Area: |
Department of Spatial Sciences |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
5.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Lecture: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: |
1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Fieldwork: |
1 x 4 Hours Fortnightly |
Prerequisite(s): |
10418 (v.2) Plane and Construction Surveying 181
AND
10416 (v.2) Survey Computations 185
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Syllabus: |
Geometric aspects of road and railway design, terrain modelling, measurement and computation of volumes. Adjustment and maintenance of surveying instruments. Planning and surveying of local control networks for construction surveying and as constructed surveys. Set-out techniques for construction serveying. As constructed surveys. CivilCad surveying software. Use and calibration of survey instrumentation: total stations, electronic distance measurement (EDM) devices, spirit levelling and trigonometric heighting. Field checks. Introductory least-squares adjustment of control networks. Assessment includes a one-week survey camp. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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Field of Education: |
31100 Geomatic Engineering (Narrow Grouping) |
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 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 1 |
Y |
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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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