FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN AWAM

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

SHAH ALAM

LABORATORY MANUAL

COURSE

SURVEY PRACTICAL

COURSE CODE

ECG315

LEVEL OF OPENNESS

CATEGORY

FULLY OPEN

DEGREE OF OPEN-ENDED (%)

100

PERIOD OF ACTIVITY

3 WEEKS (WEEKS 12-14)

TITLE

MINI PROJECT

1.1 Introduction
The need for an open-ended laboratory activity is emphasized in enhancing
independent learning activities and inculcating creativity and innovation of
students.
This open-ended laboratory activities is created to provide a platform for
students (as a group) to determine the objectives and scopes of the
laboratory assignment, identify the necessary apparatus and prepare step
by step methodology to carry out the task to address the given problem.
The group will be required to analyse all the technical data obtained and
present them in a technical format.
1.2 Traverses

PREAMBLE

Traverses are a series of established stations tied together by angle and

distance. A traverse is a form of control survey that is used in a wide variety
of engineering and property surveys. There are two types of traverse which
are commonly applied in surveying works. There are open and closed
traverses. Open traverse is begin at known point and end at unknown.
Meanwhile closed traverse begins and ends at known points.

1.3 Objective
The objective of this activity is:
To solve a given problem using the right survey equipments and
some traverse computation techniques.
1.4 Learning Outcomes
At the end of the laboratory activities, students should be able to:
1. To determine the proper procedures to conduct a traverses field
work.
2. Able to plot a close loop traverse with a suitable scale.
3. Able to calculate the properties in traverse computation.
FKA, UiTM, SHAH ALAM

May 2013

FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN AWAM

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
SHAH ALAM

LABORATORY MANUAL

2.0 Scenario

PROBLEM STATEMENT

There are many housing area in the Bandar Tun Abdul Razak Jengka. Its
located nearby UiTM Pahang with difference density of houses. In this
practical, the group is required to examine the areas of these housing
communities. Each group is free to choose one of the communities in
Bandar Tun Abdul Razak Jengka to manage a surveying field works to
determine the areas. The housing communities must contain at least 100
houses of terrace or 50 houses of bungalow and semi D. This practical
will be conducted in succession in 3 consecutive weeks.

3.1 Apparatus
The group must identify the availability of the chosen equipment in the
survey practical before the right procedures can be identified.
3.2

WAYS & MEANS

Procedures

The group is required to search for the relevant procedure to carry out the
surveying practical based on the available equipment in laboratory. The
document must be made ready for verification by the instructor before the
surveying practical activity commences.
3.3

Data Acquisition

All data collected and observed during the surveying practical must be
tabulate in proper format for easy verification and presentation of the
technical report.

4 Results, Analysis and Conclusion

RESULTS

The group is required to submit the technical report of the surveying

practical results highlighting the equipment used, the procedures
undertaken for the practical, data acquisition process, analysis carried out
and the relevancy of the set-out output to address the given problem. The
format of the technical report is left to the creativity discretion of the group.
The report must be submitted 7 days after the completion of the surveying
practical.
Each group will be given 30 minutes to present the findings in class during
the 13th week after project completed.

FKA, UiTM, SHAH ALAM

May 2013