CE 32201 – Project Control & Lifecycle Execution of Constructed Facilities

This course is cross listed between Civil Engineering (CE) and Construction Engineering and Management (CEM)

Credits and contact hours:

  • 3 credits
  • Lecture that meets 2 times per week for 75 minutes per meeting for 15 weeks

Specific course information:

  • Catalog description: This course discusses, in depth, construction engineering and management concepts for future engineers, contractors and owner representatives involved at different stages in the life-cycle of constructed facilities. Building on the broad framework introduced in the prerequisite course (CEM201/CE222), this course introduces further awareness of analytical tools and extends the basic foundation for advanced topics in construction engineering and management. Specifically, this course focuses on the principles, tools, and procedures used in the construction industry for advanced project planning and scheduling techniques, resource management, and project monitoring.
  • Prerequisites: CE 222/00CEM 20100 or equivalent with minimum Grade of C-
  • Course status: Elective course

Specific Goals for the course:

  • Student learning outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course the student shall be able to:
    • Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics;
    • Communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
    • Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives;
    • Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions;
    • Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
  •  Relationship of course to program outcomes
    • Outcome 1: An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
    • Outcome 5: An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.

Topics:

  • REVIEW OF SCHEDULING METHODS
    • Gantt and CPM network schedules
  • REVIEW OF CASH FLOW AND COST OF MONEY
    • Typical contractor expenditures and income modeling and management of borrowing plans.
  • LINEAR SCHEDULING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS
    • Introduction of graphic methods to schedule large projects with repeated tasks.
  • CONSTRUCTION PROJECT RISKS
    • Introduction and discussion about eight different types of risk on construction projects and four risk-handling approaches.
  • RESOURCE ALLOCATION & EQUIPMENT
    • Allocation of resources by series, parallel, and Brooks methods
  • RESOURCE LEVELING
    • Leveling of resources using minimum-moment algorithm
  • EARNED VALUE ANALYSIS
    • Measuring construction project progress using planned and actual progress.
  • WORK PRODUCTIVITY
    • Introduction to the effects of different work catch-up methods on worker productivity
  • LEARNING & UNLEARNING
    • Measuring and predicting the effects of learning on work crews.
  • SCHEDULE COMPRESSION
    • Introduction to crashing of work schedules.