By Ashok Pandit & Ralph Locurcio

Personal Background

Build on, in and with Soil Investigate the Soil Meet with Structural Engineer Plan and Conduct Soil Borings Create Soil Profile Identify the Problem Analyze Alternatives Design a Solution

Moving People and Goods through Air, Water and Land◦ Highways◦ Trains◦ Tunnels◦ Rails◦ Bicycles◦ Boats◦ Planes

LOS A◦ Free-flow operation

LOS B◦ Reasonably free flow◦ Ability to maneuver is only

slightly restricted◦ Effects of minor incidents

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LOS E◦ Operation near or at capacity◦ No usable gaps in the traffic

stream◦ Operations extremely volatile◦ Any disruption causes queuing

LOS F◦ Breakdown in flow◦ Queues form behind

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Personal Background

You have two options at You have two options at Florida TechFlorida Tech

1.1. Civil Engineering optionCivil Engineering option◦ Mostly science & engineering subjectsMostly science & engineering subjects◦ Primary education is for Primary education is for designdesign◦ Leads to Professional Engineering licenseLeads to Professional Engineering license◦ Requires some job training for constructionRequires some job training for construction

2.2. Construction Management optionConstruction Management option◦ Engineering basics & management subjectsEngineering basics & management subjects◦ Primary education for Primary education for construction mgtconstruction mgt◦ No qualification for design or PENo qualification for design or PE◦ Leads to General Contractor licenseLeads to General Contractor license◦ No job training needed for constructionNo job training needed for construction

Civil Engineering optionCivil Engineering option◦Mostly engineering subjectsMostly engineering subjects◦Math & Science heavyMath & Science heavy◦Primary focus is for Primary focus is for designdesign◦Leads to Professional Engineering licenseLeads to Professional Engineering license

Construction Management optionConstruction Management option◦Engineering basics & management subjectsEngineering basics & management subjects◦Basic science + Business & ManagementBasic science + Business & Management◦Primary focus is for Primary focus is for managementmanagement◦Leads to General Contractor licenseLeads to General Contractor license

What Do I Do?Excavation/Construction Oversight

You have two options at You have two options at Florida TechFlorida Tech

BS in Construction Management BS in Construction Management

Presented by:Prof Ralph V. Locurcio,

P.E.

Industry Partners to FIT… “we need…”Industry Partners to FIT… “we need…”

◦ Broader spectrum of skillsBroader spectrum of skills

◦ Combine business skills with technical educationCombine business skills with technical education

◦ Less theory & more applicationLess theory & more application

◦ More trained project/construction managersMore trained project/construction managers

◦ More students to enter construction professionMore students to enter construction profession

◦ Ultimately research to develop new methodsUltimately research to develop new methods Industry endowment $50k + $50k Olin matchIndustry endowment $50k + $50k Olin match

6104/19/23

Fundamentals-1:◦ University Experience (1)◦ Precalculus (3)◦ General Chemistry (4)◦ English Composition (3)◦ Intro to Engineering & Construction (3) ◦ Construction Plans (3)

Fundamentals-2◦ Calculus-1 (3)◦ Basic Economics (3)◦ Writing About Literature (3)◦ Environmental Geology (3) ◦ Computer applications lab – CAD

32 Total Credits

6204/19/23

Construction & Business Basics-1:◦ Construction Methods (3)◦ Physics-1 (4) ◦ Intro to Financial Accounting (3) ◦ Scientific & Technical Writing (3)◦ Civilization 1 – Ancient to Medieval (3)

Construction & Business Basics-2◦ Statics & Materials for Construction (4)◦ Construction Measurements (3)◦ Legal & Social Environment of Business (3)◦ Intro to Managerial Accounting (3)◦ Civilization 2 – Renaissance to Modern (3)

32 Total Credits

6304/19/23

Construction Science & Management-1:◦ Engineering Materials + Lab (4)◦ Structures & Structural Systems (3)◦ Statistics for Business (3)◦ Technical Elective-1 (3)◦ Humanities Elective-1 (3)

Construction Science & Management-2◦ Soils, Foundations & Formwork (3)◦ Principles of Management (3)◦ Managing a Small Business (3)◦ Building Mechanical & HVAC Systems (3)◦ Technical Elective-2 (3)

30 Total Credits

6404/19/23

Advanced Construction Practice-1:◦ Building Electrical & Electronic Systems (3)◦ Contract Controls: Schedule, Budget & Quality (3)◦ Engineering Economy & Planning (3)◦ Construction Safety (3)◦ Construction Capstone-1 (1)◦ Technical Elective-3 (3)

Advanced Construction Practice-2◦ Construction Equipment & Safety (3)◦ Leading Construction Operations (3)◦ Business Elective-1 (3)◦ Bidding, Estimating & Value Engineering (3)◦ Construction Capstone-2 (3)

30 Total Credits

Study and planStudy and plan◦Buildings, Roads, Water SystemsBuildings, Roads, Water Systems◦Develop new methods for aboveDevelop new methods for above

DesignDesign◦Engineering studies & calculationsEngineering studies & calculations◦Develop plans and contractsDevelop plans and contracts

ConstructConstruct◦Technical advice during constructionTechnical advice during construction◦Manage the construction processManage the construction process

Engineering companyEngineering company◦Studies & designStudies & design◦Develop plans & specificationsDevelop plans & specifications

City, State or Federal governmentCity, State or Federal government◦Plan for major roads, bridges & buildingsPlan for major roads, bridges & buildings◦Oversee and manage constructionOversee and manage construction

Construction Company (*)Construction Company (*)◦Serve as Project ManagerServe as Project Manager◦Control budget, schedule & qualityControl budget, schedule & quality