HEO 2010 - Excavation Math
Clock Hours: 60
Delivery Mode
on-ground
Course Description:
This course provides training on the formulas and calculations used to determine the amounts of soil and other material to be removed from or added to a job-site excavation, focusing on volume and weight calculations.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Explain how to use formulas.
- Explain the sequence of operations in solving a problem using a formula.
- Explain how squares and square roots are derived.
- Define angles and identify the types of angles.
Competency 2:
Explain how math is used to solve right triangle problems.
- Explain how to determine the length of a slope.
- Explain how a building is laid out using right triangle math.
Competency 3:
Define area and explain why determining the area of a space is required.
- Determine the area of squares and rectangles.
- Determine the area of a triangle.
- Determine the area of a trapezoid.
- Determine the area of a circle.
Competency 4:
Define volume and explain the purpose of calculating volume.
- Calculate the volume of a cube.
- Calculate the volume of a prism.
- Calculate the volume of a cylinder.
- Describe the estimating process used to determine the volume and weight of simple and complex excavations.
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