Surveying and GeomaticsENGI3703

Term 3 Civil EngineeringFall 2007

Memorial University of NewfoundlandFaculty of Engineering & Applied Science

Part II: Filed Work

Name: Dr. Kenneth Snelgrove Sitotaw YirdawOffice: EN4019 EN1035CPhone: 737 4820 737 3547E-mail: ksnelgrove@engr.mun.ca sitotaw@engr.mun.ca

Instructors

Teaching Assistants

BackgroundSurveying:

a technique and science which encompasses all methods formeasuring and collecting information about the physical earthand our environment, processing that information, anddisseminating a variety of resulting products to a wide range ofclients.

Physical earth Processing tool Clients

The field work in surveying:allows students to handle a range of tools and instrumentsincluding chains, levels, transits, theodolites, electronic distancemeasurements, and total stations, and to learn the measurementtechniques useful in the Civil Engineering practice.

Background …

On successful completion of this field work, students should beable to:♦ Illustrate an understanding of accuracy of measurement

required in surveying;♦ Illustrate a skill of the principles and techniques of basic

surveying;♦ Identify suitable equipment required for tasks in basic

surveying;♦ Show how to reduce data obtained from fieldwork to a

useable form;♦ Develop a skill to interpret and analyze the data using

different software;♦ Mastery of skills for using Geographical information

Systems (GIS) software.

Objectives

Field work AssessmentThe evaluation will consist:

♦ field work reports;

♦ term project;

♦ exams.

This part of the course accounts 30% of the total mark for thecourse.

♦ Students will work in groups

♦ Each and every student is responsible forsubmitting a separate field notes

♦ Term project will be submitted in groups.

Notice

Field Notes

♦ Measurements

♦ Sketches

♦ Descriptions

♦ Miscellaneous information

Filed notes are the records of work done in the field.

In practice, these records are kept for later computations inthe office or may be used as evidence in a court of law.

Typically, they contain:

Field Notes …

FIELD BOOKS298/360

Hand lettering in Field books or special note pads.

Field Notes …Automatic Data Collectors

SMI Elite datacollector

Husky surveydata collector

Field Notes …

Automatic Data Collectors

The Topcon Total Stationinternal data collector

Field Notes …

♦ Field books must be brought to lab each day♦ The title page is the first single page of the field book

and should be appropriately labeled as follows:ENGI3703

SURVEYING AND GEOMATICS

PROFESSOR(S)

GROUP #MEMBERS:

1.2.

(etc.)FALL 2007

Field Notes …

TABLE OF CONTENTS

♦ The table of contents should be filled in successively atthe end of each lab.

1. LAB 1: Measurement of Horizontal Distance P. 1-3

2. LAB 2: Differential Leveling P. 4-6

3. (etc.)

Field Notes …

♦ The left page is reserved for data collection andtabulations

♦ The right page is for sketches and other descriptiveinformation

Data collection &

tabulations

Sketches & descriptive

information

Do not start a newday on the back ofother data sheets

Field Notes …The right side page should include the following:

• Project Name• Date, time of

day (andstarting andfinishing times

• Weather• Parties name

and duties• Sketches• Instrument

type andnumber

Field Notes …Suggestions for note-taking:

• Never erase.Cross outerrors andwrite thecorrect valueabove.

321.23

VOID

• To void apage, draw an“X” throughthe entirepage andwrite “VOID”across it.

Field Notes …Suggestions for note-taking:

• Note-takermust sign anddate at bottomright page inink.

• Points(monuments)occupied andbenchmarksused shouldbe described.

Field book evaluation criteria

Error in individualmeasurement

Total error

Show acceptabilityof work (ratios,closures, etc.)

Adjustments

Sketches anddescriptions

Computationalchecks

NEATNESS, NOERASURES

Title page

Contents (up-to-date)

Page numbers (in ink)

Page Spacing

Lab title

Crew members and duties

Date

Weather

Signature of note-taker in ink

ResultsSpecificsFormat

Useful Information

Lab Manuals:

• Manuals should be downloaded at: www.engr.mun.ca/~sitotaw/and bring to the class

Surveying Instrument room

• Checkout surveying equipments in room EN1015A and shouldbe returned before 4:30 pm or the next working day.