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EHO 104 – Basic Landscape Construction |
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Course Description Develops skills
necessary to design and construct landscape features such as retaining walls,
landscape paving, and drainage systems. Topics include: tool use and safety,
retaining walls, drainage systems and erosion protection, and landscape
paving |
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Competency Areas |
Hours |
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Work Place Safety |
Class |
2 |
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Grading, site drainage and erosion protection |
D. Lab |
2 |
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Landscape paving |
P. Lab/O.B.I. |
3 |
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Landscape retaining wall construction |
Credit |
4 |
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Prerequisite: |
Provisional admission |
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Corequisite: |
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Course
Guide |
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Competency |
After
completing this section, the student will be able to: |
Hours |
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Class |
D.Lab
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P.Lab/ O.B.I. |
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Workplace safety |
2 |
2
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Accident
prevention |
Read and
interpret safety information |
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Working around
utilities |
Understand the
importance of site utility protection |
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Operating power
tools |
Identify power
tools used in horticulture construction Use power tools
safely. |
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Grading, site drainage and erosion
protection |
6 |
6
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10 |
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Steps to grading
a site |
Read and
interpret topographic maps |
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Site drainage |
Design and
install surface and subsurface drainage systems |
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Erosion control |
Identify various
erosion control methods for site protection |
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Landscape paving |
6 |
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10 |
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Design landscape
paving area |
Plan paving
project Identify various
materials used in landscape paving Select paving
construction materials |
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Installation of
landscape paving |
Prep site for
landscape paving Install landscape
paving materials |
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Landscape retaining walls |
6 |
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10 |
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Design retaining
wall |
Plan retaining
wall project Identify various
materials used for retaining wall construction Consider drainage
needs of retaining wall project |
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Construction of
retaining wall |
Prep site Install retaining
wall |
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Suggested
Resources |
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Print |
Sauter,
David. Plan It, Dig It, Build It, Your Step-by-Step Guide to Landscape
Projects. Delmar, Thomson Learning. |
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Print |
Giles, Floyd.
Landscape Construction Procedures, Techniques and Design. Stipes
Publishing Company |
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Print |
Field, Harry
L. Landscape Surveying. Delmar, Thomson Learning |
Posted:
11/12/08