Carl D. Martland [email protected] 1-153 3-5326 1.011 Project Evaluation Prereq: none U(spring) 3-0-6 Methodologies for evaluating civil engineering projects, which typically are large-scale, long-lived projects involving many economic, financial, social, and environmental factors. Basic techniques of engineering economics, including net present value analysis, life-cycle costing, benefit-cost analysis, and other approaches to project evaluation. Resource and cost estimation procedures appropriate for large-scale infrastructure systems. Incorporating service quality, risk, environmental impacts, and other factors within the evaluation process. Examples drawn from building design & construction, transportation systems, urban development, environmental projects, water resource management, and other elements of both the public and private infrastructure. Required Text Sullivan, Bontadelli and Wicks, "Engineering Economy", Prentice Hall, 11th ed. 1999C.D. Martland [email protected] 1-153 3-5326 1.011 Project Evaluation Assignments 2003 Exams Date % of Grade Quiz #1 Fri. Feb. 28 10% Quiz #2 Fri. Mar. 21 10% Quiz #3 Wed. Apr. 24 10% Problem Sets Assigned Due % of Grade & Main Topic #1 Feb. 5 Feb. 10 5% Panama Canal Case Study #2 Feb. 10 Feb. 18 5% Cost & Revenue Functions #3 Feb. 18 Feb. 24 5% Equivalence of Cash Flows #4 Mar. 3 Mar. 10 5% Does Discounting Hurt Future Generations? #5 Mar. 10 Mar. 19 5% "Skyscraper" Case Study #6 Mar. 31 Apr. 14 5% Cost & Benefit Models (for your project) #7 Apr. 14 Apr. 25 5% Risks & Uncertainty (for your project) Term Paper Topic Overview Feb. 5 March 5 5% Presentation Feb. 5 May 7 10% Final Report Feb. 5 May 15 20% Class Participation Bonus 10%1.011 References Text Books: William G. Sullivan, James A. Bontadelli, and Elin M. Wicks, "Engineering Economy", Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 11th edition, 1999 (this covers the basic methods along with chapters on probabilistic risk analysis, decision trees, cost accounting, and activity-based costing; it has a supplement "Electronic Spreadsheets for Engineering Economy Applications", and it has a web site for support) Ruegg, Rosalie T. and Harold E. Marshall, "Building Economics: Theory and Practice", Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990 (a very practical text with chapters on each of the evaluation methodologies; the focus is on the construction of buildings, so this book has a narrower focus than the course) Pindyck, Robert S. and Daniel L. Rubinfeld, "Microeconomics" Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1995, 4th edition Books About CEE Projects: Fredich, A.S., “Sons of Martha - Civil Engineering Readings in Modern Literature”, ASCE, 1989 (pure fun!) [RESERVE] Halliday, Stephen, “The Great Stink of London: Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis”, Sutton Publishing, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK, 1999 (the installation of sewers and the creation of the Thames embankment as a means of cleaning up the Thames in the mid-1800s) McCullough, David, "The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914", Simon & Schuster, NY, NY, 1977 McCullough, David, " The Great Bridge" (the building of the Brooklyn Bridge) [RESERVE] Peters, Tom, "Building the 19th Century", MIT Press [RESERVE] Pierce, Patricia, “Old London Bridge: the Story of the Longest Inhabited Bridge in Europe”, Headline Book Publishing, London, UK, 2001 (the 750-year history of a bridge that at one time was the retail center of London and the site of many trendy homes) Sabbagh, Karl, "Skyscraper", Penguin Books, NY, NY, 1989 (the building of the 50-story Worldwide Plaza in New York City) [RESERVE]Schodek, Daniel L., "Landmarks in American Civil Engineering", MIT Press, 1987 (more detail than "The Builders") [RESERVE] Wood, F.J., “The Turnpikes of New England”, Branch Line Press, Pepperell, MA, 1997(reissue of 1919 classic) [RESERVE] "The Builders: Marvels of Engineering", National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 1992 (great pictures and good overviews of major projects in all areas of civil engineering; a relatively inexpensive reference with a lot of excitement, but not too much detail concerning evaluation) [RESERVE] "Early American Mills" (a history of the construction of water-powered mills and mill-towns throughout New England during the 1800s) Articles: Brocard, Dominique N., Brian J. Van Wheels, and Lawrence A. Williamson, "The New Boston Outfall", Civil Engineering Practice, Vol. 9, #1, pp. 33-48 (the engineering options for the new sewer system in Boston Harbor, with consideration of the geotechnical, water and pollution concerns) Breen, Cheryl, Jekabs Vittands, and Daniel O'Brien, "The Boston Harbor Project: History and Planning", Civil Engineering Practice, Vol. 9, #1, pp. 11-32 (very good overview of the history, need, and options considered for the whole program) Griggs, Francis E. Jr., "Thomas W.H. Mosely and His Bridges", Civil Engineering Practice, Vol. 12, #2, Fall/Winter 1997, pp. 19-38 (One of the first to use iron for bridges, Mosely developed standard designs and worked with a prefab company to market railway and highway bridges at an advertised price per foot during the 19th century). Griggs, Francis E. Jr., "The Panama Canal: Uniting the World for Seventy-Six Years", Civil Engineering Practice, Vol. 5, #2, Fall/Winter 1997, pp. 71-90 (a 20 page synopsis of the Path Between the Seas that focuses on the trials and tribulations of building the canal) Hecker, George E., "Hydraulic Engineering in China", Civil Engineering Practice, Vol. 6, #1, pp. 7-24 (provides an interesting perspective on the magnitude of China's major water resource projects) Grimm, Mike, "Floodplain Management", Civil Engineering, March 1998, pp. 62-66 (because Fort Collins was a leader in the systems approach to flood control, they escaped the 500-year flood with little property loss and only 5 deaths versus the expected $2.75-5.5 million damage and 98 fatalities if they had not implemented their control system - a good, short example of a post audit)Holly, H. Hobart, "The Middlesex Canal", Civil Engineering