Course Outline for Engineering 32, Page 3

Chabot College Fall 2005

Course Outline for Engineering 32 PLANE SURVEYING

Catalog Description:

32 – Plane Surveying 3 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 22 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. explain the engineering design process; 2. demonstrate use of drafting/sketching instruments: triangles, scale/ruler, compass, drawing templates; 3. draw technical sketches; 4. use proper engineering lettering techniques; 5. demonstrate through drawing, the use of line construction, and identify line-forms contained in the “alphabet” of technical linework; 6. practice the use of computer aided drawing (CAD) tools; 7. illustrate and discuss solid-object visualization techniques; 8. sketch or draw graphic elements; e.g., planes, angles, surfaces; 9. construct orthographic projection drawings: a. multiview b. auxiliary view c. section view; 10. construct axonometric projection drawings: a. isometric b. oblique; 11. apply dimensions to engineering drawings with a basic knowledge of tolerances; 12. describe the fundamental concepts of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T); 13. define, explain, and label standard threaded fasteners; 14. create engineering working-drawings used for fabrication and assembly; 15. use Computer Aided Drawing (CAD) software to construct 3-Dimensional (3D) drawing-models. a. Surface Models b. Solid Models; 16. generate using descriptive geometry techniques spatial relationships: a. the point view of a line b. the true length of a line c. the edge view of a plane d. the true size of a plane 17. identify and use the trigonometric ratios in problem solving; 18. use radian measure; 19. define trigonometric functions in terms of the right triangle and the unit circle; 20. write down from memory the values of sine, cosine, and tangent functions of standard angles, both in degree and radian measure; 21. 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; 22. prove trigonometric identities; 23. use trigonometric formulas; 24. solve trigonometric equations with multiple angles over different intervals; 25. use the law of sines and the law of cosines to solve oblique triangles; 26. graph trigonometric functions; 27. graph the inverse sine, inverse cosine, and inverse tangent functions; Chabot College Course Outline for Engineering 32, Page 2 Fall 2005

28. convert between polar coordinate system and rectangular coordinate system; 29. graph polar equations; 30. 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; 31. 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; 32. compute areas and volumes of geometric figures.

Expected Outcome 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.

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. Formal lectures using PowerPoint and/or WhiteBoard presentations 2. Surveying instrumentation usage demonstrations 3. Surveying laboratory exercises for field and classroom work 4. Class discussion of laboratory-exercises, textbook problems, solutions and student’s questions

Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

1. Typical Assignments: a. Read chapters in the textbook b. Work problems from the textbook c. Complete laboratory field-exercises, reduce the data, and write a report on the field work

2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress: a. Weekly Homework Assignments Chabot College Course Outline for Engineering 32, Page 3 Fall 2005

b. Weekly Hands-on Laboratory Exercises c. Examinations d. Final Examination

Textbook(s) (Typical):

Surveying , 5/e, Jack C. McCormac, John Wiley, 2003

Elementary Surveying: An Introduction to Geomatics, 10/e, Paul Richard Wolf, Charles D. Ghilani, Prentice Hall, 2002

Surveying: Theory and Practice, 7/e, James M Anderson, Edward M Mikhail, McGraw-Hill, 1998

Special Student Materials:

None required

Bruce Mayer, PE • 0864375ee4730e728fca941a2ab1abcb.doc New ENGR22 PreReq, ReNumber from ENGR 31Dec04