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Surveying in Tunnel Construction

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Course Unit Code224-0253/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter 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
VOJ50doc. Ing. Karel Vojtasík, CSc.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to provide students with basic tasks and methods of geodetic measurements, which are used in construction and surveying of underground structures.
Course Contents
Thematic lectures

The subject matter is:
- cartographic systems and geodetic documentation
- Measurements of lengths, angles, heights, depths and directions
- measuring instruments and devices
- polygon programs, attachment and recruitment programs, projection of points from the surface to the underground
- Direction, bow and arcs
- regulations and legislation

Exercise program

Theoretical and practical practice of measuring work in conditions simulating underground works.
- Measurements of lengths, angles, heights, depths and directions
- polygon programs, attachment and recruitment programs, projection of points from the surface to the underground and back
- Direction, bow and arcs
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Széchy, K.: The Art of tunnelling, AKADEMIAI KIADO Budapest 1966
Kovanič, Ĺ.: aj. Důlní měřictví, SNTL Praha 1992
Vyhláška ČBÚ č. 435/1992 ve znění vyhlášky č. 158/1997 o důlně měřické činnosti a některých činnostech prováděných hornickým způsobem, Montanex Ostrava

Recommended Reading:
Stull, P.: Construction Surveying & Layout. 2001
Neset, K. : Důlní měřictví I, SNTL Praha 1966
Neset, K. : Důlní měřictví II, SNTL Praha 1966

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project 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 16
        ExaminationExamination65 35