Course content

Construction survey is about going from designed positions, to positions in the field.

With modern land survey equipment and increase of digital modelling during the design phase, the digital workflow and general digital competence is required of the construction survey engineer.

Main topics in this course:

• Planning, measurements, calculation/analysis and reporting for stakeout/construction survey
• Horizontal datums, projections and vertical datums
• Use of land survey programs
• Contractual understanding, tolerances
• Drawing comprehension
• Establishment and control of terrain model
• Road design, road construction and as-built with total station/satellite equipment
• Digital data flow
• BIM/model based projects
• Machine control
• Norwegian standards, regulations and manuals for road and rail related to construction surveys
• Report writing

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

After completed course, the candidate shall:

• Be able to discuss and apply knowledge of different stakeout tasks, stakeout equipment, practical stakeout and control methods based on combination of theoretical and practical experience-based project assignments
• Be able to describe and apply knowledge of practical establishment of a geodetic network for use in typical stakeout tasks relevant for building and construction industry
• Be able to describe key concepts, principles, procedures and methods used in stakeout survey
• Be able to describe and evaluate opportunities and limitations for digital data flow
• Be able to describe and apply theory related to the different tools and methods used for geodetic network establishment, facts, concepts, principles, procedures related to stakeout and civil engineering

Skills:

After completed course, the candidate shall be able to:

• Describe and demonstrate practical skills with land survey equipment and associated software
• Prepare stakeout layout plans, as well as control of established stakeout layout plans
• Plan and carry through update of terrain model using land survey instruments and software
• Design a simple road, performing stakeout and document the quality of the stakeout

General competence:

• Be able to independently and in collaboration with others to plan and implement civil engineering survey projects where the need for establishment of benchmarks, establishment of terrain model and transformations can be included
• General knowledge in practical stakeout of points, lines and curves, and conducting as-built surveys
• Overview of current guidelines within Norwegian standards and laws related to stakeout
• Basic competence in drawing interpretation

Learning methods and activities

• Lectures
• Practical assignments using land surveying equipment
• Project/portofolio work
• Supervision

Compulsory assignments

• The course have compulsory assignments that must be conducted on NTNU Gjøvik campus. Schedule will be provided at start of semester.

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

• GEOM1110 - Introduction to engineering geomatics

Required previous knowledge

• GEOM2110 - Surveying

Course materials

• Literature list given at start of semester