4/23/2024 4:35:41 AM	CONS 50 Course Outline as of Spring 1993	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CONS 50	Title:  CONSTRUCTION SURVEY
Full Title:  Construction Surveying and Measurements
Last Reviewed:1/25/2016

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		10 max.	Lecture Scheduled	30.00
Minimum	2.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		8 min.	Lab Scheduled	30.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	6.00			Contact Total	60.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  60.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 120.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Construction surveying and applications including office and field measurements of distances, elevations, angles and material quantities related to construction layout of building and engineering works.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
AP TECH 90A or MATH 155 or higher, AND AP TECH 55.

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Construction surveying & applications including office & field measurements of distances, elevations, angles & material quantities related to construction layout of building & engineering works.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:AP TECH 90A or MATH 155 or higher, AND AP TECH 55.
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 2009	Inactive:	Fall 2021
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

The student will:

1.  Define and illustrate type of construction measurements and their

   units as applied to construction surveying.

2.  Demonstrate the appropriate use and care of instruments used in

   construction surveying.

3.  Determine, calculate and demonstrate the appropriate method to be

   used in the construction staking of buildings, utilities and roads.

4.  Define and give illustrated examples of the use of horizontal and

   vertical control as applied to construction surveying.

5.  When given the appropriate grading plan, determine the volume of

   material by the contour, grid and average end methods.

6.  When given a site plan, locate and identify all the elements related

   to construction layout.

7.  When given the necessary data, calculate and plot to scale a

   topographic map including site improvements.

8.  Demonstrate how to read construction stakes for buildings, utilities

   and roads.

9.  When given the appropriate data, calculate slope, horizontal, and

   vertical distances.

Topics and Scope

Proposed:

 Lecture and Laboratory

   1.  Orientation and lab procedures.

   2.  Construction units of measurement, errors and accuracy.

   3.  Distance measurements by taping, tacheometer, and electronic

       distance measurement instruments.

   4.  Difference of elevation, levels and leveling techniques.

   5.  Methods and techniques of laying out horizontal and vertical

       angles.

   6.  Principles and methods of construction layout.

   7.  Stakes, hubs, and control marks for construction control and

       layout.

   8.  Methods and application of building, trenching, pipelaying, road

       construction staking.

   9.  Measurement and computation of areas and volumes applicable to

       construction.

  10.  Principles and application of shafts, tunnels and offshore

       measurements.

  11.  Geopositioning by satellites.

Assignments:

Assignments:

   1.  Convert decimal feet to equivalent feet and inches and vice versa.

   2.  Determine and identify error of closure and appropriate accuracy.

   3.  Compute elevations using differential, profile, grid and stadia

       methods.

   4.  Compute cuts and fills.

   5.  Establish by plus-offset, radial and coordinate methods, control

       points for buildings, utilities and roads.

   6.  Methods and techniques in developing site plans.

   7.  Determine areas and volumes by polar planimeter, Simpson's One-

       Third Rule, average end, borrow-pit and contour methods.

   8.  Uses and expectations of construction layout by satellite

       geopositioning.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 25%
Homework problems, Field work, Lab reports, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 35 - 45%
Field work, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 25 - 30%
Multiple choice, Matching items, Completion, COMPUTATIONAL
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Surveying With Construction Applications:  Barry F. Kavanagh

Prentice-Hall, 2nd Edition.

Construction Measurements:  B. Austin Barry

John Wiley, 2nd Edition.

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