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DRFT 2120: Advanced Civil Site Layout
Effective date
September 2024
Department
Drafting
School
Trades, Technology and Design
Description
This course introduces the student to site layout, mapping and plotting techniques, cut and fill practices, surveying theory and tools, and drainage systems for the civil engineering industry.
Credits
2.0
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
DRFT 2100.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Solve surveying and related math problems
- Identify terminology, abbreviations and symbols
- Interpolate and plot contours
- Draw cross-sections of an industrial site
- Calculate accurate cut and fill quantities
- Survey elevations using a transit level
- Measure lengths and angles for surveying purposes
- Lay out a traverse based on survey information
- Lay out and design a storm sewer drainage system using industry standards
- Apply these concepts and processes at a higher level in a 3D Building Information Modelling (BIM) software
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 16
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 24
Total Hours: 40
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 24
Total Hours: 40
Instructional Strategies
Lectures, video presentations, field work and project/problem based learning activities
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C-
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Participation |
10% |
Active participation and engagement in course activities and discussions |
|
Assignments |
50% |
|
|
Quizzes/Tests |
15% |
|
|
Final Exam |
25% |
|
Course topics
- Terminology, Abbreviations & Symbols
- Areas and Conversions
- Directions and Coordinates
- Maps, Contours, and Profiles
- Surveying Theory and Practice
- Closed Traverse Drawings
- Site Drainage and Storm Sewer Design
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.