Construction Techn & Equipment

Catalog description

The course identifies proper methods for setting grades, interpreting grade stakes, and reading site plans to ensure that earthmoving work meets specification. Covers formulas and methods used to compute cut and fill requirements on a job, and illustrates techniques used to quickly estimate excavations. Covers the uses of forklifts on construction sites. Cover sues, inspection, operator maintenance, and operation of dump trucks used to carry loads on public highways. Prerequisite(s): WKSF 1003 with a C or better.