Introduction to Surveying Engineering by Engineering docs
Master the art of surveying with Engineering docs. Our comprehensive guide covers everything from techniques to equipment.
Importance of Surveying to Civil Engineers
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The planning and design of all Civil Engineering projects such as construction of highways, bridges, tunnels, dams etc are based upon surveying measurements.
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Moreover, during execution, project of any magnitude is constructed along the lines and points established by surveying.
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Thus, surveying is a basic requirement for all Civil Engineering projects.
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Other principal works in which surveying is primarily utilised are
to fix the national and state boundaries;
to chart coastlines, navigable streams and lakes
to establish control pointsStations having known position
to execute hydrographic and oceanographic charting and mapping
to prepare topographic map of land surface of the earth.
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