Civil Engineering Technology (CIV) at Southwest Virginia Community College
Distance Learning
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- CIV 115 - Civil Engineering Drafting
- Introduces terminology and drafting procedures related to civil engineering.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hour per week.
3 credits - CIV 135 - Construction Management and Estimating
- Teaches the equipment and methods used in construction. Includes principles and economics of construction, planning and management, and principles of estimating primarily using highway and building project examples.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - CIV 171 - Surveying I
- Introduces surveying equipment, procedures and computations including adjustment of instruments, distance measurement, leveling, angle measurement, traversing, traverse adjustments, area computations and introduction to topography.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: Engineering Technical Math or divisional approval.3 credits - CIV 172 - Surveying II
- Introduces surveys for transportation systems including the preparation and analysis of topographic maps, horizontal and vertical curves, earthwork and other topics related to transportation construction.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hour per week.
Prerequisite: CIV 171 or equivalent.3 credits - CIV 175 - Geomatics Laboratory
- Teaches use of instrumentation to make basic plane surveying measurements for horizontal, vertical, and angular measurement, and includes construction survey and layout. Focuses on the use of pacing techniques, steel tape, level, and total stations.Laboratory 3 hour. Total 3 hours per week.
1 credits - CIV 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - CIV 198 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - CIV 199 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - CIV 210 - Structural Systems
- Introduces the application of the principles of mechanics and strength of materials to the analysis and design of civil engineering structures, specifically in the areas of building and highway construction.Lecture 4-5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: Statics and Strength of Materials.4-5 credits - CIV 225 - Soil Mechanics
- Focuses on soil in its relationship to engineering construction. Includes soil composition and structure, weight-volume relationships, sampling procedures, classification systems, water in soil, stresses, strains, bearing capacity, settlement and expansion, compaction, stabilization, and introduction to foundations and retaining walls.Lecture 2-3 hours per week. (Rev. 5/1/08)
2-3 credits - CIV 226 - Soil Mechanics Laboratory
- Introduces practical soil sampling; classification of unified, ASTM and ASSHTO specifications; laboratory testing of soils to predict engineering performance.Laboratory 2 hours per week.
1 credits - CIV 240 - Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
- Introduces the principles of fluid flow and development of practical hydraulics resulting from study of fluid statics, flow of real fluid in pipes, multiple pipe lines, liquid flow in open channels, and fluid measurement techniques.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: Statics or divisional approval.3 credits - CIV 246 - Water Resources Technology
- Introduces the elements of hydrology and hydraulic systems.Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 0-3 hours. Total 2-5 hours per week.
2-3 credits - CIV 295 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - CIV 298 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - CIV 299 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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