Category: Construction

we learned about public lien law and public bond requirements, and how they vary by state. Select a state to research, and post to our discussion indicating which state you are researching (in a way, to mark your state). Please do NOT choose a state that a classmate has already selected. Be sure to review…

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Design HW 4B_Soil Classification Ch4 – Soil Classification Review chapter 4 of the textbook (pages 53-63) and submit a summary of this chapter. Minimum of 3 pages, including charts and tables .Required Textbook(s): 1. 2. Soils and Foundation. Cheng Liu, Jack B. Evett. Pearson. 8 thEditiion Requirements: as needed

Welcome to ETC 209 – Introduction to Drone Technology Course Description: The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with various usage and types of drones used in today’s industry as related to Engineering Technology. The course includes, but is not limited to drone design, control circuit layout, fabrication and programming through the construction…

Construction Project Selected (San Diego International Airport Terminal 1, phase 1b construction by Turner Construction and FlatIron). Photos of site visit is included attached Requirements and Deliverables Individual will identify, analyze and report on a current (ongoing) earthwork operation on a current construction project in the San Diego area. Describe the earthwork operation First provide…

Construction Project Selected (San Diego International Airport Terminal 1, phase 1b construction by Turner Construction and FlatIron). Photos of site visit is included attached Requirements and Deliverables Individual will identify, analyze and report on a current (ongoing) earthwork operation on a current construction project in the San Diego area. Describe the earthwork operation First provide…

Use any of the collective bargaining agreements provided in this module, or you may use an alternative construction agreement of your choice. If so, you MUST include a copy of the agreement (PDF or link) with your submission to receive credit. Identify the agreement (who the parties are, both union and employer) Other than wages…

You are in a hypothetical situation renegotiating an 8F construction agreement in an area with 64% market share for the trade involved. The contract will expire within two weeks. You still have two important outstanding issues to resolve, and are still pretty far from reaching an agreement on these remaining two items. Choose to post…

This case requires you to identify sources of job stress and discuss how to reduce or eliminate the sources of stress.Assume you are the construction manager on a public building project. The project building design and location is controversial. The project involves multiple subcontractors and stakeholders. The work will be publicly scrutinized, and the schedule…

Crisis is an event with significant negative effects. When a crisis occurs on the worksite, describe how the leader responds. Are they forthcoming, in denial, or secretive? What do you want to know when things go wrong? Requirements: one to two paragraph

Construction management is often highly stressful with the time pressures and uncertainties and the dynamic social structure involved in construction projects. There are different types of stress such as objective stress, burnout, and physiological stress; and work performances such as task performance, interpersonal performance, and organizational performance. Yet the construction community seldom goes for stress…