Setting Out (Advanced)
Course Overview
The course is designed for junior engineers, or those who may have graduated from university with some instrument knowledge but little practical experience. It is also relevant to site-based consultants and other specialist engineers.
The course follows a logical sequence and is based around the steps required to set out the various stages of a construction project, with real construction drawings to follow. The course is very practical and makes use of field exercises to both teach and assess. All delegates are assessed individually throughout the course.
Emphasis is put on making the best use of the many built-in functions of the different types of setting out instruments that are available, including, site levels, total stations, pipe lasers and GPS based instruments. Students will also use modern survey software to extract setting out information and plot survey records taken from site. The use of modern equipment and software will enable you to speed up operation and provide efficiency. Students will be provided with training on how to minimise errors and how to check to ensure accuracy at all times.
The delegate will be expected to have a good grasp of mathematics and be familiar with their pocket calculator. The course includes calculation of gradients, co-ordinates, bearings and distances. These calculations will enable the engineering students to calculate or check the required setting-out points from the given drawings.
Students will also be shown the best methods of marking out elements of a project to suit the environment and the work being carried out at the time. These will include using marker pain, timber pegs, profile boards, batter rails and nails. Time will also be spent showing students how to provide reference points to enable points to be easily reset without always needing the instruments.
Summary of course topics
- Use the level, record and check results and relate information to drawings
- Check settings for ppm, scale & prism constant
- Use on board features including resection, ref arc/line, stake out, areas
- Check and record all errors
- Establish primary control by traversing
- Set out coordinates by different methods
- Level and check profile and batter rails for ground works
- Setting out using GPS
- Upload & download coordinates into instrument
- Set out circular curves
- Set out complex grids for structures and buildings
- Set out drainage systems
- Record information using quality assured systems
- Plan work efficiently
For anyone looking for introductory courses we also run a 2-day Site Levelling course and a 3-day Using Total Stations course for surveying and setting out. These courses provided candidates with little or no understanding of using surveying or setting out equipment a chance to learn how to set up and use the instruments before progressing onto the advanced setting out course.
Cost of Course
£1185 plus vat
Further study
On completion of the course students receive a certificate of attendance.
Students may wish to follow this course with the Surveying Course (5 Day) course.
Or Utility Mapping (5 day) course.