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Home > Course Catalog > Course Descriptions > (CT) Civil Engineering and Surveying Technology
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CT 111 Engineering Drawing (2 credits)
This course is designed to provide the students with practice in the use of drawing instruments and basic drafting techniques as well as the application of these techniques in orthographic, isometric and section drawings. (F)
CT 113 Introduction to Civil Design Applications (3)
This course is a continuation of CAD 120 along with an introduction to AutoDesk Land Desktop. The major focus is placed on commands required to complete a working set of drawings utilizing Autodesk Land Enabled Map 2005 and Land Desktop software. Emphasis is placed on practical use of the critical commands covered in CAD 120 as well as more complex commands (such as dimensioning, blocks/attributes, symbol libraries, attribute extractions, an introduction to paper space and others). A basic introduction to AutoDesk Land Desktop will be integrated in this program. (S, O)
CT 121 Plane Surveying (4)
Instruction and practice in the use of surveying instruments and equipment. Types of surveys, units of measure, elementary leveling, transit problems, field notes and benchmarks are included. Survey transverse and triangulation calculations and adjustments including map plotting, latitudes and departures, open and closed traverses, error analysis, inversing between points, and intersection of lines are also covered. Equipment utilized will be automatic levels, transits and total stations. (F, O)
CT 122 Advanced Surveying (4)
A study of advanced survey traverse and triangulation calculations and adjustments including: error analysis, subdivision of sections, contouring, route locations, grade determinations, earthwork measurements, map plotting, inversing between points and intersection of lines. Students also perform field work in mapping property corner searches, offsets, construction location and grade staking. Equipment utilized will be total stations and data collectors. Prerequisites: CT 121 and MATH 136. (S, O)
CT 131 Soil Testing (3)
This course covers the actual hands-on performance of laboratory and field tests on soils and aggregates used for the construction of civil engineering, highway/heavy projects. Most of the course is devoted to the performance of standardized lab and field procedures along with the necessary measurements, calculations and reports required for an accurate soil analysis. (S, O)
CT 142 Construction Safety for Civil Technicians (1)
This course will cover safety issues as they pertain to Civil Engineering and Surveying Technicians. Most of the course will be lecture, video and group discussion. (O)
CT 211 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3)
This course looks at Geographic Information Systems (GSIS) and how they are used. Students will look at all aspects of GIS in terms of design, maintenance, analysis and industry usage. This class will teach students GIS concepts while applying those concepts to unit assignments. Students will apply all concepts to a final project. Prerequisite: CAD 120. (F-online)
CT 214 Highway and Street Design (3)
This course covers the fundamentals of highway and street design. Included in the course are design safety considerations, design cost effectiveness, geometric features, construction plan development, blueprint reading and other highway design criteria. A construction design project will be developed during the course. Prerequisites: CT 111. (S)
CT 215 Land Use Planning and Development (3)
This course will take an undeveloped parcel of land and develop it into a residential subdivision. The parcel boundary will be surveyed in an earlier surveying class using a total station and data collector. The point file will be downloaded into AutoDesk software for design and drafting use. Prerequisite: CT 221. (S)
CT 221 Surveying Procedures (4)
This course is comprised of field work, with emphasis on data collection procedures, and drawing with Civil 3D, following standards set by ALTA. The students will collect boundary and topographic data utilizing the latest technology in equipment, such as Total Stations, GPS, Robotic Total Stations, etc. The students will take an area of campus, divide it up between groups, perform survey work, merge data files and draw the entire project following ALTA Standards. Prerequisites: MATH 136 and CT 122. (F)
CT 222 Advanced Surveying Procedures (4)
This course is comprised of field work and classroom work. The classroom work includes theoretical work in highway and railroad curve alignment, compound curves and reverse curves. The field work includes advanced GPS such as static networks, advanced alignment stakeout, infill surveys, and a student project performed on their own following procedures taught for boundary research, data collection, data analysis and the creation of a certificate of survey for the project. Prerequisites: MATH 136 and CT 221. (S,O)
CT 223 Boundary Control and Legal Principles (4)
The study of the laws and systems of land description and subdivision including: history of land ownership; terminology used in real property law; methods of property transfer; abstracts of titles; types of titles; filing and recording deeds; legal principles of retracements; reversing rights; riparian and littoral rights; mining claims; and preparation of metes and bounds descriptions and records of surveys. (F, O)
CT 231 Bituminous and Concrete Technology (3)
This course covers the materials, design, placement and testing procedures of freshly mixed and hardened bituminous and concrete mixes; along with an overview of maintenance and rehabilitation practices that are used in typical highway and heavy construction projects. (F, O)
CT 232 Water Management Technology (4)
This course covers the fundamentals of water supply and distribution, water treatment processes, sanitary sewage and collection methods, sewage treatment processes, storm water collection, along with the environmental effects caused by improper water and sewage handling. Included in the course are topics on hydraulics, hydrology, chemical and biological testing, water distribution and collection systems and water and sewage treatment facilities storm water management, and the concepts of municipal solid waste disposal. Prerequisite or Corequisite: MATH 134. (S, O)
CT 241 Statics and Strength of Materials (2)
This course covers an introduction to static forces in equilibrium and their effects on objects. Included in the course are force vectors, moments, friction, stress/strain relationships and the various properties of materials. The engineering method of analytical problem-solving is stressed along with the neat and orderly method of showing the problem-solving procedure. Prerequisites: MATH 134, MATH 136. (F, O)
CT 243 Research and Analysis (2)
This course will give students hands-on actual application of engineering problems, design problems, inspection and testing problems, and data research connected with the office work of a civil engineering and surveying technician. There is some work in cost estimating and analysis of advanced problems in surveying. (S. O)
CT X92 Experimental Course (1-9)
A course designed to meet special departmental needs during new course development. It is used for one year after which time the course is assigned a different number.
CT 297 Cooperative Education (1-5)
Cooperative Education offers students the opportunity to integrate career, social and personal development into the educational process. The cooperative education program allows students to integrate classroom study with a paid work experience related to their fields of study. It is recommended that a student has successfully completed one year of academic study.
CT 299 Special Topics (1-15)
A course designed to meet special departmental needs.
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