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COURSE GUIDE

Course: Fundamentals of Surveying Semester: First School Year: 2021-2022


Class Schedule: MW/ 1:00-4:00 Instructor: Rexy C. Bagro
Course Description
This course deals with measurement of distance and distance correction, the use of surveying
instruments, area computations, balancing the traverse, elevation determination, and leveling. Stadia
surveying, topographic surveying, triangulation and trilateration, missing data, irregular boundaries
and global positioning system. CMO 92 s. 2017

Course Outline
SCHEDULE TOPIC
Week 1 1. Introduction to Surveying
a) Definition of Surveying
b) Types of Surveys
c) Surveying Measurements
d) Errors and Mistakes
e) Most Probable Value
f) Residual and Probable Error
Week 2 & 3 2. Measurement of Horizontal Distances
a) Distance by Pacing
b) Distance by Taping
c) Distance by Tachymetry
d) Distance by Graphical and Mathematical Method
e) Distance by Mechanical Devices
f) Electronic Distance Measurement
g) Taping Party
h) Corrections in Taping
Week 4 & 5 3. Measurement of Vertical Distances
a) Leveling
b) Arm and Hand Signals
c) Errors and Mistakes in Leveling
d) Curvature and Refraction
e) Leveling Methods
Week 6, 7, & 4. Measurements of Angles and Directions
8 a) Units of Angular Measurement
b) Bearings and Azimuths
c) Magnetic Declination
d) Balancing the Traverse
e) Area Computation
f) Missing Data
Week 9 MIDTERM EXAM
Week 10 & 11 5. The Stadia Theory
a) Measurement by Stadia for Horizontal Distance
b) Measurement by Stadia for Inclined Distance
c) Sources of Error in Stadia Work
d) Stadia Interval Factor
Week 12 6. Triangulation and Trilateration
Week 13 7. Topographic Surveying
a) General Characteristics of Contours
Week 14 & 15 8. Horizontal and Vertical Curves
Week 16 9. Earthworks Operations
Week 17 10. Global Positioning System
Week 18 FINAL EXAM
Course Requirements
 Major Examinations
 Assessment/Activity Outputs

Course Learning Outcomes Required Output


After completing this course, the students must be Students are expected to:
able to: 1. Pass the written output of the
1. Apply the basic surveying concepts, assessment given in every lesson in the
principles and theories on distance and compendium.
angular measurements as well as area 2. Pass the major examination (midterm
computation; and finals exam).
2. Solve for distances, elevations and areas
from a provided set of survey data;
3. Apply the basic surveying concepts,
principles and theories on determining
horizontal and vertical distances using
stadia;
4. Compute for the missing data from an
incomplete traverse data;
5. Acquire a working knowledge in design and
lay-out of horizontal or vertical curves in
highway or railway; and
6. Determine and use the appropriate
methodology in calculating earthworks in
various civil engineering constructions.
.
Class/Course Policies Grading System
1. To ensure successful completion of this
 Class Standing = 60%
course, all students are expected to receive
their lesson compendium, and submit the  Major Exams = 40%
assessment on the set deadline for
100%
submission.
2. All students are expected to behave with
academic honesty. It is not academically
honest to misrepresent another person’s
work as your own, to take credit for
someone else’s word or ideas, to obtained
advanced information on confidential test
materials, or to act in a way the might harm
another student’s chances for academic
success. These students will automatically
have a grade of 5.0 after three (3) offenses
of academic dishonesty.
3. Assignments should be submitted on the set
deadline. Late assignments will be deducted
accordingly.
4. All students are expected to take Major
exams (Midterm/Final) on the specified day.
In general, no make-up test or retest will be
given except when circumstances warrant
but valid supporting documents shall be
presented.
5. All students are expected to attend online
classes in their prescribed uniform.

Other course policies will be based on the students’


handbook.

References
1. Chandra, A.M. (2005). Surveying: Problem Solving with Theory and Objective Type Questions.
New Age International Ltd., Publishers.
2. Ghilani C.D. and Wolf P.R. (2012). Elementary Surveying: An Introduction to Geomatics. 13th
edition, Pearson Education, Inc.
3. La Putt, J.P. (2013 reprint). Elementary Surveying. 3rd edition, National Bookstore.
4. La Putt, J.P. (2013 reprint). Higher Surveying. 2nd edition, National Bookstore.
5. Nathanson, J., Lanzafama, M.T., and Kissam P. (2011) Surveying Fundamentals and
Practices. 6th edition, Pearson Education, Inc.
6. Schofield, W. and Breach, M. (2007) Engineering Surveying. 6th edition, Elsevier Ltd.

Consultation Schedule

Fridays 2:30 – 4:00 PM


Prepared by: Approved:

REXY C. BAGRO NICANOR C. CABLAO


Fulltime Lecturer Head, BOT Program

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