Virtual Engineering LabFaculty of Engineering – Cairo UniversityConstruction Management Applications

January 11th 2010

Construction Engineering & Management Courses

•Compulsory Courses:▫Construction Project Management▫Cost Estimating and Control

•Elective Courses:▫Project Planning and Control▫Resource Management

~950 students

Credit Hour System in CEM

•Compulsory courses:▫Construction Project Management▫Construction Equipment▫Construction Methods▫Construction Planning & Scheduling▫Introduction to Construction Contracts▫Risk Management in the Construction

Industry▫Cost Engineering▫Estimating & Quantity Surveying▫Financial Management▫Contract Administration ~200 students

Tools and Technologies to enhance Construction Management education•4D CAD

•Construction Simulation Tools

•Construction Visualization Tools

•Other Learning Objects

4D CAD modeling

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Learning with 4D CAD•Exploration of different hoisting methods

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Learning with 4D CAD• Identification of

construction conflicts (constructability analysis)

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Learning with 4D CAD•Identifying critical interaction between

construction sequence

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Learning with 4D CAD•Aligning work through the supply chain

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Construction Operations

•Learning objects to achieve the following:▫Demonstrate equipment operations

▫Demonstrate construction methods

▫Simulate and visualize construction operations

Demonstration of Equipment Operations

Photos Videos Equipment Simulation

http://cic.nist.gov/vrml/equip.html