Civil Construction Projects

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Civil Construction Projects

• Whats Involved?

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Construction is the End Product of most Civil
Engineering Design and brings together the
various Specialty Areas

• Geotechnical Sitework Foundations
• Structural Frame
• Environmental Water/Waste Water
• Transportation Access Parking

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How Do We Go From This
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to This?
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or From This
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to This?
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One Phase at a Time
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Site Work
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Excavation Work
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Foundation Work
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Other Below Grade Work
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Framework
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More Framework
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More Framework
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More Framework
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Finish Work
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Phases of a Building Project

• Layout
• Site Preparation Grading
• Excavation
• Foundations (Substructure)
• Subgrade Work (Substructure Utilities)
• Framework (Superstructure)
• Doors and Windows
• Roofing
• Mechanical Systems
• Exterior Finish
• Interior Finish
• Finish Landscaping

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Some Student Projects

• Visit a local Construction Site and have students
  identify as many different activities as they can
• Create a new project (such as a hypothetical
  playground) and ask students to develop a
  Schedule of Construction
• Have students build a model of a structure and
  explain the step-by-step procedure they used in
  its construction