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Objectives: The objective of this project is to
develop a topographic model of a site (the one assigned to you in the lab).
Project Presentation/Situation: Your firm (lab group) is
competing with other local firms to be the surveying firm of the University of
Memphis. Your audience is Dr. Okenwa Okoli, Dean of the Herff College of
Engineering, University of Memphis. Your group's technical report and
presentation will demonstrate your surveying skills and enable you to
communicate directly with the university administrators responsible for
selecting a surveying company. Your proposal will be a technical report and a
formal presentation with visual aids. We will cover information on these
components in class and in the lab, and technical report-writing information is
also available on our website.
Typically, the first step in a topographic
survey is to measure the elevation of a series
of points within the area. As discussed in
class, you can locate these points using a grid
system. Record the elevation of each grid point
to the correct number of significant figures.
Develop a contour map using at least a 1-foot
contour interval from the elevation data. A
contour map of your site will be the primary
deliverable for this project.
Evaluation
Criteria
The topographic mapping project will be evaluated as follows:
- Project
Report
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Format
and Readability (30 points) - Technical
writing content consists of the combination of format, content, and document
design
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Technical Content
(50 points) - Use of engineering design concepts, completeness of ideas, support of decisions
presented, comprehensiveness of observations and conclusions
- Please submit a printed, unstapled copy of your final technical report
at the presentation and submit an electronic copy via eCourseware.
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Report Guidelines
- Oral
Presentation (20 points) - Based on peer reviews of the presentation
2026 Project Schedule:
This website was originally
developed by
Charles Camp for
CIVL
1101.
This site is
Maintained by the
Department of Civil Engineering
at the University of Memphis.
Your comments and questions are welcomed.
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