| CEE-101 Introduction to Civil Engineering |
Course Description:
Fundamentals of site usage and land development to address project specific requirements and constraints. Fundamentals of surveying to develop topographical information and maps within the context of a project. Introduction to design requirements such as slopes, earthwork, access, water management, and other design requirements. Laboratory for various methods of surveying measurements, field work, and computer-aided drawing.
Text book: None.
Software: Autodesk Suite for AutoCAD and Civil 3D
References:
- Elementary Surveying, An Introduction to Geomatics, 13th Ed. by C.D. Ghilani & P.R. Wolf, Prentice Hall, ISBN# 978-013-255434-3.
- Surveying and Geomatics Engineering : Principles, Technologies, and Applications Gillins, Dennis, and Ng, 2022
- Advanced surveying : total station, GPS, GIS, remote sensing, drone, and hydrographic surveying, Gopi, 2025
- Land Development Handbook: A Practical Guide to Planning, Engineering, and Surveying, 4th Edition, Drewberry & Davis, McGraw-Hill 2019, ISBN-13 978-1260440751 and ISBN-10 126044075
- AUTODESK CIVIL 3D 2025 UNLEASHED : elevate your civil engineering designs and careers with Autodesk Civil 3D Walz and Sabat, 2024
- Autodesk Civil 3D from start to finish a practical guide to civil infrastructure design, modeling, and analysis Walz and Sabat, 2023
Location and Hours: M,W 10:45-12:00 PM, Lewis Lab 316
(ZOOM: Link),
Field/Lab: F 9:20AM-1:25PM (FR 232)
TA: Spencer Smith sts422@lehigh.edu Office Hrs:
Grader: Ollie Copeland olc428@lehigh.edu
| Syllabus | | Handouts | | Assignments | | Field | | Links |
Course Related Links
Map and Coordinate Systems
- Video: Measuring Latitude Longitude coordinates on a map.
- Video: Map declination: Part 1, Magnetic, True, and Grid North and Part II
- Video: Map Coordinates: UTM Coordinates
- Magnetic Declination Calculator
- Lehigh Valley Topo Map
- Wiki, NAD North American Datums
- Wiki, GRS Geodetic Reference System
- NSRS National Spatial Reference System
- Use PID value of KV1791 at National Geodetic Survey NOAA to access Lehigh Benchmark Info.
- KV1791 Geochached Benchmark
- Video: Introduction to Leveling, Concepts and Definitions Part 1
- Video: Sighting, Type of Leveling Measurements Part 2
- Video: BS, FS, Closure, Field notes & Page check Part 3
- Video: Stationing and Profile Leveling Part 4
- Video: Calibration, Peg Test, Types of Error, Accuracy and Error Handling Part 5

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