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Robert F. Brehm, PhD, PE, PP
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental
Alumni Engineering Lab - Room 273G
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215.895.2835
Dr. Brehm has been associated with over one billion dollars of construction including civic centers, correctional institutions, educational facilities, entertainment venues and government and commercial projects spanning over thirty-five years of construction activity. Professor Brehm has served as a surety consultant in private practice developing turnaround strategies for trouble projects and authored several articles on claims avoidance and project scheduling while providing expert testimony on engineering and construction practices in both Federal and State courts.
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Courses:
CIVE 211 Engineering Measurements II CMGT 361 Contracts and Specifications
CIVE 240 Engineering Economic Ananlysis CMGT 362 Contracts and Specifications II
CIVE 261 Materials and Structural Behavior I CMGT 371 Structural Aspects in Construcion I
CIVE 262 Materials and Structural Behavior II CMGT 372 Structural Aspect in Construction II
CIVE 263 Materials and Structural Behavior III CMGT 465 Marketing Construction Services
CIVE 250 Construction Materials
CIVE 520 Advanced Concrete Technology
CAE 491 Senior Design Project I
CAE 492 Senior Design Project II
CAE 493 Senior Design Project III
AE 390 Architectural Engineering Design I
AE 391 Architectural Engineering Design II
AE 544 Building Envelope Sysyems
Research Interests: Forensic Engineering; Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies; Program and Project Management Techniques; International Infrastructure Delivery Publications:
"Making Scheduling Work," New Jersey Building Contractor, fall, 1984, pp 26‑27. "Liability: The Stakes Are Getting Higher," Buildings Design Journal, January 1985. "How to Prepare a Construction Claim," Utility and Transportation Contractor, July/August 1985. "CPM Scheduling," Buildings ‑ The Facilities Construction and Management Magazine, May 1986. "Project Scheduling Techniques," Utility and Transportation Contractor, July/August 1985. "Engineering of Rapidly Deployable Infrastructure for Catastrophic Recovery", PhD Thesis, 2008 |
