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Construction

Construction sector consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. There are three types of construction: Building construction, civil construction and industrial construction. Each type of construction project requires a unique team to plan, design, construct, and maintain the project as well as consider the environment.

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The Burj Khalifa, a building that stands 2,717 ft. – taller than any other man-made structure in the world (see a comparison chart below). The Burj, which was started in 2004 and cost approximately $1.5 billion to build, just opened on 4 January.

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Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project

The Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) comprises different phases to upgrade and implement new freeways of an ultimate 560km freeway network. The first phase, comprising the upgrading of 185km of the most congested freeways is currently under construction (a total of 15 work packages).

Apart from widening of the freeways, the GFIP project will also ensure that bottlenecks at interchanges are resolved. For the first phase of the GFIP, 34 interchanges are significantly upgraded, including infamous interchanges such as the Allandale, Rivonia, William Nicol, Gilloolys and Elands interchanges. Furthermore, median lighting and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) will be provided on the network.

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Matriculants who are interested in Engineering and have a C symbol for Maths, Science & English can apply to Eskom for scholarships. Closing date is November 2011. Click here to read more information and to download the bursary form.



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Dr Louis Kirsten

Louis studied civil engineering, did PHD research in the area of soil erosion, was a Director at a civil engineering construction company and is now working at Vela VKE as Principal Engineer.  To read more about Louis’ world visit www.velavke.co.za or www.arbitrators.org.za

 

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Synthetic gecko tape is a new technology inspired by the stickiness of the feet of the wall-climbing lizard, and it's a new tool for industrial/manufacturing engineers. Why? The extremely strong adhesive is capable of sticking to many surfaces, including Teflon. Because it eliminates the need for soldering in some applications, and can be used with newer, lighter materials, it cuts production costs.