LAND SURVEYING

 2006 Ohio Valley Regional Conference

April 28 – 30, 2006

Hosted by Cincinnati State

 THESE ARE THE AMENDED RULES 

SURVEYING COMPETITION TO BE HELD AT HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE

Required Note Forms for Competition

EVENTS:

1. Horizontal Curve:  Teams will be given three (3) fixed points and either a fixed radius value (R) or a degree of curve (D_c).  Teams must set up and measure the deflection angle (∆) then calculate and correctly set the location of the P.C. and P.T.  Teams will then occupy the P.C., backsight the P.I. and use their calculated short chords and deflection angles to layout the curve at half-station (50’) intervals.

2. Leveling:  Each team will be required to start from a benchmark of known elevation and perform differential leveling operations to establish the elevation on another benchmark.

3. Pacing:  Each team will be given a starting and ending point along a predetermined route.  Each team will be allowed to have up to two teammates pace the line and report the paced distance.

4. The Plumb Bob:  In this event, each team will have only one team member hold a gamin reel at eye level while keeping the plumb bob held over the center of the hub.  The object will be to hold the plumb bob over the center of the hub without touching the hub for the longest period of time.

 TIMING OF EVENTS:

          The judges will record the time for the three events listed above.  Each event will start and end at a designated point.  When a team completes an event, they need to check in with the judge to mark their time.  The student who checks in will be given the time.

SCORING FOR EACH EVENT:

EVENT 1:  Curve layout and all calculations will be checked for accuracy.  This is a timed event.

EVENT 2:  This event will be judged on accuracy and time.

EVENT 3:  This event will be judged exclusively on accuracy.

EVENT 4:  This event will be judged exclusively on time.

            Place Standings

            1  = 25 points

            2 = 22 points

            3= 21 points

            Followed by the remaining teams at 3 point increments.

AWARDS:

Awards will be given to the top two teams of each event.  The top three overall teams will also be awarded.

GENERAL COMPETITION RULES:

• Each school will be allowed to register a maximum of 12 students for the surveying event.  Students must be current members of their schools ASCE chapter.

• A team of up to 4 students can compete in the events excluding the pacing and plum bob events.  If a team should choose to use less than the maximum allowed number of team members it will have no effect on their schools score.

• Total stations, laptop computers and calculators above TI-30 are not allowed.  If a digital level is used it must be used in a conventional optical method.  No bar coded level rods are allowed.  The level rod must be a 14’ Philadelphia Rod

• Judges have the ability to prohibit specific equipment if it gives a team an unfair advantage over the others.

• The following is a list of allowable calculators for the 2006 Regional Conference:

                    Hewlett Packard - HP 9s

                        Hewlett Packard - HP 30s

                        Casio- FX 115 MS and FX 115 MS Plus (Note: Models with "-                                                        SR" designation at end are also allowed.)

                        Texas Instruments - TI 30X IIS, TI 30X IIB and TI 30X A

                        Texas Instruments - TI 36X Solar

• All teams must provide their own equipment.

“Recommended Equipment List”

Digital Transit with tripod

Level with tripod

Leveling rod (14’ Philadelphia Rod)

Steel tape (100’ is Recommended)

Chaining pins

Plumb bobs

Tension handles

Hubs, Tack ball & tacks

Sledge hammer

Field books

Calculator

• Once the competition begins, there will be no communication outside of the teammates participating in the event.  Any other communication outside of the original 4 teammates is strictly prohibited.

• All judges decisions are final no exceptions.