Pre-requisite(s)
Engineering Surveying (CE-1112)
Recommended Book(s)
Surveying With Construction Application, B .Kavanagh, 8th Edition
Reference Book(s)
Elementary Surveying-An Introduction To Geometrics, Wolf P.R. & Ghilani C. D, 11th Edition
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. To apply principles of surveying.
2. Have the ability to apply knowledge of control surveys and their use in advanced branches.
3. To develop skills to use modern tools in related field problems.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)
| CLO:1 Gain the ability to use modern survey equipment to measure angles and distances.
CLO:2 Have a skill to apply the principles and operation of the global positioning system. CLO:3 Gain the ability to measure differences in elevation, draw and utilize contour plots. CLO:4 Appreciate the need for accurate and thorough note taking in field work to serve as a legal record. |
COURSE CONTENTS
Surveying Drafting And Computations
- Maps and plans, plotting contour maps, profiles and cross sections
- End areas and volumes, prismoidal formula
- Area computations, area by graphical analysis
- Use of surveying software
Highway And Railway Curves
- Route surveys, circular curves, deflections and chord calculations
- Setting out circular curves by various methods
- Compound curves, reverse, vertical, parabolic curves
- Computation of high or low point on a vertical curve
- Design considerations, spiral curves, spiral curve computations
- Approximate solution for spiral problems, super elevations
Construction Surveys
- Introduction, horizontal and vertical control
- Buildings, rail roads
- Pipeline and other construction surveys
Hydrographic Surveys
- Objectives of hydrographic survey and electronic charting
- Vertical control, depth and tidal measurements
- Position fixing techniques
- Sounding plan, horizontal control
Control Surveys
- Geodesy universal transverse mercator grid system
- Modified transverse mercator grid system
- Lambert projection
- Computations for lambert projection
Global Positioning System
- Background information, global positioning, receivers
- Satellites errors
- GPS surveying techniques and applications
- Survey planning, initial ambiguity resolution
- Vertical positioning
MAPPING OF CLOs TO PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
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CLO-1 (Ability to use modern tools) |
CLO-2 (Skills to Apply GPS system) |
CLO-3 (Ability to utilize contour plots ) |
CLO-4 (Field work) |
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PLO-6 (The Engineer and Society) |
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PLO-7 (Environment and Sustainability) |
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PLO-11 (Project Management) |
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PLO-12 (Lifelong Learning) |
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MAPPING OF CLOs TO ASSESSMENT MODULES
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Assignments (20-25%) |
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Final Exam (40-45%) |
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