The University of New South Wales

go to UNSW home page

Undergraduate Handbook

PRINT THIS PAGE
Surveying Computations & CAD - GMAT2500
badabagan.jpg

 
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.gmat.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Principles of survey calculations. Field exercises for data collection. Radiation, intersection, resection, and trilateration calculations. Traversing, types of traverses, errors in traverses, error detection and adjustment. Design, computation and set out of horizontal and vertical curves for roads, rail and pipelines. Road intersection and subdivision calculations. Familiarisation with at least one CAD package commonly used in engineering surveying. Data entry for detail survey. Editing and setting attributes within the package. Contouring and terrain modelling.

URL for this page:

© The University of New South Wales (CRICOS Provider No.: 00098G), 2004-2011. The information contained in this Handbook is indicative only. While every effort is made to keep this information up-to-date, the University reserves the right to discontinue or vary arrangements, programs and courses at any time without notice and at its discretion. While the University will try to avoid or minimise any inconvenience, changes may also be made to programs, courses and staff after enrolment. The University may also set limits on the number of students in a course.