Overview of Construction Project Scheduling and Control, 2ed Book

Written by a career construction professional, this text about scheduling and project control addresses the average student, detailing all the steps clearly and without shortcuts. Solved and unsolved exercises cover all subjects, computer software programs for construction are included for each chapter, presents precedence networks as the realistic solution to scheduling, the main part of project control, and introduces new concepts in CPM scheduling such as the author's own Dynamic Minimum Lag technique. Special Features ?ú Thorough update to the author's 2004 book ?ú Presents the concepts of Dynamic Minimal Lag, a new CPM technique developed by the author ?ú New chapter on schedule risk management ?ú Focus on precendence networks ?ú Discusses software as needed, but is not written for one specific software package ?ú Provides numerous solved and unsolved problems for student review ?ú Includes a glossary and list of acronyms ?ú A complete instructor's manual is available providing solutions to all problems in the book as well as sets of test questions for each chapter with solutions. Table of Content ?ú Introduction. ?ú Bar (Gantt) Charts. ?ú Basic Networks. ?ú The Critical Path Method (CPM). ?ú Precedence Networks. ?ú Resource Allocation and Resource Leveling. ?ú Schedule Updating and Project Control. ?ú Schedule Compression and Time-Cost Trade-Off. ?ú Reports and Presentations. ?ú Scheduling as Part of the Project Management Effort. ?ú Other Scheduling Methods. ?ú Dynamic Minimum Lag Relationship. ?ú Construction Delay and Other Claims. Appendix A Computer Project. Appendix B Sample Reports. Abbreviations. Glossary. References. Bibliography. Index.

• Book Type :

Engineering & Technology

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

476 pages

• ISBN - 10 :

8126533153

• Construction Project Scheduling and Control, 2ed Published On :

2-Nov-11

• Resource:

Sciences, Technology & Medicine, Engineering & Technology for Students and Professionals

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