10418 (v.2) Plane and Construction Surveying 181
| Area: | Department of Spatial Sciences |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Co Requisite(s): | 4579 (v.2) Mathematics 181 or any previous version
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12165 (v.2) Mathematics 133 or any previous version
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10416 (v.2) Survey Computations 185 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Role of the surveyor. Familiarisation, testing, care and basic maintenance of modern survey instruments. Surveying measurements - theodolite and total station measurements, steel-band and electronic distance measurements, levelling operations, and totalstation traversing and detailed mapping. Reduction and verification of plane surveying observations. Digital and rotating-laser levels. Survey measurement with obstructions. Site set out techniques. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Gained an understanding of the basic surveying techniques used to map or position points on the earths surface, become proficient in the use of modern surveying equipment such as the Automatic Level and theTotal Station and developed the management and practical skills necessary to carry out basic surveying tasks. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Bannister & Raymond, Surveying, 5th ed. Clark, Plane , Geodetic Surveying for Engineers, Vol. 1. Whyte, Basic Metric Surveying. |
| Unit Texts: | Fryer and Elphick, Elementary Surveying, 8th ed. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 30%, Exam 55%, Mid semester test 15%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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