KNS 1461

CIVIL ENGINEERING LABORATORY 2

Semester 2 (2015/2016)

OPEN ENDED QUESTION [15 marks]

ENGINEERING SURVEY

Answer the question below and submit your hard-copy to Mr Jethro Henry Adam before 12
noon on 20th May 2015 (Friday). (A soft-copy of your report should also be uploaded via
Morpheus). Please take note that this is an individual work.

Mount Kinabalu as shown in the photo below is the 20th most prominent mountain in the
world and accorded UNESCO World Heritage status. Located in Borneos Crocker Range, it
is 88 km or 2 3 hours drive from Kota Kinabalu. Standing high at 4,095 m, it is the
highest mountain in Malaysia and the tallest peak in the Malay Archipelago. The height of
4,095 m was slightly lower compared to the previously thought and published figure of
4,101 m. As a civil engineering student studying survey, describe how engineering survey
can be used determine heights of mountains.

Photo 1 Mount Kinabalu

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Prepared by:
Jethro Henry Adam