Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
CIEG
486-010
Construction Methods & Management
Fall
2005
Course Schedule
|
Week
|
Date
|
Topic
|
Required
Reading
|
Class
Notes
|
| 1 | 31-Aug-05 | Construction
Industry/Construction Organization |
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|
|
| 2 | 07-Sep-05 | Contracts/Specifications/Claims |
Chapters 1 & 18 and "Challenges Facing Today's Construction Manager" | Intro to Construction 2 |
| 3 | 14-Sep-05 | Earthwork/Heavy
Equipment |
Chapters 2, 3, 4, & 5 | Earthworks Notes |
| 4 | 21-Sep-05 | Cranes/Utility
Construction |
Chapters 4 & 5 and Trench Safety | Crane Notes |
| 5 | 28-Sep-05 | Materials/Paving/Bridges |
Chapters 6 & 7 and Bridge Doc | Concrete/Paving/Bridge Notes |
| 6 | 05-Oct-05 | Foundations/Piles/Marine
Construction |
Chapter 10 & Piles Doc | Foundation Notes |
| 7 | 12-Oct-05 | Building
Types & Components |
Chapters 11, 13, & 15 | Building Notes |
| 8 | 19-Oct-05 | Planning
& Scheduling |
Chapter 16 and Teamwork Paper | Scheduling Notes |
| 9 | 26-Oct-05 | Planning
& Scheduling |
Chapter
20
|
Scheduling Notes |
| 10 | 02-Nov-05 | Planning
& Scheduling |
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|
Estimating Notes |
| 11 | 09-Nov-05 | Estimating/Cost
Control/Computer Applications |
Chapter 19 and Safety Handbook | Safety and Risk Management Notes |
| 12 | 16-Nov-05 | Estimating/Cost
Control/Computer Applications |
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|
|
| 13 | 23-Nov-05 |
Thanksgiving
Holiday: No Class
|
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| 14 | 30-Nov-05 | Project Presentations | ------------ |
Teams 1,3,5,7,9,11 |
| 15 | 07-Dec-05 | Project Presentations | ------------ |
Teams
2,4,6,8,10
|
| TBA |
FINAL
EXAM
|
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