CEE 404 Infrastructure Construction

Winter 2011

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Schedule

Week Topic Reading Assignments
Tuesday
1/4/11
Infrastructure
Overview and Relevance
  OUT: final project
Thursday
1/6/11
Final Project Overview
Construction, Productivity & Logistics
ASCE Report Card s...
Balancing Production Rates...
OUT: HMA production rates
Tuesday
1/11/11
Construction, Productivity & Logistics
Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)
PI (HMA Construction)
Streamlined Strategies for...
Fast-Track Urban Freeway...
 
Thursday
1/13/11
Construction, Productivity & Logistics
Portland Cement Concrete (PCC)
PI (PCC Construction)
Case Study of Urban Concrete... Integrated Integrated Design/Construction...
OUT: HIPERPAV
Tuesday
1/18/11
Construction, Productivity & Logistics
Crack, Seat & Overlay (CSOL)
  IN: HMA production rates
Thursday
1/20/11
HIPERPAV
Computer Lab


OUT: I-5 Bow Hill productivity
Tuesday
1/25/11
Movies
Hong Kong Airport
Boston's Big Dig

 
Thursday
1/27/11
CA4PRS
Computer Lab
Construction Analysis for Pavement...
Productivity Aspects of...
 
Tuesday
2/1/11
Traffic Impacts

Full Road Closure for Work Zone...
Multifaceted Public Outreach...
OUT: I-5 Bow Hill traffic
IN: HIPERPAV
Thursday
2/3/11
CA4PRS - traffic impacts
Computer Lab
   
Tuesday
2/8/11
Speaker: Matt Preedy
Alaskan Way tunnel replacement
   
Thursday
2/10/11
Cost Estimating
Underestimating Costs...
Major Project Program Cost Estimating...
Highway Construction Cost Survey

OUT: Bow Hill cost estimate
Tuesday
2/15/11
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
LCCA in Pavement Design
South Carolina DOT Study...
IN: I-5 Bow Hill productivity
Thursday
2/17/11
Speaker: Michael Krulc, Traylor Bros. Link Light Rail Tunnels
   
Tuesday
2/22/11
Speaker: Larry Kyle, SR 520 Bridge (this is a placeholder for now)   IN: Bow Hill traffic
Thursday
2/24/11
FHWA RealCost v2.5
Computer Lab
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis: RealCost...  
Tuesday
3/1/11
In class discussion, exam review   IN: Bow Hill cost estimate
Thursday
3/3/11
FINAL EXAM: 10:30pm to 12:20pm Open book, open notes bring your calculator
Tuesday
3/8/11
Report and Presentation Preparation
Computer Lab
   
Thursday
3/10/11
Final Presentations
10:30am to 12:20pm
Course Evaluation too!  
Monday
3/14/11
Final Presentations
10:30am to 12:20am
  IN: final project