Taping and taping corrections, differential leveling, traverse and area computation, stadia topography and construction surveys. Concepts of site design and engineering are presented from analysis to design drawings. Areas covered include zoning concepts, constraints of environmental considerations, roadways and land subdivision, parking, and site utilities and drainage. This is accomplished using principles of stress and strain, Poisson's ratio and thermally introduced loading.
Testing includes, where appropriate, tension, compression, torsion, bending, shear and columns.
All testing conforms to ASTM standards. Design concepts include passive solar heating, passive cooling, earth-sheltered housing and insulation practices. Information presented includes practical matters such as business ownership, cost estimating and bidding, contract bonds, required types of insurance, construction business methods, labor law and labor relations. Codes and specification are presented as they apply to the previous subjects. In the structural steel portion, beams, columns, tension and compression members, composite structures and the connection for these types are presented.