CE LAW GROUP 3

CLASSIFICATION OF ENGINEERING SERVICES

INTRODUCTION
Special services required during the study, design, construction, and operation phases of a construction project
may include investigations, reports, and activities beyond the scope of the basic services.
A. Consultation, Investigations, and Studies

 Redesign to reflect changes requested by the client or necessitated by the client’s acceptance of
substitutions proposed by the contractor.

 Assistance to the client as an expert witness in litigation in connection with the project or in hearings before
approving and regulatory agencies.

 Preparation of detailed applications and supporting documents for government grants or advances for
public works projects.

 Plotting, computing, and filing subdivision plats staking lots, and other land planning and partitioning
activities.

B. Construction Projects
Special Services may include the ff:

 Study and Report Phase

 Preliminary Design Phase

 Final Design Phase

 Bidding or Negotiating Phase

 Construction Phase

 Operation Phase

Professional engineering services are required for each of the six typical phases of a construction project. Ideally,
for consistency and efficiency, all services should be provided by the same consultant, although at times services
in various phases can be furnished by different consultants or by the client.
The services provided by consultants can be grouped into the following three broad categories:
a. Consultations, investigations, and studies,
b. Services relating to construction projects, and
c. Special services

C. Special Services
• Preliminary and Feasibility Investigations and Reports
• Planning Studies
• Public Involvement
Appraisals, Valuations, and Rate Studies
• Assistance in Financial Matters
Materials Engineering and Equipment Tests
• Inspections and Evaluations of Existing Facilities and Structures
• Direct Personal Services
These services mainly deal with collecting, interpreting, and reporting information, as well as formulating
conclusions and making recommendations.

 Test borings, sampling and analysis, and recommendations

 Special studies, tests, and process

 Land surveys, establishment of boundaries and monuments,preparation of easement descriptions, and

related computations and drawings.

 Engineering and topographic surveys for design and construction

 Mill, shop, or laboratory inspections of the materials and equipment.

 Extra travel and subsistence as defined by the agreement for engineering services.

CEPM GROUP 8
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Computer Applications
• 2D Drafting
• 3D Modeling
• Animation
• Scheduling
• Calculations
AutoCAD
• 2D, 3D Drafting and Modeling
• First Released In December 1982 (128 KB)
• AutoCAD
(SPL) was derived
by inventor from
Michael a 1977
Riddle whoprogram called Interact
later co-founded CAD,
Autodesk which was
tomarket written in aproprietary language
AutoCAD
• First Release With 3D capabilities 1988
• AutoCAD For Mac OS 1992• MS Windows, Mac OS X & iOS And Android
• Latest Version AutoCAD 2014
• 30 Years Of Taking The Design Further
Variants
• AutoCAD LT
• AutoCAD LT is the lower cost version of AutoCAD, with reduced capabilities, first released inNovember 1993
.• AutoCAD WS
• is a mobile
using application
a limited AutoCAD enabling registered users to view, edit, and share AutoCAD files viamobile device
feature set
.• Student versions
• AutoCADwith
teachers, is licensed at a significant
a 36-month discount over commercial retail pricing to qualifyingstudents and
license available.
BIM
• Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristicsof a
facility.
• A BIMits
during is life-cycle;
a shared knowledge
defined as resource for information
existing from about a facility
earliest conception forming a reliable basis fordecisions
to demolition.
• (National BIM Standard - United States)
• Iran Building Information Modeling Association (IBIMA)
Revit Architecture
• Revit Architecture is a powerful, complex piece of BIM
• The most robust Tools• 3D modeling and rendering
• Revit version 1.0 was released on April 5, 2000
• The latest released version is Revit Architecture / Structure / MEP 2014 (April, 2013) and thecorresponding
suites
• Works with families and Templates
Variants
• Revit Architecture, for architects and building designers
• Revit MEP• Revit Structure for structural engineers and designers.
• Revit One and
installation Box is
was introduced
part as part
of the Building of theSuite
Design 2013Premium
product release. It includes
andUltimate all threeflavors of Revit in one
editions
• Revit LT is being introduced in 2013 with some features crippled.
Civil 3D
• 3D Modeling
• Available in 32-64 bits Of OS
• Transportation And Environmental Engineering• Latest Version 2014
3DS-Max
• 3D animations, models, and images
• TV commercial studios and architectural visualization studios. It is also used for movieeffects and movie
pre-visualization
.• The original 3D Studio product was created for the DOS platform by the Yost Group andpublished by
Autodesk
• Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8
• 2014 / March 27
Google SkethupGoogle
Trimble Skechup
• 3D modeling programme
• Developed by Trimble Navigation under Google
• Firstas
films Release Augustgame
well asvideo 2000• Used for broad range of applications such as architectural, civil, mechanical,
design
• Available in Free and Professional Versions
• 3D Ware-House, Online Deposit Of Assemblies (Doors, Windows, Automobiles….)
• Last Version May 21, 2013; 1 Day Ago
• Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8
• Mac OS
(Matrix Laboratory) is a numerical computing environment.
• Developed by Math Works
• Allows plotting of functions
.• As well As Scientific calculations
• Communicates as CLI Most Of the time as well as GUI
• Users come from various backgrounds of engineering, science, and economics.
• MATLAB 1.0 1984
• MATLAB 8.1 R2013a 29 March 2013Mat-Lab
Microsoft Project is a project management software program.
• developed and sold by Microsoft.
• which ismanaging
progress, designed totheassist a project
budget, managerworkloads.
and analyzing in developing a plan, assigning resources to tasks,tracking
• The first commercial version of Project was released for DOS in 1984
• In 1991 a Macintosh version was released• IT’s Stable Release December 11, 2012; 5 months ago
• Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012MS Project
Primavera
large numberssoftware are one
of projects designed
time to support the project management needs of organizationsthat manage
• Supports Gantt-Chart (Henry Gantt (1861-1919), the father of planning and control techniques)
• More Powerful Than MS Project
• Offers Variety of facilities
• Latest Version Primavera V8
• Functions in Stand-Alone and Sever ModesPrimavera