Course Title: Prepare drawings required in the construction of rural roads
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6066
Course Title: Prepare drawings required in the construction of rural roads
Portfolio: SET
Nominal Hours: 40.0
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
CIVE5566 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
130T Infra, Electrotec & Build Serv |
Face-to-Face |
Term2 2008 |
Course Contact: Tony Skinner Program Coordinator
Course Contact Phone: (03) 9925 4444
Course Contact Email: tony.skinner@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit covers the competency to produce drawings required in the construction of rural roads, to the Australian Standards of AS 1100.401 and ‘AUSROADS” publications: ‘Policy for the geometrical design of Rural roads’ and ‘Guide to the design of Intersections at Grade’.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
EDC040 – Perform measurements and layout tasks on construction sites
EDX060 – Prepare basic mechanical and civil engineering drawings to AS 1100
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
EDC050 Prepare drawings required in the construction of rural roads |
Elements: |
Calculate earthworks volumes and plot a mass haulage diagram |
Plot and tabulate information to show longitudinal section, cross sections |
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Plot contour plans |
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Plot the horizontal and vertical alignment of a design centreline |
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Use appropriate symbols, terminology, linework, lettering |
Learning Outcomes
- Plot contour plans
- Use appropriate symbols, terminology, linework, lettering
- Plot the horizontal and vertical alignment of a design centreline
- Plot and tabulate information to show longitudinal section, cross sections
- Calculate earthworks volumes and plot a mass haulage diagram
Overview of Assessment
This unit will be assessed in the CAD laboratory using holistic assessment based on typical workplace activities as follows :
Drafting projects based on the following activities:
- Contour plan
- Pavements, kerbs and symbols
- Horizontal alignment
- Longitudinal section
- Cross sections
- Earthworks