University of Rhode IslandDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringCVE 497 Civil Engineering Design I

Lecture:Monday, 3:00 5:45

Location:Bliss Hall, Room 305

Instructors:Dr. Leon T. Thiem, Ph.D., P.E. Office: 207B, Bliss Hall Email: thiem@egr.uri.edu

John Steere, P.E. Cell: 401-533-2626Email: john.steere@gmail.comMark Fisher, A.I.A.122 Tyler HallEmail: mfisher@keoghconstruction.com

Chris Duhamel, P.E., P.L.SDiPrete Engineering, 2 Stafford Court, Cranston, RI 02920Cell: 401-640-0513Email: chris@diprete-eng.com

Office Hours:By appointment.

Text:References will be on Sakai and/or in the Senior Design Room

DATETOPICASSIGNMENTDELIVERABLE

9/7/2015Holiday

9/14/2015Introduction & Course Preview:1. Instructors 2. General Description of Course3. Project introduction4. Software5. Grading6. Expectations

Project overview Presentation of Course Submittals and Requirements1. Memos2. Calculations3. Plan Sets4. Team Records5. Job book1) Self Select Teams (Total of 4), 2) Determine Team Name3) Submit individual one page resume with a recent color photo in the upper left hand corner. The resumes should include management skills. Each team should select at least two candidates for team leader.Memo No more than one page memo listing the skills a team member can contribute. This memo should also include management skills and desired area of specialization within civil engineering.

One page resume with color photo.

9/21/2015Presentation of Site and Site Visit. Description of SiteBasis of Design

Develop Draft Poster Board. (Team)Draft Poster Board Proportions to be determined based upon examples hung in Capstone room submitted on 11x17 paper in color. (Team submittal)

9/28/2015Meet the Client1. Description of Development goals2. Description of Major Design Elements3. Description of Architectural Design

Structures 101.

Finalize Presentation Board (Team)Final Poster Board proportioned to fit frame size in Capstone Room on heavy glossy poster paper. (Team)

Prepare Memo of Design Basis (Individual) Summary of client meeting and project design goalsMemo Document results of client meeting, site design requirements(Individual)

Evaluate alternatives of structural designMemo on structural design alternatives

10/5/2015Review of Regulations Review of Environmental regulationsRIDEM FWW- LID, BMPs, 2010 storm water regulationsDevelop a written Description of RIDEM surface water requirements (Individual)Memo Summary of RIDEM Surface Water Control Requirements (Individual)

Review of Statewide planning comprehensive plan.Town of South Kingstown planning and zoning1. Roadway design requirements2. Parking lot requirements

Develop Draft Cover Sheet for Plan Set to include:1. Project Name 2. Client Name3. Site Locus4. Drawing IndexDraft Cover Sheet (Team)Refer to Examples of Past Cover Sheets

10/12/2015Columbus day-classes meetMentor Firm introduction3. RIDEM OWTS regulations4. RIDOT regulations

Develop written description of applicable RIDEM OWTS regulationsDraft septic system designDraft memo on RIDOT requirements

10/19/2015Engineering Ethics & Discussion of Project Site Plan1. Discussion of engineering ethics2. Review of Case Study3. Discussion of Site Topographic Plan

Develop Understanding of Current Parking Spaces (Individual)Calculation Determine required Number of Parking spaces, including Handicap spaces (Individual)

Develop Hand Sketch of Site Layout (Team)

Include facility location, parking areas, , entrance road, and sewage treatment system location.Schematic Layout on Hand Sketch. (Team)

10/26/20151. Presentation of Surface Water Control Design 2. Traffic analysis1. Determine volume and rate of surface water to be controlled.2. Traffic count for peak hour determination1. Calculation Determine surface water design volumes.2. Analysis of peak hour

11/2/2015Geotechnical Design The Basics1. Published Information2. Geologic Processes3. Subsurface Explorations4. Laboratory Testing5. Develop Design BasisReview USGS information and subsurface explorations to develop an understanding of soil conditions. (Individual)Memo Summarizing USGS information, explorations completed, and develop a design soil profile. (Individual)

11/9/2015Construction budgetsItemize construction costs developmentDraft itemized construction budget

Review of regulations (cont)RI Building Code

Design Meeting with Each Group to review site plan and development schematic

Rework Site Schematic based on reviewRevise site Plan and site schematic (Team)

Draft Soil Cross Sections (Team)

11/16/2015Presentation of concept plans Critique of Draft Plan Set & Set GoalsConcept plan of site building, parking, storm water BMPs, OWTS, intersection alignmentDraft concept plan

11/24/2014RIDEM Regulations, FEMA Design Requirements & Develop preliminary entrance road and parking layout drawing. (Team)Draft Parking layout and entrance drawings. (Team)

Evening Work Session Geotech/Foundation DesignDevelop Structural load paths, Design loading requirements, requirementsMemo Summarizing design load requirements. (Individual)

11/30/2015Discussion With Each Team Regarding Site Layout & Identify Work to be Completed By End of SemesterRevised Project Plans (Team)Draft (30%) Design Report (Team)

Develop Introductory Sections of Design Report. (Team)

Evening Structural Engineering Design Work Session

12/7/2013The Business of Engineering1. Budgeting projects2. Costs of operation3. Profit4. RealityDevelop a project engineering design budget (Individual)Memo Description of Project Budget with spreadsheet outlining costs

Review of Design Basis Report & Individual Team Meetings.Develop Design Basis Report to 30% (Team)

Develop Plans to 30% complete

Note that the schedule presented in the syllabus is tentative based upon the availability of speakers. Any changes will be posted on Sakai as soon as possible

Time cards: submit summary of work completed weekly.

Weekly Report: A representative from each team to report previous week summary. Each member of the team to take a turn.

GradingPlans70 percentReport20 percentPresentation10 percent

Individual Factor A number which reflects the individual contribution to the team and is based upon the individual time cards/weekly reports, team leader evaluations, individual presentations and other evidence. This number will be multiplied by the team numerical grade to arrive at an individual grade for the course.

Two days after the final class the team leaders will submit an individual team member assessment with recommended grade and team members will submit a team leader assessment with recommended grade. The final individual grades will be based on 75% of individual performance and 25% of the teams performance.