SURV1200
10 units
1000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course introduces elementary plane surveying to students of surveying, civil engineering and environmental engineering. It covers basic concepts of surveying relating to such things as coordinate systems, contouring, an introduction to road design, basic surveying equipment and its usage.
Availability
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2020
Replacing course(s)
This course replaces the following course(s): SURV1110. Students who have successfully completed SURV1110 are not eligible to enrol in SURV1200.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Apply fundamental surveying concepts such as datums, horizontal and vertical coordinate systems, horizontal and vertical angles, and the graphical representation of the three dimensional information in a plane surveying environment
2. Implement the concepts and practicalities of differential levelling in a plane surveying environment
3. Execute the basic techniques and capabilities of surveying instruments including total stations, levels, and autonomous GNSS/GPS positioning devices
4. Apply the concepts and practicalities of computer aided drafting to a plane surveying project
5. Design and calculate the basics of geometric road design geometry
Content
• Basic Geometry and Trigonometry
• Coordinate Systems and Datums
• Basic statistics in surveying
• Levelling
• Theodolites and Total Stations
• Bearings and coordinates
• Introduction to GNSS/GPS
• CAD/GIS
• Contouring, long sections and cross sections
• Areas and Volumes
• Introduction to Road Design
Requisite
This course replaces SURV1110. If you have successfully completed SURV1110 you cannot enrol in this course.
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Survey Instrument Use and Testing - Levelling
Written Assignment: Levelling Exercise
Written Assignment: Survey Instrument Use and Testing - Theodolite
Written Assignment: Topographic Survey Exercise
Written Assignment: CAD Exercise
Formal Examination: Formal Exam
Contact hours
Callaghan
Field Study
Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per Week for 5 Weeks starting in week 3
The above distribution of contact hours may alter on a weekly basis and will be confirmed during the lectures or on the course Blackboard site.
Lecture
Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term starting in week 1
The above distribution of contact hours may alter on a weekly basis and will be confirmed during the lectures or on the course Blackboard site.
Tutorial
Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term starting in week 1
The above distribution of contact hours may alter on a weekly basis and will be confirmed during the lectures or on the course Blackboard site.