Advanced Site Surveying

Code

CIVE3079

School

Civil Engineering

Level

3

Credits

10

Semesters

Autumn UK

Summary

The module is a combination of the theoretical and practical aspects of site surveying for Civil Engineering.

The theoretical aspects will provide students with the knowledge and understanding to undertake the practical aspects, where students will work in small groups to design, plan, undertake and report on a series of practical surveys involving different engineering surveying techniques and associated inter-disciplinary tools such as CAD and BIM (individuals and groups are responsible for management and organisation of their projects, with staff members available for consultation and guidance).

The module will use the most advanced engineering surveying techniques related to:
- The determination of the plan coordinates and the heights of control points using GNSS surveying with a GNSS instrument;
- The determination of the plan coordinates and the heights of control points using levelling, traversing and/or resection with a total station instrument;
- The determination of the plan coordinates and heights of detail points using radial detailing with a total station instrument;
- The determination of the plan coordinates and heights of detail points using intersection with a total station instrument;
- The determination of the plan coordinates and heights of a point cloud using terrestrial laser scanning with a terrestrial laser scanner instrument to survey the façade of a building.

The practical surveys will have a specific focus on the creation of a 3D digital model of a building in REVIT software, along with an assessment of the quality of each of the engineering surveying techniques used.

For students requiring reassessment, this will be limited to the components which have been failed and these will be in the same form as the original assessment.

Target Students

Part II BEng/MEng students in the Department of Civil Engineering,

Assessment

• 25% Report 1: Individual 750-1250 words submission related to the control surveys.
• 25% Report 2: Individual 750-1250 words submission related to the detailing surveys.
• 50% Exam 1 (1-hour): Written examination

Assessed by end of autumn semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:  
1. Apply a comprehensive knowledge of mathematics, statistics and engineering principles to the solution of complex problems in the in the areas of GNSS surveying, traversing, resection, levelling, radial detailing, intersection and terrestrial laser scanning. 

2. Evaluate available data and use engineering judgment to work with information that may be uncertain or incomplete, discussing the limitations of the techniques employed in the context of site surveying for Civil Engineering.

3. Select and apply appropriate computational and analytical techniques, discussing the limitations of the techniques employed in the context of site surveying for Civil Engineering. 

4. Use practical skills to investigate complex problems through measurements, processing and analysis using different, advanced engineering surveying techniques. 

5. Select and apply appropriate equipment, engineering technologies and processes, recognising their limitations in the context of site surveying for Civil Engineering. 

6. Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader of a team involved in the practice of engineering surveying. 

This will contribute to the following programme learning outcomes (see Programme Specification for details):  
- Knowledge and Understanding: M1, M2 
- Intellectual Skills: M3 
- Professional/Practical Skills: M12, M13 
- Transferable/Key Skills: M16

Conveners

• Dr Panagiotis Psimoulis