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Setting Out For Construction

Learn the principals and fundamentals of setting out and surveying using levels and total stations.

✓ Real instrument examples

✓ Step by step demonstrations

✓ Learn at your own pace

✓ Instant access

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

  1. Course Introduction

    4 lessons
    1. Welcome to the Course
    2. About Your Instructor
    3. Outline and Objectives
    4. What Total Station Should I hire or Buy?

  2. What Is Levelling?

    5 lessons
    1. The Principal of Levelling
    2. Levelling Terminology
    3. About The Level
    4. Setting Up The Level
    5. Reading The Staff

  3. Errors In Levelling

    3 lessons
    1. Parallax
    2. Staff Verticality
    3. Checking and Adjusting The Pond Bubble

  4. Level Calibration Checks

    2 lessons
    1. Principal of The Two Peg Test
    2. Two Peg Test Booking Example

  5. Level Survey

    2 lessons
    1. Principal Of A Level Survey
    2. Level Survey Booking Example

  6. Transfer A TBM

    3 lessons
    1. Transfer A TBM Principal
    2. Transfer A TBM Booking Example
    3. Transfer A TBM Calculations and Checks

  7. Inverted Staff Readings

    2 lessons
    1. Inverted Staff Reading Principal
    2. Inverted Staff Reading Booking Example

  8. Setting Out and Checking Levels

    2 lessons
    1. Setting Out Levels
    2. Checking Levels

  9. Profile Boards

    5 lessons
    1. Profile Boards For A Level Excavation Principal
    2. Profile Boards For A Sloped Excavation Principal
    3. Profiles For Drainage Calculations
    4. Profiles For Drainage Run Booking Example
    5. Profiles For Drainage Run Demonstration

  10. Batter Rails

    3 lessons
    1. Batter Rails Principal
    2. Batter Rails For An Excavation Booking Example
    3. Batter Rails For Fill Booking Example

  11. Introduction To The Total Station

    7 lessons
    1. Introduction
    2. About the Total Station
    3. Setting Up Over A Point
    4. Best Practice Observing
    5. Calibration Certificate
    6. Putting the Total Station Into Its Box
    7. Temporary and Permanent Adjustment of The Total Station

  12. Total Station Calibration Checks

    4 lessons
    1. Collimation Checks
    2. Horizontal Collimation Check Booking Example
    3. Vertical Collimation Check Booking Example
    4. Diaphragm Orientation Check

  13. Horizontal Control

    4 lessons
    1. Traverse Principal
    2. Traverse Booking Example
    3. Traverse Whole Circle Bearing Calculations
    4. Traverse Table

  14. Total Station Functions

    6 lessons
    1. Resection
    2. Measure The Volume of Material In A Stockpile
    3. Reference Line/ Reference Arc
    4. Stakeout
    5. Export To Excel
    6. Import data From Excel into Total station

  15. Practice Using The Total Station

    3 lessons
    1. Control Points
    2. Stakeout Practice
    3. Reference Line Practice

  16. Total Station User manuals

    4 lessons
    1. Leica TS16
    2. Leica TS07
    3. Trimble Access
    4. Topcon

INCLUDED RESOURCES

Workbook

PDF

Video Walkthroughs

MP4

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

New Engineers

Build confidence and learn the correct workflows from the start.

Experienced Engineers

Improve accuracy, efficiency and your understanding.

Companies

Upskill your team with combined, practical lessons.

READY TO IMPROVE YOUR SETTING OUT SKILLS?

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