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Carpentry
Course #: 1842A-C
Duration: 30 hours
What Students Learn: This text explains the use of drawings in representing buildings and the relation between drawings, blueprints, and specifications.; PART 1 (1842A). Blueprints; Drawings and Specifications; Scale Detail; Use of the Scale; Indications of Materials; Parts of Buildings; Steel Framing Plans; Drawings for Reinforced Concrete; Frame Buildings; Doors and Windows.; PART 2 (1842B). Interior Woodwork; Stairs; Plumbing; Heating; Drawing for a Residence.; PART 3 (1842C). Plans, Elevations, and Details; Drawings of an Apartment Building.
Course #: X0605
Duration: 3 hours
What Students Learn: Tell how temperature and pressure can change the volume of a gas.; Handle acids and alkalies safely.; Discuss the uses of industrial chemicals and gases.; Select solders and lubricants.; Recognize carbon in its various forms.
Course #: X0606
Duration: 3 hours
Course Prerequisites: Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22)
What Students Learn: Explain how plastics are formed.; Filing, drilling, cementing, and welding plastics.; Have a basic understanding of elastomers, and recognize their uses throughout the shop.; Cut a piece of glass.; Describe the uses of insulation.
Course #: X0607
Duration: 3 hours
Course Prerequisites: Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22)
What Students Learn: Explain how wood and lumber are classified or graded.; Select a wood, by comparing ease of working or forming.; Describe the methods used in making composition board and plywood.; Select the best type of wood fastener for a specific use.
Course #: X0608
Duration: 3 hours
Course Prerequisites: Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22)
What Students Learn: Identify and select the best paint for a particular job.; Explain what the different types of finishes are and what to use as solvents for them.; Determine the easiest method of applying paint.; Describe paint spraying techniques.; Select the proper type of adhesives to join parts.
Course #: 686005
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Formulas (186012); Practical Measurements (Block X22)
What Students Learn: Effects of Forces on Materials; Stress and Deformation; Elastic Failure; Cohesive Properties of Solids; Heat and Cold Treatment; Modulus of Elasticity; Temperature Stresses; Structural Members; Tension Members; Shear; Connection of Steel Members; Members Subjected to Compound Stress; Beams; Columns; Shafts; Rope Drives; Properties of Metals, Nonferrous Metal, and Alloys.
Course #: 286007
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Practical Geometry and Trigonometry (5567); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22)
What Students Learn: Matter and Energy; Scope of Mechanics; Forms of Matter; Forms of Energy; Physical Properties of Bodies; Motion of Bodies; Velocity; Acceleration and Retardation; Weight and Mass; Work and Energy; Coordinate Systems; Precision in Computations; Newton's Laws of Motion; Uniform Motion; Variable Motion.
Course #: 286008
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Practical Geometry and Trigonometry (5567); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22)
What Students Learn: Friction; Nature of Friction; Sliding Friction; Rolling Friction; Machine Elements; Levers; Inclined Plane; Wedges and Screw Threads; Wheel and Axle; Tackle; Pulleys; Gearing; Belts and Chains; Simple Harmonic Motion Centrifugal Force.
Course #: 2175A-B
Duration: 60 hours
What Students Learn: PART 1 (2175A). Specifications and Other Contract Documents; Knowledge Required for Writing Specifications; Specification Language; Outline Specifications; Preliminary Writing Procedures; Specifying Materials.; PART 2 (2175B). Instruction to Bidders; General Conditions; Modifications and Supplementary General Conditions; Forms of Proposal; Excavating and Grading; Concrete; Masonry; Miscellaneous Ironwork; Rough Carpentry; Finish Carpentry; Roofing and Sheet Metal Work; Metal Windows; Glass and Glazing; Caulking; Plastering; Structural Glass; Marble and Ceramic Tile; Vinyl Tile; Painting; Finishing Hardware.
Components: Specification Writing, Part 1 (2175A); Specification Writing, Part 2 (2175B)
Course #: 5602A-F
Duration: 60 hours
What Students Learn: PART 1 (5602A). Growth and Manufacture of Wood; Classification of Hardwoods and Softwoods; Grading of Softwoods and Hardwoods; Qualities of Wood; Use of Joist Table.; PART 2 (5602B). Framing Methods; Joints in Wood Frame; Floors, Walls, and Roof Construction; Fastening the Wood Frame; Forms for Concrete; Protection Against Fire Control of Decay and Termites.; PART 3 (5602C). Roof Decks; Roof Framing Systems; Materials of Construction; Joists, Beams, and Rafters; Roof Trusses; Timber Arches; Miscellaneous Framing Systems; Erection.; PART 4 (5602D). General Requirements of Exterior Finish; Exterior Finish of Walls; Cornices; Windows; Masonry, Brick Veneer, and Stucco.; PART 5 (5602E). Thermal Insulation; Condensation Control; Sound Insulation and Acoustical Treatment.; PART 6 (5602F). Kinds of Wood and Types of Flooring; Strip Flooring; Plank, Block, and Parquet Flooring; Installation of Wood Flooring; Flooring Problems; Installation of Interior Finish.
Course #: X0211
Duration: 6 hours
Course Prerequisites: Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22)
What Students Learn: Recognize characteristics of angles and closed plane figures.; Distinguish between common geometric solids.; Apply the Pythagorean theorem.; Calculate perimeters and areas of a polygon, circle, and ellipse.; Apply the formula for area and volume of geometric solids.
Course #: X0212
Duration: 6 hours
Course Prerequisites: Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22)
What Students Learn: Define trigonometric functions.; Use trigonometric tables and apply interpolation.; Solve right triangles.; Apply the laws of sines and cosines in solving oblique triangles.
Course #: 1066A-B
Duration: 20 hours
What Students Learn: PART 1 (1066A). Description of the Square; Theory and Application; Polygons, Circles, and Ellipses; The Gable Roof; The Hip Roof.; PART 2 (1066B). The Equal-Pitch Intersecting Roof; The Unequal-Pitch Intersecting Roof; Framing Tables; Miscellaneous Applications.
Course #: 2190
Duration: 10 hours
What Students Learn: The Earth's Materials; Examination of Soils; Soil Examination by Seismic Analysis; Soil Density and Compaction; Treatment of Soils; Bearing Capacity of Foundation Beds; Tests for Bearing Capacity; Surveying and Clearing the Site; Staking Out Excavations Without a Transit; Use of the Level and Transit; Staking Out Excavations with a Transit.
Course #: 4512A-B
Duration: 20 hours
What Students Learn: PART 1 (4512A). Materials; Proportions of Ingredients; Forms of Concrete; Mixing and Conveying Concrete; Placing and Finishing Concrete; Curing.; PART 2 (4512B). Concreting in Hot and Cold Weather; Concrete Floors; Finishes for Formed Concrete; Special Concretes; Tilt-Up Construction; Prestressed Concrete; Testing Concrete; Concrete Problems.
Course #: 3074A-B
Duration: 20 hours
What Students Learn: PART 1 (3074A). Built-Up Roofing; Failure of Built-Up Roofing; Roll and Canvas Roofing; Corrugated Roofing; Standing-Seam, Flat-Seam, and Batten-Seam Roofing.; PART 2 (3074B). Wood Shingle Roofing; Asphalt Shingle Roofing; Slate Roofing; Tile Roofing; Flashings; Roofing Problems.
Course #: 2569
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Practical Measurements (Block X22)
What Students Learn: Definitions and Classification of Stairs; Rules to Determine the Number of Treads and Risers; Methods to Lay Out Stringers and How to Support Them; Principles of Construction for Different Kinds of Steps; Layout and Construction of Cylinders and Curved Stringers; Discussion of Circular and Elliptic Stairs.
Course #: VB27XX
Duration: 1.07 hours
What Students Learn: Masonry is a profession in which knowledge of solid fundamentals leads to consistent, quality work. The only means of learning the fundamentals is to practice the basic technique. This program is designed to take trainees from an introduction to basic skills to a mastery of of their application using simple projects presented in a step-by-step, easy to understand manner.
Components: Spreading Mortar (VB2701); The Pyramid (VB2702); Building a Corner (VB2703); Wall Construction, Part One (VB2704); Wall Construction, Part Two (VB2705)
Course #: VB28XX
Duration: 10 hours
What Students Learn: Beginning in a block factory, this program demonstrates how concrete block is made and introduces differentent sizes and types of block. In order to show the handling of concrete block and building techniques, two projects, a corner and a two-corner wall, are completed. Students will see the transition to Mason by studying a Mason's procedure from work station setup to striking and finishing the wall.
Components: How Block is Made (VB2801); Mortar: Mixing and Spreading (VB2802); Corner Construction (VB2803); Wall Construction (VB2804)
Course #: VB29XX
Duration: 1.62 hours
What Students Learn: Students will gain an understanding of how different technologies are interrelated and form a network that society depends on. The Universal Systems Model is used to explore construction systems.
Components: Finishing the Structure (VB2904); Defining Inputs (VB2901); Determining Resources (VB2902); Building the Structure (VB2903); Outputs and Feedback (VB2905)
