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Course #: 5011
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Chemistry and Matter; Chemical and Physical Changes; Chemical Classification of Matter, Elements, Compounds, Mixtures; Atoms and Molecules; Dalton's Atomic Theory; Atomic Weights; Molecular Weights; Electron Theory of the Structure of the Atom; Study of Electrons, Protons, Neutrons, Atomic Structure of Elements; Fundamental Laws of Chemistry; Laws of Conservation of Matter and Energy; Law of Definite Proportions; Valence Formulas; Equations; Typical Problems in Chemistry; Solutions; Metals, Nonmetals, Acids, Bases, and Salts; Ions and Theory of Ionization; Conductivity, pH, Electrolysis, Electroplating; Periodic Grouping of the Elements; Properties and Uses of Metallic and Nonmetallic Elements and Their Compounds; Nuclear Energy; Organic Chemistry; Structural Formulas, Hydrocarbons, Fatty Acids, Carbohydrates, Aromatic Compounds, Plastics.

Course #: 2536A-C
Duration: 30 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (2536A). Selection of Materials; Definition of Material Properties; Composition and Characteristics of Ferrous and Nonferrous Metals and Alloys.
PART 2 (2536B). Composition and Characteristics of Ceramics, Concrete, Glass, Graphite, Mica, Asbestos, Plastics, Elastomers, and Plastic.
PART 3 (2536C). Structure and Properties of Woods, Paper, Textiles, and Coatings.

Course #: 5469A-C
Duration: 30 hours
What Students Learn: PART 1 (5469A). Factors Affecting the Quality of Concrete; Manufacture and Use of Portland Cement; Air Entraining Cement; Shipping, Handling, and Storing Cement; Aggregates for Concrete; Admixtures in Concrete; Sampling Cement; Test for Fineness; Test for Normal Consistency; Test for Soundness; Test for Compressive Strength; Test for Air Content in Mortar.
PART 2 (5469B). Properties of Aggregates for Concrete; Processing and Storing Aggregates; Tests for Aggregates; Sieve Analyses; Water-Cement Ratio; Design of Concrete Mixes; Slump Tests for Consistency of Concrete; Use of Kelly Ball and Vebe Machine; Design of Mixes with Lightweight Aggregates; Design of Mixes for No-Slump Concrete.
PART 3 (5469C). Measurement of Ingredients for Concrete; Mixing Concrete; Tests for Concrete; Transporting and Handling Mixed Concrete; Compacting Fresh Concrete; Use of Vibrators; Construction Joints; Finishing Concrete; Curing Concrete; Concreting in Hot or Cold Weather.

Course #: 6330A-B
Duration: 20 hours
Course Prerequisites: Production of Concrete (5469A-C);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (6330A). Preparation of Aggregates; Handling Cement; Measuring Materials; Mixing Concrete; Producing Concrete; Conveying Concrete; Placing Concrete; Compacting Concrete; Finishing Concrete; Curing Concrete.
PART 2 (6330B). Materials for Prestressed Concrete; Equipment for Stressing Reinforcement; Forms for Prestressed Concrete; Concreting Prestressed Members; Lift-Slab Method of Construction; Panels and Columns in Tilt-Up Constructions; Parties involved in Concrete Construction; Contractor's Forces; Engineer's Forces.

Course #: 5359
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Practical Geometry and Trigonometry (5567);
What Students Learn: Foundations for Embankments; Investigations and Tests of Embankment Materials; Construction of Embankments; Grading Operations; Grading Equipment; Soil Studies; Soil Classification; Important Characteristics of Subgrade Soils; BPR Grouping of Soils; AASHO Classification of Soils; Treatment of Embankment and Subgrades; Subgrade Surveys and Profiles.

Course #: 5374
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Practical Geometry and Trigonometry (5567);
What Students Learn: Subdrains; Construction of Surface Drainage Channels; Requirements of Surface Drainage Channels; Design of Surface Drainage Channels; Types of Culverts; Location of Culverts; Flow of Water through Culverts; Charts for Flow in Culverts; Selection of type and size of Culvert.

Course #: 6403A-B
Duration: 20 hours
What Students Learn: PART 1 (6403A). Materials for Low Cost Roads; Aggregates; Bituminous Materials; Specifications for Bituminous Materials; Treatments of Natural Subgrade; Oil Surface Treatment; Oil Treatment with Gravel Blotter; Oil Processing; Oil Processing of Natural Subgrade; Calcium-Chloride Treatment; Stabilized Soil; Untreated Surfacings; Sand-Clay and Top-Soil Rods; Soft-Lime Rock, Shell, and Scoria; Gravel; Slag; Waterbound and Traffic-Bound Macadam; Maintenance of Untreated Surfaces; Bituminous Surface Treatments; Stabilized Soil-Bound Surfaces.
PART 2 (6403B). Road-Mixed Bituminous Surfacings; Macadam-Aggregate Mix; Mix with Dense Grade Aggregate; Sand-Asphalt Surfacing; Low-Cost Plant-Mixed Surfacings; Mix with Precoated Macadam Aggregate; Cold-Laid Mixes with Macadam and Dense Graded Aggregates; Plant Mix with Emulsified Asphalt; Hot-Laid Mix of Sand and Asphalt; Hot-Laid Mix with Dense Graded Aggregate; Bituminous-Macadam Pavements Constructed by Penetration Method with Hot Asphalt Cement, Emulsified Asphalt, Cut-Back Asphalt, and Tar.

Course #: 2773A-B
Duration: 20 hours
Course Prerequisites: Low Cost Road Surfaces (6403A-B);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (2773A). Design of Concrete Pavements; Thickness and Crown; Joints; Reinforcement; Construction of Concrete Pavements; Proportioning Pavement Mixtures; Batching Plants; Preparation of Subgrade; Placing Concrete and Reinforcement; Expansion Joints; Finishing, Protecting, and Curing Pavement; Maintenance and Repairs; Base Courses.
PART 2 (2773B). Required Thickness of Flexible Pavements; Design of Hot-Mix Asphaltic Pavements; Requirements of Aggregates; Quantity of Bituminous Material; Plant Production of Hot-Mix Paving; Placing and Compacting Bituminous Mixture; Correcting Defects in Hot-Mix Paving.

Course #: 5353A-C
Duration: 30 hours
Course Prerequisites: Transit Surveying (5460A-C);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (5353A). Highway Planning; Classification of Highways; Planning Surveys; Location of Highways; Reconnaissance; Preliminary and Final Location Surveys; Selection of Route; Preparation of Plans; Highway Development; Highway Economics.
PART 2 (5353B). Geometric Design of Highways; Capacity and Level of Service of Highways; Selection of Number of Lanes; Highway Alignment; Transition Curves; Sight Distances; Establishing Positions of Grade Lines; Rates of Grade for Streets; Crown and Superelevation; Requirements for Urban Streets and Rural Roads; Development of Right-of-Way.
PART 3 (5353C). Roadside Development; Comparison of Intersections and Interchanges; Intersections at Grade; Rotary Intersections; Design of Interchanges; Acceleration and Deceleration Lanes; Railroad Crossings; Estimates of Cost and Time; Contract Forms and Specifications; Organization of Departments of Transportation; Highway Finance.

Course #: 5352A-B
Duration: 20 hours
What Students Learn: PART 1 (5352A). Trends in Highway Transportation; Methods of Controlling Traffic; Signs, Pavement Markings, and Signals; Timing of Signals; Signal Schemes; Pretimed Signals.
PART 2 (5352B). Advantages and Disadvantages of One-Way Streets; Operation of Reversible Lanes; Electronic Surveillance and Control of Traffic; Volume and Speed Studies; Accident Studies; Law Observance Studies; Provisions for Parking; Safety Appurtenances; Lighting Systems.