CET 130 - Surveying Fundamentals

Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 2
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

1. Examine the Basics of surveying
   1. Explain Types of surveys
   2. Demonstrate Surveying instrumentation
   3. Explain Survey reference systems
   4. Explain Units of measurement
   5. Explain Errors and mistakes
2. Interpret angles and their measure
   1. Draw angles whose measures are given in degrees and radians
   2. Convert degree-minutes-seconds to decimal degrees
   3. Determine arc length
   4. Determine sine, cosine, and tangent
3. Make use of Leveling concepts and procedures
   1. Explain General terms, concepts and process
   2. Explain Effects of curvature and refraction
   3. Demonstrate Differential leveling procedures
   4. Explain Reciprocal leveling techniques
   5. Explain Three-wire leveling techniques
4. Make use of Trigonometry leveling
   1. Explain Errors and mistakes
   2. Explain Leveling adjustments
   3. Utilize automatic levels
5. Make use of distance measurement topics and techniques
   1. Explain types of distance measurements
   2. Explain Distance measurement techniques
   3. Discuss Systematic and random errors
   4. Utilize electronic distance measurements
6. Examine the use of angles and distances in surveying.
   1. Identify Types of reference meridians
   2. Identify Types of horizontal angles
   3. Compute and use azimuths
   4. Compute and use bearings
   5. Describe magnetic bearings and declination  
7. Make use of Total stations and data collectors
   1. Demonstrate conventional total stations and data collectors
   2. Demonstrate Instrument and data collector set-up
   3. Apply Field procedures and techniques for total stations
8. Solve Traverse surveys and computations
   1. Explain Types of traverses
   2. Compute latitudes and departures
   3. Compute closure errors and precision
   4. Compute Traverse adjustments
   5. Compute rectangular coordinates

 
Competencies Revised Date: AY2023