UNION COLLEGE
Civil Engineering Department
SURVEYING (CER-020)
Professor: Dr. Ashraf M. Ghaly, P.E.
Tel., email: 518-388-6515, ghalya@union.edu
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this course is to introduce civil engineering students to the fundamentals of land measurement and surveying. The basics of leveling and traverse surveying will be studied to design and plot vertical and horizontal curves, and to calculate and plot superelevation and alignment. Grid leveling and profile are other applications where surveying will be used to plot and determine the elevations and construction volumes of different sections of a highway. The principles of total station and traversing are then used to measure distances and angles for the planning and design of urban and rural areas.
COURSE GRADE
Assignments & Quizzes = 20%
Term Examination = 25%
Field Work = 20%
Application Project = 10%
Final Examination = 25%
| SCHEME OF FINAL GRADE | ||||||||
| 90+ = A | 85+ = A(-) | 80+ = B(+) | 75+ = B | 70+ = B(-) | 65+ = C(+) | 60+ = C | 55+ = C(-) | 50+ = D |
NOTES
* Assigned homework and project reports are due as will be arranged. Late submission results in partial grade loss. One week late submission results in total grade loss.
* Students are encouraged to attempt additional problems at the end of every chapter, however, submission is not required.
* Attendance of exams and labs is mandatory. There will be no make-up exams. Unannounced quizzes are probable to insure students are keeping up with course work.
TEXT
Kavanagh, B.F., and Bird, S.G. (1996). "Surveying: Principles and Applications" Prentice Hall, NJ.
SUGGESTED REFERENCES
Moffitt, S.H., and Bossler, J.D. (1998). "Surveying" Addison Wesley, Inc., MA.
COURSE OUTLINE
1. Basics of surveying
2. Tape measurements
3. Leveling
4. Angles and directions
5. Transits and theodolites
6. Traverse surveys
7. Topographic surveys
8. Electronic surveying measurement
9. Survey drafting and computations
10. Highway curves
11. Construction Surveys
12. Global Positioning System (GPS)
FIELD WORK SCHEDULE
Project (1): Level and slope taping.
Project (2): Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM).
Project (3): Differential leveling.
Project (4): Profile leveling.
Project (5): Grid leveling.
Project (6): Angle measurement.
Project (7): Total station and traversing (Application Project).
SPECIFICATIONS OF FIELD NOTES
Although students will work in groups, each and every student is responsible for submitting a separate Field Notes showing his/her own effort. The field notes shall include names of all partners in the group, project title and location, and date. The report itself shall contain the objective of the project, equipment, data recorded, and a sketch of the site. Emphasis of grading will be placed on the accuracy, neatness, legibility, clarity of sketch, and completeness of the notes.
WHAT DO EXAMS INCLUDE?
The Term Examination will include Topics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The term exam will take place in the sixth or the seventh week of the course as will be arranged. Students will get one week (or more) notice before the exam date.
The Final Examination will include all the topics covered in this course. The final exam will take place in the exams week as will be announced by the College.
