Old Dominion University

Engineering Management and Systems

Engineering Department

Project Deliverable 1
Bridge Construction Project

Marina Barth
mbart002@odu.edu
UIN 01010798

ENMA 604
Spring 2015

1. General description of the project

This project covers a study on a potential construction of a bridge in the
city of Sao Paulo, Brazil as a requirement of a course in my civil
engineering bachelor. All the events related to the bridge construction
were analyzed starting from the construction planning and methods, work
breakdown structure, schedule and the characteristics of the construction
site.
The bridge objective is to transpose Tamanduatei River as well as reduce
the traffic load on the region. The plan is represented on Figure 1.

Figure 1: Bridge Plan

2. Description on how the project relates to engineering

It is possible to say that the construction of a bridge, as all civil
engineering projects, requires not only the technical engineering aspects

but also the construction planning ones. Construction planning is a

fundamental activity in the management and execution of construction
projects. It involves the choice of technology, the definition of work tasks,
the estimation of the required resources and durations for individual tasks,
and the identification of any interactions among the different work tasks.
A good construction plan is the basis for achieving the budget and the
schedule of a project. Developing the construction plan is a critical task in
the management of construction, even if the plan is not written or
otherwise formally recorded.
3. Project Journal
The project journal will cover important project events during concept
development and details regarding when, how and why each event was
executed.
Event 1: Decision on the work breakdown structure
Considering the data provided and the requirements of the bridge project,
the work breakdown structure was created considering the essential
phases as shown on Figure 2.

Preliminar
y services

Traffic
Detours

Earthwork
s

Constructi
on Site

Traffic
Signs

Building
sit
cleaning

Demolitio
ns

Patchways
detour

Reshaping
of terrain

Foundatio
n

Structure

Foundatio
n Piles

Waste
Removal

Pavement

Other
services

New
Pavement

Traffic
Signs

Bridge
paving

Landscapi
ng

Renovation
of the
existing
pavement

Lighting

Drainage
System
Constructi
on Site
removal

Figure 2: WBS

Event 2: Decision on the schedule

The schedule was based on the due date that was settled considering the
activities that are in the project, as shown on Table 1
Task

Time

Start Date

Due Date

Bridge construction

319
days

Mon
08/05/13

Thu
06/19/14
Sat
08/24/13
Sun
09/08/13
Wed
08/14/13
Wed
09/18/13
Thu
10/03/13
Thu
10/03/13
Tue
01/07/14
Mon
04/21/14
Sat

Expropriation

20 days Mon 08/05/13

Construction site
allocation

15 days Sun 08/25/13

Traffic detours

10 days Mon 08/05/13

Demolitions

10 days Mon 09/09/13

Earthwork 1

15 days Thu 09/19/13

Earthwork 2

15 days Thu 09/19/13

Foundation
Bridge Structure
Bridge access

205
Fri 10/04/13
days
185
Thu 10/17/13
days
30 days Fri 02/14/14

Pavement

03/15/14
Mon
30 days Sun 05/11/14
06/09/14
Table 1: Bridge Project Schedule

Event 3: Decision on the location of the construction site

In order to define where to allocate the construction site, a visit at the area
was needed considering that the bridge will be located on a busy area. It
was possible to verify its characteristics and the dynamic of the traffic
works. Considering the space needed and after analyzing the area, the
construction site location was defined as shown on Figure 3.

Figure 3: Construction Site