Explain 3 common design constraints as applied to engineering design.

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Explain 3 common design constraints as applied to engineering design.

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Three  common design constraints are

TIME  

COST   

QUALITY

 

TIME 

Important dates on the project timeline or project milestones are examples of this. In terms of the overall project completion deadline, adhering to these dates is typically crucial, and failure to do so may result in penalties.

However, in cases where delays occur that aren't the contractor's fault, they might be given more time, delaying the dates that had been set. For further details, see extension of time.

 

With the phrases "no earlier than," "no later than," and "on this date," contracts can indicate the earliest date by which a work must be finished as well as the deadline by which it must be done. Multiple starts and ends are possible for phased projects.

Other deadlines set by third parties could be the dates by which planning permissions expire or the requirement to begin or finish work before new laws take effect (such as changes to the building regulations).

 

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