A reading and discussion course centering on recent research publications in Construction Engineering. Limited to Construction Management Program majors. Winter Quarter Organization of construction firms, both at the general corporate level and at the project level. Organization dynamics designed to respond to the requirements of the environment given the internal constraints of the firm. Computer systems for the control of construction projects.
Design attributes to fit the needs of the organization and the end users.
Estimating, scheduling, budgeting and financial control of projects. Network-based systems for planning and time control. Database design concepts for decision support systems. Analysis of hydrologic processes for selected engineering applications. Effects of pollutant discharges into surface water bodies, principles of water quality modeling in lakes, rivers and coastal areas, mixing in estuaries and embayments, models of reservoirs and ponds, stratification in lakes and reservoirs, sediment transport, nutrient cycling and eutrophication, case studies.