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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DESN 228 - Civil I
PREREQUISITES: DESN 101 - Intro to Design Technology and MATH 122 - Applied Technical Mathematics or MATH 136 - College Algebra or MATH 137 - Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
PROGRAM: Design Technology
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 2
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2011
Presents an overview of the basics of infrastructure related design topics, including the study of roadway and drainage systems. Emphasizes the preparation of drawings pertaining to infrastructure design and site development. Numerical calculations related to the design topics will be discussed.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Compute volumes for cut and fill earthwork.
- Plot roadway cross-sections.
- Interpret contour maps.
- Compute runoff based on rainfall intensity and topography.
- Interpret highway plans.
- Plot vertical curves.
- Plot horizontal curves.
- Compute safe sight distances per AASHTO criteria.
- Compute required hydraulic openings of drainage structures based on runoff quantities.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Drainage
- Topography
- Curves
- Cross-Sections
- Contours
- Plans
- Earthwork
- Runoff
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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