Identify construction techniques for transportation and public works.

Identification may include

  • surveying
  • inspections
  • staking
  • clearing sites/grubbing
  • excavating
  • filling
  • compaction
  • paving
  • laying pipe, conduit, cable
  • drainage
  • applying environmental controls throughout (e.g., erosion and sediment control).

Process/Skill Questions:

  • How are drones used with surveying? What is an aerial survey? When are drone surveys vs. aerial surveys appropriate?
  • What is the importance of surveying during construction, and what are the consequences of correct/incorrect surveying procedures?
  • What is the relationship between surveying and city records?
  • At what point during the preparation of a facility site are the first utilities installed, and what are they?
  • What are the different types of paving, and when and how does paving take place during construction?