Study Guide
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL/ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
CEE3311- CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
FALL 2014
Quiz No. 1 September 2, 2014 Study Guide
Chapter 1 – History and Basic Concepts
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Natural materials used in construction in prehistoric times.
Three great leaders of construction credited with the building of Brooklyn Bridge and their titles.
Invented the concept of a cable-supported suspension bridge.
Chief engineer of Panama Canal project.
Three items the Panama Canal project chief engineer did when he took over the project that contributed to the climate and environment for success of the project.
6. List of great historic projects completed in modern times.
7. Two general themes of the study of construction as a discipline.
8. Definition of construction technology.
9. Definition of construction management as given by the Construction Management Association of America.
10. Give the abbreviation for Construction Management.
11. List four resources for construction (Four Ms) available to the construction manager to construct a project.
12. What is the involvement of construction management in the use of construction resources?
13. Six issues, which must be considered when managing and successfully completing a project applying the resources of construction.
14. What federal agency that oversees safety in construction projects? (No abbreviation accepted)
15. CM’s main responsibility when the CM is selected before the owner has been exposed to any designers or contractors. 16. Four duties that the CM will focus on when the CM is added to the project team after the owner hired the designer. 17. Give other name for the following terms.
a) Owner b) Contractor c) Designer 18. Four reasons why owners hire CMs.
19. Six responsibilities of CM as owner’s impartial agent.
20. List three basic projects format systems and give specific example of each system.
a)
Example:
b)
Example:
c)
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL/ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
CEE3311- CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
FALL 2014
Quiz No. 1 September 2, 2014 Study Guide
Chapter 1 – History and Basic Concepts
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Natural materials used in construction in prehistoric times.
Three great leaders of construction credited with the building of Brooklyn Bridge and their titles.
Invented the concept of a cable-supported suspension bridge.
Chief engineer of Panama Canal project.
Three items the Panama Canal project chief engineer did when he took over the project that contributed to the climate and environment for success of the project.
6. List of great historic projects completed in modern times.
7. Two general themes of the study of construction as a discipline.
8. Definition of construction technology.
9. Definition of construction management as given by the Construction Management Association of America.
10. Give the abbreviation for Construction Management.
11. List four resources for construction (Four Ms) available to the construction manager to construct a project.
12. What is the involvement of construction management in the use of construction resources?
13. Six issues, which must be considered when managing and successfully completing a project applying the resources of construction.
14. What federal agency that oversees safety in construction projects? (No abbreviation accepted)
15. CM’s main responsibility when the CM is selected before the owner has been exposed to any designers or contractors. 16. Four duties that the CM will focus on when the CM is added to the project team after the owner hired the designer. 17. Give other name for the following terms.
a) Owner b) Contractor c) Designer 18. Four reasons why owners hire CMs.
19. Six responsibilities of CM as owner’s impartial agent.
20. List three basic projects format systems and give specific example of each system.
a)
Example:
b)
Example:
c)