Course Description
The Construction Equipment course provides the student with a general background for understanding the equipment used in construction projects as well as the following subjects: evaluation and selection of equipment for construction projects, earthmoving, paving, steel and concrete construction, formwork, trenching, excavation, tunneling, site preparation and organization. Equipment economics, engineering fundamentals and analyzing production outputs, estimating equipment cost including ownership, operating costs and determining economic life and replacement policy will be of great value for construction estimators. The course will include a determination for the optimum mix of equipment and estimating the equipment productivity that will help the engineer know how to maximize the profit of an equipment-intensive construction project.
Course ID: BSTC -561
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 3 | 4.50 | 4.5 | - |
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