Hydrographic Surveying - Part 2
This online engineering CPD course examines surveying techniques used for settlement surveys, crack measurements, and GPS-based structural deformation monitoring of hydraulic and civil infrastructure.
This course focuses on precise deformation monitoring techniques used for dams, locks, levees, and related infrastructure systems. Topics include differential leveling, trigonometric height determination, alignment and deflection monitoring, crack measurement procedures, and the use of GPS technologies for detecting structural movement and deformation.
Moreover, this course covers surveying procedures, data processing, quality assessment methods, GPS network performance, coordinate repeatability, multipath mitigation, and specialized monitoring applications. It also examines collecting, evaluating, and reporting accurate deformation monitoring data to support infrastructure safety and long-term structural performance assessments.
This 8 CPD online course is applicable to civil and structural engineers, surveyors, as well as other technical professionals who are interested in learning more about hydrographic surveying.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understanding principles and procedures used in precise differential leveling and settlement surveys for structural deformation monitoring
- Applying trigonometric height determination methods and total station observations used in settlement and elevation monitoring
- Understanding alignment, deflection, and crack measurement surveying techniques used for structural movement assessment
- Recognizing the operational principles, surveying requirements, and performance capabilities of GPS-based structural deformation monitoring systems
- Applying GPS surveying procedures, data collection practices, and monitoring network design principles used in high-accuracy deformation surveys
- Understanding GPS data processing methods, quality assessment procedures, and statistical evaluation techniques for monitoring survey results
- Recognizing sources of GPS measurement error, including multipath effects, and applying mitigation and data-cleaning techniques to improve positioning accuracy
- Familiarizing yourself with practical applications of GPS monitoring systems for continuous monitoring, hazardous environments, and long-term infrastructure deformation assessment
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the course document titled, “Hydrographic Surveying - Part 2”, which is based on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Publication No. EM 1110-2-1003, Chapters 6 through 8 of “Hydrographic Surveying”.
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of forty (40) questions to earn 8 CPD credits. The quiz will be based on the entire document.
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