University of Toledo

Construction Engineering Technology

Master Syllabus

Course Title: Surveying Applications Course Code & Number: CET-3210

Credit Hour Total: 3

Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): CET-1210

Text: Elementary Surveying

Wolf & Brinker ISBN: 0-06-500399-3

Software: None

A. Course Description (Approved catalog description.)

Study of land surveying concepts as related to land subdivision - construction, boundary and engineering surveys.  Laboratory exercises will be field surveying problems and computer laboratory problems using “AUTOCAD” and associated computer surveying software packages. 

B. Related Program Outcomes:

1. Effective communication skills related to the construction environment though the proper usage of oral, written and graphic techniques.

2. A development of mathematical skills sufficient to solve and analyze technical problems associated with construction projects including building, highway and heavy construction.

3. Proficiency in the use of surveying equipment to collect data and lay out projects to solve engineering problems.

C. Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course students will have the ability to:

1. Use proficiently the transit, tape, level, and compass

2. Prepare and interpret field notes

3. Run a traverse in the field by compass bearings, direct angles, deflection angles, and azimuths

4. Perform traverse computations, including: balancing angles, bearings, latitudes and departures, traverse adjustments and coordinates.

5. Perform area computations by DMD method and computer techniques.

6. Perform elementary triangulation calculations.

7. Locate topographical details in the field by using the following methods: transit-tape, transit-stadia, and offsets from a base line.

8. Complete curve calculations for both horizontal and vertical curves.

9. Stake out both horizontal and vertical curves.

10. Construction staking problems (curbing, center lines, foundations, etc.)

D. Course Outline

1. Traversing

2. Topographic Surveying

3. Construction Surveying

4. Control Surveying

5. State Plane Coordinates

6. Horizontal & Vertical Curve Control

7. Volumes

8. Construction Staking

9. Reduction of Existing Topography to Plan form

E. Suggested Laboratory Tests

1. Review of transit operations

2. Horizontal curve staking

3. Vertical curve staking

4. Sewer line staking (horizontal & vertical control)

5. Calculation of cut/fill using top of hub elevations

6. Total station operation (horizontal & vertical control)

7. Distances using a total station

8. Topographic data collection using total station and data collector

9. Reduction of traverse data with surveying software

10. Reduction of topographic data to planimetric & contours using surveying software

11. Photogrammetry analysis