Scooter’s Coffee

Plan Link

This set of plans for Scooter’s Coffee is a single story retail coffee shop built from the ground up. We will analyze all sheets and scopes. This class will cover the Basics of Plan Reading - The “C” Plans.

Study Videos

Civil set intro - what we will study

Civil Set Terminology

Technical drawing, drafting or drawing, is the act and discipline of composing drawings that visually communicate how something functions or is constructed.

A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructure that may have been neglected.

Surveying, a means of making relatively large-scale, accurate measurements of the Earth’s surfaces. It includes the determination of the measurement data, the reduction and interpretation of the data to usable form, and, conversely, the establishment of relative position and size according to given measurement requirements. Thus, surveying has two similar but opposite functions: (1) the determination of existing relative horizontal and vertical position, such as that used for the process of mapping, and (2) the establishment of marks to control construction or to indicate land boundaries.

Underground utilities refer to any below ground line, installation or structure used by a service/ utility provider. Examples: cable, internet and telephone lines, water service and sewer lines, electrical lines, gas lines, traffic signal lines etc.

Erosion and sediment control plan means a plan that is designed to minimize the accelerated erosion and sediment runoff at a site during construction activities. A plan that is designed to minimize and control the accelerated erosion and increased sediment loads that occur at a site during land disturbing activities. A set of plans prepared by or under the direction of a licensed professional engineer or a certified erosion control technician indicating the specific measures and sequencing to be used to control sediment and erosion on a development site during and after construction.

What is Site Grading?

Any construction site requires some preparation before building begins, including land leveling and grading activity. Grading consists of sculpting an area of land for the needs of a specific project. The goal of grading is to:

• Provide the desired aesthetics of the property

• Ensure proper drainage

• Comply with zoning and other regulatory restrictions and requirements

• Establish allowable height and depth of cuts, fills, and swales

• Protect the environment with consideration for storm water runoff, potential pollutants, and erosion

Types of Grading in Construction

What does grading a lot mean? There are multiple types of grading in construction projects:

• Landscape grading – undergoing a landscaping project – municipal or commercial – may call for topsoil removal for installing irrigation systems, smoothing areas for planting, and modifying slopes or elevations to improve drainage or create a change in appearance. Landscape grading is often referred to as the process of reshaping a land area to modify water runoff patterns or otherwise alter property elevations. Getting the job done right is important to ensure proper drainage and to achieve the best results.

• Architectural Grading – changing the contours of a land area for a new home, housing development, or commercial property typically relates to changing the contours of the landscape to accommodate proper drainage, remove undesirable elevations, and prepare foundation areas.

• Regrading – regrading involves lowering or raising the levels of a land area. This can involve large areas or a small project.

• Finished Grade – for specific purposes such as gravel roads and earthworks projects, grading extends to include the surface and cover of the finished construction, not just the base. In landscaping projects, finish grading refers to finishing the final contour of the project, shaping the desired area to prepare for planting, seeding, or sodding. Finish grading includes putting the final touches on the grading project. This step provides a smooth surface with the removal of such items as large chunks of soil, rocks, and other undesirable debris.

• Rough Grading – setting the slope or leveling an area for such projects as landscaping, providing a base for turf development, or resolving drainage issues is termed rough grading. This may include adding, removing, or relocation of topsoil. This stage shapes the ground to the desired basic shape and elevations, creates the desired soil composition, and establishes the drainage flow.

• Final Grade – to complete the grading process and prepare for the final landscaping or seeding, there is often a need to finish the surface with a material that promotes growth. Final grading construction involves covering the area with a coating of screened topsoil or similar matter to complete the grading project.

Landscaping

Modern landscaping is a process that makes changes to an area of land in one or all of the following three categories:

Plants - The addition of ornamental, edible, native or other types of landscaping plants.

Terrain - Changing the shape of the land through grading, backfilling, mounding, terracing, etc.

Structures - Constructing fences, patio covers, walls, decks, raised planters or other built features.

Construction Terminology

• Planning

• Design

• Construction

The Specifications - Master Format

• Master Format

The Views - Plan, Section, Detail & Elevation

Study Videos

The demo plan

The Utility Plan

The Grading and Drainage Plan

Paving Plan

Erosion Control Plan

The Landscape Plan

Special Notes

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