Welcome to The Second Annual Tech Welcome to The Second Annual Tech Valley Career Pathways Annual Valley Career Pathways Annual Conference Conference

School of ACT, CIV, CON, CNC, CAD and School of ACT, CIV, CON, CNC, CAD and MEC Engineering TechnologiesMEC Engineering Technologies

Dr. Christine LaPlante, P.E., Ph.D.

Department Chair

Hudson Valley Community College

Math College Readiness TrackMath College Readiness TrackGeometry/Coordinate Geometry/Coordinate GeometryGeometry

Hydraulics and Hydraulics and DrainageDrainage

Construction Construction MaterialsMaterials

• Statics and Strength of Materials

• Surveying

Statics and Strength of Statics and Strength of MaterialsMaterials

Truss Truss DesignDesignMethod of JointsMethod of Joints

Two equations two Two equations two unknownsunknowns

SurveyingSurveying Traverse Traverse

Project:Project:Plot by Plot by

angle and angle and distancedistance

AnalysisAnalysis

Hydraulics and DrainageHydraulics and DrainageDrainage AreasDrainage Areas

squares and squares and planimetersplanimeters

Most Efficient Cross Most Efficient Cross Sections:Sections:Areas and volumesAreas and volumes

Most Efficient Cross Most Efficient Cross SectionSection

Construction MaterialsConstruction Materials Unit WeightUnit Weight