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Crew placing pumped concrete into a reinforced slab with formwork and rebar mats visible.

CEGR 492 · Engineering Design Studio · Construction and Technology

Construction and Cost

Concrete placement over the reinforcing mat — where design assumptions about cover and consolidation are won or lost.

Phase VI · Engineering Design Studio · Week 8–11

Construction Planning and Cost Studio

Plan construction sequencing, methods, temporary works, productivity, equipment and schedule.

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Add a construction activity to record its inputs, capacity and governing check.

Learning objectives

  • Sequence construction activities
  • Select methods and equipment
  • Estimate durations

Engineering judgment

  • Sequencing errors cost more than design errors.
  • Temporary works are engineered works.

Governing standards

  • OSHA 29 CFR 1926

    Construction Safety Standards

    Excavation, fall protection, temporary works

    Subpart P Excavation
    Subpart M Falls
  • Envision v3

    Sustainable Infrastructure Framework

    Sustainability credits and scoring

    Quality of Life
    Resource Allocation
    Climate and Resilience

FE Civil connection

Construction management

Handbook section: Construction

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Materials and Laboratory Design Studio

Specify materials and plan the laboratory testing program that validates design assumptions.

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