University of Rhode Island

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

CVE 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: 401-533-2626
Email: john.steere@gmail.com
Mark Fisher, A.I.A.
122 Tyler Hall
Email: mfisher@keoghconstruction.com
Chris Duhamel, P.E., P.L.S
DiPrete Engineering, 2 Stafford Court, Cranston, RI 02920
Cell: 401-640-0513
Email: chris@diprete-eng.com

Office Hours: By appointment.

Text:

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

DATE

TOPIC

9/7/2015

Holiday

9/14/2015

Introduction & Course

Preview:
1. Instructors
2. General Description of
Course
3. Project introduction
4. Software
5. Grading
6. Expectations

Project overview
Presentation of Course
Submittals and Requirements
1. Memos
2. Calculations
3. Plan Sets
4. Team Records
5. Job book
9/21/2015
Presentation of Site and Site
Visit.
Description of Site
Basis of Design
9/28/2015

Meet the Client

1. Description of
Development goals
2. Description of Major
Design Elements
3. Description of
Architectural Design
Structures 101.

10/5/2015

Review of Regulations
Review of Environmental
regulations
RIDEM FWW- LID, BMPs,
2010 storm water regulations
Review of Statewide
planning comprehensive
plan.
Town of South Kingstown
planning and zoning
1. Roadway design
requirements
2. Parking lot requirements

ASSIGNMENT

1) Self Select Teams

(Total of 4),
2) Determine Team Name
3) 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.

Develop Draft Poster Board.

(Team)

Finalize Presentation Board

(Team)
Prepare Memo of Design Basis
(Individual) Summary of client
meeting and project design goals
Evaluate alternatives of
structural design
Develop a written Description of
RIDEM surface water
requirements (Individual)
Develop Draft Cover Sheet for
Plan Set to include:
1. Project Name
2. Client Name
3. Site Locus
4. Drawing Index

DELIVERABLE

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.

Draft Poster Board Proportions

to be determined based upon
examples hung in Capstone room
submitted on 11x17 paper in
color. (Team submittal)
Final Poster Board proportioned
to fit frame size in Capstone
Room on heavy glossy poster
paper. (Team)
Memo Document results of
client meeting, site design
requirements(Individual)
Memo on structural design
alternatives
Memo Summary of RIDEM
Surface Water Control
Requirements (Individual)
Draft Cover Sheet (Team)
Refer to Examples of Past Cover
Sheets

10/12/2015

10/19/2015

10/26/2015

Columbus day-classes meet

Mentor Firm introduction
3. RIDEM OWTS
regulations
4. RIDOT regulations
Engineering Ethics &
Discussion of Project Site
Plan
1. Discussion of engineering
ethics
2. Review of Case Study
3. Discussion of Site
Topographic Plan

1.
2.

Presentation of
Surface Water
Control Design
Traffic analysis

11/2/2015

Geotechnical Design The

Basics
1. Published Information
2. Geologic Processes
3. Subsurface Explorations
4. Laboratory Testing
5. Develop Design Basis
11/9/2015
Construction budgets
Review of regulations (cont)
RI Building Code

Develop written description of

applicable RIDEM OWTS
regulations

Draft septic system design

Draft memo on RIDOT
requirements

Develop Understanding of
Current Parking Spaces
(Individual)

Calculation Determine required

Number of Parking spaces,
including Handicap spaces
(Individual)
Schematic Layout on Hand
Sketch. (Team)

Develop Hand Sketch of Site

Layout (Team)
Include facility location, parking
areas, , entrance road, and
sewage treatment system
location.
1. Determine volume and
rate of surface water to
be controlled.
2. Traffic count for peak
hour determination

1.
2.

Calculation Determine
surface water design
volumes.
Analysis of peak hour

Review 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)

Itemize construction costs

development

Draft itemized construction

budget

Rework Site Schematic based on

review

Revise site Plan and site

schematic (Team)
Draft Soil Cross Sections (Team)

Design Meeting with Each

Group to review site plan and
development schematic
11/16/2015

Presentation of concept plans

Critique of Draft Plan Set &
Set Goals

Concept plan of site building,

parking, storm water BMPs,
OWTS, intersection alignment

Draft concept plan

11/24/2014

RIDEM Regulations, FEMA

Design Requirements &

Develop preliminary entrance

road and parking layout
drawing. (Team)

Draft Parking layout and entrance

drawings. (Team)

11/30/2015

Evening Work Session

Geotech/Foundation Design

Develop Structural load paths,

Design loading requirements,
requirements

Memo Summarizing design load

requirements. (Individual)

Discussion With Each Team

Regarding Site Layout &
Identify Work to be
Completed By End of
Semester

Revised Project Plans (Team)

Draft (30%) Design Report

(Team)

Evening Structural
Engineering Design Work
Session
12/7/2013
The Business of Engineering
1. Budgeting projects
2. Costs of operation
3. Profit
4. Reality
Review of Design Basis
Report & Individual Team
Meetings.

Develop Introductory Sections

of Design Report. (Team)

Develop a project engineering

design budget (Individual)

Memo Description of Project

Budget with spreadsheet outlining
costs
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.
Grading
Plans
Report
Presentation

70 percent
20 percent
10 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.