Construction Engineering
and Project Management
(CEPM)
Gabriel B. Dadi, Ph.D., P.E., LEED AP
151C OHR
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Agenda
• Introduction to Construction Industry
• Personal Background
• CEPM Curriculum and Research
• Construction Engineering Career Paths
• Questions
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Construction Industry
• Vertical • $800B in 2010
– Residential Buildings
• Every $1 Billion of new
construction
– Commercial Buildings 13,000 jobs in the
construction industry
• Horizontal
34,000 jobs.in supplies &
– Highways services
– Utility Work • Every $1 spent on new
construction generates
• Industrial $3.60 in economic activity
– Refineries in other industries.
– Power Plants
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Construction Project Participants
• Owner
– The Public Owner
– The Private Owner
• Architect/Engineer (A/E)
• Prime Contractor (General Contractor)
• Sub Contractor (Specialty Contractor)
• Vendors - Materials & Equipment
• Regulators (Banks, Insurance, Inspectors, etc.)
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Professional Experience
• Project Engineer
– Bid solicitation
– Document control
– Site layout
– Quality control
– Estimating
– Scheduling
– Safety Inspections
– Pre-construction services
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Projects
First Jefferson Centre Garage
Louisville, KY
$6.5M
Kentucky Horse Park Outdoor
Stadium Lexington, KY
$25M
Biological Pharmaceutical
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Complex Building, Lexington, KY
$134M
CEPM Faculty
• Dr. William F. Maloney
– Raymond-Shaver Chair
Professor of Construction
Engineering and Project
Management
– Safety, business
methods, organization
and culture
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CEPM Faculty
• Dr. Timothy R.B. Taylor
– Assistant Professor
– System dynamics, public
policy, management of
complex projects
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CEPM Faculty
• Dr. Gabriel B. Dadi
– Assistant Professor
– Project communication,
information technology,
labor productivity and
strategies, and building
information modeling
(BIM)
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Courses in CEPM
Undergraduate Graduate
• CE 303 – Introduction to • CE 602 – Construction Project
Construction Engineering Management
• CE 507 – Construction Safety • CE 605 – New Engineering
and Health Enterprises
• CE 508 – Design and • CE 699 –Building Information
Optimization of Construction Modeling for Construction
Operations • CE 699 – Supply Chain
• CE 509 – Project Cost and Management
Schedule Control • CE 699 – Construction Law
• CE 699 – System Dynamics
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CE 599 – Control of a Construction Project
• This course investigates the principles and
practices for the control of budget and
schedule for construction projects. Topics
include: estimating construction costs and
developing a project budget, planning
construction operations and developing a
project schedule, documenting and
reporting of project progress and
spending, and the management of change
of contract amount, contract time, and
contract scope of work.
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Project Controls Term Project
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CE 699 – System Dynamics
• Course focuses on strategic construction
and engineering management and
simulation modeling. Simulation of realistic
engineering management challenges will
be used to explore the causes of common
problems such as inadequate resources
and delays in satisfying customers.
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The Overtime Paradox
Required Workflow +
+ B1
Schedule Pressure
Overtime
Decreases
Required
Work
- Work Remaining
+ +
Overtime +
Work Completed
R1 Fatigue
Causes
Higher
+ Rework Rework Required
Fatigue +
+
Error
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System Dynamics Term Project
CE 699 – Building Information
Modeling (BIM)
• The course focuses on advanced
information systems used to control and
predict project performance. Discrete
Event Simulation (DES) Modeling and
Building Information Modeling (BIM) are
examined for construction operations,
developing work packages, 4D
simulations, and clash detection.
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DES Model
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Work Packaging in BIM
• Work Package – def. a well-defined
scope of work that ends in a deliverable
product(s)
– Can vary in size, but it must be measurable
and controllable unit of work to be
performance
– To complete a work package, one or more
tasks will be performed.
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4D Simulation
Architect: Frank Gehry
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Clash Detection
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Current and Future Research
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Current and Future Research
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Construction Engineering Career
Paths - Industry
0-5 5-20 20+
years years years
• Project Engineer • Project Manager • Vice President
• Safety Engineer • Lead Safety • Senior Project
• Estimator Engineer Executive
• Lead Estimator • Senior Safety Director
• Senior Estimator
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Construction Engineering Career
Paths - Academic
BSCE – 4- MSCE – PhD –
5 years 1-2 years 4 years (+)
• 134 credit hours • 24 hours + thesis • Coursework, qualifying
• 27 hours + report exam, and dissertation
• 30 hours including 3 completion
• Opportunities as TA, RA,
hours independent
or GA
work
• Opportunities as TA,
RA, or GA
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Pedestrian Bridge: Things to
Consider
• Maintenance of traffic
• Laydown area(s)
• Materials management
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WWTF: Things to Consider
• Laydown area(s)
• Erosion and sediment control
• Maintenance of pedestrian traffic
– Bridge to PS#5
– Sidewalk from bus stop
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Questions?
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