Wollo University

Kombolcha Institute of Technology

College of Engineering, Department of Architecture
Course name: surveying
Core course code: ARCH-3132 Semester: six
Course Weight: 3ECTS Instructor: Ibrahim A.

Pre-requisites: None E-mail:ibrahimali7636@gmail.com

Academic Year: 2024

Course Objectives:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:

 To equip students with theoretical and practical understanding of the basics of surveying
description courses.
 Demonstrate skills of using surveying instruments and techniques with field data
collections, analysis and enable them to carry out simple topographic surveying works

Course Description:

1. INTRODUCTION TO 3.3 Methods of Distance

SURVEYING Measurement
1.1 Introduction 3.4 Instrument for Taping
1.2 Definition and Technical 3.5 Principle of chaining
Terms 3.6 Obstacles in Distance
1.3 Classification of Surveying Measurement
1.4 Importance of Surveying 4. MEASUREMENT OF ANGLES
1.5 Application of surveying 4.1 Introduction
2. THEORY OF ERRORS AND 4.2 Principle of Angle
BASIC CONCEPTS measurement
2.1 Introduction 4.3 Field Procedure for Measuring
2.2 Errors and Mistakes Vertical Angles
2.3 Precision and accuracy 4.4 Measuring Distance by Mean
2.4 Errors in Measurements of stadia Method
3. MEASUREMENT OF 4.5 Bearings and Azimuth
HORIZONTAL DISTANCES 5. MEASURING VERTICAL
3.1 Introduction DISTANCE
3.2 Basic Measurements and Units 5.1 Definition of Levelling
of Surveying
 5.2 Basic Terms Used in Leveling
Survey Works
5.3 Methods of Levelling
5.4 Steps and Principles of
Levelling
5.5 Methods of Booking
5.6 Errors and Sources of Errors in
Levelling
6. TRAVERS SURVEYING
6.1 Definitions and Concepts
6.2 Types of Traverse
6.3 Departure & Latitude
6.4 Traverse Computations
Mode of Evaluation:
Individual Assignment ….. 10%
Mid Test ….. 20%
Group assignment ….. 10%
6.5 Balancing the Traverse
6.6 Measurement and Computation
of Areas
7. TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYING
7.1 Introduction
7.2 General Methods for
Performing Topographic
Surveying
7.3 Contour and Contour Lines
7.4 Types of Contour Lines
7.5 Characteristics of contour
7.6 Methods of contouring
7.7 Uses of contour map
Mini-Project and Report ….. 20%
Final Exam ….. 40%

Reference:
Chandra A.M. (2002). Plan Surveying
Bannister A. (1977) Surveying 7th edition)
A. Bannister, S.Raymond and R.Baker, (1998), Surveying
Moffit, Francis H. (1987), Surveying
R.E.Device, F.S.Foot, J.M,Andersa and E.M. Mikhai, (1998), Surveying Theory and Practice.
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