Measurable Student Learning Outcomes
1. (Comprehension Level) Describe working in and around excavations, particularly in preparing building foundations.
2. (Comprehension Level) Explain types and bearing capacities of soils; procedures used in shoring, shielding, and sloping trenches and excavations; trenching safety requirements, including recognition of unsafe conditions; and mitigation of groundwater and rock when excavating foundations.
3. (Analysis Level) Compare and explain the selection and uses of different types of reinforcing materials. Outline requirements for bending, cutting, splicing, and tying reinforcing steel and the placement of steel in footings and foundations, walls, columns, and beams and girders. (CSLO 4)
4. (Analysis Level) Compare and discuss: basic site layout safety, tools, and methods; layout and construction of deep and shallow foundations; types of foundation forms; layout and formation of slabs-on-grade; and forms used for curbing and paving. (CSLO 2)