This is a 10-week course that runs from January 16 – March 27, 2023, and gives students an overall understanding of construction equipment and selected construction methods.
Students should expect to spend 3-5 hours per week on course work.
It is important that the student keeps up with the class and does not fall behind. Course modules will be made available to students on Sunday of each week. Class work must be completed by the following Monday. Students will not be able to work ahead of the class although reading assignments will be made available in advance. Actual dates that modules will become available will be posted in advance on the course calendar.
Construction Equipment and Methods will run from January 16 – March 27, 2023. The purpose of this Construction Equipment and Methods, introduces the student to construction equipment and selected heavy civil construction methods. This includes economy, selection, and productivity of common construction equipment and construction procedures for heavy civil construction and site development. The course will cover an introduction to equipment economics and utilization, determining earthwork quantities, equipment production rates, fundamentals of earth moving and excavating, loading and hauling equipment, cranes, compressors, pumps and much more..
Class Organization and Grading:
The following table lists the learning modules, the maximum point value a student can receive within each module, and the week in which the modules must be finished.
In each module there are discussions (10 points), homework (10 points), and a quiz (10 points)
Module | Point Value | By end of week |
Introduction to Construction Equipment | 30 | 1 |
Equipment Accounting and Acquisition Decisions | 30 | 2 |
Heavy Construction Blueprint Reading and Estimating | 30 | 3 |
Fundamentals of Earth moving | 30 | 4 |
Pushing, Ripping, and Dozing Equipment | 30 | 5 |
Digging and Hauling Equipment | 30 | 6 |
Trenching Equipment | 30 | 7 |
Compressors and Pumps | 30 | 8 |
Mobile and Tower Cranes | 30 | 9 |
Course Review | 30 | 10 |
Total Points: 300
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this class you should be able to:
Participants will be provided with a text book that they may keep. Textbooks will be mailed out prior to class starting.
The deadline to receive a refund for event registration is (7) seven business days before the event. Cancellations received after the stated deadline will not be eligible for a refund.