Course Outline

1. Introduction

2. What is Design-Build?

3. Construction Delivery and Construction Procurement Processes

4. Subjective and Objective Criteria for Construction Procurement

5. Ethical Issues

6. Resolving the Ethical Issues

7. The Road Forward

Learning Objective

• Learn the elements of design-build.

• Learn the difference between a

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  Learning Objectives

  • Learn about the history of the project and the economic, commercial and national security issues that shaped its development.

  • Learn about the two different design approaches suggested by different engineering teams.

  • Learn about the ominous oscillations observed both during and after construction.

  • Learn about the previously unseen mode of oscillation observed on the day of

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    Course Outline

    1. History of the project

    2. The structural failure

    3. The post-mortem

    4. Was the disaster preventable?

    5. Were the post-mortem conclusions appropriate?

    6. Were the actions of the profession appropriate?

    7. Would conclusions be different if the failure occurred today?

    8. How do we prevent similar events in the future?

    Learning Objectives

    • Learn about the

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      Course Outline

      1. INTRODUCTION

      2. WHAT HAPPENED

      3. THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT

      4. THE HUMAN FACTORS

      5. ETHICAL ISSUES

      6. LESSONS LEARNED

      Learning Objectives

      • Learn about the history of the project and the economic and political issues that shaped its development.

      • Learn about the dam’s relation to the controversial Los Angeles Aqueduct.

      • Learn about

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