Industrial Site Layout

Course code DRFT 1280

Credit 3.0

Length 60.0 hours

Course outline View

This course introduces the student to the overall layout of site development, mapping and plotting techniques, cut and fill practices, drainage and sub-surface investigation for the Civil engineering industry.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • Terminology, Abbreviations & Symbols
  • Contour Lines and Maps
  • Surveying Fundamentals
  • Traverse Tables and Property Lines
  • Profiles and Cross Sections
  • Cut & Fill Calculations
  • Site Drainage & Storm Sewer Design

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

Select your program to see the available course schedules.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.