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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.
OHP/LCD projector
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. Reference books/notes/
Substense Bar method, Optical Wedge and automatic reduction OHP/LCD projector
system. Contour and taking details by tacheometry. Errors in

11 Principles of planimeter and its use. Area enclosed by straight lines, Reference books/notes/
coordinate method, bearing method and distances. Computation of OHP/LCD projector
area of irregular figures. Trapezoidal and Simpson's rules for

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

13 Design of circular curve, transition curve and vertical curve.
Computation for setting out curve at field. Equation of transition curve.
Reference books/notes/
Methods for setting out curve; tape method, two theodolite method and OHP/LCD projector
method using control remote station. Problems with sighting distance at
field.

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