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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.
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Landscape Architecture |
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2 |
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Construction Layout |
D. Lab |
8 |
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Street Design |
P. Lab/O.B.I. |
0 |
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Sewerage Systems |
Credit |
6 |
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County Codes |
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Flood Control Methods |
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Prerequisite: |
DDS 201, DDS 217 |
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Course Guide |
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Competency |
After completing this
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D.Lab |
P.Lab/ O.B.I. |
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE |
3 |
15 |
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Theory |
Differentiate between formal and informal balance and schools of thought on landscape architecture. |
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List design components normally considered part of landscape architecture. |
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Application |
Given a topographic map of a site and a proposed usage for the land, delineate the esthetic qualities of the site. |
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CONSTRUCTION LAYOUT |
3 |
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Theory |
Describe the procedures necessary to establish proper horizontal and vertical control for construction projects. |
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Discuss the precision necessary for different construction projects. |
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Computations |
Calculate bearing and distance between two points of known coordinates. |
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Given the coordinates of one point and the bearing and distance to another point calculate the coordinates of the second point. |
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Locate construction points using offset methods. |
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Locate construction points using coordinate geometry. |
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Provide vertical control for a construction project. |
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Maintain construction layout field notes. |
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STREET DESIGN |
4 |
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Theory |
Describe the elements of proper subdivision street design. |
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Discuss the concept of sight distance as it relates to street design. |
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Describe maximum grades typically encountered on local streets. |
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Describe esthetic elements of street design. |
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Identify state and local laws pertaining to street design. |
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Compute all components of horizontal and vertical curves. |
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Application |
Given a topographic map of a tract of land and a proposed usage scheme, develop street designs that maximize the land usage. |
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SEWERAGE SYSTEMS |
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Theory |
List four types of sewerage. |
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Describe five types of sewers. |
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Estimate quantity of sewerage given land area and usage plan. |
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Describe common terms associated with local sewerage systems. |
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Identify common symbols normally found on sewerage plans and profiles. |
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List maximum allowable grades for specific components of any sewerage system. |
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Utilize state and local codes to determine the minimum size of the various components of a sewerage system. |
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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. |
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COUNTY CODES |
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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.). |
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Utilize sample county codes in the design of a complete subdivision. |
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FLOOD CONTROL METHODS |
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Determine coefficients of runoff for various types of land. |
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Calculate opening size of storm-water inlets. |
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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. |
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Suggested Resources |
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.