Civil Engineering Technology (CIV) at Wytheville 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 170 - Principles of Surveying
- Introduces the elements of surveying to include use and care of modern surveying equipment and the application of surveying in construction. Prerequisite: Technical Math.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
2-3 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. Prerequisite: Engineering Technical Math or divisional approval.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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. Prerequisite: CIV 171 or equivalent.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hour per week.
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 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. Prerequisite: Statics and Strength of Materials.Lecture 4-5 hours per week.
4-5 credits - CIV 227 - Concrete and Soil Technology
- Teaches properties of Portland cement concrete, methods of mix design, use and placement of concrete, soil and its relationship to engineering construction. Teaches Engineering properties of soil with introduction to retaining walls, piles, underground conduits, and earth dams.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 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. Prerequisite: Statics or divisional approval.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - CIV 261 - Advanced Surveying
- Introduces layout of curves under complex field conditions. Explores route surveying, vertical curves, slope boundaries, legal aspects of surveying, original surveys and resurveys, public land surveys. Discusses topics in surveying, astronomy, and celestial observations. Provides drills in the use of theodolite and electronic equipment. Prerequisite CIV 172 or equivalent.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 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.
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