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A STUDY OF ASIA'S WORLD-CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS AND BEST PRACTICES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
David Driskell
David Driskell. (2022) A Study of Asia's World-Class Infrastructure Engineering, Science and Technology Projects and Best Practices in Project Management. World Science. 6(78). doi: 10.31435/rsglobal_ws/30122022/7897
https://doi .org/ 10.31435/rsglobal_ws/30122022/7897 13 October 2022 17 December 2022 30 December 2022
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A STUDY OF ASIA'S WORLD-CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS AND BEST PRACTICES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
David Driskell
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.31435/rsglobal_ws/30122022/7897
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Received: 13 October 2022 Accepted: 17 December 2022 Published: 30 December 2022
KEYWORDS
Technology Projects, Asian Continent, Engineering Projects.
The Asian continent is currently undergoing a phase of project and technology implementation as various investments are made in various engineering sectors to support the continent's rapid development. Management of a business through technology projects is similar to management of a business through the use of technology. To facilitate the rapid development of Asia, project and technology management is emerging as one of the most important disciplines for making sense of the large amounts of funding that are committed to numerous projects of this type. Engineering projects in Asia have not performed particularly well in the past. The majority of major public sector projects in Asia result in substantial cost and time overruns, draining national resources and delaying the benefits to the continent as a whole. Consequently, the project's benefits will be delayed. There have been reports that some engineering infrastructure projects have taken three times longer to complete than originally intended and approved, which has led the state, in conjunction with the nodal agencies responsible for overseeing public projects, to seriously consider ways to significantly improve the situation. The Asian economies are among the fastest growing economies in the world, and they are among the fastest growing economies in the world. A growing number of countries in the west are closely watching the fast-growing Asian economies and strive to become part of this growth process in their own right as well, in order to become a part of this growth process in their own right.
Citation: David Driskell. (2022) A Study of Asia's World-Class Infrastructure Engineering, Science and Technology Projects and Best Practices in Project Management. World Science. 6(78). doi: 10.31435/rsglobal_ws/30122022/7897
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Introduction.
There are a number of constraints, contradictions, corruptions, and all other types of obstacles that stand in the way of Asia's growth and progress, however, the region is pushing forward in spite of these obstacles. It has been found that risk engineering approaches can be used to manage project risks in a more effective and systematic manner (Chapman 1990). It is remarkable to see the growth trajectory of the Asian economy of over 9% per annum and to see that it is a burgeoning economy that has embraced engineering technologies to a much greater extent than other economies. The whole world seems to be watching Asia, and it appears that they are attempting to formulate their own growth strategy, looking at entry strategy options in order to become a part of this phenomenal growth in economics, technology, and engineering that is happening there. (Kaka, Price 1991) conducted a comprehensive and detailed study that examined the relationship between the value and duration of construction projects.
Construction engineering is not immune to the countervailing forces that are reshaping the global economy. Since construction engineering is rooted in the built environment, it may seem less vulnerable to the impact of digital technologies. The fast-rising urban centers throughout the world are adorned with cranes and there are construction workers working on commercial and residential projects all over the world, which has led some executives to believe that the future will be just as it has been in the past. This will indeed be the case. During the feasibility study of a large engineering project, Ranasinghe (1990) developed a method to measure economic risks during the feasibility study. Although construction is also susceptible to technological disruptions, the ways in which they are being disrupted are quite different. The landscape will be affected in a different manner. The need for the construction industry to evolve has been highlighted in a recent report. It was demonstrated that there are multiple ways in which this industry can change to increase productivity in the future by 50 to 60 percent and contribute $1.9 trillion to the economy as a whole. A measure of the incremental value of the global market.
Current Hurdles of Infrastructure Engineering Projects in Asia.
It has been found that the cost of quality failures in civil engineering can be captured by measuring the cost of quality failures (Abdul-Rahman, 1993). As indicated in the study, the delay is primarily caused by the bureaucratic hurdles involved in obtaining multiple clearances, including those requiring cumbersome environmental clearances from multiple government agencies. However, a careful analysis of these engineering projects will reveal that many delays could have been prevented if appropriate planning and monitoring mechanisms had been in place. A few projects were even delayed because large and heavy engineering equipment could not be transported over some sections of road that were not suitable for carrying such heavy loads. In order to reconstruct these heavy engineering equipment and the road, several agencies are involved, and this discovery was made after the equipment was to be transported to the engineering project site, resulting in a huge delay that could have been avoided if proper planning had been undertaken. In terms of managing cost and time overruns, large infrastructure projects are now implemented through public-private partnerships.
Recent Success in Engineering Infrastructure Projects in Asia.
As a result of Aisan governments' keen focus on ensuring that the work is completed in a timely manner, better results have been observed in areas where timely completion has been achieved. We do not have many certified project managers in Asia, and we do not have a mature project management industry. In spite of this, we have excellent project managers who have been able to achieve significant success and have created records during their tenure in their respective fields. A railway engineer with extensive experience was tasked with installing and commissioning the Delhi Metro Rail Project in record time by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, a project in India that is expected to be larger than the London Metro within a few years and was found to be a masterpiece of engineering. According to reports, there was an accident on the construction site in one section that resulted in the death of several workers during the course of the accident. In addition to that, everything else on the construction site has gone according to plan so far. During the construction of the Mono rail project, which is currently under construction, a section collapsed, resulting in the death of two workers. One of the best examples of engineering infrastructure projects around the world is the Bandra-Worli Sealink project in Mumbai which is often referred to as one of the best examples of engineering infrastructure anywhere in the world. The future plans call for extending this same Sealink so that it will be able to travel as far as Nariman Point, which is located in the southern part of Mumbai, in the future. Many different kinds of projects are being carried out now in various parts of the country to improve the infrastructure as part of the engineering industry in order to improve the infrastructure of the country as part of the engineering industry in order to improve the infrastructure of the country. A number of them are mammoth engineering marvels in the process of being built, and a few more are in the planning stages. Despite several challenges that the Asian continent has had to overcome, it is preparing to embark on a journey to create world records. The author of this paper is going to describe in detail that mammoth engineering achievement in the following paragraphs.
Asian World Class Engineering Projects and Best Practices.
There is no doubt that the Chenab sky bridge in the Jammu district of the state of Jammu is one of the wonders of the north Asian engineering industry. There was a highly skilled team of engineers, both Asian and foreign, who were involved in the construction of one of the world's highest railway bridges, making it one of the world's highest railway bridges. The engineering project was declared a success in 2016 after the completion of the engineering portion of the project. Studies have been carried out in detail on engineering projects in coastal lagoons (Bruun 1994). As of now, a sky bridge is being constructed on the Chenab river, which is upstream of the Salai dam, between Bakkal and Kauri, which is where the bridge will cross the Chenab river. It is planned that the 1.3 km long bridge will provide rail connectivity to the Kashmir Valley as part of a larger 73 km long section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) that is currently being built across the valley to provide rail connectivity. It is estimated that the bridge will soar over the riverbed by a height of 359 meters, six times higher than the Panvalnadi bridge in Maharashtra (which is the tallest bridge in Asia to date), and more than five times the height of the Qutub Minar in Delhi, which was constructed during the Mughal period and is now considered a national heritage site. The tower measures 35 meters in height, which is 35 meters taller than the Eiffel tower in Paris as well as 19 meters taller than the world's tallest rail bridge on the French Tarn River, which has its tallest pillar standing at 340 meters in height. Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL), a public sector enterprise under the railway ministry, is currently working on the USD 330 million projects for the northern railway system within the state of Maharashtra. The overall scope of these mega engineering projects represents the combined efforts of a large team of engineers, contractors, and consultants from around the world. An engineering infrastructure project of this magnitude, which is being built in challenging terrain, requires the expertise and knowledge of experts from all over the world with experience and knowledge in the field of engineering infrastructure who have both experience and knowledge in both the design and construction of engineering infrastructure. There are three segments to the three-segmented bridge, each of which is divided into three segments - a steel arch that spans 467 meters in the center, an approach deck that extends 185 meters from the Bakkal end, and an approach deck that extends 650 meters from the Kauri end. While the bridge will emerge from a single-track tunnel on both sides, it has been designed to accommodate a double track in addition to the single-track tunnel, even though it will emerge from a single-track tunnel on both sides. During its construction, the bridge will be supported by 11 concrete pillars and five steel pillars. This construction is being carried out in a geologically sensitive terrain, where winds blow at times at speeds exceeding 266 kilometers per hour at the location, and the area is also a highly active seismic zone, which can result in nature exploding if the wind speeds at the location exceed 266 kilometers per hour.
Conclusions.
Construction and engineering infrastructure is the industry that creates the buildings, infrastructures, and industrial structures that are necessary for our everyday lives. It also depends on the broader ecosystem that depends on the construction and engineering infrastructure industry in order to thrive. Over the years, infrastructure engineering has successfully completed a number of challenging projects in Asia, ranging from undersea tunnels to skyscrapers. Whether it is an underwater tunnel or a skyscraper, the end result is always the same. Over the past few decades, the author would like to point out that the engineering infrastructure industry has also performed poorly in a number of areas. This is also true over the course of the past few decades as well. There is still a possibility that a pandemic of COVID-19 will threaten the engineering infrastructure industry even though it is vulnerable to fluctuations in the global economy. There has been a slow and difficult process of change in the industry due to fragmented and complex industries. This is within the industry, coupled with a general aversion to taking risks within it. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the disruption of the engineering infrastructure ecosystem that had already started before the crisis was triggered is likely to be accelerated even further than it had been before the crisis was triggered. There is a need for the engineering industry as a whole to have a clear vision of what the next normal looks like, and to be ready to take bold, strategic decisions to emerge triumphantly from a crisis.
The above engineering infrastructure projects are really a test case for both the engineering skills of the organization that was created to execute this project as well as the project management skills of the organization as a whole. As part of this engineering infrastructure project, 15 prime Asian
institutions and other research agencies are involved in addition to the multinational and multicultural global team working on it, including the Asian Institute of Technology ( IITs), the Asian Institute of Science ( IISc), the Research, Design and Standards Organization ( RDSO ), the Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ), and an equally large number of foreign contractors who are in the process of constructing this mega-bridge. The Japanese company is procuring the paint that is going to be used for the bridge from all over the world. The paint has been approved by the RDSO and is capable of withstanding extreme weather conditions for 35 years, as opposed to the 5 years that a normal paint is able to withstand. In order to achieve world-class engineering infrastructure, everything we do as a company must be of world-class quality. This is a statement made by a senior executive in engineering infrastructure.
Economic growth is based on the success of engineering infrastructure projects. In addition to improving access to basic services such as clean water and electricity, they also create jobs and help boost business activity. Asian best practices of world-class infrastructure engineering, science, and technology projects should definitely serve as a guide for other engineers across the world to build world-class engineering projects as well as impact our society and economy positively.
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