Road and Infrastructure Lab

Catalog description

This class is one of three High Impact Courses offered in the program. This course is a hands-on laboratory/field experience in basic site layout and problem solving challenges regarding road and infrastructure construction projects. Including but not limited to: soil grading and compaction techniques, roadway and bridge construction, overhead and underground utilities, site drainage and site erosion control, estimating, scheduling, traffic control and construction heavy equipment safety training. The main goal of this class is to appreciate the importance of accuracy, implementation and urgency of a construction related task relative to the lab project schedule. (This is a live weather site). Components: Field Studies, Laboratory Prereqs/Coreqs: P: AETM 2430 , AETM 3180 , AETM 3350 , and instructor consent Typically Offered: Occasionally