Construction Management

(MS-310)

Credit Hours
Theory (3.0) +Practical (0)

Contact Hours
Theory (3.0) +Practical (0)
 Time Table
 Every Tuesday
 8:00 am till 11:00 am,

 Insha'Allah.
 Tentative Marks Distribution
 Theory 100  Assignments
 Surprise Quizzes
 Class Discipline
 Sessional 20
 Mid Term 30  Viva

 Final 50  Presentation
 Course Contents
 Contact CR
 REFERENCE BOOK
Construction Management Fundamentals
(Second Edition)

By Kraig Knutson, Clifford J. Schexnayder,

Christine M. Fiori, Richard E.Mayo
McGraw Hill Construction
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This course has been planned as a compulsory course for
undergraduates.

It starts with the introduction of the special nature of civil engineering

project.

The course revolves around the various activities encountered during the
life cycle of a civil engineering project.

It introduces the basic learning requirements for the civil engineer

project manager and makes the appreciation for the qualitative nature of
the construction project management.

The philosophy of the course is more on system approach contrary to

majority of mechanics based subject.
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Major areas of the course you will learn are;

 General overview of civil engineering projects

 Procurement and contract management

 Project planning and its implementation

 Quality and Safety in construction management

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• Most of the topics are introductory in nature.
• By going through this course, a student will be able
to understand –

 What does a Civil Engineer do?

 What are the nature of job for the construction
engineers?
 If a person wants to develop his career in the
construction industry, what are the various subjects a
student is required to learn?
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 The art of construction has slowly
developed into a science over the
centuries.

 Civilengineers are involved from Government Staff Quarters

conception to physical realization of
the project.

 We shall first enumerate the different

civil engineering projects.
Residential Buildings

1. Residential Buildings, town

planning
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2. Other buildings –

 Academic building such as institutes,

university and schools,
hospitals,  Mosque, government and
private offices, commercial complexes, Mosque
recreational building  such as
auditorium, cinema hall, theaters,
stores, warehouse, light manufacturing University
plants.

 Depending upon the level of

development of a country, these
construction projects constitute large
share. Developed countries have more Hospital
facilities in this area than under
developed countries.
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3. Transportation systems:

 Bridges and flyover, roads,

railways, airport, urban mass Metro Bus Route Lahore
transit system such as mono
railway, town planning, port
and  harbor, tunnel.

Azadi Flyover Lahore

 These are basic infrastructural
projects. Developing countries
are spending major of its
budget on these projects.
Allama Iqbal Airport Lahore
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4: Hydraulic structures
 Dam, barrage, canal,
hydroelectric power plant, Dam
tunnel, embankment, flood
control system.

 For a country whose

economy is dependent on Barrage

agriculture, these are major

infrastructural projects.

Canal
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5: Fossil fuel and Nuclear

power plants:

 Energy is vital for

survival.

 The generation of Thermal Power Plants

electricity is carried out
from coal, petroleum and
nuclear fuel.

Nuclear Plant
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6: Offshore Structures:

 These are huge steel and

concrete structure in sea,
used usually for
petroleum extraction.

Tension Legged Platform

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7: Space based and defense structure::

 Army Cantonment, missile launch pad,

bunkers,
Missile Launch Pad  
 Defense is an important part of any
country.

 These are huge civil engineering

construction projects related to defense. Army Cantonment

 Technology involved is very

sophisticated.
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8: Industrial Structures
 Petrochemical refineries,
small and large scale
manufacturing plants,
silos, bunker, mine
developments.

 These are the backbone of

modern growth of a
country. Refinery
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9: Communication System:

 Transmission line tower,

communication network, TV Tower
TV Tower.

 These structures are

lifeline for present
activities.
Transmission Line
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10: Water and waste project;

 Water treatment plant,

 Water distribution system - pipe, water

tanks,
Water Treatment
 Sewage and storm water collection system,

 Sewage treatment plants,

 Sewage disposal system,

Waste Water Treatment
 These structures are important for
environment friendly living and healthy life.
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10: Special Projects:

 High altitude construction

project, marine
exploration project.

 These are used for

scientific exploration,
strategic importance. High Altitude Construction
Structures
 Types of Structures
Plates
Membranes

Shells
The
characteristic
of a great
engineer is
creativity, not
skill with
math and
science.
Beijing National Aquatics Center
 A space elevator is a proposed FUTURE
structure designed to transport
material to space.
STRUCTURES

 The concept most often refers

to a structure that reaches from
the surface of the Earth on or
near the Equator to
geostationary orbit (GSO).

 Current materials technology

does not permit these kinds of
structures to be practical,
although advanced carbon
nano tubes could, in principle,
have the strength necessary to
permit this. Space Elevator
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Assignments / Presentations

 Find out the tallest building in Pakistan and discuss some important buildings
in different cities of Pakistan i.e. Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar,
Multan, Bahawalpur. Also, find out the type of structural system used.

 Collect the list of various dams and lakes in Pakistan and find out their details.

 Collect the list of various Barrages and link canals and find out their details
(salient features)

 Make a detailed collection of different bridges in the country. (salient features)

 Find out the area of industrial establishment and power plant in Pakistan. Make
a list province wise.