This is the master directory of e-texts for civil engineering technicians--those whose responsibilities fall between the certified engineers in the office and construction management in the field.

Topics of study include drafting, interpreting construction drawings, surveying, construction methods, and soil management. You can select  topics from two different levels of presentation:  Basic and Advanced.

Basic Level CET

Civil engineering technicians provide vital and continuous support in a variety of ways for construction projects. Your contributions as an apprentice engineering tech may be in the form of direct labor, indirect labor, or both.

 

Drafting Equipment

Drafting Fundamental and Techniques

Geometric Construction

Drafting Projections and Sketching

Wood and Light Frame Construction

Concrete and Masonry

Mechanical Systems and Plans

Electrical Systems and Plans

Construction Drawings

Elements of Surveying and Surveying Equipment

Direct Linear Measurements and Field Survey Safety

Horizontal Construction

Direct Leveling & Basic Engineering Surveys

Materials Testing-Soil and Concrete

Care and Adjustment of Surveying Equipment

Indirect Leveling and Traverse Computation

Topographic Surveying and Mapping

 

 

 

Advanced Level CET

The higher you ascend the engineering technology ladder, the more valuable you become to your employer and to yourself. By the time you are an experienced journeyman or master, you have gained experience and attended several schools, and you are now better qualified and in a position to impart your knowledge and experience to the personnel serving under you. As a supervisor, your job tasking will be many-sided, and your bearing, actions, and disposition will be scrutinized by both subordinates and management.

 

Engineering and Land Surveys

Horizontal and Vertical Curves

Electronic Surveying Equipment

Construction Methods and Materials-Heavy Construction

Construction Methods and Materials-Electrical and Mechanical Systems

Horizontal Construction

Project Drawings

Materials Testing

Soils-Surveying and Exploration-Classification Field Identification

Mix-Design-Concrete and Asphalt

Soil Stabilization

Time Designation and Triangulation

Much of the content of this manual is adapted from handbooks prepared by the U.S. Department of Defense. Occasional references of military specifications and protocols do not affect the principles of similar civilian work.

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