Cast In Place Box Culvert - Design and Construction
The project was concerned with the design and construction of a box culvert across the river Tordem (Accra, Ghana), which was undertaken by the Ministry of Roads and Highways acting through the Department of feeder Roads and executed by a local contractor.
I was responsible for:
The analysis and design of the culvert considering typical vehicle loads according to BS5400.
Detail drawing production using AutoCAD.
Production of Bill of Quantities according to the Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (CESMM3).
I was responsible for:
The analysis and design of the culvert considering typical vehicle loads according to BS5400.
Detail drawing production using AutoCAD.
Production of Bill of Quantities according to the Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (CESMM3).
Clearing of the construction site.
Diversion of the river to allow construction.
Setting out of the Culvert position using precision surveying instruments and subsequent construction supervision of the structure which involved ensuring that reinforcement were arranged to the required specification, ensuring the quality of concrete for the base, walls and deck slab.
Grading of the approach roads to the required levels and subsequent surfacing of the roads to specification.
Diversion of the river to allow construction.
Setting out of the Culvert position using precision surveying instruments and subsequent construction supervision of the structure which involved ensuring that reinforcement were arranged to the required specification, ensuring the quality of concrete for the base, walls and deck slab.
Grading of the approach roads to the required levels and subsequent surfacing of the roads to specification.
