{"id":232,"date":"2019-01-15T13:32:06","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T18:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:48:59","slug":"teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.6;color: #333\">\n<div style=\"background: #fdfdfd;padding: 40px 20px;border-radius: 15px;border: 1px solid #eee;border-top: 6px solid #003366;margin-bottom: 60px;overflow: hidden\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;font-size: 20pt;color: #003366;text-align: center;margin-top: 0\">CGN 4905\/ CCE 6515C Engineering and Construction Analytics using BIM (Dual List)<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;margin: 25px 0\"><a style=\"background: #003366;color: #fff;padding: 12px 30px;text-decoration: none;border-radius: 4px;font-weight: bold;font-family: 'arial black'\" href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2026\/05\/CGN4905-CCE6515C-Const-Modeling-and-Simulation-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> &#x1f4c4; DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #fff;padding: 25px;border-radius: 8px;border-left: 4px solid #003366;margin-bottom: 40px\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Overview:<\/strong> Exploration of data-rich, object-oriented, and parametric representation technologies of civil engineering facilities, from which views and information can be extracted and analyzed for construction project acquisition, planning, and controls. Topics include Building Information Modeling (BIM) for engineering design, model-driven cost estimating, construction operations simulation, scanning and photogrammetry technologies, and advanced topics in construction modeling and simulation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 15px 0 0 0;font-family: 'arial black';color: #cc0000\">NOTE: This class will focus on the applications of BIM. No previous knowledge required.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;margin-bottom: 50px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'arial black';font-size: 12pt;margin-bottom: 20px\">[Software packages to be covered]<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/BIM-logos-1024x231.png\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'arial black';text-align: center;color: #003366;margin-bottom: 30px\">[Previous student works]<\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"width: 100%;overflow: hidden;margin-bottom: 15px\">\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 48%;min-width: 310px;margin: 1%;background: #fff;padding: 15px;border-radius: 10px;border: 1px solid #eee;min-height: 550px;text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'arial black';min-height: 45px\">BIM Walkthrough Video:<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 4px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E74CvhOhVEE\" width=\"100%\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 48%;min-width: 310px;margin: 1%;background: #fff;padding: 15px;border-radius: 10px;border: 1px solid #eee;min-height: 550px;text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'arial black';min-height: 45px\">BIM Design in Revit:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/BIM-Arch.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 400px;object-fit: cover;border-radius: 4px\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/BIM-Arch-1024x554.png\" \/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;overflow: hidden;margin-bottom: 15px\">\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 48%;min-width: 310px;margin: 1%;background: #fff;padding: 15px;border-radius: 10px;border: 1px solid #eee;min-height: 550px;text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'arial black';min-height: 45px\">Clash Detection with Navisworks:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/Clash-detection.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 400px;object-fit: cover;border-radius: 4px\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/Clash-detection-1024x558.png\" \/> <\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 48%;min-width: 310px;margin: 1%;background: #fff;padding: 15px;border-radius: 10px;border: 1px solid #eee;min-height: 550px;text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'arial black';min-height: 45px\">4D construction simulation:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/4D-sim.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 400px;object-fit: cover;border-radius: 4px\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/4D-sim-1024x560.png\" \/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;overflow: hidden;margin-bottom: 15px\">\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 48%;min-width: 310px;margin: 1%;background: #fff;padding: 15px;border-radius: 10px;border: 1px solid #eee;min-height: 550px;text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'arial black';min-height: 45px\">Photogrammetry Point Cloud:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/Photogrammetry.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 400px;object-fit: cover;border-radius: 4px\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/Photogrammetry-1024x576.png\" \/> <\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 48%;min-width: 310px;margin: 1%;background: #fff;padding: 15px;border-radius: 10px;border: 1px solid #eee;min-height: 550px;text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'arial black';min-height: 45px\">Field Survey Drone Video:<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 4px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FlVdgj4RQwM\" width=\"100%\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;overflow: hidden;margin-bottom: 15px\">\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 48%;min-width: 310px;margin: 1%;background: #fff;padding: 15px;border-radius: 10px;border: 1px solid #eee;min-height: 550px;text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'arial black';min-height: 45px\">Coordination &amp; Estimating:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/Assemble-1.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 400px;object-fit: cover;border-radius: 4px\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/Assemble-1-1024x576.png\" \/> <\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 48%;min-width: 310px;margin: 1%;background: #fff;padding: 15px;border-radius: 10px;border: 1px solid #eee;min-height: 550px;text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'arial black';min-height: 45px\">Flying the Drone Together:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/Drone.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 400px;object-fit: cover;border-radius: 4px\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/Drone-1024x671.png\" \/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #fdfdfd;padding: 40px 20px;border-radius: 15px;border: 1px solid #eee;border-top: 6px solid #ff6600;margin-bottom: 60px;overflow: hidden\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;font-size: 20pt;color: #003366;text-align: center;margin-top: 0\">CCE 6516 Applied Informatics and Artificial Intelligence in Construction<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;margin: 25px 0\"><a style=\"background: #003366;color: #fff;padding: 12px 30px;text-decoration: none;border-radius: 4px;font-weight: bold;font-family: 'arial black'\" href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/08\/CGN-6905-Adv-IT-in-Const-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> &#x1f4c4; DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #fff;padding: 25px;border-radius: 8px;border-left: 4px solid #ff6600;margin-bottom: 40px\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"><strong>Overview:<\/strong> Delves into the use of emerging technologies for automation in construction. Students will engage with both hardware and software systems such as sensors, scanning techniques, big data tools, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and visualization methods. Practical applications using tools such as Arduino and TensorFlow will be employed to develop solutions that enhance the design, construction, inspection, and management of civil infrastructure systems<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 15px 0 0 0;font-family: 'arial black';color: #cc0000\">NOTE: This class will focus on the applications of the emerging technologies. No previous knowledge required.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;margin-bottom: 50px;background: #fff;padding: 25px;border: 1px dashed #ccc;border-radius: 10px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'arial black';margin-top: 0\">[Mapping 100-year evolution of construction technologies]<\/h3>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 4px;margin: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/a-century-300x200.png\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 4px;margin: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/ENR-225x300.png\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'arial black';font-size: 10pt\">Reported by ENR: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enr.com\/articles\/17215-facebook-timeline-tracks-century-of-construction-technology?v=preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[Article]<\/a> | Facebook Page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100009402595232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[Timeline]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto;border-radius: 6px;border: 1px solid #ddd\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/Facebook-1024x574.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'arial black';text-align: center;color: #003366;margin-bottom: 30px\">[Representative Technologies Covered]<\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"width: 100%;overflow: hidden;margin-bottom: 15px\">\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 48%;min-width: 310px;margin: 1%;background: #fff;padding: 15px;border-radius: 10px;border: 1px solid #eee;min-height: 480px;text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'arial black';min-height: 40px\">RFID Asset Tracking:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 350px;object-fit: cover;border-radius: 4px\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/RFID-1024x760.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 48%;min-width: 310px;margin: 1%;background: #fff;padding: 15px;border-radius: 10px;border: 1px solid #eee;min-height: 480px;text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'arial black';min-height: 40px\">Sensing &amp; Monitoring:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 350px;object-fit: cover;border-radius: 4px\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/Sensing-1024x633.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;overflow: hidden;margin-bottom: 15px\">\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 48%;min-width: 310px;margin: 1%;background: #fff;padding: 15px;border-radius: 10px;border: 1px solid #eee;min-height: 480px;text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'arial black';min-height: 40px\">3D Laser Scanning:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 350px;object-fit: cover;border-radius: 4px\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/Scanning-1024x363.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 48%;min-width: 310px;margin: 1%;background: #fff;padding: 15px;border-radius: 10px;border: 1px solid #eee;min-height: 480px;text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'arial black';min-height: 40px\">Big Data Analytics:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 350px;object-fit: cover;border-radius: 4px\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/ericdu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2019\/04\/Big-data2-1024x603.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;overflow: hidden;margin-bottom: 15px\">\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 48%;min-width: 310px;margin: 1%;background: #fff;padding: 15px;border-radius: 10px;border: 1px solid #eee;min-height: 480px;text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'arial black';min-height: 40px\">AI &amp; 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