Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

public projects. “The new law authorizes state agencies, state educationalinstitutions, counties, cities, towns, townships, and certain other bodies, to enter into design-buildcontracts for public works projects, and establishes procedures for solicitation and award ofdesign-build contracts. The new law took effect on July 1, 2005.”7Ins and Outs of Design-BuildMany of the improvements in the construction industry have come from outside the constructionindustry. In the past owners have had to intervene to solve problems between designers andbuilders. To avoid that, design-build contracting was devised as a procurement method to bringaccountability for both design and construction under a single entity (a design-build firm). Theorganizational

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, SUNY

Tagged Divisions

Construction

asregular course (1) and taught as a writing intensive course (2). Student Sucess 45 40 35 30 25 % Of Students 20 15 10 5 0 1 2 3 4 Series1 Taught as Regular Course Page 11.1458.6 70 60 50 40% Of Student Sucess 30

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Arumala, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Khaled Nassar, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Emmanuel Akinjide, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Anthony Stockus, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Carlos Salgado, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Construction

between the University ofMaryland Eastern Shore (UMES) and The Town of Princess Anne to convert a 4.5-acre old clamfactory premises into an outdoor athletic center for the children of the Town. The projectreceived the 2004 HUD-HBCU 3-year Grant Award in the value of $340,000 for theconstruction of the athletic center. In addition, another $130,000 received from the MarylandDepartment of Natural Resources by the Town of Princess Anne was earmarked as part of thecost of the demolition activity in the project. Figure 1 shows the condition of the project sitebefore the demolition and site clearance exercises.Four years ago, Princess Anne police became concerned that neighborhood children wereentering the abandoned plant building and facility and

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bob McCullouch, Purdue University; Joohyoung Lee, Purdue University-Calument

Tagged Divisions

Construction

date, the new direction of ELT isconceptualizing an idealized learning cycle where the learner “touches all the bases” of the fourmodes of learning in a recursive process4. The complete learning cycle requires all four steps Page 11.1197.2(Figure 1); thus, a proficient learner is able to complete all steps in the cycle although one preferscertain modes of learning7. Personal Involvement CE Decisions and Actions

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eddy Rojas, University of Washington; Carrie Dossick, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Construction Management at the University of Washington. Dr. Rojas’ main research areas include: 1) modeling, simulation, and visualization of construction engineering and management processes, 2) construction economics, and 3) engineering education. Address: Department of Construction Management, University of Washington, 116 Architecture Hall, Box 351610, Seattle, WA, 98195-1610; telephone: 206-616-1917; fax: 206-685-1976; e-mail: er@u.washington.edu.Carrie Dossick, University of Washington Carrie Sturts Dossick is an Assistant Professor of Construction Management at the University of Washington. She received a dual degree B.A./B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a focus

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

construction techniques using their own curiosity and eagerness and therebydevelop their self-learning process.Research MethodologyTechnologies such as image visualization/ animation, virtual reality image manipulation, designanimation, and walk-through virtual navigation were demonstrated through a virtual constructionmodel of a steel structure. Hot links were embedded within the virtual 3D model of the steelstructure at the joints to pop-up VRML navigation windows for real-time views of steel joints. Aflow chart for the virtual model construction sequence is shown in Figure 1. Create Stagewise Develop Different Animations for Develop

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erdogan Sener, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; David Kieser, Kieser Consulting, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Construction

industry could bebetter served by incorporating several new topics in this course so that would specifically benefitthe construction managers of the future.Course DetailsThe senior level Hydraulics and Drainage course, which currently uses the text by Mott 11 andpreviously used to use the text by Simon 12, is divided into three main groups of topics in termsof its design: 1.) Fluids at rest: Hydrostatics, Buoyancy, Pascal’s law, etc. 2.) Fluids in motion: Pressure flow, Bernouilli’s equation and General Energy equation, Momentum equation and applications. 3.) Drainage: Hydrology, open-channel flow, sewer and storm water flow, detention and retention basins, flow through hydraulic structures, etc.It probably is

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury

Tagged Divisions

Construction

) in theearly 1990’s to about Tk. 200 billion (3.33 billion US dollars) in 2003. Figure 1 shows a steadyincrease of the country’s construction output which is presently over 8 per cent of its GDP1.Most of the construction works are in the public sector. Funding for a high percentage ofconstruction projects come from multilateral development agencies (MDA) like the World Bankor Asian Development Bank.The rapid growth in the construction sector demands an adequate number of professionals with abroad understanding of the principles of construction science as well as leadership skills in Page 11.473.2motivating teams and integrating a wide range of

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ihab Saad, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

view of the schedule, andallows for embedding additional files reflecting reasons for and amounts of delay,allowing for a better claim analysis, resulting in reduction in project disputes.The development of the layers followed a simple rule of thumb; 1-5-5-5-.., breakingdown each level to 5 subsequent levels, until the required level of detail (Activity or workpackage level) is reached. Upon project completion, the completed model serves as anas-built chronology of project execution, which can serve as an as-built documentation ofthe project.Historical BackgroundSeveral attempts were implemented to design a scheduling technique allowing for theplanning, monitoring, and control of the schedule during different phases of projectdevelopment

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Dunn, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Construction

individual’s work. Quality traits that were assessed include grammar, punctuation, style,tone, content, resolution to situation, mechanics of presentation, wrong drywall, bad finishing, Page 11.1006.3and authority. Each of these qualities was rated on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being the lowest and10 being the highest. The final assessed points for each of the traits was added and a numericalgrade was then assigned to the student. (Exhibit 1 in the appendix)The instructor established minimum evaluation criteria to evaluate the formal letter using each ofthe equality traits in the rubric. The rubric allowed the instructor latitude to judge the quality

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Mulva, Texas State University-San Marcos

Tagged Divisions

Construction

by developingimplementation schemes to cope with their inherent weaknesses.Implementing Project ControlsIn the classical project control and monitoring process, project objectives are assumed to be fixedand means for achieving those objectives to be variable only as needed to recover from failure to Page 11.935.3conform performance to the original plan6. Effectively, this means that project controls-baseddecision-making is premised on static quantities and estimates completed in the past. Thisrequires that new baselines be periodically reestablished as a reforecast according to the processillustrated in Figure 1. Figure

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

pursued this opportunity by seeking to use the construction sites as the basis for acourse on the construction process and the roles engineers have in construction. In other words,the projects were used as active learning “centers” through which students will learn and applyengineering concepts and the construction process.Construction engineering education is not new, dating back to the 1950’s 1, and industry hasplayed in important role in the establishment of such programs. The Construction Engineeringand Management degree program at Purdue University, established in 1972, has stronguniversity-industry collaborations in program development and delivery4. In addition, the use ofactive construction sites to illustrate or reinforce course concepts

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haiyan Xie, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; James Tramel, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Wei Shi, University of Florida; Mei Lu, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Construction

. Thecase studies in this paper would show that through using AR process, instructors can promotebroad participation and support action leading to a more satisfying situation. By implementingAR theory in virtual study groups in construction management courses, collaboration and thequality of the learning context are improved. In a broad sense, by learning the communicationand collaboration skills, students could build together social interactions and co-operativenetworks that will benefit them in their university life.1. IntroductionAlthough the traditional programs of education provide students with new knowledge andinformation of techniques, they fail to satisfy the needs of some students because these studentscouldn’t find the right courses in a

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Chinowsky, University of Colorado-Boulder; Hyman Brown, University of Colorado-Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Construction

solutionsmake sense. Students who possess such skills tend to learn more quickly4. The role of theinstructor in PBL is to help students develop these skills. By presenting classes with open-endedproblems that lack specific solution objectives, students are forced to create their own strategiesand goals. Instructors become coaches as students attempt to reach these self-defined goals5. Page 11.441.3 Figure 1: The knowledge transformation components and processPBL and Knowledge LandscapesThe emphasis of PBL on integrating theory with practice, or content with context, providesstudents with an initial exposure to the professional world where it is

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao; Russell Walters, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

then require student to input and analyze the data using GIS system. Finally, the best subcontractor and other alternatives can be produced. • Construction Site Layout Utilization of GIS can make an automated site layout8. GIS applications improves the site planning efficiently by eliminating the need for extracting data from various resources such as drawings, specifications, schedules and estimates. GIS/GPS based data management system provides an effective foundation for planning construction activities. In order to teach GIS applications in these courses, the instructor needs to set up several functions before give students the lab work such as (1) temporary facility library; (2) GIS