The primary purpose of this book is to show civil engineers how to be self-efficient in all areas oftheir work by combining structural design with project management. At the undergraduate level, wespend time learning topics such as structural design, engineering mechanics I &II, hydraulic structureI & II, steel and timber structure, reinforced concrete structure I & II, construction equipment, foundation engineering I & II, highway engineering I & II, construction management, water treatment, fundamentals of architecture, strength of materials, transport engineering, construction materials, building construction, fundamentals of bridge design and so on. As you can see, the variety of thecurriculum is incredibly wide and, as a civil engineer, we are supposed to be knowledgeable in allof it. However, in reality, this is not the case, as I tried to express in the beginning. Within ten yearsof graduating, most civil engineers have forgotten everything they learned, only remembering thesubject matter they specialized in.Despite the fact the entire curriculum at the undergraduate level is extensive, most civil engineersbecome overwhelmed by the area of project management and forget all about structural designdiscipline. Therefore, the primary objective of this book is to attract those engineers to structuraldesign concepts by including both project management courses and structural design topics together.In addition, this book will encourage traditional project managers to be certified PMP fromPMI. As I am a certified PMP with ID2751365, on chapter four I have deeply explained the projectprocess groups and project life cycles as per the recent PMBOK GUIDE V6 explanations, as well asemphasized the importance of its integration in a straightforward manner.Introduction18This book contains a topic for each chapter and, for the sake of simplicity, each topic will beexpanded on with a discussion and a full step-by-step research paper analysis with a solution, conclusion and recommendation, in such a way the reader will end up with a detailed understandingof the subject matter. In addition, almost all of the research and findings of the papers presentedhere have been evaluated and assessed by my professor when I was an M.Sc. student at AIU. Thisfacilitates stepwise learning, prevents confusion and makes this book useful for beginners as wellas experienced engineers.This book is organized to present the most important and frequently-used topics in civil engineeringand to discuss it in depth as a way to demonstrate the importance of integrating both structural designand project management in the area of engineering. The book includes topics such as foundationdesign, Earth quick structural design, Earth retaining structural design, project constructionmanagement, structural design of flat slabs, and steel structural design. To provide a full overview ofeach topic, I have included explanations and lectures from AIU University and other lecturers, alongwith AIU materials.
