Surveying Fundamentals Part 2: Methods and Procedures TSYH 3302

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

Module 1 - Office Methods and Procedures

• Determine map and plan distances utilizing various types of scales.
• Plot and interpret contours given the field topographic data.
• State and define the terms contour, slope, grade, profile, cross-section, and area, side slope, traverse and single circular curves.
• Plot profiles, cross-section, and calculate grades and slopes from contour plans.
• Describe the function, use and calibration of a planimeter.
• Calculate the circular closure or misclosure for closed traverse.
• Plot a traverse by either protractor and scale or by calculated coordinate methods given the computed data.
• Calculate the elements of a simple circular curve given the appropriate data and determine the revised stationing after completion of curve data calculation.

Module 2 - Survey Field Notes and Markings

• State and define the need for consistent field note records of work completed, describe the field and office system for note, file and record keeping.
• Discuss the need and purpose of field note sketches.
• Identify and describe common legal, geodetic and general engineering field monuments, points and markers.
• State and define the terms station, stationing, and center line stakes and calculate chainage equations given the appropriate data.

Module 3 - Determining Distances - Chaining

• State and define the various methods and procedures chaining distances with a steel tape.
• Calculate chainage corrections to measured slope distances to determine horizontal distances.
• Determine chainage equations and actual distances based on chainage equations given the appropriate data.
• State and discuss the common errors which result in inaccurate field data being recorded.

Module 4 - Elevation Measurement - Levelling

• State and define basic levelling methods and procedures for bench mark levellings.
• Book, record and reduce level notes and perform the required checks given the field information.
• Describe the Peg Test method for determining and correcting collimation errors in levelling instruments.
• State and discuss the care of levels, speed, accuracy, allowable error of closure and common sources of errors in the levelling procedure.

Module 5 - Elevation Control Methods

• Calculate profile grades, and determine center line cuts or fills given the appropriate data.
• Record and reduce cross section field notes recorded by several methods.
• Compute horizontal and vertical distances using slope ratios.
• State and define the purpose of slope staking and the methods for determining location of placement.
• Mark slope stakes reflecting the appropriate information for field construction.

Module 6 - Angular Measurement and Layout

• Define and discuss angle measurements utilizing the three basic theodolite methods.
• Record field notes of angle measurements and reduce these to provide working data given the appropriate information.
• State, define and record zenith angles.
• Calculate the horizontal distance given the slope distance and angle and to book these values in a standard format.
• To calculate and book the defection angles for setting out a simple circular curve.

Module 7 - Site Surveys and Structure Layout

• State and define the terms and general requirements for the layout and survey of construction facilities, structures and existing site features.
• State and discuss the need for control points and the methods for establishing and maintaining both vertical and horizontal site control.
• Compute grades, cuts and fills, batter board and boning rod heights given the design data.

Effective as of Fall 2003