Surveying Quantity Measurement TSYH 3315

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

Module 1 - Areas of Geometrical Figures

• State, define and utilized basic formulae to determine the areas and surface area of geometrical shapes.
• Combine these formulae to calculate the area of surface areas of portions or regular geometrical shapes.

Module 2 - Areas of Irregular Figures

• Calculate the areas of irregular figures by various methods and to make comparisons of the various methods used.
• Derive various general formulae which are used in the computation of area.
• Demonstrate how a plot of land can be subdivided into specified areas.
• Demonstrate how traverses can be computed when various combinations of dimensions have been omitted.

Module 3 - Volumes of Geometric Shapes

• State, define and utilize basic formulae to determine the areas of geometrical shapes.
• Combine these formulae to calculate the volumes of portions or combination of regular geometrical stages.

Module 4 - Volumes of Irregular Shapes (Earthworks)

• Compute volumes by the end area and prismoidal method given the appropriate field data.
• Complete volumes by the coordinate method given the appropriate field data.
• Compute excavation pit quantities by the Grid Method given the appropriate field data.

Module 5 - Introduction to Roadworks Volume Summations

• State and define the cross-section variation in highway design and plot additional sections as necessary using topographic plans and proposed profiles to produce representative volumes of cut and fill.
• State and define the concept of balanced earthworks in terms of cumulative volume calculations.
• Complete cumulative volume computations and to plot a basic mass haul diagram.

Effective as of Fall 2003