PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR ENGINEERING AND …

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

FOR ENGINEERING

AND CONSTRUCTION

McGraw-Hill Series in Construction Engineering and Project Management

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Raymond E. Levitt, StanfordUniversity

Barrie and Paulson: ProfessionalConstruction Management: Including CM, DesignConstruct, and General Contracting

Bockrath: Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers and Architects Callahan, Quackenbush, and Rowings: Construction Project Scheduling Griffis and Farr: Construction Project Planning Hinze: Construction Contracts Jervis and Levin: Construction Law: Principles and Practice Koerner: Construction and Geotechnical Methods in Foundations Engineering Liska: Construction Estimating Oberlender: Project Management for Engineering and Construction Oglesby, Parker, and Howell: ProductivityImprovement in Construction Peurifoy, Ledbetter, and Schexnayder:Construction Planning, Equipment, and

Methods Peurifoy and Oberlender: Estimating Construction Costs

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

FOR ENGINEERING

AND CONSTRUCTION

SECOND EDITION

Garold D. Oberlender, P~.D.,

Professor of Civil Engineering Oklahoma State University

Scope

MANAGEMENT

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION

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Oberlender, Garold 0.

Project management for engineering and construction / Garold D.

0berlender.--2nd ed.

p. cm.

ISBN 0-07-039360-5

1. Engineering--Management. I. Title.

TA190.024 2000

658.4'04--dc21

99-53231

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gamld D. Oberlender is professor and coordinator of the graduate program in construction engineering and project management in the School of Civil Engineering at Oklahoma State University. He received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Oberlender has conducted research and presented seminars on a variety of topics related to construction engineering and project management. A civil engineer with more than thirty-five years of experience, he has been a consultant to numerous companies in the design and construction of projects. He is also co-author with Robert L. Peurifoy of Estimating Construction Costs, fourth edition, and Formwork for Concrete Structures, third edition. Dr. Oberlender is a registered professional engineer in several states and a

- fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers. In addition, he is an active mem-

ber and has held offices in the National Society of Professional Engineers. He is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education and the Project Management Institute.

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