B. Eng.

in Civil Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum Revision Date: 15 Oct 2008

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Department of Civil Engineering, The UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
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Course Title: Surveying

Course Code: CIVL1009 Teacher(s): Dr. A.K.L. Kwong
Year: 2009-10 Level: 1
Lecture Hours: 26 hours Tutorial Hours: 13 hours
Laboratory Hours: 15 hours Examination Hours: 3 hours
Other Hours: 3 days of field
works
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Pre-requisite: Co-requisite:


Course Objectives
To provide students with an overview on the surveying principles in determination of the differences in
levelling between stations and coordinates of stations

Course Syllabus

Calendar Entry
Basic principles of plane surveying; differential and trigonometrical levelling; distance and angle
measurements; tachometry; horizontal control; traverse; triangulation and trilateration; theory of errors;
network adjustment. Fieldwork

Course Contents
Content Hours
Introduction 1
Survey Equipment 2
Differential levelling
a) theory
b) levelling procedure
c) booking and reduction of data
d) errors: collimination, earth curvature and refraction
e) mistakes in levelling
3
Trigonometric levelling
a) theory
b) corrections
c) reciprocal levelling
2
Distance and angle measurement
a) distance: tape and EDM
b) angle: repetitions
1
Tachometry
a) procedures
b) accuracy
1
Traverse
a) procedures
b) closed and control
c) adjustment
2
Triangulation and trilateration
a) network
b) intersection
c) resection
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B. Eng. in Civil Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum Revision Date: 15 Oct 2008
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d) satellite station
Theory of error
a) mistake and error
b) combination of error
2
Network adjustment
a) least square: method correlatives
b) variation of coordinates
c) braced quadrilateral
1
Setting out 1
Horizontal and vertical curves 3
Coordinate Systems for Mapping 1
Introduction to Laser Scanning Technique 1
Introduction to GPS 1
Introduction to Photogrammetry 2

Textbook:
N/A

References:
1) A Bannister and S Raymond, Surveying, 5th Edition, Pitman, 1984.
2) A R Benton Jr and P J Taetz, Elements of plane surveying, McGraw Hill, 1991.
3) J Uren and W F Price, Surveying for engineers, 2nd Edition, Macmillan, 1985.

In-course Assessment:
Coursework:

Assignment on levelling, Tachometry & Traverse, Triangulation & Network Adjustment.

Practical Work:
Laboratory work: 15 hours
Surveying Camp: 3 days

Assessment:


Type Percentage of Total (%) Description
Written examination 70 Closed book, 5 questions
Practical work 25 Laborartory/Survey Camp
In-course assessment 5 Assignment