CET 140 - Site Plan Drafting

 
Description
This course provides training and background to produce civil engineering working drawings using computer-aided drafting techniques. Emphasis will be on site plan development and the preparation of drawings and specifications for land development.Topics include maps, surveys, site plans, utilities, subdivision planning, roads, topography and grading, storm water drainage, sanitary sewer considerations and the basic use of GPS systems.

1. Analyze and develop site development plans as related to civil, commercial and residential construction.
2. Design a sewer system for a residential development given design criteria.
3. Convert surveying data onto a site drawing.
4. Construct a CAD drawing of a site plan including building location, elevation contours, both existing as well as final, access roads, parking facilities and utilities utilizing surveying field notes and information provided by an architect or engineer.
5. Analyze and develop a survey given design criteria.
6. Construct and interpret maps and site plan prints.
7. Generate foundation plans and reinforcing details given design criteria, surveys and plot plans.
8. Design a storm drainage system for a small residential or commercial development given design criteria.
9. Design a street system for a small residential or commercial development given design criteria.
10. Generate a site grading plan given design criteria.

1. Introduction to Civil Drafting Technology
2. Mapping Scales and Mapping Symbols
3. Measuring Distance and Elevation
4. Surveying Fundamentals
5. Location and Direction
6. Legal Descriptions and Plot Plans
7. Land Development Design Overview
8. Site Selection and Analysis: Feasibility Studies and Environmental Considerations
9. Project design: Design criteria, The Design Process, Documents and Site Investigations
10. Profiles and Contour Lines
11. Grading Plans: Design Considerations and Estimation of Earthwork Quantities
12. Street Design
13. Wastewater Design
14. Water Supply Design
15. Storm Drainage Design
16. Highway Layout
17. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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