Muscat Airport Construction Record
Shown using 3D Animations, Footage & Images.
David H Moloney
10th June 2016
Brief Description
The purpose of this presentation is to give an
understanding of the Methods, Plant and
Sequence to construct an Airport.
This presentation can be used to engage
Stakeholders and to get the Site Teams
commitment to the programme.
Also can be used for Induction Training and as a
way to capture and share knowledge.
High in Educational Value and easily
understood.
This Video Presentation is innovative and has
many beneficial uses.
Pause to read the details on the slides.
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Table of Contents
General Items
Contractor’s Temporary Site Facilities
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General
Items
Brief Description
Contractors Site facilities comprise:
Offices, Canteens, Toilets, Drying Rooms,
Stores, Plant Yard, generators and
Workshops.
Contractor’s Temporary Site Facilities
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General
Items
Contractor’s Camp for 8,000 persons
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General
Items
Sheet Pile Temporary Shaft
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General
Items
Brief Description
Sheet Pile Temporary shaft is used to enable an
excavation for a deep structure.
The construction sequence is:
Install sheet-piles.
Excavate and install bracing.
Excavate to final level.
Construct concrete structure.
Backfill, remove bracing and sheet-piles
Sheet pile Temporary Shaft
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General
Items
3D Animation to show Sequence
Dewatering
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General
Items
Brief Description
Construction dewatering is the removal or drainage of
groundwater and or surface / rain water usually by
pumping to keep the works dry.
Dewatering
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General
Items
Dewatering by Wellpoints
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General
Items
Water Pollution Prevention
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General
Items
Brief Description
Pumped and rain water that is contaminated with clay and
silt needs to be treated prior to discharge from site.
Settlement ponds and settlement tanks are two methods
Dewatering by Settlement Lagoon
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General
Items
Water Pollution Prevention
General
Items
Temporary Fence type 1
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General
Items
Brief Description
Examples of temporary security
fences that are higher than the
usual
Temporary Fence type 1
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General
Items
Temporary Fence type 2
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General
Items
Brief Description
Temporary fence on precast beam for airport.
Temporary Fence type 2
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General
Items
Site Hoarding examples
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General
Items
Falsework
General
Items
Brief Description
Falsework to support Bridge deck formwork
Climbing Tower Cranes
Brief Description
A climbing tower crane lifts itself up using a climbing
attachment with hydraulic jacks that surrounds the mast.
The climbing attachment lifts itself up off the erected mast
and inserts a new mast section.
Rail mounted Tower Cranes layout plan and photographs for
airport passenger terminal building, showing the tower
cranes locations, rail track travel range and working area
coverage.
General
Items
Climbing Tower Cranes
Miscellaneous
Climbing Tower Cranes
General
Items
Tower Cranes Layout
General
Items
Tower Cranes on Rails
General
Items
Staff Offices for Departments
Department Functions
Planning Planning & Progress Monitoring
HSSE Health, Safety, Security & Environmental
Quality Assurance Quality Control
Procurement Materials & Subcontractors
Engineering Shop drawings & submissions
Quantity Surveying Monthly & final accounts
Document Control Distribution of Construction Information to Site Team
Plant & Equipment Hiring, Fuelling & Maintenance of Plant
I.T. Computers, software & Internet
Administration Payments
Human Resources
Site Laboratory
General
items
Traffic Management
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General
Items
Brief Description
Traffic management plans are
necessary when working on or beside
roads
Traffic Management - Realign Motorway under new Bridges
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General
Items
Traffic Management - Realign Motorway under new Bridges
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General
Items
Traffic Management – Divert Live Traffic onto Realigned Carriageway
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General
Items
Temporary Roads & Entrances
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General
Items
Site Layout & Locations of Temporary Facilities
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General
Items
Geotechnical
Vibro Compaction - Sequence, Plant & Methods
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Geotechnical
Brief Description
Vibro compaction is used to compact granular
ground to improve its load bearing capacity and
reduces the seismic liquefaction potential. Used
for the Palm Islands in Dubai.
A vibrator suspended from a crane is used and
inserted to a triangular grid pattern.
Vibro Compaction - Sequence, Plant & Methods
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Geotechnical
Stone Columns ⓒ David H Moloney
Geotechnical
Brief Description
Stone columns are used to improve the load
bearing capacity of ground.
Top feed vibrators suspended from an excavator or
crane along with loading shovels are used.
The stone columns are constructed to a triangular
grid pattern.
Stone Columns
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Geotechnical
Earthworks
Much Shifting
Brief Description
Muck Shifting is the process of moving
large quantities of soil and rock.
Earthworks
Excavate & Load, Cart, Tip & Return
Brief Description
Cycle Time for 7km haulage distance
using an Excavator 45 tonne weight
and Dumper with a 40 tonne capacity,
the cycle time is 34 minutes
Earthworks
7 minutes
14 minutes
3 minutes
14 minutes 7 km
7 km
Spreading & Compaction
Earthworks
Spreading & Compaction
Earthworks
Rock - Excavability
Brief Description
The excavability of rock depends
mainly on the rock strength and the
layer thickness. This diagram shows
excavation methods for rock of
various strengths and thicknesses,
with a free face.
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Earthworks
Rock-breaking
Earthworks
Rock-breaking
Earthworks
Rock Drilling & Blasting – Road Cut
Earthworks
Mass Haul Diagram
Earthworks
Brief Description
Shows the quantities and location of
excavation and fill quantities for
motorway.
Existing Underground Utilities
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Earthworks
Brief Description
Before digging
establish the location
and route of
underground cables.
Locator to find Utilities
Existing Underground Utilities & Overhead Cables - Safety Measures
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Earthworks
Crushed Aggregate Base Course
Earthworks
Brief Description
Crushed Aggregate Base Course
CABC mixing and Laying
Crushed Aggregate Base Course
Earthworks
Brief Description
Crushed Aggregate Base Course
CABC mixing and Laying
Mixing CABC
Earthworks
Spreading & Compaction CABC
Earthworks
Spreading & Compaction CABC
Earthworks
Concrete
Concrete Batching Plant David H Moloney
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Brief Description
Concrete batching plant comprises -
concrete mixer, control cabin, silos for
cement and fly ash, aggregate bins and
conveyor belt system to feed the mixer.
Also aggregate storage bays and water
storage tanks.
Concrete
Concrete Batching Plant
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Concrete
Concrete Batching Plant
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Concrete
Concrete Batching Plant – Computer Controlled
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Concrete
Concrete Batching Plant - Liebherr Betomix Animation
Concrete
Concrete Batching Plant David H Moloney
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Brief Description
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The mixing is computer controlled
and has a dynamic screen display,
showing the process. The material
storage capacity is, to match two
days concrete production.
Concrete
Quarry & Aggregate Production
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Concrete
Brief Description
Quarry and Aggregate Production. Rock is
blasted free from a quarry face and fragmented.
The blasted rock is crushed and screened to
produce different size ranges of aggregates
Quarry & Aggregate Production
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Concrete
Quarry - Drilling Holes for Explosives
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Concrete
Quarry - Placing Explosives in Holes
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Concrete
Quarry - Blasting
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Concrete
Aggregate Production
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Concrete
Capacity 300 tonnes per hour
Quarry Plant & Outputs
Concrete
Reinforcement Cutting & Bending Yard
ⓒ David H Moloney
Concrete
Brief Description
Reinforcement in 12 m lengths.
Delivery in 3 ton Bundles
Reinforcement Cutting & Bending
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Concrete
Reinforcement Cutting & Bending
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Concrete
Reinforcement Cutting & Bending Yard David H Moloney
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Reinforcement in 12 m lengths. Delivery in 3 ton Bundles Reinforcement cut to length by Shearing Machine
Reinforcement Bent to Shape by Bending Machine Reinforcement that is cut and bent is Bundled for delivery to work site
Concrete
Reinforced Wall Construction Sequence
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Concrete
Brief Description
The sequence to construct a reinforced concrete wall is as
follows:
Tie the reinforcement.
Erect stop-ends and the wall shutters.
Pour and vibrate the concrete mix.
Remove the shutters after the concrete has hardened.
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Cycle Time
Pour per Day
Reinforced Wall Construction Sequence
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Concrete
Reinforced Structure Construction Sequence
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Concrete
Brief Description
The general sequence to construct a reinforced concrete tank
is as follows-
1. Construct the floor and wall panels in a hit and miss pattern.
2. Construct the floor and wall corners and T shape panels.
3. Construct the roof working outwards from the back.
Reinforced Structure Construction Sequence
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Concrete
Reinforced Construction Tank, Construction Sequence David H Moloney
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Concrete
Bridge & Post-tensioning
Concrete
Brief Description
The sequence to post-tension a bridge
deck is as follows;
Fix the ducts and anchorages.
Install the stressing strand.
Concrete the deck.
Stress the strands and lock at
anchorages.
Grout the ducts.
Bridges on Project
Concrete
Bridge & Post-tensioning
Concrete
Bridge & Post-tensioning
Concrete
Bridge Concrete Deck
Concrete
Bridge Concrete Deck
Concrete
Bridge Post Tensioning Deck – Install Strand
Concrete
Bridge Post Tensioning Deck
Concrete
Bridge Construction Sequence David H Moloney
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Concrete
Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
Bridge Construction Stages, Images & Timeline
Concrete
Tower Construction
Concrete
Brief Description
Air Traffic Control Tower constructed
using a jump-up shutter system.
Tower Construction Climbing Shutter
Concrete
Cycle Time 3 Days
ATC Tower Cladding
Concrete
Culvert Construction
Concrete
Brief Description
Sequence to construct culvert
with head walls.
Culvert Construction
Concrete
Oil Interceptor
Miscellaneous
Waterproofing Spray on System
Miscellaneous
Waterproofing Spray on Tests
Miscellaneous
Pipework
Central Utility Yard
Miscellaneous
Chiller Building
Miscellaneous
Provides chilled water for Air Conditioning
Chiller Plant
Miscellaneous
Provides chilled water for Air Conditioning
BIM
Chilled Water Storage Tank
Chiller Building Cooling Towers
Chiller Building
Miscellaneous
Provides chilled water for Air Conditioning
Chiller Building
Pipe Spools Fabrication
Pipework
Brief Description
Spools are fabricated from pipes and fittings .
Spool Fabrication on site
Pipework
Pipe Spool Fabrication Workshop
Pipework
Spool Fabrication - Pipe Rolling & Cutting Table
Pipework
Spool Fabrication Spool Rolling & Welding
Pipework
W. Soule & Company USA
Spool Fabrication - Automatic Welding with Pipe Rolling
Pipework
W. Soule & Company USA
Welding Positioner / Turntable
Pipework
Anyeke.com.my
Post Weld Heat
Treatment
Non Destructive
Testing
Cut
Bevel
Fit-up
Weld
NDT
PWHT
Blasting
Painting
Spool Fabrication Steps
Pipework
Cable Laying
Pipework
Brief Description
132 kVa Cable laying .
Cable Laying
Pipework
Cable Laying
Pipework
Cable Laying
Pipework
Cable Laying
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Cable Drum Stand Cable pulled on rollers
Cable Winch
Cable Drum Unloading Cable on rollers Cable Testing prior to Backfilling
Miscellaneous
Transformers & Generators
Miscellaneous
Generator & Primary Substation Building
Miscellaneous
Structural Steel & Miscellaneous
Structural Steel & Miscellaneous
Airport Roof Truss
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Structural
Steel
Brief Description
Roof Truss 190 tonne in weight. Sections welded together on
trestles and the truss is lifted into position.
Airport Roof Truss
Structural
Steel
Roof Truss Sections Roof Truss Sections assembled on trestles
Trusses weigh 190 tonnes Crane Demag CC 8800
Airport – Roof Section Mock-up
Structural
Steel
Airport Piers Roof Frames
Structural
Steel
Sections assembled on trestles
Pedestrian Boarding Bridges & Bridge House
Structural
Steel
Pedestrian Boarding Bridges & Bridge House
Structural
Steel
Pedestrian Boarding Bridges & Bridge Houses
Structural
Steel
Mock-up
Airport Roof Truss
Structural
Steel
Airport Roof Truss
Structural
Steel
Piers Construction
Structural
Steel
Piers Construction
Structural
Steel
Roof Covering
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Structural
Steel
Brief Description
Sequence is
Fix bottom sheet
Fix Vapour barrier
Fix Top Hat section and clips
Fit Insulation
Fix top sheet
Roof Covering
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Structural
Steel
Roof Covering
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Structural
Steel
Roof Covering
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Structural
Steel
View from ATC Tower
Miscellaneous
View from ATC Tower
Miscellaneous
View from ATC Tower
Miscellaneous
Steel Building Multi-storey
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Structural
Steel
Brief Description
Sequence to erect a structural steel multi storey
building.
Steel Building Multi-storey
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Structural
Steel
Structural Steel Building Multi Storey
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Step 1 Set-out Grid Lines Step 2 Holding Down Bolts Step 3 Erect 1st level use core for stability
Step 4 Complete 1st Level Step 5 Erect following Levels Step 6 Plumb & Align Structure
3D images to show Construction Sequence.
Structural
Steel
Steel Building Single Storey
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Structural
Steel
Brief Description
Sequence to erect a structural
steel single storey portal building.
Steel Building Single Storey
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Structural
Steel
Structural Steel Building Single Storey
3D images to show Construction Sequence.
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Step 1 Set-out Grid Lines Step 2 Holding Down Bolts Step 3 Erect 1st Bay
Step 4 Erect 2nd Bay Step 5 Erect following Bays
Structural
Steel
Airport Fuel Farm
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Structural
Steel
Steel Storage Tank
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Structural
Steel
Brief Description
Sequence and methods to construct a
steel circular tank.
Steel Storage Tank
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Structural
Steel
Steel Circular Storage Tank – Construction ⓒ David H Moloney
Structural
Steel
Fireproofing Steel
Brief Description
Wet Mix Spray-Applied Fire Resistive Gypsum- based
Material to underside of roof deck – Site Trial
Structural
Steel
Fireproofing Steel Deck Trial
Structural
Steel
Piling
Piling Construction - Plant & Methods
Brief Description
Piling Plant, Equipment and Material;
Crawler Crane, Piling Hammer, Temporary Casing,
Piling Rig, Concrete Pump, Concrete Mixer Trucks,
Tremie Pipe and Reinforcement Cage
Piling
Piling Construction - Plant, Methods & Sequence
Piling
Piling Construction - Plant & Methods
Piling
Piling Construction - Vertical Piles
Piling
Piling Construction - Raking Piles
Piling
Piling Construction - Raking Piles
Piling
Pile Load Test
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Piling
Brief Description
A jack is used to load the pile in steps and
gauges measure any settlement.
Pile Load Test
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Piling
Roads & Pavings
Asphalt Batching Yard
Roads
&
Pavings
Brief Description
Asphalt Batching Yard
Capacity of main batching plant is
250 tonnes per hour .
Asphalt Batching Yard
Roads
&
Pavings
Asphalt Batching Yard
Roads
&
Pavings
Asphalt Batching Yard
Roads
&
Pavings
Asphalt Batching Yard
Roads
&
Pavings
Asphalt Batching Yard
Roads
&
Pavings
Road Construction
Brief Description
Sequence, methods and plant to construct a
motorway on a high embankment
Roads
&
Pavings
Road Construction
Roads
&
Pavings
Road Construction
Roads
&
Pavings
Runway Asphalt Pavement
Roads
&
Pavings
Brief Description
Sequence, plant and methods to construct a runway
Runway Asphalt Pavement
Roads
&
Pavings
Runway Asphalt Pavement
Roads
&
Pavings
Runway Asphalt Pavement
Roads
&
Pavings
Runway Asphalt Pavement
Roads
&
Pavings
Runway Asphalt Pavement - Tests
Roads
&
Pavings
Asphalt Pavement - 4 Pavers in Echelon
Roads
&
Pavings
Brief Description
4 pavers used to minimise lengths of cold joints
Asphalt Pavement - 4 Pavers in Echelon
Roads
&
Pavings
Concrete Slipform Paving
Roads
&
Pavings
Brief Description
Slipform Airport Concrete paving.
Slipform Concrete Paver
Spreader
Texturing
& Curing
Concrete Slipform Paving – Texturing Machine
Roads
&
Pavings
Concrete Slipform Paving - Slipform Machine
Roads
&
Pavings
Concrete Slipform Paving – Placer / Spreader Machine
Roads
&
Pavings
Concrete Slipform Paving
Roads
&
Pavings
Concrete Slipform Paving
Roads
&
Pavings
Concrete Slipform Paving
Roads
&
Pavings
Concrete Slipform Paving – Drilling holes for dowels
Roads
&
Pavings
Concrete Slipform Paving – Drilling holes for dowels
Roads
&
Pavings
Runway Concrete Pavement
Roads
&
Pavings
Runway Concrete Pavement - Tests
Roads
&
Pavings
Runway Pavement - Marking
Roads
&
Pavings
Tunnels
Micro Tunnelling
Brief Description
Micro tunnelling is used to dig small tunnels
where a tunnelling boring machine is
controlled from a cabin at ground level
Tunnels
Micro Tunnelling
Tunnels
Micro Tunnelling Sequence David H Moloney
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Tunnels
Pipe-jacking
Pipework
Brief Description
Method for pipe-jacking
The pipes are assembled in the access
shaft and are pushed using a hydraulic
jack..
Pipe-jacking
Pipework
Horizontal Directional Drilling
Pipework
Brief Description
Horizontal Directional Drilling under a taxiway.
Process
1. A pilot hole id drilled to the designed profile
2. A reamer is pulled back through the hole to enlarge it
3. A pipe string is pulled into the hole.
Horizontal Directional Drilling
Pipework
Miscellaneous Works
Fencing
Miscellaneous
Brief Description
Fencing.
Sequence of construction;
1. Clear and grade the ground.
2. Fix corner and straining posts.
3. Fix intermediate posts.
4. Fix line wire, chain-link and razor wire.
5. Construct concrete ground beam
Fencing
Miscellaneous
Fencing
Miscellaneous
Fencing
Miscellaneous
Fencing
Miscellaneous
Airplane Wingtip Clearance
Miscellaneous
Brief Description
Regulation distances shown
for wingtip clearance.
Airplane Wingtip Clearance
Miscellaneous
Taxiway Reconstruction Airside
Miscellaneous
Brief Description
Regulations regarding working adjacent to
a live runway.
Taxiway Reconstruction Airside
Miscellaneous
Taxiway Reconstruction Airside
Miscellaneous
Airfield Ground Lights Ducts & Chambers
Miscellaneous
Airfield Ground Lights Ducts & Chambers
Miscellaneous
Airfield Ground Lights Excavate Trench in CABC
Miscellaneous
Airfield Ground Lights – Concrete Ducts
Miscellaneous
Airfield Ground Lights
Miscellaneous
Airfield Ground Lights
Miscellaneous
Jig to Level Pot
Airfield Ground Lights - Core drill for Light
Miscellaneous
Airfield Ground Lights Fit Pot with Jig
Miscellaneous
Airfield Ground Lights
Miscellaneous
ILS Localiser Antenna & Approach Lights
Miscellaneous
Approach Lights
Miscellaneous
Approach Lights
Miscellaneous
ILS Glide Path Antenna
Miscellaneous
DVOR Ground Station
Miscellaneous
Airfield Ground Lights - Substation
Miscellaneous
Progress Monitoring & Administration
Progress Monitoring & Reporting - Dashboard
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Brief Description
Dashboard is a single page, graphical representation of current progress and historical trends
Histogram Charts for Resources & Outputs
Manpower per Discipline
Concrete per Location
Man-hours for each month of the Project
Quantity for each month of the Project
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Brief Description
Histograms shows resources etc. for each month of a project.
Plant & Equipment List & Worker’s Job Titles
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Daily Work Record
Brief Description
Daily Work Records showing the
allocation of resources, materials and
work activities carried out daily.
Organogram
Brief Description
Shown are the line and
lateral relationships
between the various team
members and their relative
position in the site
organisation.
Staff Directory
Brief Description
List of staff and their
contact details
Time Chainage Diagram
Brief Description
The chart has two axis: one for time and the other for location
A legend explains meaning of the colours, symbols and line types
Legend
Site Safety Posters examples
Site Safety Posters examples
Filing System
Group Photos
Production by David H Moloney
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Muscat Airport Construction