School of Vocational Engineering, Health and Sciences

Practical surveying – 03 [Assessment 2 (part 2)]

Type of Assessment Practical surveying(Group) - Horizontal curve setting

Course Title Roads and Transport

RMIT Course Code CIVE1206 RMIT Program Code AD026

Dr. Bishwajit Chowdhury
Teacher’s Name (s) Md. Tanvirul Islam RMIT Group No.
M M Younus Ali
Total Possible Marks 100 Marks Received

Group No:

Student ID Last name First Name

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Additional Instructions to Students:

1. This is a group (group of 4) assessment. The completed report must be submitted online through CANVAS. Only
one (1) submission per group is required.

Students’ Declaration: I have read and understood the instructions listed above.

1. Date:

2. Date:
Students’
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 INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORT ON HORIZONTAL CURVE SETTING

Cover page

Table of contents

List of tables

List of figures

CONTENT OF THE REPORT

1. Introduction

2. Objectives: write down the objectives of the setting out.

3. Datasheet: include a copy of the correctly filled out raw datasheet from the field. This will
be the re-written copy of the datasheet signed by the teacher during the field session.
[NOTE: For your convenience, the data you need to use for setting the curve is given
in page 4 of this document.]

4. Drawing: draw all the details on a min. A3 paper (AutoCAD) and name all the main features
of the landmarks on the drawing. On the same drawing, show the details of the horizontal
curve that you set out during your practical surveying.

5. Equipment: list the equipment used in the setting out of the horizontal curve.

6. Procedure: write the procedure of setting out the horizontal curve as used by you in the
field.

7. Discussions: discuss the potential sources of errors and their impact on the results.

8. Usage and Importance: write the importance of the setting out surveying and where it is
used in the construction industry.

9. Conclusions and recommendations

GENERAL NOTES ON REPORT WRITING AND PRESENTATION:

 You are required to prepare a professional quality technical report based on the tasks
completed in the field.
 Follow the structure of the report provided above
 You must number the pages, tables and figures and use appropriate titles for tables and
figures.
 Your report should also include properly formatted table of content.

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 DATASHEET:
SETTING OUT OF HORIZONTAL CURVE
Group number: Date of survey: Time:

Chord Number Length (m) Chainage (m) Deflection angle Tangential angle Remarks

Signature of the teacher: Date:

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 DATA FOR SETTING OUT A HORIZONTAL CURVE
Cord Number Length (m) Chainage (m) Deflection angle Tangential angle Remarks
0 0 0 - - T1 - beginning of the curve
1 5 5 4°46'29" 4°46'29" 1st peg
2 5 10 4°46'29" 9°32'58" 2nd peg
3 5 15 4°46'29" 14°19'27" 3rd peg
4 5 20 4°46'29" 19°05'56" 4th peg
5 5 25 4°46'29" 23°52'25" 2nd last peg
6 5 30 4°46'29" 28°38'54" T2 - end of the curve

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 MARKING CRITERIA

Marking item Marks

Report writing and presentation 10

Objective 5

Datasheet 10

Sketch 30

Equipment 5

Procedures 10

Discussions 10

Usage and Importance 10

Conclusions and recommendations 10

Total 100

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