21 courses with the subject CET, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
CET 101Residential Construction Methods2
Description: Students learn the types and organization of construction projects. Content includes the materials used in construction: concrete, steel, masonry, and wood; interior finishes, plumbing and electrical systems related to construction; methods of testing, excavation, foundation construction and superstructure erection. State and local codes, code administration and construction safety are also discussed. Fil Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: An introductory course in the art of engineering designed to acclimate the students to the engineering profession and to acquaint them with the techniques and methodologies of engineering design. The "design" aspect of the course consists of an introduction to computer integration (as it applies to the engineering profession), graphical techniques, and design oriented problems using analysis software. The Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Overview of practice and materials of construction, building types and structural framing. Instruction on the development and use of the current New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, the 1992 Americans with Disabilities Act and their relation to residential and commercial uses of space. Instruction on fire codes related to materials used in interior design. (2 lecture, 3 laboratory hou Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Drawing of plans and details used in building construction. Development of drafting techniques and standards, using AutoCAD computer drafting software.(1 lecture, 3 laboratory hours) Laboratory fee applies. Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Introduction to blueprint reading for building construction. Study and interpretation of building plans; architectural, mechanical and electrical. Estimating theory and quantity takeoff. (2 lecture, 2 laboratory hours). Laboratory fee applies. Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Estimating costs of building construction. Practice in finding required material quantities from drawings. Procedures for estimating labor, material, and equipment costs. Scheduling of construction by CPM (Critical Path Method) including the use of estimating software. (1 lecture, 3 laboratory hours) Laboratory fee applies. Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Development of data and preparation of drawings used in building construction and civil engineering, using Auto CAD computer drafting software. (1 lecture, 3 laboratory hours) Laboratory fee applies. Offered: Fall Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Resultants and equilibrium of coplanar force systems; trusses and three force members; force systems in space; friction, centroids and moments of inertia of composite areas. Offered: Fall, Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Stress and strain in elastic bodies when subject to external tensile, compressive, shear and torsion forces. Beam reactions, shears, bending moment diagrams and deflections, by the moment-area method are determined. Column analysis; introduction to indeterminate structure. Offered: Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Determination of physical properties of construction materials. Standard tests used on the American Society of Testing Materials and the American Concrete Institute standards including report writing software. (3 laboratory hours) Laboratory fee applies. Offered: Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Analysis of statically determined structures. Design and investigation of structural steel members; columns, beams, trusses, and girders. Bolted, riveted, and welded connections reactions, shear, bending moment and deflection by analytic and graphical methods, including the use of design software. (2 lecture, 3 laboratory hours) Laboratory fee applies. Offered: Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: The course is an introduction to soil mechanics with application to problems encountered in construction and design. Topics include soil origin and nature, soil properties, field sampling, gradation, compaction, classification, permeability, soil strength. Laboratory experiments include the classification and evaluation of engineering properties of soil for predicting its behavior in accordance with ASTM Offered: Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Basic principles of plane surveying. Field practice and office procedures. Use of level, transit, stadia, electronic theodolite and total station. Use of survey computation software for determination of horizontal and vertical controls and areas. Mapping of selected areas. (2 lecture, 3 laboratory hours) Laboratory fee applies. Offered: Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Field and office procedures in layout of highways, railroads, and pipelines. Profile leveling, horizontal and vertical curves and alignment. Mapping, plotting profiles and cross sections. Cut and fill computations. Principles of field astronomy. Computations using defined software. (2 lecture, 3 laboratory hours) Laboratory fee applies. Offered: Fall Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: The course studies fundamental properties and behavior of fluids under static and flow conditions. Topics covered include hydrostatic force, buoyancy, pressure, manometry, continuity and energy equations, laminar and turbulent flow, losses, flow through pipes and open channels, and flow measurements, as well as an introduction to surface water hydrology. The rational method is used to determine peak flows Offered: Spring, Summer Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Concepts and methods for planning and scheduling of operations and resources on construction projects. Topics include Gantt charts, progress curves, critical path methods and project networking techniques. Extensive use of computer software to aid the student in planning and analysis of scheduling, resource management and updating construction operations. (2 lecture, 2 laboratory hours) Laboratory fee app Offered: Fall Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Introduction to occupational safety and health practices in the construction industry. This course provides an overview of U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health 1926 Standards for the construction industry. Course work includes a detailed study of construction safety management. Topics include personal protective equipment, hazardous communications, site safety management, inspection an Offered: Fall Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
CET 254Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings3
Description: Introduction to the basic concepts of mechanical systems design and construction for residential and commercial buildings. Systems design and equipment selection is performed for heating, cooling, plumbing, sanitation, electrical lighting and acoustics. Emphasis is placed on the use of the International Building code and A.S.H.R.A.E Standards. Offered: Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Introduction to building construction contract documents. Student is exposed to contract law, general conditions of the contract and construction specifications using the Construction Specifications Institute Standards. Analysis of owner, designer, and contractor responsibilities under contract. Offered: Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
Description: Introduction to methods and techniques of managing construction projects. Construction business organization, contracts, bonding, insurance, construction site supervision, labor law and labor relations. Introduction to computer applications in project administration. (2 lecture, 2 laboratory hours) Laboratory fee applies. Offered: Spring Department: Sci, Tech, Engineering & Math
