Finchley College beginner to enhanced engineering surveying course

The enhanced course is designed for absolute beginners, those without any site experience or changing career into construction site engineering.

This course includes the following subjects and courses

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• ProQual Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Surveying

• Total Station for construction use

• Levelling and taping

• Global National Satellite System (GNSS) awareness

• Drone use for construction, introduction and intermediate level

• A2 CofC online drone training and certification

• ProQual Level 3 Certificate in the remote piloting of unmanned aircraft systems for commercial operation

• AutoCAD for beginners and engineers

• First Aid at Work

• Understanding construction processes

• Reading construction drawings, plans, sections, elevations, reinforcement drawings, bending schedules, shape codes

• Quality assurance and check sheets for engineers

• Extended training period, flexible start dates and times

• Health and safety courses, risk assessment

 

 

 

Course delivery and timetable

Weekdays:

A block of 9 days every month , plus the 4th weekend of every month for other subjects

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Weekends:

Every weekend over three months, please enquire about the dates

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Fees and payment

Payment in full £3995 including VAT

Payment by instalment: weekend courses only:  £1350 per month over three months

Course content: 

 

• set up the total station over a point

• carry out relevant calibration checks.

• (horizontal and vertical collimation error, trunnion axis, prism constant, optical/ laser plummet, diaphragm orientation)

• list the possible sources of error when using a total station

• list techniques for improving and checking your accuracy and precision

• view, edit, add, and delete data

• install a network of primary control points from scratch (traverse)

• install accurate secondary control points (retro targets)

• create a local coordinate system

• measure and set out reduced levels with the total station

• describe a range of methods for plumbing columns and walls

• set the position and orientation of the total station using the resection

• set the position and orientation by setting up over a known point and referencing another known point

• take a topographical survey and record the results systematically

• measure the horizontal distance and level differences between points

• stake out points of known co-ordinates using the stake out function

• stake out points in relation to a baseline using the reference line function

• import and export data

• discuss the relationship between Total Station and GNSS equipment 

• explain the scenarios when you would choose mechanical and robotic total stations

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Levelling

• Record work correctly and to the industry standard

• Incorporate robust checks to all levelling

• List the sources of error in levelling

• Carry out a level survey (existing features or as-built)

• Set elements to a fixed level, i.e. top of concrete levels

• Measure the reduced level of ceilings and soffits

• Transfer Temporary Benchmarks (TBM) to create new Temporary Benchmarks (TBM)

• Check that the level is in correct calibration – two peg test

• Set up profile boards for level excavation

• Set up profile boards for sloping excavation

• Set up batter rails for cut and fill

• Apply the principles of various levelling equipment

• Calculate gradients for the purpose of setting out

• List the sources of error in taping

• Set out right angles and rectangles using a tape measure

• Set out on sloping ground

• Incorporate checks when setting out using a tape measure

 

GNSS awareness

• Use GNSS terminology

• Explain basic principles of GNSS technology

• List situations where GNSS is appropriate and where it is not

• Carry out site calibration to create a local coordinate system

• List potential sources of error in GNSS

• List factors affecting accuracy

• Check and monitor levels of accuracy achieved

• Select correct scale factor for the task

• Enter data into controller manually

• Connect controller with GNSS rover

• Navigate around menus and programs

• Navigate stored information

• View, edit, add and delete data

• Enter correct settings

• Select correct prism constant

• Take a topographical survey and record results systematically

• Set out points of known co-ordinates using the on-board functionality

• Set out points in relation to baseline using on-board functionality

• Set out points at given chainages and offsets along a radius

• Transfer large amounts of data from  controller to computer and vice versa

• Extract line data

• Measure irregular areas and volumes

• Import and work with DXF and DTMs

• Create and export DXFs and DTMs

• Import and export data

 

Extra topics include;

• Setting out methods

• Setting out tasks

• Exercises on foundations, including piling, sheet piling, raft, strip and pads

• Understanding setting out methods on reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures and high rise buildings

• Plumbing points through buildings

• Transferring heights through buildings from outside, and inside through stairs and lift shafts

• Setting out walls, columns, lift shafts, drainage, including manholes, service popups,

• Setting out ramps, embankments

• Setting out profile boards for embankments, roads, and car parks

• Understanding how profiles work and how to calculate gradients for embankments

• Understanding basic concepts of Building Information Modelling (BIM)

• Understanding basic principles of using laser scanners, their advantages, and uses in construction

• Understanding and detecting underground utilities, avoidance, and safety

• Drone theory and practice

• A2 CofC drone certification delivered online through a partner leading drone school and college-based theory and practice to support online lessons and speed up certification.

• First Aid at Work, plus annual refresher

• An Autodesk annual student licence and one day a month of AutoCAD training for a minimum of three months

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 To book this course please click here

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