University of Delaware
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering


CIEG 486-010
Construction Methods & Management
Fall 2005
Course Text and References

Course Text
Nunnally, S. W., Construction Methods and Management, 6th edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice-Hall, 2004, ISBN 0-13-048221-8.

Course References
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 3rd edition, Project Management Institute (PMI), Newtown Square, PA, 2004.

Allen, Edward and Iano, Joseph, Fundamentals of Building Construction, 4th edition, Hoboken, NJ, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

Barrie, Donald S. and Boyd C. Paulson, Professional Construction Management: including CM, Design-Construct, and General Contracting, 3rd edition, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1992.

Beall, Christine, Masonry Design and Detailing: For Architects, Engineers, and Contractors, 3rd edition, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Bockrath, Joseph T., Dunham and Young's Contracts, Specifications, and Law for Engineers, 4th edition, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1986.

Brown, Robert Wade, Practical Foundation Engineering Handbook, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1996.

CE News published monthly by Mercor Media, Inc., Alpharetta, GA., Sharon M. Fauerbach, PE, Editor.

Clough, Richard H., Construction Contracting, New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1986.

Dell 'Isola, Alphonse J., Value Engineering in the Construction Industry, Washington, D.C., Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls, 1988.

ENR (Engineering News Record) published weekly by McGraw-Hill, New York, Janice Lyn Tuchman, Editor-in-Chief.

Hendrickson, Chris and Tung Au, Project Management for Construction, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, 1989.

Liu, Cheng and Jack B. Evett, Soils and Foundations, 4th edition, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, 1998.

Manual of Steel Construction, Allowable Stress Design, 9th edition, American Institute of Steel Construction, New York.

Manual on Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C., 1986.

Marchman, David A., Construction Scheduling with Primavera Project Planner, Albany, New York, Delmar Publishers, 1998.

McCormac, Jack, Design of Reinforced Concrete, 3rd edition, New York, HarperCollins College Publishers, 1993.

Merritt, Frederick S., Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, 3rd edition, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1983.

Modern Highway Bridge Design & Construction technical report, Robert Muir, 1992.

Modor, Joseph J. and Cecil R. Phillips. Project Management with CPM and PERT, New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1970.

Newnan, Donald G., Engineering Economic Analysis, 4th edition, Sa Jose, California, Engineering Press, 1991.

O'Brien, James J. and Robert G. Zilly, Contractor's Management Handbook, 2nd edition, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1991.

O'Brien, James J., John A. Havers, and Frank W. Stubbs Jr., Standard Handbook of Heavy Construction, 3rd edition, New
York, McGraw-Hill, 1996.

OSHA 10-Hour Construction Training Program, The PMA Insurance Group, 2001.

Olin, Harold B., John L. Schmidt, Walter H. Lewis, revised by H. Leslie Simmons, Construction: Principles, Materials, and Methods, 6th edition, New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995.

Paulson, Boyd C., Computer Applications in Construction, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1995.

Primavera Project Planner (P3)®, Planning and Control Guide, version 3.0, Primavera Systems, Inc., Bala Cynwyd, PA, 1999.

Riggs, James L., Production Systems: Planning, Analysis, and Control, 2nd edition, Santa Barbara, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1976.

Ross, Steven S., Construction Disasters: Design Failures, Causes, and Prevention, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1984.

Royer, King, Desk Book for Construction Superintendents, 2nd edition, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, 1980.

Watson, Don A., Construction Materials and Processes, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1972.