Maricopa Community Colleges  CAD278   20006-99999 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  03/28/00  
CAD278      20006-99999 L+L 1 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Site Development II: Earthwork
Volumetric analysis of earthwork (cuts and fills) utilizing civil engineering/surveying application software. Prerequisites: CAD174 or permission of instructor.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
CAD278   20006-99999 Site Development II: Earthwork
1. Understand civil engineering/surveying software. (I)
2. Understand earthwork convention. (II)
3. Understand earthwork mathematics and analysis techniques. (III)
4. Draw proposed site using software techniques and create surfaces . (IV)
5. Compare proposed vs. existing surfaces, plot cross sections and compute cut and fill quantities. (V)
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CAD278   20006-99999 Site Development II: Earthwork
    I. Application civil engineering/surveying software
          1. Default file management
          2. Basic settings and menus
          3. Basic commands and options
          4. Printing techniques
      II. Earthwork convention
            1. Plan and profile
            2. Cross sections
            3. Slopes and grades
            4. Hand drafting techniques
        III. Earthwork mathematics and analysis techniques
              1. Average end area
              2. Cut/fill bookkeeping and computation
          IV. Proposed site and surface creation
                1. Pad creation
                2. Cut and fill slope creation
                3. Proposed surface creation
            V. Determine cut and fill quantities
                  1. Comparison of proposed vs. existing surfaces
                  2. Plot cross sections and cut/fill tables
                  3. Apply 'what-if' scenarios
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