COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Code : CE 212 Course Title : FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING
No. of Units : 4 units Prerequisite/Co-requisite : Civil Engineering Technology Total No. of Hours : 108 hours
Course Description
This course deals with: Measurement of distance and distance corrections, the use of surveying instruments, area computations, balancing the traverse, elevation
determination, and leveling. Stadia surveying, topographic surveying, triangulation and trilateration, missing data, irregular boundaries, and global positioning system. CMO
92 s. 2017
Course Learning Outcomes :
After completing this course, the student must be able to:
1. Apply the basic surveying concepts, principles and theories on distance and angular measurements as well as area computation;
2. Solve for distances, elevations and areas from a provided set of survey data;
3. Apply the basic surveying concepts, principles and theories on determining horizontal and vertical distances using stadia;
4. Compute for the missing data from an incomplete traverse data;
5. Acquire a working knowledge in design and lay-out of horizontal or vertical curves in highway or railway; and
6. Determine and use the appropriate methodology in calculating earthworks in various civil engineering constructions.
COURSE LEARNING PLAN
Time CLO CLO CLO CLO CLO CLO Teaching and Outcomes-Based
TOPICS References
Allotment 1 2 3 4 5 6 Learning Activities Assessments
1. Introduction to Surveying 10 hours ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ Modular Approach Assessment output La Putt (2013)
a) Definition of Surveying Virtual Classroom Written Exam Ghilani (2012)
b) Types of Surveying Flexible Learning Performance Test
c) Surveying Measurements
d) Errors and Mistakes
e) Most Probable Value
f) Residual and Probable Error
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2. Measurement of Horizontal Distances 20 hours ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ Modular Approach Assessment output La Putt (2013)
a) Measurement of Distances Virtual Classroom Written Exam Ghilani (2012)
b) Measurement by Pacing Flexible Learning Performance Test
c) Measurement by Taping
d) Procedure of Taping
e) Corrections in Taping
3. Measurement of Vertical Distances 20 hours ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ Modular Approach Assessment output La Putt (2013)
a) Leveling Methods Virtual Classroom Written Exam Ghilani (2012)
b) Differential Leveling Flexible Learning Performance Test Nathanson
c) Profile Leveling (2011)
d) Curvature and Refraction
4. Measurement of Angles and Directions 30 hours ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ Modular Approach Assessment output La Putt (2013)
a) Bearing and Azimuth Virtual Classroom Written Exam Ghilani (2012)
b) Magnetic Declination Flexible Learning Performance Test Nathanson
c) Balancing the Traverse (2011)
d) Area Computation
e) Missing Data
5. The Stadia Theory 20 hours ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ Modular Approach Assessment output La Putt (2013)
a) Measurement by Stadia for Horizontal Virtual Classroom Written Exam Schofield (2007)
Distance Flexible Learning Performance Test
b) Measurement by Stadia for Inclined Distance
c) Sources of Error in Stadia Work
d) Stadia Interval Factor
6. Triangulation and Trilateration 10 hours ⁄ ⁄ Modular Approach Assessment output La Putt (2013)
Virtual Classroom Written Exam Nathanson
Flexible Learning Performance Test (2011)
7. Topographic Surveying 10 hours ⁄ ⁄ Modular Approach Assessment output La Putt (2013)
a) General Characteristics of Contours Virtual Classroom Written Exam
b) Topographic Map Flexible Learning Performance Test
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8. Horizontal Curves and Vertical Curves 20 hours ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ Modular Approach Assessment output Kavanagh (2014)
a) Simple Curve Virtual Classroom Written Exam Schofield (2007)
b) Compound Curve Flexible Learning Performance Test
c) Reversed Curve
d) Parabolic Curve
e) Spiral Curve
9. Earthworks Computation 10 hours ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ Modular Approach Assessment output Kavanagh (2014)
Virtual Classroom Written Exam Nathanson
Flexible Learning Performance Test (2011)
10. Global Positioning System 10 hours ⁄ ⁄ Modular Approach Assessment output Kavanagh (2014)
Virtual Classroom Written Exam
Flexible Learning Performance Test
References:
1. Ghilani, Charles D. and Wolf, Paul R. Elementary Surveying: An Introduction to Geomatics, 13th Edition, Pearson Education, Inc. 2012
2. Kavanagh, Barry F. Surveying Principles and Applications, 9th Edition, 2014
3. Kavanagh, Barry F. Surveying with Construction Applications, 8th Edition, 2015
4. La Putt, Juny Pilapil. Elementary Surveying, 3rd Edition, National Bookstore, 2013 Reprint
5. La Putt, Juny Pilapil. Higher Surveying, 2nd Edition, National Bookstore, 2013 Reprint
6. Nathanson, Jerry M. et al. Surveying Fundamentals and Practices, 6th Edition, Pearson Education, Inc., 2011
7. Schofield W. and Breach M. Engineering Surveying, 6th Edition, Elsevier Limited, 2007
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