451102 Introduction to Surveying BPD COURSE OVERVIEW

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451-102Introduction to Surveying (BPD)COURSE
OVERVIEW

• Dr Philip Collier
• Department of Geomatics
• The University of Melbourne
• p.collier_at_unimelb.edu.au
• Room D316

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Objectives

• To teach the basic surveying principles and
  skills commonly needed by those involved in the
  building design and construction industry
• To demonstrate the role and application of modern
  surveying techniques and technologies

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Timetable

• Lectures
• Monday 1200 - 1300 (Theatre A2 Old Eng)
• Tuesday 900 - 1000 (Theatre A Old Arts)
• Practicals
• Wednesday 1100 - 1300 (Th C1 or ECR 5)
• Thursday 0900 1100 (Th C1 or ECR 5)
• Friday 1100 - 1300 (Th C1 or ECR 5)

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Course Material

• Recommended reading
• Reference notes on Plane Surveying (Bookroom)
• Plane surveying web site www.sli.unimelb.edu.au/
  planesurvey/prot/
• Subject homepage
• www.sli.unimelb.edu.au/collier/451-102.html

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Course Outline

• The role and importance of surveying in
  construction
• Levelling and contouring
• Linear (length) measurement
• Existing conditions surveys
• Setting out for new construction
• Survey traversing
• GPS technology and applications
• High-rise construction surveying
• Applications of GIS

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Lecture timetable
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Lecture timetable (cont.)
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Practical assignments
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Assessment

• Practical work
• Six assignments worth 50
• Written exam
• Three hour exam worth 50

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451-102Introduction to Surveying (BPD)COURSE
OVERVIEW

• Dr Philip Collier
• Department of Geomatics
• The University of Melbourne
• p.collier_at_unimelb.edu.au
• Room D316