WAYS IN WHICH ENGINEERS HAVE CONSIDERED THE IMPACT ON SOCIETY OF ORESUND BRIDGE (WONG MING MING)
Relationship between Two Countries
The Oresund Bridge was agreed to build after the Danish and Swedish governments signed the final agreement of building Oresund Bridge in year 1991. The considerations of the impact of Oresund Bridge were being made such as using this link to promote commuting and the exchange of culture between Copenhagen in Denmark and Malmo in Sweden (Oresundsbro Konsortiet 2008, p. 2). Engineers believed that culture exchange between Sweden and Denmark can make their relationship even closer by knowing each other’s culture.
For the culture of Sweden, Swedes normally are egalitarian, which means that Swedes are the person who supports the principle of equality for all people (Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 2014). Swedes are humble and cannot accept boasting (Sweden-language, culture, customs and etiquette 2013). Swedes often give thanks and their behaviours are strongly balanced towards moderation. Swedes work hard but not too hard and they will go enjoy themselves without participating in something which is extreme. Also, due to the strong egalitarianism, competition is not encouraged in Sweden.
Meanwhile in Denmark, the Danes are being called as the world’s happiest people. Danes are always satisfied with the way they live (Danish culture and lifestyle 2013). Danes are also generous because they are much aware of their high living standard.
The purpose of the project is to investigate the Construction Engineering infrastructure and process involved with the designing and building of the Goodwill Bridge.
However, there is only one moral aspect to blame in this context: the circumstance. “If you ask an unhappy person why he is unhappy, he’ll blame the circumstance. In many cases, this is justified” (Brooks, 2014). This is exactly what makes blaming an individual for their happiness unethical. It is much too high of an expectancy to place on someone, especially if their circumstances are less fortunate than others in the world. In The Happy Danes, Meik Wiking links a country’s status and value to the happiness of the citizens within it. “A strong civil society and democracy; high degrees of security, trust, freedom, and prosperity, together with good working conditions with space for a life in balance, contribute to the creation of a happy society” (Wiking, 57). It is said within this article that Denmark is the happiest country in the world. This is because they have not only guarded what makes their country valuable, but they began to acknowledge a citizen’s happiness and how that can contribute to their economy. Despite having their own troubles as any country does, they are still the happiest country in the world due to how closely they guarded their valuables. “Denmark has got its own challenges - but remains an example of a country that has succeeded in securing its population high levels of trust, security, wealth, balance, freedom - and happiness”
An environmental impact assessment for the Queensferry Crossing Bridge has been a topic of discussion for a while because of the concern about the future of the Forth Road Bridge. The new cable-stayed Queensferry Crossing bridge doesn’t aim to replace The Forth Road bridge but co-exist parallel to it.
The report debates the Tacoma narrows bridge failure and the different theories of how it came about, using information about what type of bridge it is and the forces acting on it before and during the collapse. It also discusses ways in which the failure could have been avoided, from changes in the design to modifications to the bridge after its construction.
In the late 19th century, the transportation demands of Quebec and other provinces success in transportation like Montreal’s success in railways led to proposals for bridging the St. Lawrence River. Quebec Bridge has a long story behind it, a bridge that was proposed first back in 1852 but it was not complete until 1919. It collapsed two times in this duration once in 1907 killing 75 workers and second time in 1916 killing 13 workers. In this report I will emphasize on the first collapse.
The Danes welfare model gives them the ability to balance work with family life. Most are in good health. The language spoken is Danish. They enjoy their lifestyle and are known for their Danish traditions, Christian faith, architecture,
Foundation tasks are normally planned and built utilizing entrenched points of reference. The Goodwill Bridge is an unordinary bit of framework in that the type of the structure was vigorously impacted by a stylish and sculptural idea that was chosen by the customer by means of a building configuration rivalry. Not at all like most foundation tasks, there were few if any points of reference whereupon the specialists could draw.
From Japan to Australia to the countless places on this Earth, we have all heard and learned about the richest, biggest, most powerful, and also the poorest countries in school, but there are many not as well-known countries that many of us may not know about. This sparked my interest to look into some countries that we have heard about but never took the time to learn about them. One country that got my attention was Norway. We all know that Norway is the home of the Disney ice queen Elsa and her adventurous sister Anna, but Norway has much more to offer then catchy songs and flashy magic. Norway has had its up and downs through its early history, Norway if filled with cultures, and compared to America living in Norway is completely different.
Throughout the course of history there have been many advances in the world of infrastructure, mostly occurring in the 1800’s and the 1900’s. Infrastructure is defined as the basic physical and organizational structure needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function. This definition shows how important infrastructure is to people’s lives today. It affects how people live, travel, and communicate with one another. Three men who made huge contributions in the world of infrastructure were Robert Moses, Richard Ravitch and Othmar Hermann Ammann. All three of these men were involved in designing numerous landmarks, highways, bridges, tunnels, and other forms of infrastructure that today we take for granted. Although all of these men were involved in infrastructure in the New York metropolitan area, their contributions, personalities, and the public’s opinion of them were all different.
When we worked on bridges
Where are the happiest places on Earth? You might think a sunny beach in the Caribbean or the warm southern coasts of France, but the most outstanding in a new Forbes list of the happiest places on Earth are Denmark, Sweden, and Norway ("The World's 10 Happiest"). What do these countries have in common? Importantly, they are all social democracies based on the Nordic model of government policy, which is based upon a mixed-market system that encourages both economic opportunity and equality. However, we live in a country where only the most powerful can have their voices heard (Gilens and Page). Social democracies are better than the current government in the United States because a Nordic model can promote democratic ideals better than our
Jonas: If we had another chance to do this bridge project, I think that we would make goals to make our bridge earlier so that we could make more improvements.On our first try we were rushed to make a bridge because of our indecisiveness. As I said before, we ended up making a bridge that we could not test earlier. It then happened that our bridge was very weak and did not succeed in holding a lot of weight. If we made more time to go over our bridge, then our bridge might have had a better strength efficiency
In the Scandinavian country of Denmark, people tend to lead the happiest, stress free lives anywhere. The Danish people live a life without any rushing about, comparison, or competition. The citizens go about their lives doing there best not to stand out one from another. This of course is a very different idea than we are used to here in the United States. Here we want to smell the best, look the best, make ourselves memorable, least be be forgotten and just part of the crowd. Dan Buettner shares his experience of visiting a few cities within Denmark, and asked just a few questions of each person he encountered. He would ask, “what is it about their way of life that generates these positive feelings? And how is their sense of Happiness different
The new contractors were very experienced at working with concrete, but lacked the knowledge and experience with working with steel. Because of this, John Holland only took on the work on the basis of a labour management contract, which puts them in charge of the labour, but all the engineering decisions were still up to World Service & Constructions. This lead to confusion and lack of communication between the parties working on the construction of the bridge.
A bridge is a structure providing path over an obstacle. When constructing a bridge, obstacle can be a river, railway track or a valley and the path provided by bridge can be for a road, pedestrians, a railway, pipelines, viaducts to carry water from rich areas to dry cities, or for commercial purpose to host commercial buildings such as restaurants and shops. A bridge can also be laid to reduce the distance of travel which in turn reduces the time to reach the destination.