PTCE3012 Syllabus - Construction Management And Safety - 2023 Regulation Anna University

PTCE3012 Syllabus - Construction Management And Safety - 2023 Regulation Anna University

PTCE3012	CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY	L T P C

2023

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

• To study and understand the formulation, costing of construction projects, scheduling and various safety concepts and its requirements applied to construction projects.

UNIT I	GENERAL OVERVIEW AND PROJECT ORGANIZATION	6

Introduction - Interdisciplinary nature of modern construction projects – execution of project – evaluation of bits – resource management.

UNIT II	ESTIMATION OF PROJECT COST & ECONOMICS	6

Estimating quantities – description of items – estimation of project cost – running account bills – decision making in construction projects – depreciation of construction equipment – case study.

UNIT III	PLANNING AND SCHEDULING	6

Introduction – project scheduling – uncertainties in duration of activities using PERT – Project monitoring and control system – resource levelling and allocation – crashing of network.

UNIT IV	SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION	6

Basic terminology in safety - types of injuries - safety pyramid - Accident patterns - Planning for safety budget, safety culture - Introduction to OSHA regulations - Site safety programs - Job hazard analysis, accident investigation & accident indices-violation, penalty.

UNIT V	SAFE OPERATING PROCEDURES	6

Safety during alteration, demolition works – Earthwork, steel construction, temporary structures, masonry & concrete construction, cutting & welding - Construction equipment, materials handling- disposal & hand tools - Other hazards – fire, confined spaces, electrical safety.

TOTAL: 30 PERIODS

LAB:

Ex 1 Introduction to various construction management software
Ex 2 Planning and creating new project
Ex 3 Scheduling and constraints using PRIMAVERA
Ex 4 Project cost management using PRIMAVERA
Ex 5 Construction project safety management using BIM

TOTAL: 30 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES: At the end of the course the student will be able to

CO1 Perform formulations of projects.
CO2 Analyze project costing.
CO3 Identify and estimate the activity in the construction.
CO4 Develop the knowledge on accidents and their causes.
CO5 Plan, assess, analyze and manage the construction project sites.

REFERENCES:

1. Barcus, S.W. and Wilkinson.J.W., Hand Book of Management Consulting Services, McGraw Hill, New York, 1986.
2. Joy P.K., Total Project Management - The Indian Context, New Delhi, Macmillan India Ltd., 1992
3. Albert Lester, Project Management, Planning and Control, 7th Edition, Butterworth- Heinemann, USA , 2017.
4. Patrick X.W. Zou ,Riza YosiaSunindijo, Strategic Safety Management in Construction and Engineering John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2015.