Engineering Surveying: Definition, Meaning & Use
Engineering survey deals with the survey methods, processes and solutions involved in the reconnaissance, design, construction and erection of new structures, or in the reconstruction or operation of existing engineering structures.
It also may be used for land management agricultural purposes, the reconnaissance, surveying and development of mineral resources, and the design erection, installation and operation of complex industrial equipment, experimental devices and structures for scientific purposes.
Engineering surveying could include the setting out of works on the ground, which involves working from the plane to the ground.
Engineering surveys are essentially large-scale topographic surveys, supplying details for particular engineering schemes.
Majorly, engineering surveys are mainly plane surveys.
Maps, plans and charts are reduced generalized representation of horizontal projections of separate parts of the earth’s surface on paper.
We do know that surveying is useful for preparing the topographical map of a place or area which shows rivers, hills, forests, valleys, and others. For the planning and estimation of works such as roads, canals, tunnels, bridges, railways, airports, water supply and waste water disposal systems.
Similarly, engineering surveys are used for preparing quick and immediate budgets of any infrastructural projects and for estimating the designed lifespan of the construction, which will in turn, affect future budgeting concerns for repair and eventual replacement of the infrastructural project or projects concerned.
