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  2. Embankment (earthworks) - Wikipedia

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    An embankment is a raised wall, bank or mound made of earth or stones, that are used to hold back water or carry a roadway. A road , railway line , or canal is normally raised onto an embankment made of compacted soil (typically clay or rock-based) to avoid a change in level required by the terrain , the alternatives being either to have an ...

  3. Cut and fill - Wikipedia

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    A mass haul diagram where land and rock cuts are hauled to fills Fill construction in 1909 Cut & Fill Software showing cut areas highlighted in red and fill areas shaded in blue. In earthmoving , cut and fill is the process of constructing a railway , road or canal whereby the amount of material from cuts roughly matches the amount of fill ...

  4. Linear scheduling method - Wikipedia

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    LSM is used mainly in the construction industry to schedule resources in repetitive activities commonly found in highway, pipeline, high-rise building and rail construction projects. These projects are called repetitive or linear projects.

  5. Project delivery method - Wikipedia

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    In an effort to assist industry professionals with the selection of appropriate project delivery systems, construction management researchers have prepared a Procurement Method and Contract Selection Model, which can be used for high level decision making for construction projects on a case-by-case basis. [3]

  6. ISO 21500 - Wikipedia

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    Turner, J. R. (2006). Editorial: Towards a theory of project management: The nature of the functions of project management. International Journal of Project Management, 24, 277–279. Winch, G. M., The construction firm and the construction project: A transaction cost approach, Construction Management and Economics, (1989) 7, 331–345.

  7. ProjectLibre - Wikipedia

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    ProjectLibre is a project management software company with both a free open-source desktop and an upcoming Cloud version. ProjectLibre Cloud is in beta testing. ProjectLibre desktop is a free and open-source project management software system intended ultimately as a standalone replacement for Microsoft Project.

  8. ‘A truly good man’: Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton pay ...

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    Bill Clinton “Hillary and I mourn the passing of President Jimmy Carter and give thanks for his long, good life,” Clinton, the country's 42nd president, said in a statement on Sunday.

  9. Construction management - Wikipedia

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    Capital project management software (CPMS) refers to the systems that are currently available that help capital project owner/operators, program managers, and construction managers, control and manage the vast amount of information that capital construction projects create. A collection, or portfolio of projects only makes this a bigger challenge.