Construction Equipment and Methods: Planning, Innovation, Safety

A construction engineer must be able to understand and solve problems, communicate solutions, and manage their implementation. The book will help build these skills through: a holistic view of construction technology, its safe use to maximize productivity and how the principles of science are being applied; linking the material in this course to their previous courses (such as statics, geotechnical engineering); and pedagogy designed to promote knowledge, and skill acquisition, such as case studies, open-ended problems.

Leonhard Bernold is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at North Carolina State University. He is the founder and director of the Construction Automation & Robotics Laboratory (CARL) at NC State in 1991, and The Center for Construction Technology & Integration (CTI). He teaches courses in Construction Engineering and Management and conducts NSF sponsored research related to engineering education. He has published over 70 papers, and in 2006 was honored as a Fulbright Senior Specialist on Education in Engineering.