Challenges of engineering design and construction in rurally isolated communities
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Philip Borowiec
(Bridges to Prosperity UK (registered charity no. 1160342) and Ove Arup & Partners, London)
Kayin Dawoodi (Bridges to Prosperity UK (registered charity no. 1160342) and Ove Arup & Partners, London) Avery Bang (Bridges to Prosperity (USA) ) Alessandra Villa (Ove Arup & Partners, London) Lee Franck (Ove Arup & Partners, London) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Conference: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2015 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Conference Geneva 2015 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 1965-1973 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 9 | ||||
| Year: | 2015 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137815818359492 | ||||
| Abstract: |
This paper shares the experiences of three groups of young engineers, who volunteered their spare time to work with the NGO Bridges to Prosperity in the design and construction of two suspension footbridges, in Rwanda and Panama, and a suspended bridge also in Panama. The purpose of this paper, using the context of the authors’ experiences in Rwanda and Panama, is to describe the processes involved in making a bridge reality and to highlight some of the key challenges of engineering design and construction in developing countries. |
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| Keywords: |
design suspension construction engineering rural Bridges to Prosperity Arup challenges B2P isolated
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