EG5016 Civil Engineering and Surveying Assignment | UOEL

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Aim: To enable the student to carry out resections, measure areas and use a total station

Task :

To survey the grassed area on the dock edge. Use the total station to measure the area of the grass and create a relevant drawing. Carry out a second resection, measure the distance between the points and see how they compare to the calculated distance.

Method

• Use flags to mark two points on the grassed area by the dock edge, about 10 metres apart.
• Set up the total station over one of the flags and carry out a resection to determine the coordinates of the point.
• Switch the total station to reflectorless mode and observe each of the corners of the grassed area. Find the area.
• Move the total station to the second point (flag) and carry out another resection, noting the coordinates.
• Download the points and feed them into Excel or AutoCAD to create a drawing of the site. Compare the area obtained and the distance between the points between those measured and those calculated.