Ramsgate Linkspan Tragedy:
Failure in Risk Identification Along The Project
A project should be done as a whole package, not only focusing on the construction phase, which most likely become the spotlight of the project, as people commonly seen, but also should be considered from the planning process to maintenance phase.
Ideally, a project divided into a few phases, there re initiating, planning and design, executing and construction, monitoring and controlling, also closing or completion (Whole Building Design Guide, 2014). However, not every project have every step as those processes, many industries use their own phase stage.
However, standard guidance is made by some regulatory agency in order that a project can run smoothly,
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The accident never happens without causes. It has to be investigated factors that make accident happen. But, sometimes, what had been found are only the trigger factor that brings into an accident. There could be the main factor or the root factor which already happens for a periodic time and with the additional trigger become the inevitable accidents.
Ramsgate Linkspan began in 1980s. Initially, the first design of the berth was for a single deck structure which could be adjusted to accept a second level deck. A loosely moored floating pontoon design allowed the movement for six degrees of freedom. Meanwhile, as the increased traffic between UK and continental Europe and finished channel tunnel in 1990s, bring new larger ferries with two level. So, the linkspan need to modified to serve the new ferries. The new linkspan proposed the addition of upper deck in the pontoon and upper bridge to separate the traffic of passengers and vehicles.
The hired designers were the same as the previous designers. They started to modificate the linkspan in September 1993, while the deadline for the lower deck was 1 January 1994 and the upper deck was 15 January 1994. The problems began when designers did not apply the passenger walkway until 11 November 1993, whereas it should present o 4 February 1994. As the result, the order of walkway was placed on
The project will follow a series of phases during production. Each phase will reflect a goal in achieving a particular task and also the resources needed to
Calculations were performed to determine the effectiveness of the design of the platform. Allowing for a safety factor of 1.5 times the design weight of 10kg and considering the bridge must not be overdesigned; plans were made for the bridge to fail at 25kg, 2.5 times that of the design weight. According to the calculations, the bridge would hold a load of over 15kg and experience failure at 20kg in the members. These calculations were later disproven in the testing, breaking 8kg earlier than expected, due to unforseen errors. An analysis of the bridge design and calculations has been included at the end of this report.
Many risks are interrelated. Analyze the following compound risk: Unstable requirements with tight budget will likely cancel the project. Discuss the dependencies that exist between the two risks.
During the construction, two half-spans being assembled 50 meters above ground level had a misalignment of 4.5 inches or 114mm in camber. It was suggested by John Holland & Constructions to use a kentledge to weigh down the higher section of bridge. It so happened that they had ten, eight tonne concrete blocks on site. These were placed halfway along the higher span to
The nature and scope of a project is determined at the initiation stage. This involves analyzing the business needs, developing goals, budgets, tasks, deliverables, and the stakeholder analysis. The project planning stage determines the planning team, develops the scope, and identifies work breakdown structure and activities that will be needed to complete deliverables. The planning stage also estimates time and cost activities, develop schedule and risk plan, and gain formal approval for work to begin. The executing stage involves all processes used to meet the project requirement and involves managing people and resources. The process that entails the identification of potential problems and
The project life cycle consists of the conceptualization phase, the planning phase, the execution phase, and the termination phase.
I believe these accidents are caused by people texting or talking on their phones, drug and alcohol affected drivers, defective vehicles or poor road quality. There is also a problem with influences from social media and movies.
In conclusion, as discussed above, the causes of a car accident are fatal because of the large force encounter when the car hits but at the same time can be controlled by some effort. The car accidents have many sources not only speeding, lack of attention or uncontrollable factors because there are many other causes of car accidents. The safety of the car would be more advance in the later time, with much more protective equipment preventing from shock in the human to sensor that automatically pre-calculate the upcoming casualties.
Project start date will commence July 11, 2016 and conclude on March 24, 2017. The initiation phase of this project will consist of reviewing historical data of both HRBT and JRB. The data will include material was acclimated to build the bridge and tunnel along with a data analyst of life cycle deterioration. The feasible and prudent information from the historical research will assist engineers in exploring the undertaking of preservation opportunities of the bridge and tunnel which could protract the life cycle, and preserve capital for future expenditures while ensuring both the bridge and the tunnel safety for the motorist.
This Project Schedule will follow a suitable schedule and phases of a project based from the recommendations for a project plan by Harvard Business Review in their 2016 article, The Four Phases of Project Management. These include Planning, Build Up, Implementation and Closeout. Following is
The project execution phase of the Project Management Lifecycle is exactly where the work gets done. This is the third phase of the project management life cycle, after Initiation and planning phase project enter into execution phase. In this phase literally project get start to build. Whether it is the building house of a project, changing a process project, or anything kind of project in between, where we can say that the work has begun.
The completion of any project depends on the execution of various parameters mostly set at the beginning of the project. In order to complete the project to satisfactory levels, the project must be completed within the stipulated timelines, fall within the approximate budget and be of the required quality standards. However, most of the projects are affected by adverse changes and unforeseen events that occur during the execution period. Research shows that the magnitude of change is dependent on the size of the project, with large projects experiencing more uncertainties due to several factors including; planning and design complexity, interest groups having deferring opinions, resource availability, Economic and political climate and statutory regulations, which may necessitate change of plan. Most of the uncertainties are known to occur in the concept phase and if not intervened, they may affect the entire project. The burden falls on the management of such risk as some managers choose to ignore the uncertainties since they call for additional costs. Other inherent risks may go unnoticed and therefore remain unsolved,
Bridge girders for the purpose of the following examination will be divided into two (2) sections: steel girders and precast - prestressed concrete girders. The use of shop fabricated girders
An accident can happen to anyone at any time. It is so unusual and it happens because of our unwillingness and careless. I have heard news about people getting car accident in radio and TV. But this time I have experienced a nightmare incident in my life. I feel that everything happens for a reason .This is why my life has changed into a different one. Our life is designed in such a way that we have to learn various information as we grow up and we will learn by doing certain mistakes. Accident can amend your life in numerous manner: Realization of several mistakes, beginning of new sort of life, and lowers the level of quality of life.
All projects have the same basic underlying structure. Whatever be the project, it will develop over four distinct phases: