Construction Project Scheduling and Control

Construction Project Scheduling and Control, 5th Edition, by Saleh A. Mubarak, provides clear instruction on project planning, network logic, and control systems for undergraduate and graduate students in construction management, civil engineering, and architecture. The text also offers practical utility for practicing construction management professionals responsible for field operations and project administration.

The text covers essential analytical methods, including bar charts, basic logic networks, precedence networks, and the Critical Path Method. Subsequent thematic sections focus on resource allocation, resource leveling, schedule acceleration, time-cost trade-off calculations, and project documentation. Additional topics encompass PERT, linear scheduling methods, schedule risk management, and the handling of construction delays and claims.

This edition details the Dynamic Minimum Lag relationship concept to account for sophisticated activity constraints in project workflows. Containing 704 pages of technical exposition, the book provides targeted practice for university degree programs and construction industry professionals.