ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue

Course details
Course code: IGS20060o10
Semester: 2010/2011 summer
Name: Deformation measurements
Major: Geodesy and Cartography
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. inż. Bernard Kontny
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: On completion of this course students know basis and principles of geodetic methods of measurements and data processing of deformations of engineering objects, know haw use these methods in practice, can select proper geodetic methods for individual problems.

Competences: On completion of this unit students can execute geodetic methods of monitoring and interpretation of deformation of engineering objects

Prerequisites: engineering surveys (1 level)

Course content: Displacements, deformations, design deviations. Sources of deformations. Vertical displacement determination using leveling. Horizontal displacement determination – full and not full trigonometric network, alignment method. Geodetic interpretation of deformation measurement results. Relative measurements. Automatic survey systems. Selected methods of data processing – kinematical models. Identification of stable reference points.

Recommended literature: Prószyński W., Kwaśniak M., Podstawy geodezyjnego wyznaczania przemieszczeń, Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Warszawskiej, Warszawa, 2006

Assessment methods: credit of course on the base of results of colloquium and partial credits of practices

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