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Systems Analysis 1 Dr. Emad Elbeltagi LECTURE NOTES ON CIVIL ENGINEEIRNG SYSTEMS Emad Elbeltagi, Ph.D., P.Eng., Structural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University
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System Analysis for engineers
Transcript of CB312 Outline
Systems Analysis 1 Dr. Emad Elbeltagi
LECTURE NOTES ON
CIVIL ENGINEEIRNG SYSTEMS
Emad Elbeltagi, Ph.D., P.Eng., Structural Engineering Department,
Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University
Systems Analysis 2 Dr. Emad Elbeltagi
Structural Eng. Department Faculty of Engineering Mansoura University
Systems Analysis for Construction Engineers Course Information Title: System Analysis for Construction Engineers Code: CB312 Hours: Lectures: 2 Tutorial: 2 Credit: 3 Pre-requisites: CC413 Numerical Methods AB329 Probability and Statistics Lecturer: Dr. Emad Elbeltagi E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Homepage: http://osp.mans.edu.eg/elbeltagi Course Description Introduction to mathematical models – The formulation of the linear programming models – Solving of linear programming models using the graphical solution method – The simplex method – The transportation and assignment problem – Decision making under uncertainty, utility function – Resource allocation, minimum cost model, sensitivity analysis, change in unit cost, change in resource constraints. Course Objectives The course aims at introducing the students to the fundamentals of systems analysis and its application in construction engineering. Grading Class Performance/Attendance 10% Midterm # 1 (7th week)/Assignments/Quizes 30% Midterm # 2 (12th week)/Assignments/Quizes 20% Final Exam 40% Textbook Hillier, F.S., and Liberman, G.J., Introduction to Operations Research, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1995. Reference Books Books are available at the AASTMT library
Systems Analysis 3 Dr. Emad Elbeltagi
Course Outline
Week No. Title
1 Overview – Introduction to mathematical models
2 Formulation of linear programming (LP) models
3 4 Solving LP models using graphical solution
5 6 Solving LP models using the simplex method
7 First Midterm Exam
8 The transportation problem
9 The assignment problem 10 11 Decision making
12 Second Midterm Exam 13 Decision making 14 15 Resource allocation
16 Final Exam
Systems Analysis 4 Dr. Emad Elbeltagi
REFERENCES
Cornuejols, G., and Trick, M., Quantitative Methods for the Management Sciences, Course Notes, Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Griffis, F.H., Farr, J.V., and Morris, M.D., Construction Planning for Engineers, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 2000. Hillier, F.S., and Liberman, G.J., Introduction to Mathematical Programming, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1990. Hillier, F.S., and Liberman, G.J., Introduction to Operations Research, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1995. Revelle. C.S., Whitlatch. E.E., and Wright, J.R., Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering, Prentice Hall, Inc., upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2004.
