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| GCIV0032-8 | Surveying
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 10h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Roland Billen |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | In examining the historical evolution of materials and methods of increasing resolution in topometry, this course will first offer a number of definitions, especially as regards plane projection. Next, the course will examine basic instruments for the direct measurement of horizontal distances and perpendicular alignments.
Modern instrumentation is covered through the description of the essential parts of instruments: the vernier, the micrometer, the level and the loupe.
A long chapter is devoted to direct measurement by level, and to different kinds of levels.
Next, the modern planimeter is introduced in relation to the measurement of angles and distances, in which the main point of emphasis is the means of eliminating the largest part of instrumental error.
With regard to methods, the course deals with systems of reference and means of calibration. |
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| Course objective : | This course consists of cartography, geodesy, remote sensing, photogrammetry and one of the elements of geomatics.
It aims to define the practice of tomography in terms of planimetry and altimetry, while attempting to overcome, as best as possible, instrumental and systematic errors. |
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| Prerequisites : | The course assumes a good knowledge of the basic elements of mathematics: geometry, trigonometry, algebra, analysis and numerical calculus as well as general physics: mechanics, optics and electronics. |
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| Workshops : | The four practical work sessions begin at the end of the theory course and continue until the end of the quarter. These include field work such as closed levelling, triangulation and a tacheometric site survey.
These will form the subject of written reports which will be corrected and graded. |
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| Organization : | The course will be given in the first quarter at the Institut de Physique (B5). A short break for a few minutes will take place half-way through each session.
Numerous overheads and slides will illustrate the presentations.
Each instrument being described is presented directly to the audience who can handle it, where possible.
The practical work will begin at the end of the theory course. |
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| Written notes : | Course notes are available in the form of a book edited by the Editions de l'Université de Liège (ISBN 2-930322-09-8).
Numerous recent reference books (the majority in English) are cited in the bibliography given at the end of this book. |
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| Assessment : | Each field work session will be the subject of a written report which will be graded. The arithmetic average of these will account for a quarter of the points in the final assessment.
The oral examination will consist of one question and several sub-questions.
Passing the oral examination is required in order to pass the course as a whole. |
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| Contacts : | Dr Roland Billen
allée du 6 août (B5) - 4000 Liège 1
Tel. : 04/366.36.37 - Fax : 04/366.56.93 - E-mail: rbillen@ulg.ac.be |
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