Civil Engineering and Construction Management

Corequisite: CM 110L. This course is designed to provide students with the foundational knowledge and practice at reading blueprints. Both residential and commercial construction drawings will be covered in this course. The set of plans, such as the foundation plan, floor plan, elevations, sections and details that must be assembled into an organized set of …

Prerequisite: MATH 104 or MATH 105 or MATH 255A. Corequisite: CM 208L. Fundamentals of surveying as applied to construction layout. Use of level and transit for location and control of structures, vertical and horizontal control. Introduction to AutoCAD as a means of presenting survey information with usage of Autodesk Survey and Autodesk Map. Lab measurements …

Corequisite: CM 210L. Recommended Corequisite: BLAW 280. Basic skills and techniques required to produce construction documents conforming to current building codes and standards, including working drawing, specifications, bid documents, addenda and change orders. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours technical activity/lab per week.

Prerequisites: CM 110/L and COMP 100. Corequisite: CM 240L.  Introduction to planning, design and construction of structures, including cost estimating and project scheduling. Computer applications. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab per week.

Prerequisites: CM 240/L. Application of computer systems to control operations in the building industry. Introduction to commercially available software for planning, scheduling and estimating that is generally used in the construction industry. Two 3-hour technical activity/labs per week.

Prerequisites: ACCT 220; MATH 255; CM 240/L. Corequisites: CM 310L, CM 312/L. Procedures for analyzing materials and methods involved in reliable estimates of the cost of a construction task or project, including: direct, indirect and contingency costs and profits. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours technical activity/lab per week.

Prerequisites: ACCT 220; MATH 255A; CM 240/L; Instructor consent. Corequisite: CM 312L. Basic application of construction cost control systems, including critical path method techniques, planning, logic, scheduling and updating, and use of computer for scheduling. Use of cost information and associated reports for the planning and scheduling of construction projects. 2 hours lecture/discussion, 3 hours …

Prerequisites: PHYS 100B and PHYS 100BL. Basic understanding of the electrical and mechanical systems, design and construction procedures used flexibility in each system, space requirements, and at what point in the job the work on a particular system is done.

Prerequisites: MSE 220/L. Corequisite: CM 326L. Not available for credit toward an engineering degree. Soil composition, description and physical properties of soils; earthmoving estimating, soil explorations, ground water effects, plate tectonics and introduction to seismic effects on soils. Lab: Investigations and experiments in soil mechanics, including field requirements for foundations and other earthwork structures. 2 hours …

Prerequisites: ACCT 220; CM 326/L. Corequisite: CM 334L. Construction procedures, job planning layout and scheduling, selection and application of construction equipment to building and heavy construction projects. 1 hour lecture, 3 hours problem solving lab per week.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Corequisite: CM 336L. The purpose of this course is to give the students an overview of design and construction delivery systems for high-performance green buildings. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) will be discussed in detail. Sustainability evaluation systems will …

Prerequisites: CM 240; MATH 255B. The analysis of the distribution of forces on and within bodies in static equilibrium. Free body diagrams, equilibrium equations and the method of sections. The analysis of stresses and deflections in members and simple structural systems. Axial, torsional, bending and shear stresses and deflections, and column stability. Design of building …

Prerequisites: BLAW 280; CM 210/L. Administration of contract documents, including invitation to bid, addenda, proposals, change orders, subcontracts, liens, claims, waivers, arbitration, general and supplemental conditions and CSI specifications. Available for graduate credit.

Prerequisites: CM 310/L, CM 312/L; Instructor consent. Corequisite: CM 415L. Introduction to the basic concepts of construction management. Areas of focus to include quantity analysis, productivity, work activity sequencing, network scheduling and computer applications specific to construction management. The construction manager’s relation to internal organization, owner, architect, engineer, public, press, legal aid, unions, trades, equipment, …

Prerequisites: CM 208/L, CM 326/L. Investigation, market research, finance, cost estimating and land use with respect to development process. Including an analysis of land development; site investigation; grading; street piping systems and water supply systems, including allowable pressure in pipes, head loss calculations, minimum allowable slopes for sewage disposal; and landscaping.

Prerequisite: CM 340. Corequisite: CM 440L. A practice-oriented treatment of the procedures for structural concrete, steel and timber design. Design of columns, beams, slabs and walls. Lateral load resisting systems. Introduction to computer aided analysis and design. Emphasis is given to the application of building structures. Not available for credit towards an engineering degree. 2 …

Prerequisites: CM 326/L, CM 334/L. Corequisite: CM 441L. The course covers basic highway design and traffic circulation principles. Study of design elements of alignment, profile, cross-section and controlled-access highways. Investigation of functional highway classification, traffic volume, signs and measurements, intelligent transportation systems, and Caltrans standard drawings and specifications. Available for graduate credit. 2 hours lecture, …

Prerequisites: CM 210/L. In this seminar, students will explore dispute prevention by emphasizing partnering and team building, realistic risk allocation, competing engineering and documentation, constructability analysis, and dispute-resolution clauses. Through readings, discussions, guest speakers, independent research, writing and oral presentations, students will develop a clearer understanding of dispute prevention.

Prerequisites: BLAW 280; CM 210/L. Orientation to the rules and regulations governing construction industry practices and activities, including contractors license law, state lien laws, health and safety regulations, personnel relations and supervision, workers compensation, employment insurance and taxes. Available for graduate credit. 3 hours lecture/discussion per week.

Prerequisites: CM 310/L, CM 312/L; Senior standing in Construction Management. (CM 488A and CM 488B must be completed within the same academic year.) Selection and completion of a project under faculty and/or industry supervision. Projects typical of problems that a graduate of the Construction Management Program must solve in their field of employment. Requires both …

Prerequisites: CM 310/L, CM 312/L. Supervised off-campus professional experience in construction management technology for students with junior or senior standing in the major. Positions are paid and usually run for a full year with summer work available. Course may be repeated for up to 6 semester units of credit with a maximum of 2 semester …

This course covers the fundamental principles and practices of Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) in the construction context, and clash detection of systems. The use of information systems in the construction industry may be introduced.

This course covers economics and finance in the construction industry. Course content will include provisions specific to bidding process, such as competition and barriers, as well as project finance and risks in the private and public sectors.

Prerequisite: CM 415/L. This course provides an opportunity to integrate skills and knowledge, review issues, and produce deliverables required for successful project management. Students learn advanced topics in project management such as project management office, and program management strategies.

The course introduces alternative project delivery methods such as Design-Build and Public-Private Partnership (P3), roles of project participants; procuring services, and organizing and managing alternative delivery contracts.

The course introduces Public-Private Partnership and Design-Build Project Delivery, The Facilities Acquisition Process, The Public Sector Investment Decision, Project Finance, and P3, and Risk Evaluation and Transfer.

The course introduces project administration, design quality management, change orders, claims, and process payments during design and construction.

Prerequisites: CM 310/L and CM 312/L, or CE 315/L, or equivalent. The course introduces project schedule analysis, and it covers various methods of advanced construction project controls concepts and delay analysis techniques such as time impact analysis.

Prerequisite: CM 415/L. This course covers quality management of construction processes. Topics include designing and implementing quality management plans, establishing a quality management system, and information technology in quality management.

This course introduces students to the concepts, theories, and applications of green infrastructure planning at multiple scales and areas of practice. Green infrastructure planning requires a systems approach to improving ecological function while providing vital ecosystem services for human populations.

This course introduces the infrastructure systems used in the construction and rehabilitation of existing pipelines. Topics include: the design, construction, renewal, and management of such systems, and the analysis of direct, indirect, and social costs of underground construction using available trenchless technology methods.

This course covers concrete as a construction material including cement and aggregate properties relating to the design, control, and performance of concrete. Concrete forming and construction methods, laboratory testing, and advances in concrete technology will be discussed.

Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy for the M.S. degree; written approvals of the faculty advisor and department graduate coordinator or department chair. Students enroll in this course during the preparation and examination phase of their M.S. degree. Students review and synthesize the information learned during the program, reflect and assess the level of mastery attained, prepare …

Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy for the M.S. degree and written approvals of a faculty advisor and department graduate coordinator or department chair. Thesis or graduate project for the completion of the M.S. degree. It may be taken as 3 units for the graduate project and 6 units for a master’s thesis. (Credit/No Credit only).