ECE – Civil Engineering Technology

Drawing file creation and modification, menu use, drawing commands, plotting, and dimensioning; creating, inserting, and modifying blocks; the use of external references; drawing in 3-D space, 3-D solids and wireframes.

The study of hydraulic principles and theory relating to basic fluid mechanics, hydrostatics, and hydrodynamics.  Basic hydrology including storm water runoff computations, culvert sizing, and detention pond design will be discussed and analyzed.

This course introduces engineering students to the use of desktop computers, software, and calculators, which are used extensively in the engineering disciplines. This course will give the student practical experience using operating systems, spreadsheets, and programmable calculators as applied to engineering problems.

Provides techniques of chaining horizontal distances directly by breaking chain and slope measurements, or indirectly by trigonometric calculations; procedure and field time to obtain elevations by differential leveling; methods of computing bearings and azimuths; techniques of traversing, balancing angles, balancing distances, error of closure, accuracy obtained and required; procedure for calculating the meridian, latitude and longitude with respect to the state plane coordinate system; procedure for performing boundary surveys including property research.

This course presents the analysis of applied and reactive forces on rigid bodies and the effects those forces have on the equilibrium of the body. Methods are presented to determine the resultants and components of forces, and the moments induced by those forces. The analysis of forces on trusses, frames, and pulleys are explored. The concepts of couples, friction, centroids, and moment of inertia are introduced.

The principles of shear and bending moments in structural members are analyzed. Methods for computing deflections in beams and methods for analyzing and designing columns are also discussed. An introduction to welded, bolted, and riveted connections is presented. Indeterminate beams are analyzed.

Materials used in the construction industry are studied. Special attention is given to the design and control of concrete mixtures. Steel and its alloys are analyzed for construction applications. The strength characteristics of concrete and other building materials are examined in hands on laboratory work.

The engineering properties of soils, mass-volume relationships, soil classification, stress distribution, and the effects of water are discussed. Students do soil exploration, field testing, and various laboratory soil tests.

Construction cost estimating and bidding as applied to civil engineering projects with an emphasis on heavy construction. Cost analysis of: labor, material, equipment, and overhead will be discussed. Students will learn how to submit cost estimates and how to prioritize job components associated with projects. Excel spreadsheets will be used in tabulating cost estimates.

An introduction to water and wastewater treatment from a biological and chemical point of view. The emphasis of the course is on reviewing current methods used in water treatment. Solid waste, hazardous waste, and air pollution are also discussed.

This course will familiarize the student with operation of clean and wastewater treatment plants. History of water treatment plants will be discussed and how the development of current plants has grown into large municipal systems. A focus on plant operation, current practices, plant automation, and safety will prepare students to take their Class A – Operators Exam from the State of Ohio upon completion of the associated Water Quality Program.

Students in consultation and with their instructor, will design, research, and develop a project that showcases their skill level in the three primary focus areas of the program-surveying, construction estimating, and computer aided drafting. Students may focus on some problem, concept, issue, or practical research related to their work experience, program of study or career goals. The project will encompass a detailed project plan that includes construction cost estimations as well as many topics covered throughout their program curriculum.

This is a cooperative work experience that provides students an experiential learning practice. Under the supervision of the assigned faculty member, the student will gain work experience directly related to the student’s major. Each student who is enrolled in the internship course shall also enroll in an on-campus seminar.

This seminar class is taken with the Civil Engineering Technology Internship course. This will assist students in identifying and evaluating experiences from the internship course and then relate skills to career expectations.