Construction euipment and construction methods

Every construction project is composed of a sequence of unique, interrelated and complex activities (activities) aimed at achieving a specific purpose. The application of scientific methods of construction management in temporal and financial planning of construction projects, presupposes a correct assessment of the cost and duration of each activity and resources needed for its implementation. So, the need of selection of the most appropriate construction activity method using the suitable construction equipment and methods as well as its operation analysis. The course of "Construction Equipment and Construction Methods" aims to familiarize the discipline of Engineering Construction through: 1. the presentation of basic and construction machinery operation. 2. development of methodology of operation analysis with illustrative examples. 3. description and analysis of manufacturing processes of simple and complex projects (e.g. bridges, tunnels).

Objectives

Student familiarization with the general principles of the course.

Prerequisites

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Syllabus

Basic engineering concepts. Technological advances in construction methods and construction equipement. Powertrain engines. Pumps and pumping stations. Functional Analysis and Costing Activities. Calculation of resistances, movement speed, performance and hourly costs of machinery and equipment combinations. Costing. Construction machinery and construction methods: Presentation of basic work on site with examples of functional analysis. Earthworks (excavation, transport and laying. Condensation). Production of aggregates (mining, crushing, screening). Concrete projects (production, transportation, laying, scaffolding, bridges, prefabrication). Bituminous projects (production, transportation, laying, compaction, recycling). Foundations and retaining structures. Tunnels (drilling, investment).