Civil Engineering Technology
Co-op type:
Optional
Skills students have at the start of co-op work term:
- Complete a survey traverse.
- Operate a GPS receiver to determine the vertical and horizontal coordinates of points.
- Create, edit, view and analyze 3D models using Revit.
- Import/export 3D information to AutoCAD Civil 3D and Revit
- Perform a stability analysis of an earthen slope and express the results in the form of an associated factor of safety.
- Establish a framework for planning and executing a project.
- Review the history of steel manufacturing and its environmental impact. Apply the mechanical properties of structural steel as they relate to the design of basic structural elements.
- Evaluate the adequacy of a deep foundation to support load based on theory and field test data for structures supported on piles and caissons.
- Calculate the road super elevation to incorporate in the design of a road and provide safe turning while driving.
- Explain the estimation of storm runoff, storm sewer layout and design and the importance of floodplains.
Suggested job titles:
- Estimator
- Building Inspector
- Surveyor
- Project Manager
- Materials tester
- Quality Controller
Student Availability by Term:
- Summer