Planning and Scheduling Fabrication works of Steel Girders in Multiple Bridge Projects

Steel girders for long span bridges are a convenient
method of construction to overcome the problems during
launching. The steel girders have the advantage of fast
progress and easy launching efforts due to its relative light
sections. One of the most important and difficult problems
faced in fabricating steel girders is the planning and
scheduling of materials and fabrication process. Scheduling of
steel fabrication are planned and studied for six bridges in a
package of a multiple projects comprising 5 packages. The
multiple - project case study has total of 45 bridges in five
packages in Sabah, Malaysia. There are six bridges with steel
girders are at various locations within the state. The paper
highlights the problematic areas in planning plate girders
fabrication works for multiple projects. This case study will
help to identify solutions from the lessons learned and actions
that did and did not work well. This subject has great value to
the construction community in managing and implementing
similar projects successfully.