SurveyingCompetitionOverviewSurveyinghasbeenacornerstoneofcivilengineeringprojectplanningandexecutionforcenturies.Oneofthemostimportanttasksforsurveyorsisfindingthelocationofknownpoints.Teamswillbeexpectedtolocateahiddenpointusinggivencoordinatesandtypicalsurveyingequipment.EligibilityTeamsmayconsistofuptofive(5)studentchaptermembers,includingamaximumofone(1)graduatestudent.GeneralRules
• Teamswillbegiventhecoordinatesforthree(3)pointsontheAlabamaStatePlaneCoordinateSystem(NorthingsandEastings)
o Two(2)ofthegivenpointswillbemarkedplainlyinthecompetitionareawithcaps,stakes,and/ortape.
o Oneofthepointswillbeaburied“propertycorner”(paintednail)thathasnotbeenlocated.Onlyitscoordinatesareknown.
• Thecompletionwillbetimed.Timewillstartbeforeanyequipmenthasbeenassembledorplaced.Nowritingmaybedonebeforetimebegins.Timewillstopwhentheteamturnsintheircalculationsandthepaintednailtheylocatedtothejudges.Teamswillbegivenamaximumof30minutestolocatetheburiedpointandturninthetape.Judgeswillkeeptheofficialtime.
• Abasicsurveyor’sfieldbookwillbeprovidedforeachteamtouse.Nootherpapermaybeusedforcalculations.
• Asidefromtheprovidedfieldbook,teamsmustprovidetheirownmaterials.DisqualificationDisqualificationwillresultfrom:
• Failuretocompletethetaskwithinthe30-minutetimelimit;• Failuretolocatethecorrectburiedpoint(otherswillbeburiedinthe
competitionarea);• Usingmaterialsnotincludedonthelistbelow;
MaterialsTeamswillusebasicsurveyingequipmentandtechniquestolocatetheburiedpointusingthetwomarkedpointsforreference.Thefollowingequipmentisallowed:
• One(1)standardtripod• Maximumofthree(3)plumbbobs• One(1)theodolite,transit,ortotalstation(seeadditionalrulesbelow)• Two(2)Philadelphiarodsorrangepoles(oroneofeach)• Two(2)standardsurveyor’smeasuringtapes• Magneticcompass• Stopwatch(awristwatchisacceptable,butcellphonesarenot)• Pencils• Arulerorstraightedge• AnFE-approvedcalculator(seehttp://ncees.org/exams/calculator-policy/)• Smallgardenshovelortrowel(usedonlytoremovenail)
Ateamusinganelectronictotalstationmaynotuseadatacollector(on-boardorseparate)orelectronicdistancemeasurementfunctions.Thetotalstationmayonlybeusedtomeasureangles.Judging
• Theteamswillberankedaccordingtotheircompletiontimesforthecompetition.Timeswillberoundedtothenearestsecond.Teampointswillbeawardedlinearlydownfrom50pointsbasedoneachteam’splacement.
• Intheeventofatie,submittedcalculationswillbejudgedaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
o Neatnessofwritingandsketcheso Thoroughnessandcorrectnessofcalculationso Adherencetostandardfieldnote-takingpractices
ScoringSummarySheet
Author’sName:_________________________________________________Date:_________________ASCEStudentOrganization:_______________________________________
SurveyingScoringCriteria Score
1.TimeCompleted
2.TimeRankingPoints /50
TotalScore /50
SurveyingTieBreaker Score
1.ThoroughnessandCorrectness /10
2.Neatness /10
3.AdherencetoStandardNotePractices /10
TieBreakerScore /30
