Textbook: Nunnally, S.W., Construction Methods and Management 8th Ed., Regents/Prentice - Hall, 2010

Reference: Olin, H.B., Schmidt, J.L., Lewis, N.A., Construction Principles, Materials, and Methods, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995

Objective: To teach students the methods and materials used in constructing roads and buildings..

Goals:

1) Each student will be able to identify the appropriate equipment for different construction methods.

2) Each student will be able to identify the different materials used in construction and explain their general properties.

3) Each student will be able to explain how a construction project is built.

4) Each student will be able to use spreadsheets to determine material quantities

Week Topic Lab Aug 30 Intro & Earthmoving Determining Earthwork quantities Sep 6 Earthmoving, Excavating & Lifting   Sept 13 Loading & Hauling   Sept 20 Compacting & Finishing   Sept 27 Rock Excavation, Aggregates   Oct 4 Paving & Surface Treatments Exam 1 Oct 11 [NO CLASS 10/11],Foundations   Oct 18 Wood Construction   Oct 25 Concrete Construction   Nov 1 Concrete Form Design   Nov 8 Masonry Construction Exam 2 Nov 15 Steel Construction   Nov 22 Construction Health & Safety [ NO CLASS 11/24]   Nov 29 Productivity & Performance   Dec 6 Presentations   Dec 13 Exam 3

Class Participation: Class Participation is worth 10% of the course grade. Attendance will not be taken, but you cannot participate if you are not present. Class participation includes : attendance, ability to answer questions in class, ability to work problems in class, being respectful of others in the class.

Homework: Homework is worth 10% of the course grade. Homework will be assigned during class. Homework is an individual effort. Select problems from the homework will be graded.

Exams: There will be three 1.5 hour exams given. Each exam is worth 15 % of the course grade. Exam problems are modeled on the homework and the lab projects. Exams are closed book, closed notes. Each student is allowed (1) 8.5" x 11.0" piece of paper with any information they wish to place on it - information must be written on paper - no photocopied or typed work. Cheating is not allowed and will result in an exam grade of zero.

Term Paper: A 10 page paper on a construction material or state of the art construction method. The results of the paper will be presented in class. The paper will be graded based on technical content and grammar and spelling. The presentation will be graded based upon technical content and presentation quality. Paper 20%, Presentation 5%

Lab: The lab grade is worth 10% of your final grade. The lab grade consists of participation in field trips.

The course grade is based on the following breakdown of points.

3 - Exams 15% each, 45%

Class Participation 10%

Homework 10%

Term Paper 20%

Term Paper Presentation 5%

Lab 10%

Final Grading: The following is a guide to the grading scheme used on the final grades. The instructor reserves the right to lower the cutoff points.

A	A-	B+	B	B-	C+	C	C-	D
>93	90 - 92	87 - 89	83 - 86	80 - 82	77 - 79	73 - 76	70 - 72	60 - 69

Additional References:

Peurifoy, R.L., Schexnayder, C.J., Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods, McGraw Hill, 2003

Merritt, F.S., Ricketts, J.T., Building Design and Construction Handbook, 6th Ed., McGraw Hill, 2001

Hardie, G.M., Building Construction Principles, Practices and Materials, Prentice Hall, 1995