Chabot CollegeFall 2002

Course Outline for Engineering 31

PLANE SURVEYING

Catalog Description:

31 - Plane Surveying3 units

Use of surveying instruments: tape EDM, level, transit, theodolite measurement and errors. Computations for traverse, horizontal and vertical curves, earthwork. Topographic surveys, boundary surveys. Prerequisite: Engineering 20 and Mathematics 36 or Mathematics 37. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.

Prerequisite Skills:

Before entering the course the student should be able to:

  1. do geometric constructions using drafting instruments;
  2. print using proper lettering techniques;
  3. construct multiview drawing using orthographic projection;
  4. sketch and construct two and three dimensional drawings;
  5. do dimension drawing and demonstrate an understanding of tolerances;
  6. construct sections and auxiliary views;
  7. identify basics of computer graphics and computer-assisted design
  8. identify and use the trigonometric ratios in problem solving;
  9. use radian measure;
  10. define trigonometric functions in terms of the right triangle and the unit circle;
  11. write down from memory the values of sine, cosine, and tangent functions of standard angles, both in degree and radian measure;
  12. write down from memory the Pythagorean identities, reciprocal identities, double angle formulas for sine and cosine, and sum and difference formulas for the sine and cosine;
  13. prove trigonometric identities;
  14. use trigonometric formulas;
  15. solve trigonometric equations with multiple angles over different intervals;
  16. use the law of sines and the law of cosines to solve oblique triangles;
  17. graph trigonometric functions;
  18. graph the inverse sine, inverse cosine, and inverse tangent functions;
  19. convert between polar coordinate system and rectangular coordinate system;
  20. graph polar equations;
  21. define and/or illustrate: segment, ray, angle, midpoint of a segment, bisector of an angle or segment, types of triangles and other polygons, congruence and similarity of triangles, perpendicular and parallel lines;
  22. use definitions of the items in (8), along with postulates and theorems about them, together with undefined terms, to prove geometric theorems, both synthetically and analytically; and both directly and indirectly;
  23. compute areas and volumes of geometric figures.

Expected Outcomes for Students:

Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:

  1. measure distances by taping and by EDM;
  2. measure elevation differences with the engineer's level;
  3. use a transit or theodolite for angular measurements;
  4. make traverse calculations and adjustments;
  5. make calculations for and lay out horizontal circular curves, and parabolic vertical curves;
  6. make earthwork calculations including areas and volumes;
  7. draw a topographic map;
  8. make statistical analyses of errors in measurement;
  9. identify legal implications in land surveying.

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Course Outline for Engineering 31

Fall Semester 2002

Course Content:

  1. Linear measurements
  2. Angular measurements
  3. Leveling
  4. Errors in measurements and their treatment
  5. Traverse computations
  6. Horizontal and vertical curves
  7. Earthwork
  8. Mapping
  9. Land surveying

Methods of Presentation:

  1. Lecture
  2. Demonstrations
  3. Laboratory assignments for field and office work

Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

  1. Typical Assignments:
  1. Read assigned chapters in textbook
  2. Work problems in textbook
  3. Complete lab work
  1. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
  1. Homework
  2. Lab assignments
  3. Texts
  4. Final exam

Textbook(s) (Typical):

Elementary Surveying, Wolf and Brinker, Harper and Row, 1994

Special Student Materials:

  1. Scientific Calculator
  2. Drafting instruments
  3. Tracing paper
  4. Field book
  5. Engineering paper

Cindy Stubblebine August 2001

hps Effective Fall Semester 2002

ENGR 31 Outline Fall 2002