Surveying
T Ho
4 points * 26 lectures, 26 field classes * First semester * Clayton
Objectives The student is expected to acquire a basic knowledge and understanding of the methods and processes of field measurement, computations and setting out in engineering surveying.
Synopsis Theories of measurement; errors and their adjustment; plane surveying; measurement of distance; measurement of angles; the theodolite, instrumental errors and adjustment; traversing; levelling; calculation of areas and volumes; topographic surveying tacheometry; design and setting out of circular, transition and vertical curves; survey drafting; electronic distance measurement and global positioning systems (GPS).
Assessment Examinations (3 hours):60% * Practical work: 40%
Prescribed texts
Hadgraft R G and Ho T Surveying course notes
Recommended texts
Muskett J Site surveying BSP 1988
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