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DRFT 1330: Advanced Road Design
Effective date
September 2019
Department
Drafting
School
Trades, Technology and Design
Description
Using Civil 3D software, students will apply sophisticated Civil Drafting techniques to advance the Site and Road design modules from the previous level. They will create drawings for a subdivision using advanced Corridor Modeling that will meet municipal and industry design standards.
Credits
2.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
DRFT 1280, DRFT 1281, DRFT 1282.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Design Urban Municipal Land Parcels
- Apply BC Supplement to Geometric Design Guidelines to model road corridor
- Create Advanced Road Assemblies & Sub assemblies
- Design Road Intersection
- Preform Quantity take-offs for road design
- Produce combined Cross Section
- Generate Drawing Production Sheets for Road Cross Sections
- Generate Plan & Profile Drawing Production Sheets for Roads
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 20
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 40
Total Hours: 60
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 40
Total Hours: 60
Instructional Strategies
Lectures, handout materials, video presentation, on-line activities, and project/problem based learning activities are used.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C-
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
10 |
|
|
Quizzes/Tests |
10 |
Practical and written quizzes |
|
Final Exam |
30 |
Practical exam |
|
Project |
50 |
Minimum of 3 project-based assignments of approximately equal value (20%, 15% and 15%) |
Course topics
- Create Single family land Parcels Create Parcel site for industrial building Create Parcel Site for Green space Work with Generic Subassemblies Work with Conditional Subassemblies Model Corridor Model Road Intersection Compute Quantities for Road Design Create Plan-Profile Sheet Production Label Cross Sections Cross Section Sheet Production
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.