CET 243 - Land Surveying

1. Review Traverse Surveys
   1. Define Traverse Surveys
   2. Perform calculations to balance field angles
   3. Review Meridians
   4. Review Bearings
   5. Review Azimuths
   6. Review Latitudes and Departures
   7. Define Traverse Precision and Accuracy
   8. Calculate Compass Rule Adjustment
   9. Identify the Effects of Traverse Adjustments on Measured Angles and Distances
   10. Identify Omitted Measurement Computations
   11. Calculate Rectangular Coordinates of Traverse Stations
   12. Calculate Area of a Closed Traverse by the Coordinate Method
2. Review Topographic Surveying and Drawing
   1. Review Basics of Topographic Surveys
   2. Define the Precision Required for Topographic Surveys
   3. Diagram Cross Sections and Profiles Drawings
   4. Use Theodolite to collect topographic data
   5. Download and analyze collected data
   6. Produce CAD Contour Drawing
3. Examine Construction Surveying
   1. Define Construction Control Survey
   2. Define preliminary surveys
   3. Discuss grade stakes
   4. Describe building layouts
   5. Describe base lines (layout performed by surveyors)
   6. Describe radial staking methods
   7. Place batter boards
   8. Define as-built surveys
4. Review Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
   1. Operate various Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
   2. Discuss the CORS
   3. Discuss the OPUS
   4. Understand Satellite Geometry
   5. Review errors
   6. Illustrate current GOPS Surveying Techniques
   7. Discuss survey planning
   8. Define Initial Ambiguity Resolution
   9. Discuss Vertical Positioning
5. Investigate Highway Curves
   1. Define Route Surveys
   2. Review Circular Curves
   3. Calculate Circular Curve Geometry and Deflections
   4. Produce Chord Calculations
   5. Produce Field Procedure
   6. Illustrate Moving Up on the Curve
   7. Create Offset and Compound Circular Curves
   8. Calculate Offset and Compound Circular Curves
   9. Define Reverse Curves
   10. Discuss Vertical Curves
   11. Calculate offset and compounded circular curves
6. Examine Highway Construction Surveys
   1. Define Preliminary (Pre-Engineering) Surveys
   2. Illustrate Highway Design
   3. Produce Highway Construction Layout
   4. Discuss Clearing, Grubbing, and the Stripping of Topsoil
   5. Show Placement of Slope Stakes
   6. Layout Line and Grade
   7. Produce Grade Transfer
   8. Describe Ditch Construction
7. Investigate land surveying
   1. Review the public land survey system
   2. Understand boundary surveying
   3. Create land descriptions
   4. Create land corner certificates
   5. Create plat of survey
   6. Review the code of Iowa relative to land surveying
   7. Review Iowa Administrative Code 193C.
   8. Troubleshoot survey problems
   9. Demonstrate proficiency with survey instruments