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CAD 3040 - Civil Design I


Clock Hours: 426

Delivery Mode
on-ground

Prerequisites: Detail Drafter Certificate (864 Hours)

Course Description:
This module is designed to introduce students to civil drafting and maps in general and some of the different types in use today. Information about civil engineering companies, their map drafting requirements, and employment opportunities is also covered. Topics include: characteristics of maps, types of maps, civil engineering companies, map requirements, Solid Modeling, & surveying.

Student Learning Outcomes:
A.  Introduction To Civil

  • Define civil drafting and civil engineering
  • Define terms related to maps and civil drafting
  • Identify types of maps
  • Discuss the use of digital terrain model maps
  • Describe the use of geographic information systems (GIS) software  Define cartography
  • Identity the types of projects completed by civil engineering companies

B.  Solid Modeling/Visualization Basics

  • Describe how solid models are used in engineering, design and drafting.
  • Describe how solid models support the design/drafting process.
  • Build solid models of simple assemblies/structures.
  • Create two-dimensional drawings from the three-dimensional models.

C.  Topographical Maps

  • Identify various linetype conventions for representation of boundaries, utilities, etc.
  • Identify and construct standard topographic map symbols that conform to the
  • National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS) established by the United States Geological Survey.  
  • Apply standard point conventions for property corner markers.
  • Prepare plats maps of individual lots, subdivisions, and industrial property from survey field notes.
  • Analyze survey field data for the location of points and elevations.
  • Construct closed and open traverses based on survey field data.
  • Prepare maps consisting of rivers, lakes, and terrain contours as well as buildings, roads, and utility systems.
  • Originates and revises maps related to commercial or industrial property or contracts.
  • Prepare maps concerned with representation of topographical data.

D.  Surveying

  • Distinguish between methods identifying angles: bearings, deflection angles and azimuths.
  • Calculate bearings and azimuths from angular information.
  • Describe types of surveying equipment used today.
  • Develop a working knowledge of trigonometry for use in triangulation calculations.