Project Management for Construction
Fundamental Concepts for Owners, Engineers, Architects and Builders
Author: Chris Hendrickson, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,
Copyright C. Hendrickson 1998
First Edition originally printed by Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-731266-0, 1989 with co-author Tung Au.
Second Edition prepared for world wide web publication in 2000.
Version 2.2 prepared Summer, 2008.
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This book is provided on the worldwide web as a service to the community of practitioners and students. Reproduction for educational purposes is permitted with appropriate citation. If you find this work helpful or have suggestions for additions or corrections, please email Chris Hendrickson: [email protected]. A hardcopy Instructor's Manual with problem solutions is available for a fee of $ 10 to cover reproduction, mailing and handling. Send a check made out to Carnegie Mellon University to Ms. Patty Langer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
This book develops a specific viewpoint in discussing the participants, the processes and the techniques of project management for construction. This viewpoint is that of owners who desire completion of projects in a timely, cost effective fashion. Some profound implications for the objectives and methods of project management result from this perspective:
The "life cycle" of costs and benefits from initial planning through operation and disposal of a facility are relevant to decision making. An owner is concerned with a project from the cradle to the grave. Construction costs represent only one portion of the overall life cycle costs.
Optimizing performance at one stage of the process may not be beneficial overall if additional costs or delays occur elsewhere. For example, saving money on the design process will be a false economy if the result is excess construction costs.
Fragmentation of project management among different specialists may be necessary, but good communication and coordination among the participants is essential to accomplish the overall goals of the project. New information technologies can be instrumental in this process, especially the Internet and specialized Extranets.
Productivity improvements are always of importance and value. As a result, introducing new materials and automated construction processes is always desirable as long as they are less expensive and are consistent with desired performance.
Quality of work and performance are critically important to the success of a project since it is the owner who will have to live with the results.
In essence, adopting the viewpoint of the owner focuses attention on the cost effectiveness of facility construction rather than competitive provision of services by the various participants.
While this book is devoted to a particular viewpoint with respect to project management for construction, it is not solely intended for owners and their direct representatives. By understanding the entire process, all participants can respond more effectively to the owner's needs in their own work, in marketing their services, and in communicating with other participants. In addition, the specific techniques and tools discussed in this book (such as economic evaluation, scheduling, management information systems, etc.) can be readily applied to any portion of the process.
As a result of the focus on the effective management of entire projects, a number of novel organizational approaches and techniques become of interest. First and foremost is the incentive to replace confrontation and adversarial relationships with a spirit of joint endeavor, partnership and accomplishment. For example, we discuss the appropriate means to evaluate risks and the appropriate participants to assume the unavoidable risks associated with constructed facilities. Scheduling, communication of data, and quality assurance have particular significance from the viewpoint of an owner, but not necessarily for individual participants. The use of computer-based technology and automation also provides opportunities for increased productivity in the process. Presenting such modern management options in a unified fashion is a major objective of this book.
The unified viewpoint of the entire process of project management in this book differs from nearly all other literature on the subject. Most textbooks in the area treat special problems, such as cost estimating, from the viewpoint of particular participants such as construction managers or contractors. This literature reflects the fragmentation of the construction process among different organizations and professionals. Even within a single profession such as civil engineering, there are quite distinct groups of specialists in planning, design, management, construction and other sub-specialties. Fragmentation of interest and attention also exists in nearly all educational programs. While specialty knowledge may be essential to accomplish particular tasks, participants in the process should also understand the context and role of their special tasks.
This book is intended primarily as a text for advanced undergraduates, beginning graduate students or professionals continuing their education in engineering, construction, architecture or facilities management. Examples and discussion are chosen to remind readers that project management is a challenging, dynamic and exciting enterprise and not just a record of past practices. It should also be useful to professionals who wish an up-to-date reference on project management.
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Environmental Engineering (Fourth Edition)
Authors: Ruth F. Weiner & Robin A. Matthews
Publishers: Butterworth Heinmann (2003)
International Standard Book Number (ISBN): 0750672943
Format: PDF
Language: English
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The text is organized into areas important to all environmental engineers: water
resources, air quality, solid and hazardous wastes (including radioactive wastes), and
noise. Chapters on environmental impact assessment and on risk analysis are also
included. Any text on environmental engineering is somewhat dated by the time of
publication, because the field is moving and changing rapidly. We have included those
fundamental topics and principles on which the practice of environmental engineering
is grounded, illustrating them with contemporary examples. We have incorporated
emerging issues, such as global climate change and the controversy over the linear
nonthreshold theory, whenever possible.
This book is intended for engineering students who are grounded in basic physics,
chemistry, and biology, and who have already been introduced to fluid mechanics. The
material presented can readily be covered in a one-semester course.
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Standard Handbook of ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
By Robert A. Corbitt
SECOND EDITION
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc, USA
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Published year: 2004
Hardback - 1248 pages
ISBN: 0070131600
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The most thorough working guide to environmental engineering ever put together, this new edition of Standard Handbook of Environmental Engineering updates you on the latest tools, techniques, and regulations in the field. You get indispensable guidance on every aspect of the profession from leading experts, from an introduction to practices to specific air, water, and waste treatment and handling methods. Inside this book you'll find stepwise guidance to help you provide services from project management to value engineering, plus help with every aspect of air, water, and waste management. With hundreds of useful tables and charts, and convenient access to all the day-to-day technical, professional, and regulatory information you need, Standard Handbook of Environmental Engineering is an essential referenceÑyour one-stop source for professional guidance.
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SP 36 compendium of Indian standards on Soil Engineering
Part I Laboratory Testing of soils for Civil engineering purposes
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Excel Scientific And Engineering Cookbook - David M. Bourg
Given the improved analytical capabilities of Excel, scientists and engineers everywhere are using it--instead of FORTRAN--to solve problems. And why not? Excel is installed on millions of computers, features a rich set of built-in analyses tools, and includes an integrated Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language. No wonder it's today's computing tool of choice.
Chances are you already use Excel to perform some fairly routine calculations. Now the Excel Scientific and Engineering Cookbook shows you how to leverage Excel to perform more complex calculations, too, calculations that once fell in the domain of specialized tools. It does so by putting a smorgasbord of data analysis techniques right at your fingertips. The book shows how to perform these useful tasks and others:
* Use Excel and VBA in general
* Import data from a variety of sources
* Analyze data
* Perform calculations
* Visualize the results for interpretation and presentation
* Use Excel to solve specific science and engineering problems
Wherever possible, the Excel Scientific and Engineering Cookbook draws on real-world examples from a range of scientific disciplines such as biology, chemistry, and physics. This way, you'll be better prepared to solve the problems you face in your everyday scientific or engineering tasks.
High on practicality and low on theory, this quick, look-up reference provides instant solutions, or "recipes," to problems both basic and advanced. And like other books in O'Reilly's popular Cookbook format, each recipe also includes a discussion on how and why it works. As a result, you can take comfort in knowing that complete, practical answers are a mere page-flip away.
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A Closer Look at Prevailing Civil Engineering Practice – What, Why and How?
Author: Vincent T. H. CHU
Preface
It is indeed more than happy to realize that my previous engineering publications have spread to Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Turkey, Philippines, Mongolia, Vietnam, Pakistan, Malaysia), Europe (United Kingdom, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Gospodarska Zbornica Slovenije), North America (The United States and Canada), Australia, Barbados and South Africa. I hope that through my writing work I could continue to share my engineering knowledge with the rest of the world in an attempt to achieve simultaneous progress in civil engineering.
It really took countless sleepless nights to complete this book. However, I really enjoyed this writing process because it helped clear up some vague and forgotten engineering knowledge and build up some brand new ones. I intend to write this book in an easy-reading style as in my previous collections so that every reader should be able to pick up some gifts and useful knowledge from it.
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Civil Engineering Practical Notes A-Z Second Edition
Author: Vincent T. H. CHU
Preface
This book is intended primarily to arouse the interests of graduate engineers, assistant engineers and engineers in the technical aspect of civil engineering works. The content of the book mainly focuses on providing the reasons of adoption of the various current practices of
civil engineering. By understanding the underlying principles of engineering practices, graduate engineers/assistant engineers/engineers may develop an interest in civil engineering works and hence to make improvements to existing practices in civil engineering. It is also intended that the book will serve as a useful source of reference for practicing engineers.
CONTENTS
1. Bridge Works
2. Concrete Works
3. Drainage Works
4. Geotechnical Works
5. Marine Works
6. Piles and Foundation
7. Roadworks
8. Steelworks
9. Waterworks and Tunneling
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