INSTRUCTOR: Ms. May Ann Garcia
COURSE GUIDE
I. Course Code: CENG101L
II. Course Title: Fundamentals of Surveying (Lab)
III. Course Overview
A. Introduction
This course deals with proper handling and utilization of surveying instrument. Students will learn how to perform measurement of distance and apply distance and apply distance corrections, use and proper handling of surveying instruments, and perform calculations, DMD and DPD methods of land area determination, balancing the traverse, elevation determination, and leveling. Perform stadia surveying, topographic surveying, triangulation and tri-lateralization, missing data computation, and subdivision of lots. Laying out of horizontal curves, compound curve, reserved curve, spiral curve and mass diagramming.
B. Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, you should be able to:
CLO1. Define the importance of various team members’ roles and cite examples of team behaviors that are helpful in the implementation of the fieldwork exercise.
CLO2. Conduct fieldwork exercises to measure distances and angles/direction leading towards the determination of areas and elevations and report the results in an organized manner.
CLO3. Apply the basic surveying concepts, principles and theories on stadia and topographic surveying as well as subdivision of lots.
CLO4. Utilize modern surveying equipment such as the total station and handheld GPS in obtaining vertical and horizontal distances, angles and coordinates.
CLO5. Conduct fieldwork exercises in laying out horizontal curves and report results in an organized manner.
CLO6. Utilize modern surveying equipment and software in calculating earthworks.
C. Module and Unit Topics
To ensure the accomplishment of the learning outcomes, you need to master the following topics in this course:
Module 1: Introduction to Surveying Laboratory
This module provides strong foundation in conducting surveys which include task designation, conventional survey equipment, arm and hand signals, and survey field notes and reports which helps the students to do laboratory activities with ease. This module also includes Corrections in Taping.
Module 2: Area Computation
This module discusses the different methods of determining the area of a land. It starts with determination of length and direction of lines and it also includes balancing the traverse by applying corrections to latitudes and departures.
Module 3: Surveying using Conventional and Modern Survey Equipment
This module explores the use stadia and modern surveying equipment such as total station and handheld GPS in surveying.
Module 4: Horizontal and Vertical Curves
This module provides procedures on how to lay out horizontal and vertical curves using different methods.
Module 5: Calculating Earthworks
This module evaluates earthquake needs by plotting the horizontal distance along a project against the algebraic sum of the accumulates earthwork along the project/ mass diagramming.