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COURSE INFORMATION FOR CURRENT SEMESTER/TERM

Teaching Schedule

References/Teaching Materials/
Week Lecture/Tutorial/Assignment Topic
Equipment
1 The importance and objective of survey works to civil engineers. Reference books/notes/
Basic principles in measurement. Survey concept from whole to parts.
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Summary of mapping system in Malaysia.
2 Basic elements of a theodolite. Test, use and correction of errors of a Reference books/notes/
theodolite. OHP/LCD projector

3 Procedure of traversing by theodolite, observation, booking, reduction Reference books/notes/
and adjustment of data. OHP/LCD projector
4 Sources of errors in theodolite traversing works and steps required to Reference books/notes/
remove them. OHP/LCD projector

5 Reference books/notes/
Computation of coordinates and area by coordinate method.
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6 Principles of levelling. Equipment of levelling. Test and adjustment of a Reference books/notes/
level instrument. OHP/LCD projector
7 Reference books/notes/
Work procedure on levelling, reading, booking and reduction of data.
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8 Sources of error in levelling and methods to eliminate them. Contouring Reference books/notes/
using leveller. OHP/LCD projector

9 The theory and principle of Stadia Method. Measurement by stadia Reference books/notes/
method for horizontal sight distance. OHP/LCD projector
10 Measurement by stadia method for not horizontal sight distance. Sub-
stense Bar method, Optical Wedge and automatic reduction Reference books/notes/

system. Contour and taking details by tacheometry. Errors in tacheom- OHP/LCD projector
etry works.
Principles of planimeter and its use. Area enclosed by straight lines,
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coordinate method, bearing method and distances. Computation of Reference books/notes/
area of irregular figures. Trapezoidal and Simpson's rules for computa- OHP/LCD projector
tion of area.

12 Computation of earthwork by cross and longitudinal section. Volume by Reference books/notes/
"mean areas" and "end areas". Volume based on “prismoidal” formu- OHP/LCD projector
lae. Effect of curvature in computation of earthwork volume based on

13 Design of circular curve, transition curve and vertical curve. Computa- Reference books/notes/
tion for setting out curve at field. Equation of transition curve. Methods OHP/LCD projector
for setting out curve; tape method, two theodolite method and method

14 Methods for setting out curve; tape method, two theodolites method Reference books/notes/
and method using control remote station. Problems with sighting dis-
tance at field. OHP/LCD projector

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