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Surveying (2)

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    • Demonstrate knowledge and Understanding of historical background, definitions, and branches of surveying science. • Recognize methods of calculating height differences. • Recognize methods of extracting object coordinates using Photogrammetry. • Recognize the main concept of generating contour lines. • Recognize the main concept of earth works volume computations
  • Course Goals
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities

Requirements

CEP214

Description

  • English Description

    Introduction to vertical control, different methods for height difference determination, ordinary levelling, survey level and survey staff, Calculation of ordinary levelling, Precise level, Calculations of precise levelling, Indirect methods for height difference determination, Tachometry, Trigonometric levelling, Earth curvature and refraction and their effects on height differences, applications of levelling, longitudinal levelling, cross section levelling, grid levelling, contour lines, topographic maps, volume computations and earth work.
  • Arabic Description

    Introduction to vertical control, different methods for height difference determination, ordinary levelling, survey level and survey staff, Calculation of ordinary levelling, Precise level, Calculations of precise levelling, Indirect methods for height difference determination, Tachometry, Trigonometric levelling, Earth curvature and refraction and their effects on height differences, applications of levelling, longitudinal levelling, cross section levelling, grid levelling, contour lines, topographic maps, volume computations and earth work.
  • Department
    Public Works
  • Credit Hours
    3
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (20) + tr.Major Assessment (20 = tr.Industry 6% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 6.5% , tr.Seminar 12.5% ) + tr.Minor Assessment (5) + tr.Oral/Practical (15) + Exam Grade (40)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 1
  • Required SWL
    125
  • Equivalent ECTS
    5
  • - Wolf, P.R., and Brinker, R.C. “Elementary Surveying" Harper Collins
  • Publisher, New York, 1994.
  • - Anderson M. James and Mikhail M. Edward "Surveying theory and practices", The McGraw-Hill Companies, 1998.
  • - https://www.ekb.eg/en/web/researchers/home.
  • - S.K. Roy, “Fundamentals of Surveying” PHI Learning Private Limited, New Delhi, 2nd edition, 2010.
  • - William Irvine, F. “Surveying for Construction” The McGraw-Hill Companies,5th edition, 2005.
  • - Zhiping Lu., Yunying Qu., Shubo Qiao. “Introduction to Geodetic Datum and Geodetic Systems” Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London, 2014. - Wolf, P.R., and Brinker, R.C. Elementary Surveying Harper Collins - Wolf, P.R., and Brinker, R.C. Elementary Surveying Harper Collins.