Main obstacles that faced the construction
10. Methods of construction used
11. Any other information that you might find it is necessary
Students may use the World Wide Web, Magazines, Journals, Newspapers, Books, Etc.
Examples include:
- Civil Engineering Magazine (American Society of Civil Engineers)
- Canadian Civil Engineering magazine (Canadian Society of Civil Engineers)
- Engineering News Record (ENR)
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- Any other sources you might find
Please make sure that you don’t copy your colleagues work.
Construction Management 1 Dr. Emad Elbeltagi