CIVL - Civil Engineering Technology

This course will give the student the basic skills necessary to complete dimensioned drawings in AutoCAD.

An introduction to aggregates and concrete as construction materials. Standard techniques of measurement and computation are presented, then applied to testing materials. Portland cement concrete is studied with emphasis on quality control in the field preparing the student to reach the level of Concrete Field Testing Technicial Grade 1, by American Contrete Institute.

This course is designed to introduce the student to construction materials commonly used in the construction of commercial and residential structures. The emphasis will be on wood, masonry, concrete, soils and structural steel. Students will study the physical properties of the materials as well as how the materials are manufactured to produce a satisfactory product for the construction process.

An introduction course in construction/civil/ surveying graphics. The student will be introduced to scales, dimensioning, surveying maps, house plans, building codes, and construction terminology. Contour maps, wall sections, foundation plans, floor plans, and house elevations will be drawn and plotted using AutoCAD.

A study of the fundamentals of plane surveying. Emphasis is on the use and care of the transit, level, tape and leveling rod, note keeping and basic surveying calculations and adjustments of data. The course is designed to introduce measurement and stakeout techniques through applications in an outdoor laboratory environment. Computers are used in conjunction with COGO software to check and solve laboratory calculations.

The second course in a two semester sequence emphasizing plane and route surveying theory and techniques. Emphasis will be on instrument adjustment, profiling, cross-sectioning, earthwork calculations, precise angular measurement using theodolites and traversing equipment, realignment of circular curves, compound curves, reverse curves, the spiral, intersection calculations, construction stakeout procedures, an introduction to electronic distance measurement and the continued use of the computer as a computational tool.

The land surveyor and his/her professional duties, responsibilities and liabilities; systems used to describe real property; transfer of real property and the location of sequence conveyances. Client, business and contractural relationships and the techniques of record research are discussed.

Course emphasizing the techniques of precise horizontal and vertical control surveying used by government or private surveyors and engineering consultants. Use of directional theodolites, precise levels and total station measurement equipment are stressed. Projects are used to present underlying theory of field work, standards, specifications and adjustment of horizontal and vertical data.

A study of materials and methods of construction employed in commerical building construction; this course will be used to extend the students graphics skills as well as their knowledge of the building construction process. Approximately equal emphasis will be placed on steel frame, reinforced concrete and timber construction. Throughout the course attention will be given to new methods and materials through readings in trade journals. Courses equivalent to CIVL 1013 and CIVL 1183 will satisfy course pre-requisites.