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The Mathematics of Engineering Surveying (3)

In this resource students are to play the role of a graduate engineer working within an engineering surveying department for a major contractor.

Learners are required to establish the position of a number of additional control points to be subsequently used to establish the road centre line in a new highway development, consisting of a two mile by-pass around a small rural village.

In this exercise learners will carry out geometric calculations that determine the precise position of the new control points using the coordinates of the existing control survey points and survey measurements. The method used is referred to as a resection technique.

The detailed resource notes include introductory materials, background theory, questions and information for teachers.

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