CIVILEN 5810
Transcript Abbreviation:
Const Safety
Course Description:
Practical aspects of identifying construction and structural problems, construction accidents, mechanisms of failures and accidents, methods of avoidance and forensic engineering.
Course Levels:
Undergraduate (1000-5000 level)
Graduate
Designation:
Elective
General Education Course
(N/A)
Cross-Listings
(N/A)
Credit Hours (Minimum if “Range”selected):
3.00
Max Credit Hours:
3.00
Select if Repeatable:
Off
Maximum Repeatable Credits:
3.00
Total Completions Allowed
(N/A)
Allow Multiple Enrollments in Term:
No
Course Length:
14 weeks (autumn or spring)
12 weeks (summer only)
Off Campus:
Never
Campus Location:
Columbus
Instruction Modes:
In Person (75-100% campus; 0-24% online)
Prerequisites and Co-requisites:
Prereq: 2810 (682), or permission of instructor.
Electronically Enforced:
No
Exclusions:
Not open to students with credit for both 683 and 688.
Course Goals / Objectives:
Learn potential construction and structural problems before, during and after construction of various structures, including buildings and bridges
Understand potential construction accidents that could happen to construction workers and public during project implementation
Learn to avoid these potential problems and accidents proactively before they occur
Check if concurrence sought:
No
Contact Hours:
| Topic | LEC | REC | LAB | LAB Inst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics of Construction Industry (Review); Definition of Faults and Failures; Collapses and Distresses; Sources of failures: Nature and Human Mechanisms of triggering causes; Mechanisms of enabling causes. | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Unstable soils; Retaining walls; Signs of basement wall failure; Signs of basement floor failures; Causes of basement failures; Study of falsework failures; Type of failed falseworks; Failure cases of foundations, falseworks, buildings, and bridges. | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Accidents in Construction Industry; Workers Fatalities and Injuries; Types of Accidents; Safety Institutions; Direct Costs of an Accident; Indirect Costs of an Accident; Experience Modification Rate. | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Civil and private Litigations; Arbitrations and Mediations; Mediation/arbitration (med/arb); The Trier of Fact; Plaintiff and Defendant; The Attorneys; The Lay Witness and the Expert Witness;Discovery Processes Depositions;Expert Witness. | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grading Plan:
Letter Grade
Course Components:
Lecture
Grade Roster Component:
Lecture
Credit by Exam (EM):
No
Grades Breakdown:
| Aspect | Percent |
|---|---|
| Midterm | 20% |
| Final Exam | 20% |
| Presentation | 20% |
| Term Paper | 20% |
| Attendance | 20% |
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ABET-CAC Criterion 3 Outcomes
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ABET-ETAC Criterion 3 Outcomes
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ABET-EAC Criterion 3 Outcomes
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Embedded Literacies Info
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Additional Notes or Comments
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