Applied Surveying

Code:

EG4010

Acronym:

EG4010

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Surveying Engineering

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Plannings
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Geospatial Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M:EG	6	Plano de Estudos do M: ENG.GEO_2013-2014	1	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main objectives are to provide additional knowledge concerning the concepts of Surveying and the basic knowledge on the theory of observational errors and least-squares adjustment. The necessary knowledge concerning the survey procedures using Total Station Topographic is given through the completion of fieldwork (Total station Survey, Intersection, Resection, Spirit Levelling).

Learning outcomes and competences

As learning objectives of this course, and consequently as a result, it is intended that students acquire skills to:
(a) Know the role of a Surveying Engineer in several areas of Surveying;
(b) Understand the fundamental concepts of Surveying; know how to solve analytically and numerically the exercises that often arise under the responsibility of a Surveying Engineer and how to evaluate the quality and reliability of the results;
(c) Choose the most appropriate measuring procedures and instrumentation for solving the main problems of classical Surveying, as well as computation methods, in the field and office;
(d) Plan and conduct field surveys to solve surveying projects, collect and record the required field information and proceed to solve them numerically.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Review of the basic concepts of Surveying.
2. Adjustment of Observations. Introduction to Least-Squares Adjustment; Classification of errors; Measure of accuracy; Error propagation; Weights of observations; Applications of the Theory of Errors. Adjustment by Variation of Parameters (Observation Equations). Adjustment by Correlates (Condition Equations). Combined adjustment.
3. Principles of and errors in Electronic Distance Measurements.
4. Total Station Topographic Survey Procedures.
5. Computation of coordinates: intersection, resection and traverse (analytical and graphical solutions). Review of the basic concepts of Spirit Levelling.
6. Fieldwork:
-Total station Survey.
-Intersection.
-Resection.
-Spirit Levelling

Mandatory literature

J. A. Gonçalves, S. Madeira, J. Sousa,; Topografia. Conceitos e Aplicações., Lidel, 2008
Kahmen Heribert; Surveying. ISBN: 3-11-008303-5

Complementary Bibliography

J. Casaca, J Matos, M Baio; Topografia Geral, Lidel, 2000
Barry F. Kvanagh e S. J. Glenn Bird; Surveying: Principles and Applications, Reston Publishing Company A Prentice-Hall Company, 1984
F. Bell; Surveying and setting out procedures, Avebury, 1993

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course encompasses lectures that are presented using multimedia technologies and will be available on the site of the course.
In the tutorials, an extensive set of exercises covering all sections of the course are discussed.

Software

Microsoft Excel
Matlab

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Participação presencial	0,00
Trabalho de campo	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas
Trabalho de campo
Total:	0,00

Eligibility for exams

The attendance in the tutorial classes is compulsory. 75% of the field works are mandatory. Both the report describing the fieldwork and its oral presentation are mandatory.

Calculation formula of final grade

Fieldwork+Fieldwork report+oral presentation (50%) and final written exam (50%). The minimum mark of both components is 8 (on a 1 to 20 scale). In case of doubt, the students with inconsistent performance during the course might have to make an oral exam.
The students are allowed to improve the final exam during the academic year.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The University of Porto rules are obeyed.

Classification improvement

The students are allowed to improve the final exam during the academic year.

Observations

Bibliography:
1. H. Kahmen e W. Faig
Surveying
Walter de Gruyter, 1988

2. A. Bannister, S. Raymond and R. Baker
Surveying
London, Longman, 482 pgs, 1994, 6ª Edição

3. Barry F. Kvanagh e S. J. Glenn Bird
Surveying: Principles and Applications
Reston Publishing Company
A Prentice-Hall Company, 1984

4. F. Bell
Surveying and setting out procedures
Avebury,1993

5. A. L. Allan
Pratical Surveying and Computations, 2ª Edição
Buttherworth - Heinemann Ltd, 1993

6. J. Casaca, J Matos, M Baio
Topografia Geral
Lidel, 2000

7. Notas da disciplina de Topografia
Joana Fernandes, 2001

8. J. A. Gonçalves, S. Madeira, J. Sousa, 2008.
Topografia. Conceitos e Aplicações.
Lidel, 2008.