Practice at Junior Surveyor Level | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

CES2205

Course Credit Units:

4

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 2

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

Academic Programs:

Diploma In Civil Engineering and Surveying

College:

College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology

School:

School of Engineering

Department:

civil engineering

Course Discipline:

physics

Course Description & Objectives:

The junior surveyor is much more aware of the engineering aspects of the work. Therefore, it would be expected that this practice course would concentrate on engineering aspects, but such would not fit into a single semester. In fact each semester the Reading the Field course covers much of this. This course is therefore devoted almost entirely with highway geometry. In the second half of the semester the student groups are each given a project to complete on their own. Objectives.

The purpose of this practical course unit is to give practice in the setting of horizontal and vertical
Diagnosis of what has gone wrong when errors occur, and how to correct them

Learning Outcomes:

On completion the student should be able to:

Compile tables for checking vertical curves, and superelevation, taking sight distances into account.
Calculate earthworks and use mass haul diagrams for economical management of earthworks.
Set out slope stakes and batter boards for cuts and fills.
Range horizontal circular and transition curves from centerline and from distant traverse.