CMGT 110 - Construction Plan Reading

(R only) CE-R

Covers construction documents, with emphasis on interpreting contract drawings. Topics include terminology, symbols, and conventions used in both commercial and residential drawings; methods and procedures for reading basic architectural and structural drawings; and introduction to mechanical and electrical drawings. Assessment Level(s): ELAW 980/ELAR 980. Three hours lecture/discussion, one hour laboratory each week.

3 semester hours

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

Describe and recognize differences among the types of reproduction of prints from original drawings.
Outline the different uses of “blueprints” as a means of providing information to the various participants in the construction business, i.e., owners, designers, inspectors, engineers, project managers, field supervisors, trades and craftspersons, to name a few.
Name and describe the major categories and views found in a set of contract drawings.
Describe the different information found on: Civil Drawings, Architectural Drawings, Structural Drawings, Mechanical Drawings, Plumbing Drawings, Electrical Drawings.
Describe both the purposes and uses of schedules.
Identify and interpret the types of lines used in civil, architectural and mechanical drawings.
Identify and describe the symbols and their usage in reference to their applicable trades.
Describe the differences among the contract drawings, shop drawings and field drawings.
Become competent in understanding the various scales used on construction drawings.
Become competent in determining the correct dimensions by understanding the various mathematical practices (feet/inches, decimal/fractions) used to show sizes and distances on drawings.
Describe common views, projections and conventions used in working drawings.
Calculate areas and volumes useful in estimating the sizes of common construction materials as found on construction drawings.
Identify some of the common estimating formulae and rules of thumb.
Describe the current means of drawing generation, storage and reproduction of contract drawings with emphasis on computer applications.
Describe the SI metric system as it currently affects not only materials and products but also dimensioning in the construction field.

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