Course Title: Perform measurements required in the construction of rural roads

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6066

Course Title: Perform measurements required in the construction of rural roads

Portfolio: SET

Nominal Hours: 40.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
CIVE5565	City Campus	TAFE	130T Infra, Electrotec & Build Serv	Face-to-Face	Term1 2008, Term2 2008

Course Contact: Tony Skinner Program Coordinator

Course Contact Phone: (03) 9925 4444

Course Contact Email: tony.skinner@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit covers the competency to use levels, theodolites and distance measuring techniques to perform basic measurement and layout tasks on construction sites. The intent is for people carrying out design and/or drafting activities to communicate effectively with surveying personnel and to understand survey data that they use to produce designs and drawings.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	EDC040 Perform measurements required in the construction of rural roads
Elements:	Calculate volumes from spot heights
	Carry out correct layouts
	Determine bearings for the sides in a traverse
	Observe short distances to industry standards for engineering surveys
	Perform detail surveys using the grid levelling method
	Perform levelling traverse procedures
	Perform simple detail surveys using theodolite and tape
	Produce and interpret simple site plans
	Set out works using simple site plans

Learning Outcomes

Calculate volumes from spot heights

Carry out correct layouts

Determine bearings for the sides in a traverse

Observe short distances to industry standards for engineering surveys
Perform detail surveys using the grid levelling method

Perform levelling traverse procedures

Perform simple detail surveys using theodolite and tape

Produce and interpret simple site plans

Set out works using simple site plans

Overview of Assessment

Assessment comprises two parts and is based on activities and tests performed in a simulated workplace environment using industry standard equipment.
1. Practical testing of activities performed in the field
2. Theoretical testing of the calculation and interpretation of results
Activities and accompanying reporting of results include but are not limited to:
• Linear Measurement
• Detail surveys of existing land features
• Levelling between fixed reference marks using rise and fall method.
• Grid Contouring using Height of Collimation method
• Setout of works and curves and theodolite traversing and measurement