CS2004 - Surveying and Construction
[Offered in odd-numbered years]
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Engineering |
General principles of surveying, methods used in surveying. Recording and plotting detail. Principles of construction and adjustment of instruments. Levelling and contouring. Theodolite and compass traversing. Precise levelling, tacheometric surveying. Setting out engineering works, excavations for foundations. Areas and earthwork quantities. Application of computers in surveying. Particular civil engineering applications, route locations, tunnelling, hydrographic surveying. Remote sensing including aerial and terrestrial photogrammetry. Construction introduction to civil construction equipment and methods; construction techniques, tendering and estimating.
Learning Outcomes
- develop an ability to communicate with professionals and community at large;
- develop an understanding of construction and use of basic surveying instruments;
- develop the ability to work both individually and as part of a team in undertaking engineering surveys and managing construction activity;
- gain a basic understanding of civil construction equipment and techniques;
- gain an appreciation of the place of surveying in a wide range of civil engineering applications;
- learn how to keep systematic records of traverses, levelling jobs and tacheometric surveys.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2011 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Siva Sivakugan, Mr Nick De Weger. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50% - 70%); on-course assessment, some of which may be invigilated (30% - 50%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.