CNST 150 - Commercial & Heavy/Civil Foundations

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): Construction Management: Design and Building - BT, Construction Technology - AAS, Architectural Design and Building - BT

This course provides a study of the means and methods utilized in Heavy/Civil Construction. Areas of study include: Deep Foundations-piles and caissons; Support of Excavations (SOE)-slurry walls, soldier piles, sheet piling, secant piles, tie-backs, and soil nailing; dewatering; jet grouting; cut & cover and TBM tunneling; underpinning; and marine construction. Heavy/Civil Construction materials such as engineered soils, reinforced concrete, and reinforced masonry are covered. Equipment, applicable codes, report writing, experiments, and problem solving practices are used in lecture and lab settings.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Students will conduct soil lab experiments and analyze the data. Team Based Learning will be sed.
Students will work in groups to construct concrete mock-ups from plans & specs. Associated concrete information such as estimating will be introduced. Hand skills will be learned.
Students will work in groups to construct concrete mock-ups from plans & specs. Associated concrete information such as estimating will be introduced. Hand skills will be learned.
Students will research applicable codes and specifications for soils, concrete, and masonry.

ACCE SLO # 1: Demonstrate effective communication, both orally and in writing. Course LO #1: Soils Report
ACCE SLO # 2: Demonstrate the ability to estimate quantities and costs for the bidding process in a construction project.
Course LO # 2 & # 3: Concrete & Masonry Estimating (Pump House Case Study & Mock-ups