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Engineering Survey

Water Engineering · Level 6  ·  5 Chapters

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Chapters

1
Conduct feasibility study
17 topics
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2
Conduct Linear Measurements
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3
Conduct Levelling
23 topics
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4
Apply contouring Principles
12 topics
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5
Apply remote sensing and GIS principles
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What Engineering Survey covers: 21 main topics in 5 chapters

1. Conduct feasibility study

  1. 1.1 Feasibility study
  2. 1.2 Reconnaissance survey
  3. 1.3 Conduct desktop studies.
  4. 1.4 Preparation of feasibility study report

2. Conduct Linear Measurements

  1. 2.1 Surveying linear measurements tools and equipment
  2. 2.2 Conduct chain surveying

3. Conduct Levelling

  1. 3.1 Site safety and PPEs
  2. 3.2 Survey tools and equipment
  3. 3.3 Levelling and profiling
  4. 3.4 Engineering survey
  5. 3.5 Profile report

4. Apply contouring Principles

  1. 4.1 Definition of terms including but not limited to:
  2. 4.2 Uses of Contour Maps
  3. 4.3 Characteristics of Contours
  4. 4.4 Methods of Contouring
  5. 4.5 Methods of Interpolation of Contours
  6. 4.6 Contour Gradient

5. Apply remote sensing and GIS principles

  1. 5.1 Remote sensing and GIS concept and its application
  2. 5.2 Remote sensing and GIS tools
  3. 5.3 Remote sensing and GIS data
  4. 5.4 Analysis of Remote sensing and GIS data

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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