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Showing posts with label Civil engineering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Civil engineering. Show all posts

What Is Meant By Hydro graphic Survey?

What Is Meant By Hydro graphic Survey?
Answer :
Hydro graphic survey is the science of measurement and description of features which affect maritime navigation, marine construction, dredging, offshore oil exploration/offshore oil drilling and related activities.

What Is A Total Station?

What Is A Total Station?
Answer :
A Total Station is a modern surveying instrument that integrates an electronic theodolite with an electronic distance meter. A theodolite uses a movable telescope to measure angles in both the horizontal and vertical planes.

What Is A Transit Tool?

What Is A Transit Tool?
Answer :
A transit level is an optical instrument, or a telescope, complete with a built-in spirit level that is mounted on a tripod. Transit levels are used mainly for surveying and building, but they can be used to determine the relative position of lines and objects as well.

What Is A Level Staff?

What Is A Level Staff?
Answer :
A level staff, also called leveling rod, is a graduated wooden or aluminum rod, used with a leveling instrument to determine the difference in height between points or heights of points above a datum surface.

Civil Engineering Shorts Question

  1.  What Does It Mean To Survey A Boat?
    Answer :
    Basically, it is a detailed inspection of a boat, hopefully done by a qualified, diligent, intelligent and honest surveyor, for the purpose of determining its current condition and seaworthiness.
  2. What Is A Chartered Quantity Surveyor?
    Answer :
    Members and Fellows of the RICS entitled to use the designation (and a number of variations such as "Chartered Building Surveyor" or "Chartered Quantity Surveyor" or "Chartered Civil Engineering Surveyor" depending on their field .

What Is An Automatic Level and What Is The Use Of Dumpy Level?

  1. What Is An Automatic Level?
    Answer :
    A dumpy level, builder's auto level, leveling instrument, or automatic level is an optical instrument used to establish or verify points in the same horizontal plane. It is used in surveying and building with a vertical staff to measure height differences and to transfer, measure and set heights.
  2. What Is The Use Of Dumpy Level?
    Answer :
    A dumpy level is a surveying tool that measures horizontal lines. It is used to determine relative height and distance among different locations. In modern times, it is most commonly used to obtain measurements for buildings rather than to gather information on large tracts of land.
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