CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS
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Commercial Field Engineering
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Commercial Field Engineering I
Type of Class: Semester
16 Sessions/56 Hours
All TABE Testing must be completed no later than Friday January 14, 2022.
The course will introduce the students with a role of a site layout technician including drawings used in construction buildings today. Using the Site Layout 1 guide the course topics will include: Introduction to Site Layout; Surveying Math; Surveying Equipment Use and Care; and Blueprint Reading for Surveyors.
Req Test: TABE Reading - English
OR Test: TABE Reading - Spanish
Course: Applied Construction Math I
OR Test: TABE Math - English
OR Test: TABE Math - English
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Commercial Field Engineering II
Type of Class: Semester
18 Sessions/80 Hours
Prerequisite: Commercial Field Engineering I
This course covers the basic mathematical principles used for field surveying and measurement as applied to basic construction field engineering. Topics include: Dimensional; Conversions to Decimal Equivalents Unit Conversion, Algebra, Geometry-Perimeters, Area, Volumes; Trigonometry-Sine, Cosine & Tangents Right triangles; Law of Sine, Cosine Solving Oblique triangles; Instrument Setup Level Loops Records & Documentation Cut Fill Computation; Coordinate Geometry; Traverse Computations; Traverse Data Collection, Instrument set up; Horizontal Curves; and Vertical Curves.
Note: All students are required to attend one (1) additional class of 4 hour class.
Course: Commercial Field Engineering I
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Commercial Field Engineering III
Type of Class: Semester
18 Sessions/80 Hours
Prerequisite: Commercial Field Engineering II
The course is an overview of the Surveying Field practices as it applies to the Field Engineering profession. It will start with proper equipment,
daily schedules, good notes, communicating and end with using the laser properly. The course topics include: Construction Surveying,
Communication, Fieldwork Practices, Distance Measurement-Chaining, Angle Measurement, Total Station, Leveling, and Lasers.
Course: Commercial Field Engineering II
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Commercial Field Engineering IV
Type of Class: Semester
17 Sessions/80 Hours
Prerequisite: Commercial Field Engineering III
This course including lab covers an overview of the surveying profession as it applies to Field Engineering. Part two covers the Office Work and the Calculations. The course topics include: Filed Procedures, Equipment Calibration, Office Practice, Math Essentials, Chain Corrections, Traverse Computations, and Coordinate Geometry.
Course: Commercial Field Engineering III
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Commercial Field Engineering V
Type of Class: Semester
18 Sessions/80 Hours
This course including lab covers the advanced mathematical principles used for field surveying and measurement as applied to construction field engineering. The course topics include: Horizontal Curves, Vertical Curves, Quantities, Layout Techniques, Construction Control, One-Person Surveying, and Field Observations.
Course: Commercial Field Engineering IV
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Commercial Field Engineering VI
Type of Class: Semester
18 Sessions/80 Hours
Prerequisite: Commercial Field Engineering V
This course including lab covers an overview of the automated processes of office and field work commonly used by Field Engineers on construction sites today. This practical application of theory will focus on the handling of large amounts of design and as-built data using total station, data collector, and engineering & drafting computer software. Topics include: Start job in Carlson/ Drawing Set-up/Layer Set-up; Draw/Edit Commands: Ortho, Draw, Current Layer, Save, Offset, Osnap; Draw/Edit Commands: Erase, Move, Copy, Scale, Rotate, Mirror; Draw/Edit Commands: Trim, Extend, Fillet, Chamfer; REVIEW; Points Commands: Draw-Locate Points, List Points, Set Coordinate File; Clip Board, Insertion Point, CAD File from Architect, Plot/Print; Survey Commands: Enter Deed Description, Annotate Commands; Export Points, Data Collector Job Set-up, Import Points to Data Collector; 2D Stake-out, 3D Stake-out, Survey (Data Collection); Export Points from Data Collector, AS-Built Layer, Import Points; and Draw/Locate Points, Line Work, Text, Leaders.
Note All students are required to attend one additional class of 4 hour class.
Course: Commercial Field Engineering V
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