Site Layout Optimization of Casting Yard for Metro Rail Project

Casting yard plays a most important role in Precast Segmental Construction Project. Thus, maintaining efficient construction practice here and ensuring productivity according to owner’s requirement is very essential. Hence, it is a challenging task for contractor. One of the most important but usually neglected task is of casting yard site layout planning. Job site layout is imperative and impacts almost all the operations required to deliver the final segment as a product. It has a direct influence on both costs and schedule of the total project. In this paper, we study the current site layout of casting yard and identify various operational problems practically faced. For systematic approach of planning, a generic procedure is followed to determine relative positions of different departments as a solution for faced problems. Thus, an optimized layout is prepared to minimize repeated handling of materials, to minimize travelling distances, to increase productivity and to create a safe working environment.