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Essential Elements of a Successful Engineering and Construction Project

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This paper discusses the essential elements of a successful engineering and construction project. These include clearly defined objectives, definition and criteria, procedures, controls, and management tools. Equally important are a professional, participatory climate and a high-performance management team to implement the program. Examples from a minerals project are presented to illustrate major points.

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  1. John W. Hackney, “Control and Management of Capital Projects”, John Wiley & Sons, 1966.

  2. Dick Sharad, “Project Management for the 80’s,” Project Management Institute, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, 1982.

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  1. Apersey Construction Co., Seven Freelon Street, P.O. Box 77923, 94107, San Francisco, California, USA

    Lyn E. Wiele (Project Manager)

  2. Minerals Division of Raymond Kaiser Engineers Inc., 94623, P.O. Box 23210, Oakland, California, USA

    Martin E. Messner (Chief Metallurgical Engineer)

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  1. Lyn E. Wiele
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Mr. Wiele holds a BS in civil engineering and in mechanical engineering from Heald Institute of Technology, San Francisco, California. He is a registered civil and mechanical engineer in California and professional engineer in Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Apersey Construction in 1983, he spent over 30 years with Raymond Kaiser Engineers in project management, engineering, and construction for minerals, metals, transportation, and government projects. He is also an associate consultant with Management and Technology Resources International, Oakland, California.

Mr. Messner received BS and MS degrees in metallurgical engineering from Montana Tech and an MS in engineering from Purdue University. His professional work has dealt principally with development and engineering activity in ore beneficiation and extractive metallurgy related to copper, nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, uranium, and the precious and platinum group metals. He is a member of The Metallurgical Society of AIME.

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Wiele, L.E., Messner, M.E. Essential Elements of a Successful Engineering and Construction Project. JOM 36, 41–45 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03339936

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