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Adjectives for civil engineering
Adjectives for civil engineering
You are a project manager for a civil engineering consultancy. Make an assessment of the structures below from the
notes you took. For quick reference for your computer files, you need to find 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses for each of
the six structures in the profiles below. Write the 4 adjectives in the boxes describing the structures and then read the 6
plans on the next page that you have drawn up and then decide which plan should be applied to which structure.
The Total Protection Plan (The plain truth) The Marketing Plan (Changing perception)
The problem here is the There is no need to change
potential for trouble in the anything here. Clearly this
future. If this building is system is a success, despite
demolished, there is sure to the fears of travellers to the
area. The local infrastructure
be a public outcry. On the
has also benefitted from this.
other hand, if a child gets
So, what we need to do isn’t really a question of
into the building and is injured or worse, then the
redesign, or even engineering. The answer to the
resulting legal expenses and political fallout is going to
problem here can be answered by our marketing
prove even more costly than a complete renovation
division. Let’s turn this system into a resource. The
project could ever be. Therefore, we need to make it plain
to them: They either pay for the building’s destruction,
whole plan and design is clearly innovative and
preserving any artefacts in the process, or they pay for a workable. This can be exploited and even exported. An
specialist renovation project that will include the help of exhibition site can be erected close by and even a study
architectural historians and experts to ensure a faithful and centre linked to architecture and engineering faculties.
accurate endeavour. This can only really happen if the local Interested foreign countries or companies can be invited
authority applies to give this building protected status and, to receptions and presentations with talks on the success
given its age, the chances of a favourable outcome to that of the system. Experts can be provided by our company
application are high. to oversee development abroad.
The Raise-to-the-Ground Plan (Goodbye and hello) The Commuter Plan (Green initiative)
The answer to this This area and its buildings are
conundrum is pretty simple. all fine. It just needs a little
Knock it down, it’s an adjusting to the local
eyesore! People come into infrastructure to get things up
town just to laugh at it and and running. The site sits over
a major metro line yet there
it’s made from poor quality
isn’t a station. There is an
material. It’s better to act extensive bicycle lane all
while the funds are around the city, but not here. Clearly this should be
available to do so. Otherwise, this building will addressed. While building a metro station doesn’t come
eventually stand empty owing to its clear violations cheap, nor does laying waste to an entire modern financial
of current health and safety laws and serve only as and commercial district. We can draw up plans to build a
a blot on the landscape. Either knock it down and station at this site which should prove relatively cheap
considering that the lines already run through the area. And
build a modern community centre that meets all
cycle lanes are cheap to build and maintain. Perhaps some
the present requirements for fire-prevention, or additional underground parking can be provided during the
erect a children’s playground that will be cheap and building of the metro and concessions to the congestion
easy to build and maintain. charge should be considered by the local authority.