Maricopa Community Colleges  ECE241   19946-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
ECE241 19946-20086 L+L 3 Credit(s) 5 Period(s)
Plane Surveying
Theory and field work in construction and land surveys. Includes use of the level and transit, horizontal measurement by tape and computation, establishment of line and grade.
Prerequisites: Knowledge of right triangle trigonometry.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ECE241   19946-20086 Plane Surveying
1. Describe the history and purposes of surveying. (I)
2. Measure horizontal distances by means of pacing, chaining, stadia, and EDM. (II, III)
3. Measure and compute elevation differences. (III)
4. Use a level and make satisfactory field notes. (IV)
5. Measure horizontal and vertical angles. (IV)
6. Lay off (stake) specific areas. (IV)
7. Compute and stake horizontal highway curves. (IV)
8. Compute the elevations for vertical highway curves. (IV)
9. Use a theodolite and a transit. (IV)
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ECE241   19946-20086 Plane Surveying
    I. Background
        A. History of surveying
        B. Purposes of surveying
        C. Trigonometry concepts
      II. Horizontal distances
          A. Pacing
          B. Taping (chaining)
          C. Stadia
          D. EDM
          E. Odometer
        III. Vertical distances
            A. Dumpy and Wye levels
            B. Self-leveling level
            C. Rodman techniques
          IV. Special surveying techniques
              A. Closing circuits
              B. Profiles
              C. Latitudes and departures
                1. Angular determinations
                2. Area determinations
              D. Horizontal curves
              E. Vertical curves
              F. Usages of theodolites
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