CIVILEN 5410
Transcript Abbreviation:
Engineering Survey
Course Description:
Surveying applications for engineering, construction, mining and transportation work. Route surveying and geometric design; topographic site surveys and mapping; earthwork computations.
Course Levels:
Undergraduate (1000-5000 level)
Graduate (5000-8000 level)
Designation:
Required
General Education Course:
(N/A)
Cross-Listings:
(N/A)
Credit Hours (Minimum if “Range”selected):
3.00
Max Credit Hours:
3.00
Select if Repeatable:
Off
Maximum Repeatable Credits:
3.00
Total Completions Allowed:
(N/A)
Allow Multiple Enrollments in Term:
No
Course Length:
14 weeks (autumn or spring)
12 weeks (summer only)
Off Campus:
Never
Campus Location:
Columbus
Instruction Modes:
In Person (75-100% campus; 0-24% online)
Prerequisites and Co-requisites:
Prereq: 2410, GeodSciE 410, or 450, and enrollment in CivilEn major, or permission of instructor.
Electronically Enforced:
No
Exclusions:
Not open to students with credit for GeodSciE 502.
Course Goals / Objectives:
Be familiar with the basic requirements of mining surveying and working with 3-D data
Be familiar with working on a large engineering surveying project
Master being able to measure and set-out works for engineering construction
Master the use of local coordinate systems for engineering
Master working with curves, both horizontal and vertical
Be familiar with a wide range of engineering surveying techniques
Check if concurrence sought:
No
Contact Hours:
| Topic | LEC | REC out-of-class | REC in-class | Weekly LAB out-of-class | Weekly LAB in-class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computational aspects of construction surveying | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Resection: horizontal and vertical; intersection | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Fundamentals of route location | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Horizontal curves: circular curves; compound and reverse curves; spiral curves. Vertical curves. Highway design; sight distance and superelevation | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Earthworks and computations | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Reconnaissance for route location; mapping of routes | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Introduction to digital elevation models (DEMs); mining surveying; borehole surveying; geological surveying; 3-D surveying; deformation surveying | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Construction site surveying: methods and computations; site design and safety | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Grading Plan:
Letter Grade
Course Components:
Lecture
Lab
Grade Roster Component:
Lecture
Credit by Exam (EM):
No
Grades Breakdown:
| Aspect | Percent |
|---|---|
| Midterm Exam | 30% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
| Homework assignments | 10% |
| Laboratory assignments | 30% |
Representative Textbooks and Other Course Materials:
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary Surveying: An Introduction to Geomatics, 12th edition | C.D. Ghilani and P.R. Wolfe |
ABET-CAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-ETAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-EAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
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