AC 2009-1915: AGC COMPETITION: SOME LESSONS LEARNED--THIRDTIME'S THE CHARM!David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering economy, and
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. However, incorporating asimulator requires a substantial capital investment and consideration should be given to otherpedagogical techniques that may be used to achieve the learning objective, the financial positionof the program, and whether the simulator could serve other functions, such as a recruiting toolto generate interest in construction education.1 Caterpillar Equipment Training Solutions – Virtual Training Systems, (2008), Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria IL.2 Schneider, M., and S. Kiesler, (2005), “Calling while driving: Effects of providing remote traffic context,” Proceedings of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2005): Technology, Safety, Community: pp. 561–569.3 Bullough, J. D., and M. S. Rea, (2001
orders, CAT = category ofinfrastructure construction project, β1 = a constant indicating how the time performance isaffected by the size of the construction project measured by its cost, β2 = a constant indicatinghow the time performance is affected by a variation in number of change orders, and β3 = aconstant indicating how the time performance is affected by a variation in category.A multiple linear regression was used to analyze the data. For statistical analysis, Bromilow etal.’s 1 model was rewritten in the natural logarithmic form as follows:LnTIME = LnK + δ1LnCOST + δ2LnCO + δ3LnCAT (3)where LnTIME = natural logarithm of time, LnK = natural logarithm of K, LnCOST = naturallogarithm of cost
transform these images into an interactive 3-D model. This model provides students with a360-degree view of a construction site and the capability to navigate and investigate constructiondetails. Future research effort will focus on enhancing the usage of the proposed technologies aswell as identifying new data acquisition technologies to serve classroom learning needs. Page 14.727.15 Matched Digital Photos in Photosynth Feature Points in a 3-D Point Cloud Figure 4. Matched photos and 3-D point cloud in Photosynth.Bibliography1. AbouRizk, S. M. (1992). “A
international levels, and helping them to work towards a moreequitable and sustainable future. In particular, it enables students to integrate environmentalconsiderations into economic decision-making. As a result it is imperative that academics inengineering, construction, education, and other disciplines heed the call for sustainabletechnologies, policies, and practices. Although since the early 1990’s many environmental andprofessional organizations such as the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and accreditingagencies such as the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) and the NationalArchitectural Accreditation Board (NAAB) have appealed to universities to provide educationfor sustainable development and encouraging students to be
hours (PDH) required each year to maintain PE license in Texas? Of the amount in the foregoing question, how many PDH must 65 5 30 be in ethics? ABET also perceives that a knowledge of contemporary 90 0 10 issues is important for an engineer. In this regard, a great many children`s toys have been imported from china. What effect did this cause in the united states? Page 14.827.3Define FEMA 45 15 40Regulations require that newfacilities in Sabine Pass, TX and 90 0 10New Orleans, LA be built
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D E14. List the strengths of this class: 1) 3) 2) 4)15. In what way(s) do you think this course will be more useful to you in the future? Page 14.372.10
elevated working platform. Including these different aspectsreinforces the vocabulary introduced in lecture. Finally, they are required to level and plumb theentire system, so that it would be ready for a concrete pour.The students also perform similar tasks for a round column and a square column. The roundcolumn uses a sonotube as its formwork and the square column uses plywood, 2x4’s and columnclamps. The students also locate an anchor bolt template on the top of each column, as if a steel Page 14.703.5beam were going to be anchored to the tops of the columns.Grading of Laboratory ExperiencesThe laboratory portion of the class is graded based on
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