Civil Engineering Design Technology

Program Overview

This comprehensive program provides a solid foundation in Microsoft Office Suite, mathematics, civil engineering design principles, structural mechanics, and CAD software. Students will develop proficiency in AutoCAD, Microstation, and other industry-standard tools, preparing them for careers as Civil Engineering Designers. The program also covers technical report writing and presentation skills, as well as the Ontario Building Code.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Microsoft Word (164 lessons, 29 weeks)
• Enhanced editing
• Using illustrations and graphics
• Proofing documents
• Applying references and hyperlinks
• Performing mail merges
• Maintaining documents and working with templates
• Protecting and sharing documents
• Using advanced options
• Using word HTML features
• Microsoft Excel (164 lessons, 29 weeks)
• Working with advanced filters
• Advanced charting
• Using auditing tools
• Using scenarios & goal seeking
• Solving problems
• Using automatic formatting & styles
• Using advanced formulas and securing workbooks
• Creating charts and pivot tables
• Adding pictures and shapes to a worksheet
• Mathematics (164 lessons, 29 weeks)
• Introduction to CAD project
• Construction site layout
• Foundation layout and foundation details including and up to basement
• Utilities layout
• Column layout and setting out
• Floor layouts
• Wall layouts (dry walls)
• Roof layouts
• Reinforcement detail columns, footing and retaining walls
• Reinforcing details beams and sabs
• Steel building systems I
• Steel building systems II
• Miscellaneous steel building details
• AutoCAD 3D visualization
• 3D rendering
• Civil Engineering Design Principles (164 lessons, 29 weeks)
• Reinforced concrete, loading on structural members
• Introduction concrete and its components
• Flexural design of concrete members
• Shear and torsion in RCC members
• Slabs, columns and miscellaneous structures
• Steel structures, introduction to structural steel
• Tension and compression members
• Flexural members laterally supported and unsupported
• Miscellaneous details
• Timber structures, timber essentials and design
• Design basics for timber elements
• Masonry, introduction to masonry construction
• Structural System, Material Technology and Specifications (164 lessons, 29 weeks)
• Review of basic structural forms
• Structural systems I
• Structural system II
• Mine structures
• Building materials
• Construction materials
• Concrete I
• Steel and auxiliary materials
• Construction specifications introduction
• Master format I
• Master format II
• Drawing Fundamentals and Blueprints Reading (164 lessons, 29 weeks)
• Introduction to engineering drawings
• Introduction to drawing views
• Drawing views plans and elevations (part I)
• Drawing views plans and elevations (part II)
• Drawing views-sections
• Isometrics views
• Drawing essentials drawing doors
• Drawing windows
• Drawing layout plans (part I)
• Drawing layout plans (part II)
• Reinforcement detailing RCC and PSC
• Drawing and detailing steel structural systems
• Drawing and detailing timber structural systems
• Drawing roof trusses (part I)
• Drawing roof trusses (part II
• Reading blueprints (part I)
• Reading blueprints (part II)
• Reading blueprints (part III)
• Structural Mechanics Fundamentals (164 lessons, 29 weeks)
• Forces and moments
• Support reactions
• Coplanar, concurrent forces in pin-jointed trusses
• Simple stresses and strains
• Combined direct and shear stresses
• Section properties
• Bending moment and shear force
• Stresses due to bending
• Beam deflections
• Stresses due to shear
• Torsion
• Columns and struts
• Technical Report Writing and Presentation Skills (164 lessons, 29 weeks)
• Introduction to technical writing
• Compiling the information
• Report structure
• Essentials of technical writing
• Development process
• Report outline
• Report appearances
• Types of report specification
• Oral presentation of reporting
• Oral presentation of reporting
• Project proposals
• Ontario Building Code (164 lessons, 29 weeks)
• Introduction to building code
• Design requirements
• Compliance
• Microstation (164 lessons, 29 weeks)
• Launching Microstation
• Element creation
• Sketch tools
• Working cells
• Precision input with AccuDraw
• Working with existing elements
• Working with groups of elements
• Making measurements
• Using patterns to add definition
• Modifying existing elements
• Organizing design data
• AutoCAD Basic (164 lessons, 29 weeks)
• Setting up a basic drawing
• Controlling the drawing
• Fillets
• AutoCAD Advanced (164 lessons, 29 weeks)
• Working with blocks
• Defining block attitude
• External references
• Working with advanced drawing options
• Grouping of data exchange, object linking and embedding
• Template drawing
• Advanced 3D sketching-introduction to free from design
• Advanced 3D sketching
• Sectioning
• Visualization
• Component design
• CAD Management (164 lessons, 29 weeks)
• The CAD management mission
• Optimizing the installation
• Customizing the installation
• File library management
• CAD management secrets
• Hands-on Project (164 lessons, 29 weeks)
• Introduction to CAD project
• Construction site layout
• Foundation layout and foundation details including and up to basement
• Utilities layout
• Roads layout road sections and site drainage/dewatering
• Column layout and setting out
• Floor layouts
• Wall layouts (dry walls)
• Roof layouts
• Reinforcement details columns, footing and retaining walls
• Reinforcement details beams and sabs
• Steel building systems I
• Steel building systems II
• Miscellaneous steel building details

Careers:

• Civil Engineering Designer