COT 291
Site Design and
Construction
Biljana Bulakovska , Instructor
Prerequisite: none
All aspects
of site design and construction are presented, including ownership rights, zoning,
easements and encroachments, topography, bodies of water, surveying, soil sampling
and analysis, soil contamination, excavation, stabilization, compaction, retaining
walls, dewatering, grading cut and fill, stormwater management, wetlands regulations,
structures, utilities, roads and walks, and safety concerns.
Course Outline:
The student will be able to:
Understand site grading principles, and know the various types of heavy construction equipment and their uses.
Understand the various types of site improvements, such as retaining walls, drainage ditches, culverts, site accessory structures, walks, roads, bridges, curbs and gutters, inlets, catch basins, site drainage infrastructure, site lighting, and landscape.
Understand stormwater management, detention and retention facilities.
Understand wetlands regulations and permitting
Understand integration of site work and building construction projects.
Know how to use and interpret land survey data.
Understand zoning and building code interactions for site development.
Understand land improvement permitting processes.
Introduction to site planning; site drainage, grading contours, storm water
Legal land ownership issues; national GIS actions; aerial and satellite surveys;
property legal boundaries and descriptions; legal easements and encroachments
Surveys and site planning; historic site regulations; recent court interpretations
Zoning ordinances; planned developments
Building codes; design review and landscape requirements
Earthwork, grading, shoring, retaining walls, soil stabilization; large construction
machinery; dewatering
Site utilities, aerial and buried; stormwater management, detention and retention
Site drainage infrastructure, piping, inlets, catch basins
Wetlands regulations and permitting
Environmental testing and remediation
Soil remediation, treatment, and amendments
Site electrical power and lighting
Roads, sidewalks and parking; accessibility considerations
Integration of site work and building construction
Metropolitan Sanitary District requirements; land improvement permitting
Final Exam
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The purpose of this class
is to introduce basic Urban and suburban development site planning, roads, earthwork,
large construction and excavation machinery, surveying, soil borings, soil stabilization,
dewatering, wetlands identification and analysis, environmental remediation,
shoring, grading, site utilities, Metropolitan Sanitary District and other regulatory
body requirements.
Upon completion of this class, the student will be able to:
Understand site grading principles, and know the various types of heavy construction equipment and their uses.
Understand the various types of site improvements, such as retaining walls, drainage ditches, culverts, site accessory structures, walks, roads, bridges, curbs and gutters, inlets, catch basins, site drainage infrastructure, site lighting, and landscape.
Understand stormwater management, detention and retention facilities.
Understand wetlands regulations and permitting.
Understand integration of site work and building construction projects.
Know how to use and interpret land survey data.
Understand zoning and building code interactions for site development.
Understand land improvement permitting processes.
ATTENDANCE:
Students are expected to attend all class sessions and to arrive on time. If
you are unable to attend a class you are responsible for all material covered
in that class. Attendance is taken at each class. The third unexcused absence
will result in a one-letter grade reduction to the student’s grade. The
fourth absence (excused or not) will result in the automatic withdrawal of that
student
GRADING:
Grades will be determined based on attendance and participation (10% of total
grade), pop quizzes (20%), two term papers (20%), Midterm exam (20%), and a
comprehensive final exam (30%). All quizzes and quarter, mid-term and final
examinations will be closed book, closed note tests of knowledge. All material
either in the textbook or discussed in class may be appear on any quiz or examination.
Daily quizzes may be given prior to the lecture. Therefore, it is essential
that students review the assigned material before coming to class.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
Students are responsible for conducting themselves in a professional, adult
manner. This includes, but is not limited to, cheating on exams, plagiarism
on written assignments, and disruptive behavior in the classroom. All of the
above are strictly prohibited at Triton College, and a student caught engaging
in any of these activities is subject to expulsion from the class with an F
for the course.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
WEEK 1:
Introductions, Triton College policies and procedures, Student Services, and
course overview will be discussed.
Homework: Read Chapter 1
WEEK 2:
Lecture: Chapter 1
Homework: Read Chapters 2 & 3
WEEK 3:
Lecture: Chapters 2 & 3
Homework: Read Chapter 4
WEEK 4:
Lecture: Chapter 4
Homework: Read Chapters 5 & 6
Paper No. 1, topic and details to be discussed in class
WEEK 5:
Lecture: Chapters 5 & 6
Homework: Read Chapter 7
WEEK 6:
Paper No. 1: Due at the beginning of class
Lecture: Chapter 7
Homework: Read Chapter 8
WEEK 7:
Lecture: Chapter 8
Homework: Prepare for midterm examination
WEEK 8:
Midterm Examination, Chapters 1 - 8
Homework: Read Chapter 9
WEEK 9:
Lecture: Chapter 9 Part I
Homework: Read Chapter 10
WEEK 10:
Lecture: Chapters 9 & 10
Homework: Read Chapters 11, 12, and 13
WEEK 11:
Lecture: Chapters 11, 12, and 13
Homework: Read Chapters 14 & 15
WEEK 12:
Lecture: Chapters 14 & 15
Homework: Read Chapter 16
Paper No. 2, topic and details to be discussed in class
WEEK 13:
Lecture: Chapter 16
Homework: Read Chapters 17 & 18
WEEK 14:
Paper No. 2: Due at the beginning of class
Lecture: Chapters 17 & 18
Homework: Read Chapter 19
WEEK 15:
Lecture: Chapter 19
Homework: Prepare for Final Exam
WEEK 16:
Final Exam, Chapters 1 - 19