Cοnstruction Site and Machinery Management

General

• Code: ΣΥΓ017
• Semester: 9th
• Study Level: Undergraduate
• Course type: General Background
• Teaching and exams language: Ελληνικά
• Teaching Methods (Hours/Week): Lectures (4)
• ECTS Units: 5
• Exams Schedule:
  • 22/06/2026, 15:00 - 17:00:

Course Contents

Introduction to Construction Site and Machinery Management. Construction machinery (types of
machinery, heavy equipment, cost and maintenance). Measured drawings and methods for as-built
project costs, designing and dimensioning construction site layouts. Construction site organization.
Legislative framework. Construction site safety plans, construction safety engineer. Main concepts
and examples: Loader-truck combination, conveyor-belt system, calculation diagrams – Excavatorbulldozer combination. Rapid calculation methodology for performance evaluation – Cost estimation.

Educational Goals

Upon completing this course students should be able to recognize and propose use of different types
of construction machinery, to prepare construction site management plans, accurate takeoffs,
productivity estimates as well as construction site safety plans.

General Skills

The course contributes to the following skills:
_Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
_Decision-making
_Project planning and management
_Respect for the natural environment.

Teaching Methods

Face to face.

Use of ICT means

Powerpoint presentations, e-learning platform for
educational material

Teaching Organization

Students Evaluation

Final written exam (100%) which includes:
– Open ended questions
– Problem solving questions (exercises)
OR
Final written exam (70%) + Optional individual assignment
(30%).
The evaluation criteria are presented in the 1st lecture of
the semester to all students. Furthermore, each student can
see his graded exam/ written assignment paper and talk on
the analysis of his written performance with the professor.

Recommended Bibliography

• Παντουβάκης, Π. & Λαμπρόπουλος, Σ. (2012) Οργάνωση Εργοταξίων, Αθήνα, ISBN 978-960-
  93-4005-2 (Κωδικός Ευδόξου: 12866901)
• Πολύζος Σερ., Διοίκηση & Διαχείριση των Έργων [Νέα αναθεωρημένη Έκδοση] Εκδόσεις
  Κριτική, 2011
• Πετροτσάτου Κ. & Μαρινέλλη Μ. – Δομικές μηχανές, λειτουργική ανάλυση και κοσολόγηση
  έργων Πολιτ. Μηχαν. (2018) Εκδόσεις Κριτική ISBN : 9789605862534
• • [in Greek] Παντουβάκης, Π. Λαμπρόπουλος, Σ. (2012), Οργάνωση Εργοταξίων, Αθήνα, ISBN 978-960-
  93-4005-2.
  • [in Greek] Πολύζος Σερ. (2011), Διοίκηση Διαχείριση των Έργων [Νέα αναθεωρημένη Έκδοση],
  Εκδόσεις Κριτική.
  • [in Greek] Πετροτσάτου Κ. Μαρινέλλη Μ. (2018), Δομικές μηχανές, λειτουργική ανάλυση και
  κοστολόγηση έργων Πολιτικού Μηχανικού, Εκδόσεις Κριτική, ISBN: 9789605862534.