Building Layout

Course Number:
CT 100
Transcript Title:
Building Layout
Created:
Apr 28, 2023
Updated:
Apr 28, 2023
Total Credits:
3
Lecture Hours:
0
Lecture / Lab Hours:
60
Lab Hours:
0
Satisfies Cultural Literacy requirement:
No
Satisfies General Education requirement:
No
Grading Options
A-F, P/NP, Audit
Default Grading Options
A-F
Repeats available for credit:
0
Prerequisites

MTH 98 or placement into MTH 65; placement into: IRW 115 or WR 115

Course Description

Focusses on the fundamentals related to residential construction. Identifies safe practices to be used on the job site. Addresses proper use of layout tools in a variety of applications and locations. Prerequisites: MTH 98 or placement into MTH 65. Placement into IRW 115 or WR 115. Audit available.

Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate safe practices associated with Construction industry.
  2. Read and create simple drawings or prints from a variety of floor plans and typicals.
  3. Create a set of perpendicular control lines to layout construction floor plans.
  4. Apply offsets and setbacks to the layout of a structure.
  5. Establish elevations and grades.
  6. Layout, on site, a 160-foot square dwelling with usable attic space.
  7. Communicate effectively with coworkers, industry partners and clients.

Suggested Outcome Assessment Strategies

The determination of assessment strategies is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: writings (journals, self-reflections, pre writing exercises, essays), quizzes, tests, midterm and final exams, group projects, presentations (in person, videos, etc), self-assessments, experimentations, lab reports, peer critiques, responses (to texts, podcasts, videos, films, etc), student generated questions, Escape Room, interviews, and/or portfolios.

Course Activities and Design

The determination of teaching strategies used in the delivery of outcomes is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: lecture, small group/forum discussion, flipped classroom, dyads, oral presentation, role play, simulation scenarios, group projects, service learning projects, hands-on lab, peer review/workshops, cooperative learning (jigsaw, fishbowl), inquiry based instruction, differentiated instruction (learning centers), graphic organizers, etc.

Course Content

Outcome #1: Demonstrate safe practices associated with Construction industry.

  • Cleanliness of work area
  • Recognizing margins for specific tool safety – Red Zone
    • Saws
    • Drills
    • Hand tools
  • Maintaining tools in proper working condition
  • Safety rules of thumb:
    • Don’t force tools to do something they are not meant to do
    • Be present when using tools
    • Stay alert to what is going on around you

Outcome #2: Read and create simple drawings or prints from a variety of floor plans and typicals.

  • Standard markings on a floor plan
    • Plan index/legend – footings, foundations, orientation, perpendicular walls, anchor points, specialty anchors
    • Scaling with Ratios

Outcome #3: Create a set of perpendicular control lines to layout construction floor plans.

  • Purpose
    • Providing X and Y axis for establishment of all other dimensions
    • Transferring an idea on paper to an actual site
    • Team obligation to site accuracy
  • Making accurate readings, measurements and markings
    • Navigating and plotting document information correctly
    • 3-4-5 procedure for creating 90-degree angle (Pythagorean Theorem)
  • Transfer of data/measurements
    • Accessing data from drawing for transposing on to the work surface
    • Transposing site measurements to design layout
    • Double checking finished markings on site – work backwards to confirm measurements

Outcome #4: Apply offsets and setbacks to the layout of a structure.

  • Define offsets and setbacks
    • Easements
    • Property line codes and requirements
      • Utilities placements
      • Natural wetland regulations
  • Research appropriate documentation
    • Existing layouts
    • New objectives

Outcome #5: Establish elevations and grades.

  • Tools used in establishing elevation and grades
    • Laser levels
    • Transits
    • Water level
  • Surveyor marks and pins
  • Creating targets for checking elevations

Outcome # 6: Layout a 160-square foot dwelling with usable attic space.

  • Layout perpendicular control lines
  • Apply offsets
  • Establish elevations and grades

Outcome #7: Communicate effectively with coworkers, industry partners, and clients.

  • Be prepared for presentations
    • Collect data
    • Understanding client needs
    • Recognizing budgetary constraints
  • Using imagery – drawings and pictures
  • Relevant vocabulary
  • Tact and patience
  • Timeliness

Suggested Texts and Materials

Modern Carpentry, 12th Edition, Wagner, Smith