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DEBREBERHAN UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
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Course Title: Construction Equipment (CENG 5193) Academic year: 2012 E.C
Credit hours: 3 Semester: II
Status of Course: Compulsory Instructor: Dawit. B.

Objective: - Students will acquire a basic knowledge on application and selection of Equipment
used for heavy construction.
Outcome: - At the end of this course, students will be able to properly select foundation
equipment, concreting equipment, compactors and paving equipment. Moreover, students will
understand the management of construction equipment.

A. Course Contents
1. Introduction
2. Types of Construction Equipment
2.1. Equipment for Earth Work
2.2. Trenching, Dredging and Tunneling Equipment, Power Excavators and Cranes
2.3Foundation Equipment
2.4Compactors and Paving Equipment
2.5Concreting Equipment
2.6Crushers/Aggregate Production Equipment
2.7Compressors and Pumps
3. Selection of Construction Equipment
4. Construction Equipment Management
4.1. Construction Equipment Schedule
5. Finance, Maintenance and Safety
B. Evaluation
 Teaching and Learning Methods: Lectures, Tutorials and Project
 Attendance Requirements: Minimum 80% Attendance
 Assessment/Evaluation: Attendance 5% , quiz 10%, project 20%, Mid exam 15% and
Final Examination 50%
C. References
 Nunally, S.W., Managing Construction Equipment, Prentice Hall, 2000
 Peurifoy, R.L., Ledbetter, W.B., Construction Planning, Equipment and Method, 4th ed.,
McGraw Hill Book Company, 1985
 Robert L Peurifoy, Clifford J. Schexnayder and Aviad Shapira Construction Planning,
Equipment and Methods, Mcgraw Hill Series in Civil Engineering, 2005