After successful completion of the course, students are able to:

• to explain the organizational structure of a construction site
• to design the construction process within the work preparation
• describe the elements of the site equipment
• to plan the site equipment for a project
• to create the basis for invoicing
  
• to calculate the economic success of a construction project

For organizational and administrative questions regarding the lecture on construction process planning, please contact karina.breitwieser@tuwien.ac.at!

The focus of this course is to be confronted with the solving of detailed problems in dimensioning and calculating the site installation as well as managerial functions during the production process. Methods of dimensioning elements of the site installation, assignment of personnel and machinery and conception and execution of selected examples will be presented as well as practical exercises in calculation will be trained. The important formulation, presentation and interpretation of the economic profit of the site is the completing focal point. In detail, the followinc topics will be presented and discussed:

• Basic conditions construction industry in Austria and Europe
• Site organization and management
• Participants in the construction process
• Acquisition of construction projects (incl. calculation, tendering, financing)
• Planning the construction process
• Preparation of construction site
• Time scheduling (e.g. lean management)
• Personnel resource scheduling
• Machinery resource scheduling
• Site installation (planning basic elements of installation, examples of installation)
• Technical construction operation on site (concrete processing and workmanship, earthworks)
• Economic construction operation on site (commercial issues, quantities and billing etc.)
• Examples of special construction sites (technical building equipment, bridges, civil engineering and infrastructure, robotics etc.)

The methodological structure of this LVA is as follows:   

• Lecture part (in presence with mandatory attendance; incl. a half day field trip)  
  
• 3 presented exercises (with mandatory attendance)
  
• 3 exercises to hand in via TUWEL
• review of the exercise know how in form of a written exam
• Reflection paper related to guest lectures
  
• Written (final) exam
  

Zuordnung im Masterstudium Bauingenieurwesen (Studienkennzahl: 066 505):
Modul 1 der Vertiefungsrichtung Bauprozessmanagement; (BM)
Modul 3 der anderen Vertiefungsrichtungen

Proof of performance is due to the presence in the lectures (20 points), exercises (35 points), exercise exam (45 points), reflection paper (30 points) and (final) written exam (120 points). In total 250 points can be reached.

To participate in the (final) written exam, the following criteria must be met:

• Attendance at the first lecture date. A non-appearance leads to deregistration from the LVA
• at least 80% attendance at lectures
• At least 65 points reached (out of attendance, excercises, exercise exam and reflection paper)
• Every exercise has to be submitted in time
• Participation in excercise exam and at least 22 out of 45 possible points (duration: 60 min, use of non-programable calculator)
• Reflection paper submitted in time

After the first performance, the participation in the course is binding. Thus, an assessment is made at the end of the course.

Lecture notes for this course are online available via the TUWEL-course . A printed copy can be obtained from 01.03.2023 in the secretariat of the Institute Tuesday and Thursday, both from 8:00 to 12:00, only by appointment by telephone +43 1 58801 23503. 

Secondary literature:

• Bauer, Hermann: Baubetrieb, Springer Verlag, 3. Auflage, 2007
• Duschel, Michael/Plettenbacher, Wolf: Handbuch Arbeitsvorbereitung im Baubetrieb, Linde Verlag, 2012

Students of the Master's program in Civil Engineering and those who have successfully completed both the lecture and the exercise in Fundamentals of Construction Management are admitted.