The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics

LSGI 3371A: CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING

LSGI 3781: ENGINEERING SURVEYING

PHASE TEST

NAME: STUDENT ID:

INSTRUCTIONS:
 This is an open book examination. Please however complete it independently.
 Answer all questions.
 Total marks = 100.
 Duration = 1.5 hours.
 For the computation questions, please give the intermediate steps and formulas.

QUESTION 1
The coordinates of points A, B, C and D in the diagram below are

Find the coordinates of point E on the line of AD so that the area of ABCEA is 3/4 of the
total area.
(25 marks)
Answer of Question 1:

QUESTION 2
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For the problem in QUESTION 1 above, if the variance covariance matrix of the coordinates
is

(m2)

calculate the standard deviation of the area of ABCDA. The order of the coordinate vector is
(NA, EA, NB, EB, NC, EC, ND, ED).
(25 marks)
Answer of Question 2:

QUESTION 3
A and B in the diagram below are control points and P is a point to be set out. If the
coordinates of the points are
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Calculate the setting out data if a total station at point A is used to set out point P.
(25 marks)
Answer of Question 3:

QUESTION 4
(a) Give planimeter readings for the two cases shown in the diagrams (a) and (b) below.
(10 marks)

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 (a)

(b)
Answer of Question 4:

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QUESTION 5
For the shape shown in the diagram below, can the end area and prismoidal methods be used
respectively to calculate its volume correctly? Why?
(15 marks)

Answer of Question 5:

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