Civil Drafting Technology

Description

Chapter 1: Introduction to Civil Drafting Technology

Chapter 2: Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)

Chapter 3: Map Scales

Chapter 4: Map Symbols

Chapter 5: Introduction to Surveying

Chapter 6: Locations and Distances

Chapter 7: Angles and Directions

Chapter 8: Contour Lines

Chapter 9: Site Plans

Chapter 10: Horizontal Alignments

Chapter 11: Profiles

Chapter 12: Earthwork

Chapter 13: Detail Drawings

Chapter 14: Introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS)

David P. Madsen is the president of Engineering Drafting & Design, Inc. and the vice president of Madsen Designs Inc. (www.madsendesigns.com). He provides drafting and design consultation and training for all disciplines, he has been a professional design drafter since 1996, and he has extensive experience in a variety of drafting, design, and engineering disciplines. Dave has provided drafting and computer-aided design and drafting instruction to secondary and postsecondary learners since 1999, and has considerable curriculum, and program coordination and development experience. He holds a Master of Science degree in Educational Policy, Foundations, and Administrative Studies with a specialization in Postsecondary, Adult, and Continuing Education; a Bachelor of Science degree in Technology Education; and an Associate of Science degree in General Studies and Drafting Technology. He is the author of Goodheart-Willcox’sInventor and its Applications; Pearson Education’s Autodesk Inventor Basics Through Advanced; and coauthor of Delmar Cengage Learning’s Architectural Drafting and Design, Engineering Drawing and Design, Print Reading for Architecture and Construction Technology, and Print Reading for Engineering and Manufacturing Technology; and Goodheart-Willcox’s Architectural Drafting Using AutoCAD, AutoCAD and Its Applications: Basics and Comprehensive, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.

 

David A. Madsen is the president of Madsen Designs Inc. (www.madsendesigns.com), and David Faculty Emeritus of Drafting Technology and the Autodesk Premier Training Center at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Oregon. David was an instructor and department Chairperson at Clackamas Community College for nearly 30 years. In addition to community college experience, he was a Drafting Technology instructor at Centennial High School in Gresham, Oregon. He is a former member of the American Design and Drafting Association (ADDA) Board of Directors, and was honored by the ADDA with Director Emeritus status at the annual conference in 2005. David has extensive experience in mechanical drafting, architectural design and drafting, and building construction. He holds a Master of Education degree in Vocational Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Education. David is coauthor of Delmar Cengage Learning’s Architectural Drafting and Design, Engineering Drawing and Design, Print Reading for Architecture and Construction Technology, and Print Reading for Engineering and Manufacturing Technology; and Goodheart-Willcox’s Architectural AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop and its Applications, Architectural Drafting Using AutoCAD, AutoCAD and Its Applications: Basics, Advanced, and Comprehensive, AutoCAD Architecture and Its Applications, AutoCAD Essentials, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.

 

Terence M. Shumaker is Faculty Emeritus and former department Chairperson of Drafting Technology, and the former Director of the Autodesk Premier Training Center at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Oregon. He was a community college instructor for over 28 years, worked as a training consultant for Autodesk, Inc., and conducted CAD program development workshops around the United States. Terence has experience in surveying, civil and industrial pipe drafting, and technical illustration and is author of Goodheart-Willcox’s Process Pipe Drafting and coauthor of Goodheart-Willcox’s AutoCAD and Its Applications: Basics, Advanced, and Comprehensive, and AutoCAD Essentials.

• A unique, broad, highly useful range of content not found in other texts:

  • Everything students need to learn about civil drafting in a single volume.

  • Topics range from generic design and drafting theory to maps and map making, to surveying, to specific civil design and drafting applications.

  • NEW! Revised content throughout the text resolves issues of inaccuracies, errors, inconsistencies, and other discrepancies of the previous edition, providing a new edition that is more accurate, clearer, easier to understand, and flows better.

  • NEW! New content added throughout provides required information about new technology and theory associated with civil engineering design and drafting, and related disciplines.

  • NEW! References to manual, hand, or board drafting with paper and pencil have been removed from this edition to update content and reflect current practices.

• Motivating, easy-to-read and understand, and supported with quality illustrations:

  • Complicated and abstract concepts are accessible to a wide range of readers.

  • NEW! Improved chapter format and organisation make this edition more cohesive, easier to follow, less redundant, and better organisation to provide a more efficient and systematic learning process. Basic concepts build from one topic to the next and one chapter to the next.

  • Chapter objectives provide motivating learning goals and serve a road map of each chapter to help students track their learning.

  • Numerous figures and high-quality illustrations provide appropriate detail and show real-world examples to support chapter content.

  • NEW! Nearly all of the illustrations and figures have been redrawn to ensure clarity, consistency, and updated material.

  • NEW! Additional figures and illustrations have been added to better illustrate the text’s content.

• Presents CADD content and applications throughout:

  • CADD topics include:

    • CADD software used in drafting and design.

    • U.S. National CAD Standards.

    • CADD templates.

    • CADD layers.

    • CADD material requirements, specific CADD applications, file management, and plotting guidelines.

    • CADD symbols for specific civil engineering drafting applications.

    • Increased productivity with CADD.

    • Reuse of drawing content with CADD.

    • CADD environment in industry.

Everything students need to learn about civil drafting in a single volume.

This text provides complete coverage of the design and drafting principles and practice used in the civil drafting field, and a working knowledge of the basic topics of mapping–in a workbook format.

Created with input from civil engineering industry professionals and educators and content-tested in the classroom, Civil Drafting Technology is a unique, comprehensive guide to civil drafting in a clear workbook approach. Designed with the goal of providing a foundation of work done by civil engineering companies (associated drawings, skills, and terminology) and a broad education in the civil drafting field, the book acquaints students with the civil drafting discipline, mapping, computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), surveying, locations, distances, angles, directions, contour lines, site plans, horizontal alignments, profiles, earthwork, detail drawings, and geographic information system (GIS). Most of the drawings and maps are generated by specialized CADD software, and a variety of data collected using electronic surveying techniques. The book’s 14 chapters each deal with a specific subject area and provide realistic examples, illustrations, review questions, and problems. The new edition is substantially revised with a number of updates and improvements.

For courses in Civil Drafting, Civil Engineering Drawing, Mapping, Map Reading, Drafting Technology, Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD), Surveying.

Appropriate for use by students enrolled in any secondary or post-secondary drafting or related course, and for anyone who is interested in civil drafting theory and applications.

 

This text provides complete coverage of the design and drafting principles and practice used in the civil drafting field, and a working knowledge of the basic topics of mapping–in a workbook format.

 

Created with input from civil engineering industry professionals and educators and content-tested in the classroom, Civil Drafting Technology is a unique, comprehensive guide to civil drafting in a clear workbook approach. Designed with the goal of providing a foundation of work done by civil engineering companies (associated drawings, skills, and terminology) and a broad education in the civil drafting field, the book acquaints students with the civil drafting discipline, mapping, computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), surveying, locations, distances, angles, directions, contour lines, site plans, horizontal alignments, profiles, earthwork, detail drawings, and geographic information system (GIS). Most of the drawings and maps are generated by specialised CADD software, and a variety of data collected using electronic surveying techniques. The book’s 14 chapters each deal with a specific subject area and provide realistic examples, illustrations, review questions, and problems.

• Improved chapter format and organization make this edition more cohesive, easier to follow, less redundant, and better organization to provide a more efficient and systematic learning process.

• Nearly all of the illustrations and figures have been redrawn to ensure clarity, consistency, and updated material.

• Additional figures and illustrations have been added to better illustrate the text’s content.

• New and updated CADD content provides required information about modern civil CADD technology and applications.

• New and updated chapter review questions offer additional review and print-reading exercises to reinforce chapter content.

• New and updated chapter problems offer more review, study, and drafting and design exercises to ensure comprehension of important topics. Some problems now also include a PowerPoint presentation.

• Revised content throughout the text resolves issues of inaccuracies, errors, inconsistencies, and other discrepancies of the previous edition, providing a new edition that is more accurate, clearer, easier to understand, and flows better.

• New content added throughout provides required information about new technology and theory associated with civil engineering design and drafting, and related disciplines.

• References to manual, hand, or board drafting with paper and pencil have been removed from this edition to update content and reflect current practices.