Hydrographic Surveying detailed syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Civil students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Civil Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Civil 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Civil Professional Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of hydrographic surveying is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION, TIDES AND DATUMS 9 Overview of hydrographic surveying concepts- bathymetric and nautical charts- Basic tidal theory-tidal observations and predictions – common types of recording tide gauges – different vertical datums – Indian tides.
Unit II
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Unit III
NAVIGATION AND POSITION FIXING 9 Horizontal positioning methods and requirements – concept of line and surface of position -positioning and navigation using satellite positioning systems – differential GPS and Real-time kinematic (RTK)
Unit IV
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Unit V
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS 9 Methods of measuring and recording of currents – composition of the sea bed – and solids in suspension – Case Studies (The role of the hydrographic surveyor on different marine projects)
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (2002), Hydrographic Surveying, Document No. EM 1110-2-1003.
Reference Books:
- de Jong, C. D., Lachapelle, G., Skone, S. & Elema, I. A. (2002), Hydrography, Delft University Press, The Netherlands.
- Ingham, A. E. (1992), Hydrography for the Surveyor and Engineer, 3rd Edition revised by Abbott V. J., Blackwell Science.
- International Hydrographic Organisation (1998), IHO Standards for Hydrographic Surveying (S-44), IHB Monaco.
- Loweth, R. P. (1997), Manual of Offshore Surveying for Geoscientists and Engineers Chapman & Hall.
- Pugh, D. (2004), Changing Sea Levels – Effects of Tides, Weather and Climate, Cambridge University Press.
- Sonnenberg, G. J. (1988), Radar and Electronic Navigation, Butterworths.
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