Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hildreth, Virginia Tech; Michael Vorster, Virginia Tech

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Construction

AC 2007-419: LABORATORY LEARNING OF THE BENEFITS ARISING FROMDETAILED PRE-PLANNING OF CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONSJohn Hildreth, Virginia TechMichael Vorster, Virginia Tech Page 12.1000.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Laboratory Learning of the Benefits Arising from Detailed Pre- Planning of Construction OperationsAbstract Construction operations can be categorized as either routine and repetitive orunique and complex. The means of developing an understanding of operations in eachcategory differs. An understanding of routine and repetitive operations is best developedthrough analysis of field operations. Unique and complex operations by

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi; David Marchman, University of Southern Mississippi

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Construction

description of the responsibilities of the agencies involved in collecting datain construction zones with increased law enforcements.Mississippi Department of TransportationThe Mississippi Department of Transportation is responsible for providing a safe intermodaltransportation network that is planned, designed, constructed and maintained in an effective, costefficient, and environmentally sensitive manner. In order to provide the framework foraccomplishing the Mississippi Department of Transportation's (MDOT) mission, a set of sevengoals has been developed. These goals are multimodal, comprehensive in scope andinterdependent. Table 1 shows the goals of Mississippi. [MDOT, 2006] Table 1. Mississippi Department of Transportation

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Soller, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Erdogan Sener, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Construction

understanding of the primary topics directly relatedto construction project management. The students are assessed on the breadth of theirknowledge, and their ability to communicate a comprehensive plan for a construction project thatthey analyze throughout the course. The use of a consistent method of assessment for a capstone course is valuable todemonstrate that learning occurs in the course to the same degree of expectation every semesterthe course is offered. By means of using a method of assessment that mirrors the processes of aconstruction project, industry needs can be met, as well as, the requirements for academicaccreditation. If a multi-faceted method of assessment in a capstone course cannot demonstratethat the students have the

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Currin, Southern Polytechnic State University; Timothy Zeigler, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Construction

constituents and satisfies criteria for accreditation under the EngineeringAccreditation Commission of ABET. A continuous quality improvement plan withassessment and evaluation methods is presented as well.IntroductionExisting engineering programs find themselves evolving more and more as the presenceof advanced technology, the global economy, the effects of telecommunications, and thedynamics of engineering education are changing the practice of engineering. Indeed,many educators find it difficult to design curricula which are sufficiently broad such thatthey address the needs of the engineering marketplace. Also, graduates of programswhich are more interdisciplinary in nature than the more traditional disciplines ofengineering are finding themselves

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manar Shami, University of the Pacific

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Construction

all buildingsystems from planning to design and from construction to operations and deconstruction.The construction industry has recently realized the necessity of having their engineers toget acquainted with green building practices. In this paper, a project has been developedand is aimed at developing two pedagogical models within the curriculum; one is to coverthe theoretical and practice-oriented sustainability components, and the other is forimplementing applied research in the area of sustainability. Many students undertookboth models during their program of study and as a result reaped the benefits of theirdeveloped skills in a fairly new realm of engineering, i.e. sustainable engineering andgreen construction. The outcomes of

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College

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Construction

firm in both their Houston and New York City offices. In addition, he practiced tax & corporate law in Austin, Texas. Page 12.480.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Developing a New Construction Management Program In Southeast Texas and throughout the globe there is an increasing demand forconstruction managers. Specifically, in the golden triangle area, plans for enlarging variouspetro-chemical plants and the establishment of a number of liquid gas terminals will require thehiring of many new construction managers. In fact, currently in Southeast Texas, $13.00 out ofevery $100 earned is

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Mulva, Texas State University-San Marcos; Robert Tisdel, Texas State University - San Marcos

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Construction

- San Marcos Prior to taking his position at Texas State University as a full time instructor, Robert spent several years working in commercial architecture, specializing in advanced technology, corporate facilities and office design. While working as an architectural professional, Robert managed numerous projects ranging in scope from master plans to clean room design. As a LEED’s accredited professional, Robert works diligently to infuse sustainable innovation and environmental responsibility into everything he practices. Robert holds a Masters of Architecture accredited program from Texas Tech University. He is currently employed as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York; Loucas Chrysafi, State University of New York; Alfred Scalza, State University of New York; Jeff Hartman, State University of New York; Carmine Napolitano, State University of New York

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Construction

terminusthe road changes from two lanes to one lane in each direction and although this is outside thestudy, it affects the study in that our traffic is “backed-up” by this merge just outside the northernterminus. The southern terminus will be at NY109 in the Town of Babylon in the IncorporatedVillage of East Farmingdale. The road just south of our terminus continues for a sufficientlength as a three lane road so as to have minimal or no affect on out study. Because of thediversity in character, we have chosen to break the corridor into three parts designated North,Central and South.Existing StudiesThere have been several earlier planning studies written for the NY110 corridor. They arementioned here to show some overlap of thinking between these

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Steve Kuennen, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Construction

and plan the facilityconstruction as if the students were competing for the contract. These students willbecome the construction “experts” in the final capstone course.Capstone CourseIn the last semester of their senior year, all civil and environmental engineering majorstake “Project Management and Contract Administration”. This course covers projectscope definition, budgeting and planning, scheduling and design, engineering economicsand construction administration, and is taught from an owner’s point of view.This course also includes a comprehensive semester-long project to prepare the studentsas future military officers to manage and administer government contracts with civiliancontractors. Students are assigned to teams of four or five so

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunnar Lucko, Catholic University of America; Panagiotis Tsopelas, Catholic University of America; Timothy Garland, Catholic University of America; Rodrigo Gonzalez, Catholic University of America; Thomas Lee, Catholic University of America; Justin Molineaux, Catholic University of America

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Construction

sustainability.Since then the faculty members have taken steps towards developing such programs, beginningwith offering the “Sustainable Development Principles and Practice” course that coverssustainable development, international practices, policy, and ethics and complements the“Construction Systems and Planning” and “Civil Engineering Systems Management” coursewhere engineering and architecture students create a detailed proposal for a semi-realistic teamproject (1). Subsequently, a task group examined the feasibility of further courses. A new studentchapter of EWB has been founded at the university, which crystallizes the interest of theengineering students in bringing their skills to developing regions and which is enjoying anexceptionally active group of

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Engy Serag, San Diego State University; Amr Oloufa, University of Central Florida

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Construction

sponsored bycontractors’ organizations, where statistical model used to quantify the impact of the changeorders on the project cost was based on data supplied by the contractors; a situation that lead toowner-contractor disagreements related to the quantification method used. Also, resulting changeorder models didn’t rely on the actual plans, specs, daily productivity and changes of the project;rather they relied on the reply of the contractor filling survey.The study addresses the need for a statistical model to quantify the increase of the contract pricedue to change orders from verifiable site data such as owner’s daily reports, change orders,drawing, and specifications. A model is developed and validated to quantify the percent increasein the

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Asa, North Dakota State University; Zhili (Jerry) Gao

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Construction

Page 12.470.4 assurance that students will be exposed to what they are required to learn during internships; • some students may not be lucky enough to have the right internship at the right time;Course DesignCourse design involves the planning and structuring of a specific course of study to attain thedesired/requisite academic, institutional and program accreditation goals, in the context of aBloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives. Generally course planning/design is considered asthe process of identifying the contents of a course and defining measurable objectives3 .Particular attention must be paid to the design process since courses are normally tailored andrequired to serve a very specific purpose in the entire

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi; David Marchman, University of Southern Mississippi; Shelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi

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Construction

) Estimating life cycles for roadway departure countermeasures such as rumble stripes. 4) Estimating, scheduling, and safely managing a hazardous materials event. 5) Developing, estimating, scheduling and managing wildlife deterrence plans in high traffic and urban areas. 6) Environmental impact of rumble stripes and/or other run off road (ROR) countermeasures toward noise pollution, pedestrians and bicyclists. 7) Developing “Work Zone” highway safety plans.Characteristics of Rumble Strips and StripesTwo of the countermeasures used to increase roadway safety by deterring roadway departures areRumble Strips and Rumble Stripes. Although in many cases Rumble Strips and Rumble Stripeshave been used interchangeable, they do not have the

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gunnar Lucko, Catholic University of America; Michael Madden, United Space Alliance; Justin Molineaux, Catholic University of America

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Construction

for the Construction Industry Institute and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Allicance. His e-mail address is and his web address is .Michael Madden, United Space Alliance Michael G. Madden, M.S.T.M. has over 24 years of experience at United Space Alliance, the space shuttle operations contractor for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He has planned and scheduled the ground processing operations for both OV-105 Endeavour and OV-104 Atlantis as Senior Vehicle Engineer. More recently, as Project Leader III he is team leader for developing simulation models and decision support systems for the orbiter processing facility. As Senior Engineering Liaison

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Construction

, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering economy, and construction planning, scheduling, estimating, and management. Page 12.898.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Innovative Strategies for Teaching Construction Fundamentals: Implementing Design-Build Project Delivery Procedures into a Course in Cost EstimatingIntroduction This paper describes the integration of design-build projects during the FallSemester, 2006, into a cost estimating course in the Department of EngineeringTechnology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Design-build is a projectdelivery

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao; Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University; Eric Asa, North Dakota State University

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Construction

, media and tools for the mechanics of materials course. The impact onstudent outcome and future environment is also a part of targeted data. The study was motivated,initially, by the Goal Three of the Five Year Strategic Plan of Missouri Western StateUniversity.2 “Strengthen existing and develop new academic programs, taking into consideration the educational and career needs of students and the economic, social, and cultural needs of the community.” (Academic Affairs and Enrollment Management--Goal Three)Goal three above is supported by investigating, developing, applying, and enhancing the newtechnologies and approaches on teaching for new generation students. As a result of theimplementation of this study, the

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenfa Hu, Tongji University

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Construction

teams are lack of sharing constructioninformation with each other. Construction information can classified as (1) physical information,for example climates, construction site, and underground water of site; (2) technical information,for example shop drawings, construction specifications, construction planning, constructionmethods and technologies; (3) management information, for example construction contracts andregulations, construction schedules, management procedures, and construction quality; (4) socialinformation, for example cultures, religions, educations, and moral standards; (5) economicalinformation, for example salaries, materials prices, payments, and claims; (6) other information.Construction technical and management information is