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(+) With the upcoming Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meeting to be held in Bandun, i.e. the
provincial capital of West Java, the Indonesian Government must
construct a convenient and rapid freeway connecting Jakarta and
Bandun. This undertaking will promote the countrys image with
respect to technical accomplishments. PT. Jasa Marga (Persero) (JM),
an Indonesia governmental enterprise, won the bidding rights in 2005
to construct the CCF that will connect the Jakarta-Bandun Freeways.
Failure to complete construction of the CCF by the end of April 2007
will mean a lost opportunity during the APEC meeting to showcase
Indonesians rise to the international stage. The most difficult aspect
of the CCF project is the Cikubang Bridge, which is located in a
mountainous region and will largely determine whether than CCF
project is completed on time. However, construction of the Cikubang
Bridge was delayed eight months because of budgetary constraints and
poor construction management. Therefore, this work describes an
efficient and timely construction model to compensate for scheduling
delays.
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A modified construction model is considered from four
aspects of the project: switching to a different contractor revising
structural design, altering construction approaches and adding
equipment. For the structural design of girders, the continuous
box type is changed to a simple supported beam type. In the
construction method, an automatic slip-form system is
implemented instead of a conventional form system for erecting
twenty pier columns, i.e. over 40 meters in height and a girder by
using the horizontal pushing method to replace the cantilever
method. For piling work, at least three sets of boring rig must be
added to the job site. Re-contracting a well-informed contractor
is the most urgent task. Despite this responsibility, the informed
contractor must have strong financial support and ample
construction resources, e.g., experiences with similar projects,
abundant construction equipment and personnel, reliable
construction management and the ability to reduce mobilization
time.
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Analysis results indicate that the
proposed construction model can save three months of
piling work, four months for constructing pier columns and
three months for erecting girders. Consequently, the overall
schedule can cut down at least eight and a half months.
Hopefully, the proposed model can
facilitate on time or ahead of time completion of a project.
JM must be responsible for limiting the potential on-site
harm. Moreover, the proposed model can achieve project
goals, although overall construction costs might be
increased by 6%. The ability of JM to effectively respond to
this challenge will gain public confidence and bolster
Indonesias international image.
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(+) The shield method is
adopted to comply with budgetary and time constraints in
completing a 345 kv cable line of the Taipei Dam Project.
However, conventi onal constructs, e.g., the open
excavation pipeline method, on urban roadways often
require constant movement or scaffolding to protect the
pipeline, making it extremely difficult to estimate completion
time of a pipeline project when constant movement or
scaffolding is involved. Therefore, this work presents a
construction design scheme that adopts the shield method
to avoid a time delay in project schedules. A vertical
shaft is constructed in a nearby underground obstacle. A
hole is then drilled to enable engineers to pass through the
underground obstacle via the vertical shaft. Finally, an
electrical cable is constructed and placed in the hole.
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Simulation results indicate that the
proposed construction design scheme can pass through
the underground obstacle, eliminating the need to move the
pipeline. Importantly, the proposed
scheme provides a valuable reference for governmental
authorities or construction companies when dealing with
underground obstacles.
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