Undergraduate Course: Construction Process Modelling 5 (CIVE11010)
Course Outline
School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | This course will introduce and study construction processes (for example earthmoving, concreting) from a fundamental point of view with the aim of improving their efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. The course will also look at advanced construction management techniques and methods, in particular the modelling tools of discrete-event simulation, regression modelling and case-based reasoning. The course is presented via detailoed case studies of real examples based on published material. |
Course description |
LECTURE TOPICS:
introduction to construction processes;
collection of data;
introduction to analysis techniques;
discrete-event simulation;
regression analysis;
case-based reasoning;
model validation; and
model experimentation & application.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module the students should be able to:
-understand basic construction processes such as earthmoving, concreting and paving;
-know how construction process data is captured;
-appreciate the benefits and methods needed to carry out discrete-event simulation; regression modelling and case-based reasoning;
-understand the necessity for model validation;
-undertake experimentation upon process models and understand the effect different factors have upon processes; and
-carry out simple regression analysis and simulation of construction process data.
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Reading List
Law & Kelton (2000), Simulation Modeling and Analysis, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill. |
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Simon Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 7159
Email: Simon.Smith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Craig Hovell
Tel: (0131 6)51 7080
Email: c.hovell@ed.ac.uk |
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