Survey Engineering License Exam Preparation (ASuE)
Prepare for the NEC Survey Engineering (ASuE) license exam: Traverse and Tacheometry, Triangulation, Curve Setting, Field Astronomy and GPS, and Hydrographic Survey, chapter by chapter. Free on LicenseNepal.
Survey Engineering syllabus (ASuE)
Fundamental of Surveying
- Historical background to the development of Surveying
- Modern Disciplines of surveying and their significance
- Plane and Geodetic surveying
- Distance measurement techniques
- Errors, types of errors sources of errors, precision and accuracy
- Various correction of linear measurement
Surveying Methods
- Introduction of traditional survey
- Coordinate system
- Leveling (Vertical distance measure) principles and concept of contouring
- Contouring in General
- Theodolite surveying
- Computation of Area and Volume
Traverse and Tacheometric Surveying
- Needs and significances of Traversing
- Specification for horizontal control and vertical control of traverse
- Booking and computation of traverse
- Computation of latitudes and departures
- Basic principle of tacheometry
- Stadia methods tangential method
Trigonometric Leveling, Orientation and Photogrammetry
- Determination of height and distance of object (accessible and inaccessible)
- Reciprocal trigonometric leveling
- Introduction of orientation, its uses
- Resection: Two point problem and three point problem
- Introduction of photogrammetry and remote sensing
- Uses of remote sensing in engineering
Triangulation and Trilateration
- Introduction, Accuracy of horizontal control systems
- Triangulation figures
- Triangulation computations
- Trilateration; adjustment of trilateration
- Combined triangulation and trilateration
- First and second geodetic problem on the plane
Curves, Curves Setting Out and Curve Ranging
- Types of curve, Method of horizontal curve layout
- Geometry of transition curves
- Horizontal control, Vertical control, vertical alignment
- Elements of composite curves and setting out technique
- Concept of grades and Vertical curves
- Computation and staking of vertical curve
Field Astronomy, GPS and GIS
- Introduction : geographic coordinate system
- Electronic Distance Measurement
- Total station
- Introduction to global position system ( GPS)
- Introduction and components of geographical information system ( GIS)
- Use of survey software in data analysis and mapping
Hydrographic Survey
- Introduction, importance and needs of hydrographic survey
- Vertical control , Horizontal control, framework
- Measurement of cross section
- Electronic positioning
- Accuracy of positions
- Depth determination
Construction Surveying and Setting Out
- Introduction, Equipment for setting out
- Setting out of land plot, building and structures
- Setting out a pipe line
- Setting out transmission line, cable work
- Setting out highway, bridge , culvert
- Connection of surface and underground lines
Project Planning, Design and Implementation
- Engineering drawings and its concepts
- Engineering Economics
- Project planning and scheduling
- Project management
- Engineering professional practice
- Engineering Regulatory Body