VOL. 14, NO. 4, FEBRUARY 2019 ISSN 1819-6608
ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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CALCULATING THE INDEXES OF EARNED VALUE FOR ASSESSMENT
THE PERFORMANCE OF WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Firas Kh. Jaber
1
, Saba W. Hachem
2
and Faiq M. S. Al-Zwainy
2
1
Electrical Engineering Technical College, Middle Technical University, Iraq
2
College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, Iraq
Email: faiq_faiqmohmed@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Earned value system appears to be a compelling technique to use on waste water treatment plant projects to better
understand and manage performance. Objectives: The main objective of this study is the practical application of the
concept of the earned value management acquired in the Al-Hamza water treatment plant project using Microsoft Project
2016 and finding the performance parameters for the Al-Hamza project, CPI, SPI, and TCPI. Methods: Al-Hamzah waste
water treatment plant project was constructed in 2017in Republic of Iraq. The data were collected through the field study
of the researcher in the Al-Hamzah project. The project schedule was prepared and then the progress of the work was
reviewed periodically and compared to the values planned with the actual values for the cost and duration. Results: it is
found that the earned value concept is still not been fully used and recognized within the Iraqi companies, while this
research covered the concept of earned value as a trend analysis within the Iraqi construction, the researcher found that the
earned value concept is still not been fully used and recognized within the Iraqi companies, reasons for that is not part of
this research and can be a subject for further research. While this research covered the concept of earned value as a trend
novel analysis within the Iraqi construction, the researcher found that the concept of the earned value management is not
fully accepted and acknowledged within other industries; where earned value could be used for help. The engineering
industry also fails to fully utilize the concept of earned value. The researcher agrees that further research into the concept
of earned value within other industry is worth researching as well as benefits of earned value as a performance measuring
tool.
Keywords: earned value management, performance measurement, Al-Hamzah waste water treatment plant project.
INTRODUCTION
Wastewater is a liquid waste from very various
human operations, whether domestic, commercial,
institutional or industrial, that is collected through a
network of pipes and canals to reach a specific assembly
point to begin the process of treatment. The point at the
water treatment plant. (Mackenzie and Daved, 2000)
Wastewater treatment was a process in which
sewage is purified of impurities, contaminants,
contaminants and organic matter, so that it is then usable
for non-human use, or can be disposed of in sewage or
water bodies without being contaminated, And the
treatment of wastewater in several stages, as follows
(Vicent et al, 2018):
a) First stage, the water is treated in an initial manner, so
that the water is collected from all places to facilitate
its treatment. The impurities, fats, oils, grease, sand,
rocks and large pieces suspended in the water are
removed, cut off and separated from the water by the
barrier Located in the treatment plant .
b) Liquidation phase: Sewage water is then passed to
filters designed to filter water from suspended solid
pieces such as iron, wood, glass or large pieces such
as cloth or paper so as not to disrupt or damage the
equipment during the treatment process.
c) The phase of sand and rock removal: At this stage, the
sewage is passed in sedimentary basins at a slow
speed so that its contents are deposited from the
suspended materials from sand, dust, and rocks, solid
parts and sometimes some chemicals that facilitate
sedimentation such assemioriron- Somewhat
expensive) so that a greasy substance floats on the
surface and is scraped from any time to any time.
d) The deposition phase: This is where the wastewater
was placed in the primary sediment tanks, so that the
dust, sand and other impurities are deposited with
water, and the oil and grease float on the surface to be
scrapped. Objectives of these processes are to produce
a homogeneous liquid that can be treated biologically
to extract the dirt from Disposable or reused.
Wastewater is classified according to its source to
(Miquel, 2018):
a) Domestic Wastewater is the wastewater from homes,
commercial places such as markets, restaurants,
banks, institutional places such as houses, hospitals
and schools. The amount of wastewater coming from
homes varies according to the hours of the day,
weeks, seasons, the new sewage is characterized by
the smell of kerosene, and the old sewage is
characterized by its smell is very foul, like the smell
of rotten eggs similar to the smell of hydrogen sulfide,
and owns the modern sewage gray, Old health color
black, ranging from the degree of sewage household
temperature is between ten to twenty degrees
siliceous.
b) Industrial Wastewater is the wastewater from various
plants.
c) Infiltration and Inflow Water is the water that
infiltrates sewage networks from underground water
wells by leaking and leaking through damaged pipes
or through pipe connections, as well as rainwater
entering through manholes and sinks.