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Surveying Basics II: Using Automatic and Digital Levels

Provider: Hanley Wood Exhibitions - World of Concrete
Discipline: General
Credits: 3

This second session in the Surveying Basics series will explain the workings of automatic and digital levels used in surveying, especially concrete slabs on grade and form layout with special focus on common errors inherent to the system of determining elevations used by surveyors. Instrumental, personal, natural, random and systematic errors will be discussed along with proper procedures to avoid most common pitfalls in the field. NEW hands-on training scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday will offer participants opportunity to check calibration of levels and discuss procedures for field adjustments. NOTE: Attendees must register for Seminar MO02 before registering for the hands-on training—separate registration fees apply.

1. Summarize the basics of surveying leveling
2. Identify the cause of errors in surveying leveling
3. Recognize which leveling errors are avoidable with proper field technique
4. Describe the process of checking leveling instruments

For more information or to register please contact Bonnie King at bking@hanleywood.com, 972-536-6416 or visit www.worldofconcrete.com.

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