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Diego Alonso Cacheiro Maltby Surveys

Contents
Stations
Description
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Stations location
map
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Chainage Field
Sheets
Page 08

Stadia
Tachiometry
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Radial Observation ..
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Calculation of
Angles
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Cross Brace
Calculation
... Page 13

Traverse
Calculation
.. Page 14

Co-ordinated
Points
... Page 15

Method
Statement
. Page 16

Risk
Assesment
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Survey
Report
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Assistance
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Summary
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Specification
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Survey
Site
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Survey
Planning
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Equipment
List
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Conclusion
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Drawing
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STATIONS LOCATION MAP

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METHOD STATEMENT
* Proposed Site Survey Work: Springfield Farm , Scaynes Hill
* Company: Maltby Land Surveys
* Client: Andrew Crumpler
* Dates: 01/11/2015
* Personnel:
- Diego Alonso: Surveyor
- Nerea Buenavida: Assistant
* Working On Site:
- The work to be carried out on the site will involve the use of a total station
(Geomax Zoom80) which will be used to measure distances and angles, it will also
involve a level device (Leica NA720) to measure the levels of stations and
surrounding areas.
- All permanent control station established during the course of the survey
will take the form of PK nails hammered into the floor.
- The survey will be carried out by two personnel from Maltby Land Surveys.

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RISK ASSESMENT
Before I carried out my work I had to produce a risk assessment to highlight and
eradicate the chances of any accidents/injuries to myself, my colleague, the public,
or any of my kit at the specific site. During the process of drawing up my risk
assessment I thought of any dangers that could occur and if they were to occur I
thought of how I could make sure to the best of my abilities these did not happen.
Whilist planning my survey I visited the site and carried out a site walk to plan how
to carry out my survey in the safest possible way and to also highlight the main
risks which could be a problem. As the survey was carried out nowhere near a main
road the risks were minimalized instantly. The main risk would be a trip hazard for a
member of public either tripping up over a tripod or an instrument box, which is also
a risk for damage of kit. The best way to eradicate this risk was to put cones around
each of the tripods, leave the instrument box underneath the tripod when the
instrument was safely placed and screwed on top of the tripod and to also put the
stations out the way as best as possible.
Activity/Task
General Site
Work

General Site
Work
General Site
Work

General Site
Work

Hazard

Action
required

Persons
Responsible

Residual Risk

Trip hazard of
All stations will be Surveyor/Assistant Members of the
tripods and boxes. attempted to be
public tripping
kept out the way
over and injuring
as bes as possible.
themselves.
Boxes will be left
Sureyor and
under tripods
Assistant being
when not needed.
injured.
Slipping over in
Suitale footwear Surveyor/Assistant Surveyor or
muddy conditions. to be worn.
assistant being
injured by slipping
over.
Member of public All stations will be Surveyor/Assistant Member of public
falling over a
kept out the way
injuring
tripod.
as much as
themselves.
possible and also
Damage to kit.
barrier protected.
Slipping over into Suitale footwear Surveyor/Assistant Surveyor or
the Lake
to be worn and be
assistant being
aware.
injured by slipping
over into the lake.

The staff involved on this project will wear appropiate safety clothing, approved high
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visibility jackets and steel toe capped boots when engaging on surveying operations
and once arriving on site.
The project manager can be contacted at the main office located in Haywards
Heath. Mobile phone numbers of all site staff can also be obtained from Maltby Land
Surveys main office.

SURVEY REPORT
After placing the control I created the station descriptions. This ensured the survey
stations could be relocated if extra survey work was needed, or if there were any
errors in control, which would result in a site revisit.
My next part of the survey was to undertake the instrument work. I began by setting
my instrument, on Station 3. From here, I observed Station 1 as my backsight and
also took a measurement to Station 2. After setting my Station 3 observed XXXXX
points of detail.
After collecting the detail from Station 3, I did another check shot to my reference
object, Station 1 to ensure the Total Station has not moved during the survey.
Next, I moved to Station 1 where I would measure detail usingusing chain and
offset. This is an old-fashioned method of surveying but it is still used for setting
out, when a very high degree of accuracy is not needed. To complete this part of the
survey I set a tape between Station 1 and Station2. I measured points of detail
using a second tape, measuring at right angles to the main tape.
My final point of survey was done measuring detail using my NA720 level and
levelling staff. The method of survey here would be Stadia Tachiometry, which
involved recording three different measurement per point. Whilist at Station 2, I
took check shots to my other Stations. I thought this would be helpful despite
knowing the accuracy of distance here would only be to the nearest 0.1 metres.
using chain and offset.
The Bottom of Bank, Top of Bank, Footpath, and Sand detail was surveyed with the
Total Station for identification purpouses.

ASSISTANCE
During the Survey, I received assistance from a senior surveyor from my company
so this helped as she was able to check over what I was doing and make sure I was
completing the process correctly to save having to revisit the site.

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SUMMARY
After surveying using the three different methods, I made some interesting
discoveries. I found using the tape and offset method of survey surprisingly quick
and efficient. The main problems I could see with using the chain and offset method
was failing to measure off the chain at a 90 degree angle, which would misplace any
detail. I found that I had to be careful when surveying using the NA720 level as I
was reading the three lines of the level I had to ensure I was not rushing and
reading the wrong level as this would have resulted in an inaccurate survey.
I was pleased with the results of my traverse and the data I had collected and Im
confident that it is to a suitable degree of accuracy after clocing my triangle
traverse. I was pleased with the calculated angles and did not feel the need to
check any of the measurements at a further date after calculating and correcting
them. I learnt the importance of doing check shots as I had further confidence in my
survey due to extra measurements.

SPECIFICATION
For this practice, I was asked to plan and complete a survey using three methods of
measurement, which should include three survey stations. To do this I needed to set
up on all of my stations and measure the distances of the sides of the traverse. I
was also told to measure detail with different equipment. I needed to collect
between 20 - 30 points of detail using a total Station, 20 - 30 points using Stadia
Tachiometry and up to 30 points using the Tape and Offset method. I would then
need to record this date and process it towards producing a plan with all three data
sets plotted, to scale, on an A2 sheet.

SURVEY SITE
After I found out the location of the site to be surveyed I looked on Google Maps as
a convenient way to view the area.
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SURVEY PLANNING
Before my survey was to begin I visited the site so that I could anticipate methods
of surveying to be used and to check if there would be any difficulties in carrying
out the survey. On visiting the site, I walked the site to decide where my three
points of control would be located. I placed three Pegs with a PK nail on each. I
aimed to create a triangle of control with no large angles, to ensure it would be
more accurate. This was particulary relevant when measuring the sides of the
triangle using a tape, as accuracy here would be harder to achieve.

EQUIPMENT LIST
- Geomax Zoom80
- Leica Round Prism x1
- Tripod x2
- 30m Tape Measure
- 10m Tape Measure
- Hi Vist Jacket x1
- Safety boots x1
- Clipboard
- Pencil x2
- Field Sheets
- Plastic Shaft Hammer
- PK Survey Nail Box
- NA720 Level
- 4 metre Levelling Staff
- Geomax Detail Pole

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CONCLUSION
Overall, I was pleased with the outcome of my triangle traverse and with the data I
had collected. I found the survey interesting as I was able to compare different
methods of surveying and learn how accurate each method was.
During the survey, I learnt how it is important to take check shots, even if they are
not a necessary part of the survey but I saw hoe they can be useful and often
prevent a revisit to site, if any data was potentially incorrect.
I would put the misclosure of my traverse down to the method of survey and the
difficulty of holding the tape in the correct place whilist measuring the distances. I
felt that it was difficult to obtain an extremely high level of accuracy with a tape,
but that it was good to know the method of survey should there be a time where I
could use it.
If I was to do the survey again, I would try to find a way of fixing the tape better. I
thought that extending it past the nail so that if the distnace between the two
points was ten metres, then I could have an extra metre each side with the tape
fixed in place. This way I could reduce inaccuracies of holding the tape on the point
and also the danger of misjudging where the zero mark is on the end of the tape.
I was pleased with the end result and the final plan. I am satisfied with the traverse
and will continue to use what I have learnt from conducting this task for my future
work. I will also remember the uses of the other methods of survey, should I ever
have a problem with a total station or if, for whatever reason it is my only available
method of survey, that I could conduct a tape offset survey for soft detailing.

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