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EM381 Construction Materials
Credits: 3 (2,0,3) Prerequisites: EM204
A course that covers the composition and the physical and mechanical properties of construction
materials such as asphalt, pavement base materials, Portland cement concrete, steel, polymers,
wood, aluminum, and advanced composite materials; proportioning of concrete mixtures
including admixtures; and hands on laboratory experiments and demonstrations to familiarize
students with testing methods, equipment, standards, and quality control procedures.

EM382 Legal Aspects of Engineering
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: ETHC305
A course on the structure for how contractual aspects and relationships work in construction
industry; with respect of contract law and legal rules application in actual practice; similarly how
the legal problem are managed; specifically subject covered the prime construction process,
principal documents for design services and subcontracting service; standard form documents---
for design and prime construction services; Project participants and the Initial Decision Maker
(IDM); the contracts, procurements and bid evaluation, construction contract documents and
specifications, torts, parties in contract, professional liability, changes and variation orders,
insurance expert testimony, arbitration, patents and copyrights, sureties and ethics.

EM383 Building Construction
Credits: 3 (2,0,3) Prerequisites: EM204 Co-requisites: EM381
Introduces basic knowledge of building systems, materials, technical specifications, techniques,
and finishing with emphasis on understanding blueprints and symbols, developing construction
drawings, and installation. The course lab features field trips to fabrication plants and construction
sites. The two major areas examined are structural systems, construction processes, and
assemblies along with the basic mechanical and electrical systems required in buildings.

EM386 Highway and Transportation Engineering
Credits: 3 (3,1,0) Prerequisites: EM301
This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of transportation and highway
engineering – from planning and design to operations. The course introduces the technological,
economic, and social aspects of transportation. It emphasizes concepts of geometric, structural
design, and construction of highways, also characteristics of driver, vehicles, and roads. Supply-
demand interactions, traffic studies, and analysis. Besides, highway safety and intelligent
transportation systems are covered.

EM388 Project Planning, Scheduling and Control
Credits: 3 (2,0,3) Prerequisites: Junior Level Standing
Study of the concepts used in planning, scheduling and controlling construction projects.
Investigation of the planning activities for construction projects starting with Work Break Down
Structure (WBS), resource, equipment and materials analysis and selection; productivity, time and
cost estimates. Scheduling techniques including precedence diagrams, Critical Path Method
(CPM), Program Evaluation Review Techniques (PERT), linear scheduling methods, resource
leveling, time-cost analysis, bar charts, time-scaled diagrams, and computer applications
(Primavera, Microsoft Project, or equivalent software); Project updating, evaluation and control,
and earned value analysis.

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