Area: | WASM Mine Surveying Teaching Area |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 10416 (v.2) Survey Computations 185 or any previous version
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10418 (v.2) Plane and Construction Surveying 181 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Review of basic principles and techniques as applied to mine surveying. Surface surveys for mining properties. Transfer of true meridian to an underground base. Gyroscopic methods used to find the north azimuth. Underground traversing. Stope surveys. Gradient control. Shaft surveys. Surface and underground setting-out surveys. Transformation of coordinate systems. Check surveys and survey adjustments. Preparation of surface and underground mine maps. Legal aspects of mine surveying. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Had exposure to the day-to-day tasks a mine surveyor would carry out on a daily basis. A sound understanding of the legal aspects of mine surveying. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Davis, R.E. and Foote, F.S. Surveying theory and practice (sixth edition). Bannister, A., Raymond, S. and Baker, R. Surveying. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final exam 50%, Practical work 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 30303 Mining Engineering | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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