Si Shen
Top 5 unique challenges of designing underground structures
In the underground world, being apparently accurate in the calculation process is usually meaningless.
top of page
The Si-Eng
Si's civil engineering blog
All original by Si Shen.
All posts are personal opinions only.
Search
Si Shen
Feb 15, 20212 min read
Premortems in engineering design
the ‘premortem’ is an extremely useful management tool that can be equally applied to the way of us approaching engineering issues
37 views0 comments
Si Shen
Oct 31, 20202 min read
Construction quality control and tolerances
The quality control measures put into place are essentially mitigation measures to deal with the risk of failure of compliance to the design
912 views0 comments
Si Shen
Sep 15, 20202 min read
Innovation in moderation
A lot of people comment that the construction industry is backwards in adopting new technology. Why is this the case?
35 views0 comments
Si Shen
Jul 14, 20202 min read
Conceptual design (2)
A follow-up on the topic of conceptual design
29 views0 comments
Si Shen
Nov 3, 20194 min read
Conceptual design (1)
There is no strict definition of conceptual design. It can generally be understood as an early stage of design development, after the...
81 views0 comments
Si Shen
Dec 27, 20184 min read
2018 - The Year of Delays
Year 2018 has been the ‘Year of Delays’ for all major projects that have something to do with tunnelling. With every single project one...
71 views0 comments
Si Shen
Nov 2, 20184 min read
Major projects – a special breed
Major projects are notorious for their cost overrun, delays in completion and attachment to politics. Examples in the metros sector are...
52 views0 comments
Blog: Blog2
bottom of page