Standard

 

DDS 218 Civil Drafting II

Course Description

Pertains to site planning and subdivision design. Students have an opportunity to develop a major design project. Topics include: landscape architecture, construction layout, street design, sewerage systems, county codes, and flood control methods.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

 

Landscape Architecture

Class

2

Construction Layout

D. Lab

8

Street Design

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Sewerage Systems   

Credit

6

County Codes

 

 

Flood Control Methods

 

 

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

DDS 201, DDS 217

Corequisite:

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

3

15

0

Theory

Differentiate between formal and informal balance and schools of thought on landscape architecture.

 

 

 

 

List design components normally considered part of landscape architecture.

 

 

 

 

Identify common symbols normally associated with plans and elevations.

 

 

 

Application

Given a topographic map of a site and a proposed usage for the land, delineate the esthetic qualities of the site.

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION LAYOUT

3

20

0

Theory

Describe the procedures necessary to establish proper horizontal and vertical control for construction projects.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the precision necessary for different construction projects.

 

 

 

Computations

Calculate bearing and distance between two points of known coordinates.

 

 

 

 

Given the coordinates of one point and the bearing and distance to another point calculate the coordinates of the second point.

 

 

 

 

Locate construction points using offset methods.

 

 

 

 

Locate construction points using coordinate geometry.

 

 

 

 

Provide vertical control for a construction project.

 

 

 

 

Maintain construction layout field notes.

 

 

 

STREET DESIGN

4

15

0

Theory

Describe the elements of proper subdivision street design.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the concept of sight distance as it relates to street design.

 

 

 

 

Describe maximum grades typically encountered on local streets.

 

 

 

 

Describe esthetic elements of street design.

 

 

 

 

Identify state and local laws pertaining to street design.

 

 

 

 

Compute all components of horizontal and vertical curves.

 

 

 

Application

Given a topographic map of a tract of land and a proposed usage scheme, develop street designs that maximize the land usage.

 

 

 

SEWERAGE SYSTEMS

4

10

0

Theory

List four types of sewerage.

 

 

 

 

Describe five types of sewers.

 

 

 

 

Estimate quantity of sewerage given land area and usage plan.

 

 

 

 

Describe common terms associated with local sewerage systems.

 

 

 

 

Identify common symbols normally found on sewerage plans and profiles.

 

 

 

 

List maximum allowable grades for specific components of any sewerage system.

 

 

 

 

Utilize state and local codes to determine the minimum size of the various components of a sewerage system.

 

 

 

Application

Given a topographic map of a tract of land and a proposed usage scheme, design and develop the plan and profile of the sewerage system.

 

 

 

COUNTY CODES

3

10

0

Theory

Identify county code regulations that affect all parameters of subdivision design (setback, sidelines, building line, street widths, curbs and gutters, lot sizes, tree removal, etc.).

 

 

 

Application

Utilize sample county codes in the design of a complete subdivision.

 

 

 

FLOOD CONTROL METHODS

3

10

0

Theory

Determine coefficients of runoff for various types of land.

 

 

 

 

Calculate opening size of storm-water inlets.

 

 

 

Application

Estimate storm-water flow for the subdivision under design, taking into account the given area, the coefficient of runoff of the land, and the rainfall rate.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books

 

American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. (Year). Measuring practice on the building site. Falls Church, VA: Author.

American Society of Civil Engineers Staff, et al. (Eds.). (1982). Gravity sanitary sewer design & construction. New York: Author.

Barnes, W. M. (1988). Basic surveying. Stoneham, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Brinker, R. C., & Wolf, P. (1984). Elementary surveying. New York: Harper & Row.

Hromadka, T. V., et al. (1987). Computational hydrology in flood control design & planning. Mission Viejo, CA: Lighthouse.

Kavanagh, B. F. (1988). Surveying: With construction applications. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Stull, P. (1987). Construction surveying & layout. Carlsbad, CA: Craftsman.

Thrasher, D. W. (1987). Design & use of pressure sewer systems. Chelsea, MI: Lewis.

Water Pollution Control Federation Staff. (1982). Gravity sanitary sewer design & construction. Alexandria, VA: Author.

Whyte, W. S., & Paul, R. E. (1985). Basic metric surveying. Stoneham, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Wilson, A. L. (1982). Elementary forest surveying & mapping, two. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University.

Wilson, R. L. (1985). Elementary forest surveying & mapping, no. one. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University.