Professor A.

Skaff
CVG 2171
SURVEYING AND MEASUREMENTS
COURSE DESCRIPTION

Textbook: Elementary Surveying

An Introduction to Geomatics 15 th Edition
By: Charles D. Ghilani

N.B.: All of the following lectures are of 1½ hour duration.

Number of
Lectures
1. Introduction
Definition of Surveying. Importance and 1
history of surveying. Types of surveys.

2. Measurements and Errors

Types of measurements. Units of measurements. 2
International System of Units (SI). Significant figures.
Surveying Fieldnotes. Field notebooks. Arrangements
of notes and mistakes in measurements. Least Square method.

3. Leveling
Definitions. Curvature and Refraction. Methods of 2
determining differences in elevation. Instruments. Types
of levels. Leveling rods. Types of leveling. Precision and
adjustments. Field procedures and Computations. Errors
and mistakes.

4. Distance Measurements
Methods of measuring linear distances. Equipment. 2
Horizontal and slope measurements. Errors and Corrections.
Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM) devices. Instruments.

5. a) Angles, Azimuths and Bearings

Definition of terms. Methods of calculation. Errors and mistakes.

b) The Compass
Theory of the Compass. Magnetic declination. The Surveyor’s 1
Compass. Errors and mistakes.

6. Angle Measurements
Description of the theodolite and the total station. Measuring 1
horizontal and vertical angles. Closing the horizon. Deflection
angles. Errors and mistakes.

7. a) Traversing
Definition and uses. Methods of measuring traverse angles and
lengths. Errors and mistakes.

b) Traverse Computations
Balancing of angles. Latitudes and departures and their 2
computations. Traverse adjustment. Rectangular coordinates.
 Errors and mistakes.

8. Area
Methods of measuring areas. Errors and mistakes. 2

9. GPS An overview of global positioning system 1

10. Mapping
Uses of maps. Map scaling and drafting. Contours and their 1
properties. Methods of plotting angles on a map. Plotting contours.
Topographic surveys. Errors and mistakes. Computer Aided
Drafting and Design (CADD).

11. Astronomical Observations

Methods of determining a meridian. Observing polaris. Observing 2
the sun. The celestial sphere and some of the terms used in the
field of astronomy. Time and its kinds. Errors and mistakes.

12. Circular Curves (Horizontal Curves)

Types of horizontal curves. Degree of curve. Derivation of formulas. 2
Curve layout. Sight distances. Errors and mistakes.

13. Parabolic Curves (Vertical Curves)

Computations for an equal-tangent vertical curve. High or low 1
point on a vertical curve. Sight distances. Errors.

14. Volumes
Methods of measurements. Methods of computations. 2
Average-End-Area formula. Prismoidal correction. Errors.

15. Photogrammetry
Aerial cameras. Aerial photographs. Scale of a vertical photograph. 2
Flying height of a vertical photograph. Ground coordinates from a
vertical photograph. Relief displacement on a vertical photograph.
Stereoscopic viewing. Errors and mistakes.

16. Review 1

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Total number of lectures 25

January 2021

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