Construction sites - Construction Machinery
| Title | Εργοτάξια - Δομικές Μηχανές (Κορμού) / Construction sites - Construction Machinery |
| Code | ΤΜ3500 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Civil Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Kleopatra Petroutsatou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600021994 |
Programme of Study: PPS TPM - EISAKTEOI APO 2022 KAI EXĪS
Registered students: 374
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 3 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 5 |
| Total Hours | 65 |
| Class ID | 600284561
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600284561
- At the Website of the School:
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6924
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The successful completion of the course should allow the students:
1. To identify the structural and organizational characteristics, as well as the requirements for the operation of a construction site.
2. To be aware of the issues and parameters related to the operation of a construction site and be able to apply their knowledge to the design and build of a construction site's facilities and infrastructure.
3. To identify the necessary construction layouts according to project characteristics.
4. To identify the main construction equipment and their operation
5. To calculate the productivity of the equipment and to conduct the operation analysis of construction projects.
6. To understand construction equipment economics in order to perform fleet management.
7. To understand and be able to manage health and safety issues, logistics, economics, and environmental issues of construction sites.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
Types of construction sites. Construction site layout and control (design, methodology and planning). Construction site infrastructure (temporary facilities, buildings, material storage areas, crews). Construction equipment basics (use, factors of selection according project’s characteristics). Operation Analysis (theory and practice). Human resources and their interaction in project (qualifications, responsibilities). Construction equipment productivity and operators (in relation with projects productivity). Construction site management (human resources, organization, processes). Health and safety issues in construction projects. Construction projects' logistics. Environmental management of site wastes and byproducts. Monitoring sites with Information Technology applications.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Full exploitation of the Moodle course management platform and the "faculty.auth.gr" evaluation platform. Use of distance-learning applications. Use of online applications for data collection, storage, and transfer from the field.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 65 | 2.3 | ✓ | ||
| Seminars | 4 | 0.1 | |||
| Fieldwork | 6 | 0.2 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 12 | 0.4 | |||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 4 | 0.1 | |||
| Project | 20 | 0.7 | |||
| Written assigments | 12 | 0.4 | |||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 126 | 4.5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Exams grades
Written assignments grades
Project grades
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Δομικές Μηχανές, λειτουργική ανάλυση και κοστολόγηση έργων πολιτικού μηχανικού Κλαίρη Πετρουτσάτου, Μαρίνα Μαρινέλλη, Εκδόσεις Κριτική, 2018
Additional bibliography for study
Κοκκάλης, Δ. (2011). Ασφάλεια στην εργασία, Διδακτικές σημειώσεις, Θεσσαλονίκη: Αυτοέκδοση
Φωτιάδης, Γ. (2002). Οργάνωση και Διοίκηση Εργοταξίων Δομικών Έργων, Διδακτικές σημειώσεις, Θεσσαλονίκη: Α.Π.Θ.-Τμήμα εκδόσεων
Peurifoy, R., Schexnayder, C.J., and Shapira, A. Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, Edition: 8th.
Nunnally, S.W. (2014). Construction Methods and Management.
Vorster, M. (2009). Construction Equipment Economics.
Last Update
13-01-2024
