Politehnica University of Timisoara

"POLITEHNICA" UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA

SYLLABUS for the course:

SURVEYING (TOPOGRAFIE)

FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING DOMAIN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Year of study: I Semester: 1 Course coordinator: conf.dr.ing. Carmen GRECEA Collaborators: as.dr.ing. Alina BĂLĂ Number of hours / Examination / Credits Course Seminar Lab. Project Examination Credits 28 - 28 - E 4 Course Fundamental  In the domain  Speciality  Complementary  status Compulsory: Imposed  Optional  Facultative 

A. COURSE OBJECTIVES

The course attempts to guide the students towards certain objectives by introducing theories and principles regarding Surveying fundamentals, instruments and methods used in order to solve engineering problems through topographic ways. These theories are also proved by a number of well-structured examples, with which the student can work interactively during all the semester. Finally, the students must be able to understand, measure and compute most of the engineering projects, as well as setting them in the field.

B. COURSE TOPICS Introduction (4 hours). Surveying Fundamentals. Topographic elements of the ground. Units of measurement. Understanding maps and plans (2 hours). Reading a map. The scale. Conventional signs. The relief. Problems solve don plans and maps. Area evaluation. Topographic instruments and their use (10 hours). Theodolites. Specific measurements. Levels. Specific measurements. Linear measurements. Electronic instruments and specific methods. Marking and signaling topographic points (2 hours). Planimetric survey (3 hours). General aspects. The traverse. Details survey. Measurements &Graphic representation. Leveling survey(3 hours). General aspects of levelling. Level surfaces. Geometric levelling. The traverse. Trigonometric leveling. . Measurements &Graphic representation. Construction work(4 hours). Setting out topographic elements for engineering projects (angles, lengths, elevations). Topographic profile – measurements, graphics.

C. APPLICATION TOPICS 1- Problems solved on plans and maps(4 hours). 2- Study of topographic instruments (8 hours) -theodolites, levels, total stations. 3-Special measurements in the field(4 hours) -(angles, lengths, elevation). 4- Computation of the planimetric and leveling traverses (4 hours). 5. Details survey using the radiation method (2 hours). 6. Evaluation of topographic profiles (2 hours). 7. Setting out projects in the field (4 hours).

D. EDUCATIONAL METHODS EMPLOYED  Course: lecturing, conversation, explication, demonstration  Practical works (lab.): explication, example, measurements, computation, plotting

E. EVALUATION PROCEDURE Final exam, composed of five theoretical subjects answered in written (2.5 hours) and a problem solved in written (0.5 hours): 50% of the final grade Homework and class evaluations during the term: 50% of the final grade

F. REFERENCES 1. William Irvine - Surveying for Construction, University Press – Cambridge, UK 1995 2. Gh. Tămâioagă – Surveying, UTCB, Bucureşti, 2000 3. Grecea C. – Complemente de măsurători terestre, vol.1, Ed. Politehnica, Timişoara 2009 4. ***Măsurători Tereste – Fundamente, vol I, Topografie, Ed. Matrix Rom, Bucureşti 2002

G. INTERNATIONAL COMPATIBILITY Sheffield University UK, T.U.Munchen Germany; T.U.Graz Austria, T.U. Budapest Ungaria

Date:01.04.2011

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT COURSE COORDINATOR Prof. Dr. Ing. Ion COSTESCU Conf.dr.ing.Carmen GRECEA