Site Design: Grading and Drainage

Start Date

12/05/2022

End Date

12/05/2022

Description

This course on site design examines fundamental design considerations that site designers must account for when creating grading and drainage plans. Topics include working with existing topography including floodplains, evaluating the site and testing soil, essential elements of a site design plan, ADA and EPA considerations, designs for grading and drainage, site inspection, and a discussion of real-world site design case studies.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Site Planning
Water / Stormwater Management

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

7.0

Learning Outcomes

Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to articulate fundamental site design and evaluation considerations, and identify essential site plan and design elements.

Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to create site plans that protect the health and welfare of the public by complying with EPA regulations and complying with ADA design requirements for site accessibility.

Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to create drainage and grading plans and designs that take into account existing topography, hydrological flow patterns, regulatory considerations, and assorted site design challenges and pitfalls.

Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to describe the role of site inspection as a site plan compliance tool as well as a way of ensuring site safety.

Instructors

Daniel Messmer

Course Codes

W120522SITDSN

Provider

HalfMoon Education Inc.

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