Course Details

Engineering Geodesy 2

Academic Year 2025/26

NEA030 course is part of 1 study plan

​ NPC-GK Winter Semester 1st year

Course Guarantor

prof. Ing. Otakar Švábenský, CSc.

Institute

Institute of Geodesy

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

6 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/295958

Lecture

13 weeks, 3 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Methodology of engineering geodesy accuracy analyses.
  • 2. Detailed relative and two-step accuracy analyses of horizontal and vertical setting out methods 1.
  • 3. Detailed relative and two-step accuracy analyses of horizontal and vertical setting out methods 2.
  • 4. Geodesy in preparation and designing of structures.
  • 5. Setting out drawings.
  • 6. Control networks for setting out – building and accuracy analysis.
  • 7. Measurements for transportation structures 1.
  • 8. Measurements for transportation structures 2.
  • 9. Measurements for bridge construction.
  • 10. Geodetic documentation of monumental buildings, measurements for reconstruction of buildings.
  • 11. Industry geodesy 1.
  • 12. Industry geodesy 2.
  • 13. Legal prescriptions and standards for engineering geodesy. Contemporary progressive measuring techniques.

Exercise

13 weeks, 3 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction, conditions for credit obtaining, fundamental terms, permissible setting out deviations.
  • 2. Indirect slope distance measurement, accuracy analysis and practical surveying.
  • 3. Setting out of elevation of specified object by leveling and trigonometric method, accuracy analysis, practical solution, drawing up of handover protocol.
  • 4. Setting out of horizontal position by intersection, accuracy analysis, mean error ellipses.
  • 5. Setting out of horizontal position by resection, accuracy analysis by standard and simulation method, mean error ellipses.
  • 6. Setting out of horizontal position by intersection from distances, accuracy analysis, mean error ellipses.
  • 7. Setting out of horizontal position by open traverse, accuracy analysis, breakthrough traverse.
  • 8. Design of primary system of specified structure, setting out drawing for set of buildings, use of standards.
  • 9. Design of primary system of specified structure, setting out drawing for set of buildings, use of standards (continuation).
  • 10. Road design, circular arc with spiral curves, overall site plan, longitudinal section, use of standards.
  • 11. Road design, setting out drawing, elements of secondary system setting out, setting out of detail points.
  • 12. Road design, vertical alignment, volume computation, setting out accuracy analysis, finalization.
  • 13. Final check of fulfilling the credit conditions, granting of credits.