CE 52300 – Selection and Utilization of Construction Equipment

Credits and contact hours:

  • 3 credits
  • Lecture that meets 3 times per week for 50 minutes per meeting for 15 weeks

Specific course information:

  • Catalog description: A study of economics and functional applications for major categories of construction equipment. Operational characteristics are identified for selected equipment items and are applied to typical construction situations.
  • Prerequisites: CE 22200/CEM 20100 or graduate standing
  • Course status: Technical elective

Specific Goals for the course:

  • Student learning outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course the student shall possess the following:
    • Knowledge of various types of heavy construction equipment and their appropriate use
    • The ability to estimate and/or calculate productivity of equipment-intensive operations
    • Knowledge of methods and the ability to estimate equipment-intensive construction operation costs
  •  Relationship of course to program outcomes
    • Outcome 2: An ability to apply engineering design to produce solution that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors

Topics:

  • Equipment Policy (acquisition and replacement)
  • Engineering Economic Analysis
  • Depreciation Accounting
  • Owning and Operating Costs
  • Cost Estimating of Operations
  • Productivity Basics
  • Time and Motion Studies
  • Earthwork Planning (QTO and Mass Diagrams)
  • Equipment (machine) & Earthmoving Fundamentals
  • Tractors (production and land clearing)
  • Loaders
  • Scrapers
  • Stationary Excavators
  • Trucks and Haulers
  • Graders
  • Tires
  • Soil Compaction and Stabilization
  • Soil Compactors
  • Operational Analysis
  • Concrete (PCC)
  • Asphalt Paving
  • Lifting Equipment