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Geodesy In Civil Engineering

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Course Unit Code222-0401/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KUD25doc. Ing. et Ing. František Kuda, CSc.
Summary
Geodesy is an indispensable discipline for the construction industry. Each building has its exact place and every graduate of technical fields in the field of construction should be familiar with the practice of measuring and surveying buildings. The course aims to develop students' basic knowledge and orientation in the subject of geodesy. They will get acquainted with the principles, methods and processing of angular and longitudinal measurements in geodesy. It also gains an overview of basic nomenclature, allowing it to be easier to orientate in related subjects. Extended knowledge of geodesy in construction, legislative framework of building geodesy, precise measurement methods, measurement of building shifts, o GNSS measurement technology.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The course aims to develop students' basic knowledge and orientation in the subject of geodesy. They will get acquainted with the principles, methods and processing of angular and longitudinal measurements in geodesy. It also gains an overview of basic nomenclature, allowing it to be easier to orientate in related subjects. Extended knowledge of geodesy in construction, legislative framework of building geodesy, precise measurement methods, measurement of building shifts, o GNSS measurement technology.
Course Contents
1. Description of the theodolite, total station, horizon, centration. Horizontal direction measurement.
2. Length measurement, zenith angles
3. Calculating the horizontal directional and zenith angles and lengths, calculating the height
4. Theoretical preparation for field work (polygon program, leveling)
5. Polygon program
6. Leveling
7. Pole orientation for the purpose of creating an outline plan (situation)
8. Calculation and alignment of the polygon program, calculation and alignment of the leveling plan, plot of the situation
9. Focus on the interior of the building, drawing drawing
10. Calculation of Layout Elements, Data Preparation
11. Layout of the object in the field, evaluating the accuracy of the assignment
12. Building slope benches - laying foundation
13. Determination of volumes and areas
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BERNAT M., JANOWSKI A., RZEPA S., SOBIERAJ A., SZULWIC J.: Studies on the use of terrestrial laser scanning in the maintenance of buildings belonging to the cultural heritage. 14th SGEM GeoConference on Informatics, Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing, www.sgem.org, SGEM2014 Conference Proceedings, Albena, Bulgaria, Vol. 3, pp. 307-318, ISBN 978-619-7105-12-4, ISSN 1314-2704, 2014. DOI: 10.5593/SGEM2014/B23/S10.039

LEICK, A., RAPOPORT, L. AND TATARNIKOV, D. :Geodesy, in GPS Satellite Surveying, Fourth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, NJ, USA. 2015. doi: 10.1002/9781119018612.ch4

LU, Zhiping, Yunying QU a Shubo QIAO. Geodesy: introduction to geodetic datum and geodetic systems. Berlin: Springer, 2014. ISBN 978-3-642-41244-8.

Geodesy in the Czech Republic: national report for 1991-1995 : presented to the 21 general assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics : Boulder, Colorado, July 2-14, 1995 Czech National Committee of Geodesy and Geophysics. Prague: Research Institute of Geodesy, Topography and Cartography, 1995. ISBN 80-85881-02-0.

SMITH, James Raymond. Introduction to geodesy: the history and concepts of modern geodesy. New York: John Wiley, c1997. Wiley series in surveying and boundary control. ISBN 0-471-16660-X.
SCHENK, J.: Geodézie, VŠB-TU Ostrava 2005, ISBN 80-248-0782-3
HÁNEK, P. a kol.: Stavební geodézie. ČVUT, Praha, 2007. [přednášky]
POSPÍŠIL, J. - ŠTRONER, M.: Stavební geodézie – doplňkové skriptum. ČVUT, Praha, 2017. [přednášky, cvičení]
ŠVEC, M. a kol.: Stavební geodézie 10 - Praktická výuka. ČVUT, Praha, 1998 (2000). [cvičení]
MIKULENKA, V.: Základní souřadnicové úlohy, VŠB-TU Ostrava 2002, http://igdm.vsb.cz
Recommended Reading:
PICK, Miloš. Advanced physical geodesy and gravimetry. Prague: Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic, 2000. ISBN 80-7278-020-4.
SLÁDKOVÁ, D.: Měření úhlů, směrů a rektifikace, VŠB-TU Ostrava 2002, http://igdm.vsb.cz
MAZALOVÁ, J.: Měření délek a komparace měřidel, VŠB-TU Ostrava 2002, http://igdm.vsb.cz
SLÁDKOVÁ, D.: Měření výšek, VŠB-TU Ostrava 2002, http://igdm.vsb.cz
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Terrain work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 17
        ExaminationExamination65 33