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Degree course in
Civil and environmental engineering
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Engineering and Architecture

TOPOGRAPHY
cod. 13173

Academic year 2011/12
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Topografia e cartografia (ICAR/06)
Field
Ingegneria ambientale e del territorio
Type of training activity
Characterising
72 hours
of face-to-face activities
9 credits
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Learning objectives

To provide with basic concepts in positioning, terrain and structures deformation control, map use ; to enable the design and adjustment of control networks, including GPS

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Geodesy: reference and coordinate systems, geoid and ellipsoid, datum transformation. Map projections. Maps and map use. Surveying instruments: theodolites and levels. Methods and measurements techniques for height and horizontal positioning. GPS. Network design. Adjustment theory: error propagation, net adjustment, blunder detection, tests for detection of displacements. Application of surveying in civil engineering

Full programme

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Bibliography

In italian: A. MANZINO: << Lezioni di Topografia >>, ed. Otto, Torino, 2001.

Teaching methods

Lectures, numerical and practical exercices

Assessment methods and criteria

Written and oral examination

Other information

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