ABSTRACT

This new textbook fills an important gap in the existing literature, in that it prepares construction engineering and built environment students for their first experience of the jobsite. This innovative book integrates conceptual and hands-on knowledge of project engineering to introduce students to the construction process and familiarize them with the procedures and activities they need to operate as project engineers during their summer internships and immediately after graduation.

The textbook is structured into four sections:

  1. Section A: Introductory Concepts
  2. Section B: Field Engineering
  3. Section C: Office Engineering
  4. Section D: Advanced Project Engineering

The emphasis on field tasks and case studies, questions, and exercises taken from across civil works and commercial building sectors makes this the ideal textbook for introductory to intermediate courses in Construction Engineering, Construction Engineering Technology, Civil and Architectural Engineering, and Construction Management degree programs.

section A|76 pages

Introductory concepts

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|12 pages

Built environment projects

chapter 3|13 pages

Participants in built environment projects

chapter 4|13 pages

Project delivery

chapter 5|13 pages

Procurement and contracting

section B|40 pages

Field engineering

chapter 7|14 pages

Safety control and reporting

chapter 8|13 pages

Production control and reporting

chapter 9|11 pages

Quality control and reporting

section C|82 pages

Office engineering

chapter 10|13 pages

Design review

chapter 11|14 pages

Project documentation

chapter 12|12 pages

Cost engineering

chapter 13|13 pages

Sustainable built environment

chapter 14|12 pages

Close-out

chapter 15|10 pages

Modeling project documents

chapter 16|6 pages

Cost and schedule updates

section D|75 pages

Advanced project engineering

chapter 17|19 pages

Cost estimating

chapter 18|10 pages

Planning and scheduling

chapter 19|14 pages

Procurement management

chapter 20|13 pages

Managing changes

chapter 21|9 pages

Managing project risks