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Surveying and Setting Out of Buildings

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 227-0509/01
Abbreviation VZS
Course title Surveying and Setting Out of Buildings
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Transport Constructions
Course coordinator Ing. Denisa Cihlářová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. History, shape, and dimensions of the Earth, basic reference surfaces, coordinate and height systems in the Czech Republic. Surveying control and point fields: documentation, stabilization, signalization, and protection of points.
2. State map series of the Czech Republic and purpose-specific maps for construction: basic and thematic maps, digital technical maps, geoportals of ČÚZK
3. Basic coordinate calculations
4. Length measurements: direct and indirect methods, electro-optical and laser rangefinders
5. Height measurements: methods, instruments, and depth measurements
6. Angle measurements: theodolites, total stations, procedures for measuring angles
7. Cadastral system: structure of ČÚZK, geometric plan, property registration, and access to cadastral records
8. Determination of areas and volumes: calculation of areas, measurement of earthwork volumes, land division
9. Construction preparation: setting-out work, setting-out methods, setting-out drawings, control measurements, and as-built documentation
10. Surveying buildings and land: construction surveys, as-built documentation (DSPS),
11. Measurement of displacements and deformations of buildings: horizontal and vertical displacements, deformations. Monitoring of engineering structures
12. Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS): principles, positioning methods, construction machine control
13. Laser scanning: data acquisition methods, digital surface and terrain models, UAV applications

E-learning

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Literature

Alan Y., Gillins D.T., Dennis M.L. (ed.). Surveying and Geomatics Engineering: Principles, Technologies, and Applications. USA:American Society of Civil Engineers, 2022. ISBN 9780784416037 .
Ghilani C.D., Wolf P.R. Elementary Surveying, Pearson Prentice Hall, London, 2008
Estopinal, Stephen. Guide to Understanding Land Surveys. 3rd Edition. Velká Británie: John Wiley and Sons, 2009. ISBN 9780470230589 .

Advised literature

Saffron Grant. Setting Out For Construction: A Practical Guide to Site Surveying Velká Británie: Costello House Publishing, 2019. ISBN978-1916068407 .
Nadolinets Leonid, Levin, Eugene, Akhmedov, Daulet. Surveying Instruments and Technology. London: CRC Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4987-6238-0 .
Nathanson Jerry, Lanzafama Michael, Kissam Philip. Surveying Fundamentals and Practices. 7th. Velká Británie: Pearson, 2017.ISBN 978-0134414430 .