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)

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Project Planning, Design and Implementation

    • Engineering drawings and its concepts
    • Engineering Economics
    • Project planning and scheduling
    • Project management
    • Engineering professional practice
    • Engineering Regulatory Body