By Ashok Pandit & Ralph Locurcio
Personal
Background
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Build on, in and with Soil
Investigate the Soil
Meet with Structural Engineer
Plan and Conduct Soil Borings
Create Soil Profile
Identify the Problem
Analyze Alternatives
Design a Solution
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Moving People and Goods through Air, Water
and Land
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Highways
Trains
Tunnels
Rails
Bicycles
Boats
Planes
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LOS A
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LOS B
◦ Reasonably free flow
◦ Ability to maneuver is only
slightly restricted
◦ Effects of minor incidents
still easily absorbed
From Highway Capacity Manual, 2000
◦ Free-flow operation
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LOS E
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LOS F
◦ Breakdown in flow
◦ Queues form behind
breakdown points
◦ Demand > capacity
From Highway Capacity Manual, 2000
◦ Operation near or at capacity
◦ No usable gaps in the traffic
stream
◦ Operations extremely volatile
◦ Any disruption causes queuing
Personal
Background
You have two options at
Florida Tech
1. Civil Engineering option
◦ Mostly science & engineering subjects
◦ Primary education is for design
◦ Leads to Professional Engineering license
◦ Requires some job training for construction
2. Construction Management option
◦ Engineering basics & management subjects
◦ Primary education for construction mgt
◦ No qualification for design or PE
◦ Leads to General Contractor license
◦ No job training needed for construction
 Civil
Engineering option
◦ Mostly engineering subjects
◦ Math & Science heavy
◦ Primary focus is for design
◦ Leads to Professional Engineering license
 Construction
Management option
◦ Engineering basics & management subjects
◦ Basic science + Business & Management
◦ Primary focus is for management
◦ Leads to General Contractor license
What Do I Do?
Excavation/Construction Oversight
You have two options at
Florida Tech
BS in Construction Management
Presented by:
Prof Ralph V. Locurcio, P.E.
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Industry Partners to FIT… “we need…”
◦ Broader spectrum of skills
◦ Combine business skills with technical education
◦ Less theory & more application
◦ More trained project/construction managers
◦ More students to enter construction profession
◦ Ultimately research to develop new methods
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Industry endowment $50k + $50k Olin match
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Fundamentals-1:
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Fundamentals-2
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University Experience (1)
Precalculus (3)
General Chemistry (4)
English Composition (3)
Intro to Engineering & Construction (3)
Construction Plans (3)
Calculus-1 (3)
Basic Economics (3)
Writing About Literature (3)
Environmental Geology (3)
Computer applications lab – CAD
32 Total Credits
3/15/2016
61
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Construction & Business Basics-1:
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Construction & Business Basics-2
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Construction Methods (3)
Physics-1 (4)
Intro to Financial Accounting (3)
Scientific & Technical Writing (3)
Civilization 1 – Ancient to Medieval (3)
Statics & Materials for Construction (4)
Construction Measurements (3)
Legal & Social Environment of Business (3)
Intro to Managerial Accounting (3)
Civilization 2 – Renaissance to Modern (3)
32 Total Credits
3/15/2016
62
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Construction Science & Management-1:
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Engineering Materials + Lab (4)
Structures & Structural Systems (3)
Statistics for Business (3)
Technical Elective-1 (3)
Humanities Elective-1 (3)
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Soils, Foundations & Formwork (3)
Principles of Management (3)
Managing a Small Business (3)
Building Mechanical & HVAC Systems (3)
Technical Elective-2 (3)
Construction Science & Management-2
30 Total Credits
3/15/2016
63
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Advanced Construction Practice-1:
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Building Electrical & Electronic Systems (3)
Contract Controls: Schedule, Budget & Quality (3)
Engineering Economy & Planning (3)
Construction Safety (3)
Construction Capstone-1 (1)
Technical Elective-3 (3)
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Construction Equipment & Safety (3)
Leading Construction Operations (3)
Business Elective-1 (3)
Bidding, Estimating & Value Engineering (3)
Construction Capstone-2 (3)
Advanced Construction Practice-2
30 Total Credits
3/15/2016
64
 Study
and plan
◦ Buildings, Roads, Water Systems
◦ Develop new methods for above
 Design
◦ Engineering studies & calculations
◦ Develop plans and contracts
 Construct
◦ Technical advice during construction
◦ Manage the construction process
 Engineering
company
◦ Studies & design
◦ Develop plans & specifications
 City,
State or Federal government
◦ Plan for major roads, bridges & buildings
◦ Oversee and manage construction
 Construction
Company (*)
◦ Serve as Project Manager
◦ Control budget, schedule & quality