Building And Structural Surveying N4 — Memo

August 2018 — N4 — Building And Structural Surveying

N4 2018 Nated Engineering

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1.10lumb bob is a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth centre of gravity It is used to determine t he vertical

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2.10

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3.1Measuring distance and angles The orientation must be checked onto another point. The best orientation is to the longest and clearest point. The orientation should be checked periodically whilst at the station and

3.3Set up the tripod firmly. The tripod hea d should be level with the eye. Place the instrument on the tripod head and tighten the mounting bolts. Using the tripod legs, adjust the legs to centralise the circular bubble

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4.1HC = R HC = 28,32 N VC = R VC = 35sin VC = 20,57 N Convert cm to m 29,5 cm

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5.1Telescope Micrometer knob Telescope focusing knob Inverter knob Plate level Horizontal circle screw Circular bubble Vertical circle screw

5.2Easy to read Fairly accurate Light and easy to handle Triangulation (intersection\ Traversing [19]19

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6.2.10Levelling instrument Ranging rod Metallic tape Abney level Dumpy level Steel tape lectronic distance measurements Theodolite Levelling staff

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Sections20 + 10 + 17 + 14 + 19 = 80 marks

Paper information

TitleMemo

SubjectBuilding And Structural Surveying

LevelN4

Document typeNated Engineering

Year2018

MonthAugust

Pages5

Downloads4

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago8y

SeasonWinter (SH)

Start dayWednesday

Exam periodAugust 2018

Days since exam2,992

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