Surveying Techniques

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Prafulla Kumar Panda

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Course Name : Surveying Techniques

Code(Credit) : CUTM1067 (1-2-0)

Course Objectives

•To study the temporary adjustment of survey instruments by standard methods ,levelling and cross sectioning survey and setting out works
•To do various field works with the help of Total station
•To Carry out topographic survey

Learning Outcomes

  • Carry out temporary adjustment of survey instruments by standard methods ,levelling and cross sectioning survey and setting out works
  • Carry out topographic survey
  • Doing centering, leveling & measuring coordinate points of area and calculation, transfer to data from Total station to software spectrum link
  • Doing field work using of simple machine parts such as Total –Station, Auto- level

Course Syllabus

Module-1(2Th) HRS

Historical survey practice: Introduction to surveying: Classification, Basic Principle, List of Instruments used in surveying.

Module-II (2Th+4Pr) HRS
Leveling: Concept and principles of levelling, different types of levelling, their application ,selection of station points, staff measurement locations, ideal location for etc. ,computation of Reduced levels through rise and fall method and height of collimation method, standard procedure for conducting leveling works , Identification of errors, understanding their source and rectifying the same ,different causes of errors in the leveling works, their impact on the project, procedure for laying slopes and gradients for roads, bridges, pipelines, canals etc ,errors in slope alignment and their implications, identification & rectifications ,procedures for making entries in the field book and make necessary calculations
Practices:
1. Calculation of RL using HI and Rise and fall method.
2. Longitudinal and cross sectional Leveling
3. Check Leveling

Module-III (2+5)HRS
Total station: Parts of the instrument, operational panel, guide light, basic key operation, display functions, setting up the instrument, focusing and target sighting, angle measurement, setting the horizontal, distance and angle measurement, REM measurement, coordinate measurement ,to view the data/ points collected, area calculation, data download.
Practices:

4. Distance, angle and slope Measurements
5. Traverse adjustment (With help of software)
6. Area calculation using Total station
Module-IV (1Th+5 Pr)HRS
Applications of total station :Detail survey i.e., data collection., Height measurement (Remove elevation measurement- REM,Fixing of missing pillars (or) Setting out (or) Stake out, Resection. etc. Remote distance measurement (RDM) or Missing line measurement (MLM).

Practices:
7. Height measurement (Remote elevation measurement- REM).
8. Fixing of missing pillars (or) Setting out (or) Stake out.

Module-V (1Th+3Pra) HRS
Concept of topographic survey, its importance and different methods of conducting topographic survey using modern and conventional instruments, calculations required for plotting contours, Interpretation and importance of contours. Knowledge of scale and key while plotting a contour map, represent topography of the area in required scale, different methods of computing levels.

Practice:

9. Preparation of contour maps using total station and surfer software.

Module-VI (2Th+4Pra) Hrs
Curves: Types of curves, Properties– simple, compound, reverse and transition curve. of works
Practices:
10. Setting out of different curves (simple, compound, reverse and transition) using Total
Station

Module--VII (4 hours)
Setting out of works
11. Setting out of Building
12. Setting out of culvert

Text Books:
1. Surveying Vol I & II, III B C Purnima, Laxmi Publication.
2. Surveying, volume 1&2 BY S.K.Duggal, TMH publisher.
Reference Books:
1. Surveying & Levelling by T.P Kanitkar& V S Kulkarni

E Books:

1. Source of reference; NSQF
Online Source: NPTEL Videos (www.nptel.ac.in )

Session Plan

Session 1

Historical survey practice: Introduction to surveying: Classification, Basic Principle

ppt: SURVEYINGINTRODUCTION

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0VGVwOkn7o

Session 2

Session 3

Leveling: Concept and principles of levelling, different types of levelling, their application ,selection of station points, staff measurement locations, ideal location for etc. ,computation of Reduced levels through rise and fall method and height of collimation method.

ppt:levelling

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L3jaOvhoZk,

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSYUmeLtJhc

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiOJR_lO-UY

Session 5

Longitudinal and cross sectional Leveling

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqx-It_IH7A

vlab:Carry out Profile Leveling using Auto Level:http://sl-iitr.vlabs.ac.in/exp3/index.php?section=Theory

Session 6

Identification of errors, understanding their source and rectifying the same ,different causes of errors in the leveling works, their impact on the project, procedure for laying slopes and gradients for roads, bridges, pipelines, canals etc ,errors in slope alignment and their implications, identification & rectifications ,procedures for making entries in the field book and make necessary calculations

ppt:levelling

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvSr8jQ8UYQ

Session 7

check levelling and  Fly Leveling using Auto Level

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSjIASApT6o

vlab:http://sl-iitr.vlabs.ac.in/exp2/index.php?section=Theory

Session 8

Total station: Parts of the instrument, operational panel, guide light, basic key operation, display functions, setting up the instrument, focusing and target sighting, angle measurement, setting the horizontal, distance and angle measurement.

ppt:Total Station

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGTpuE5gha0

video:http://www.digimat.in/nptel/courses/video/105107158/L17.html

Session 9

Distance, angle and slope Measurements using total station

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_DoEB4zWEQ

vlab::Observations of Vertical and Horizontal angles using Total Station:http://sl-iitr.vlabs.ac.in/exp4/index.php?section=Theory

Session 11

REM measurement, coordinate measurement ,to view the data/ points collected, area calculation, data download.

ppt:Total Station

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzPe5_Ei5pk

video:https://esurveying.net/land-survey/topo-map-software

Session 12

Area calculation using Total station

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAqYIP1XOdk

Session 13

Applications of total station :Detail survey i.e., data collection., Height measurement (Remove elevation measurement- REM,Fixing of missing pillars (or) Setting out (or) Stake out, Resection. etc. Remote distance measurement (RDM) or Missing line measurement (MLM).

ppt:https://www.slideshare.net/TusharDholakia/total-station-and-its-

application-to-civil-engineering

edm:https://www.slideshare.net/AmanBathla5/electronic-distance-measurement-edm

Session 14

Height measurement (Remote elevation measurement- REM).

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRy26K8-WDs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCj9oPea1d4

Session 15

Fixing of missing pillars (or) Setting out (or) Stake out using total station

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBUdvH9wvRI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3en5nqGQlpU

Session 16

Concept of topographic survey, its importance and different methods of conducting topographic survey using modern and conventional instruments, calculations required for plotting contours, Interpretation and importance of contours. Knowledge of scale and key while plotting a contour map, represent topography of the area in required scale, different methods of computing levels.

ppt:contouring lecture

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgzAjk0gPSk

vlab:Carry out Contouring in the field :http://sl-iitr.vlabs.ac.in/exp9/index.php?section=Theory

Session 17

Preparation of contour maps using total station and surfer software.

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6AFbS9-_z0

contour from google erath:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=237pVwC3fNk

using global mapper:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYovRvX0HEE

ppt:Creating a Contour Map using surfer

Session 19

Session 20

Setting out of different curves (simple, compound, reverse and transition) using Total Station.

ppt:setting out of curve,Setting out of curve part-2

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KuEtlCkLh8&t=61s

Session 23

Setting out of culvert

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4wdAbqTZdg

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Prafulla Kumar Panda working as an Assistant professor in department of civil engineering at Centurion University of Technology and Management. He obtained his B.Sc from Utkal university, Odisha ,M.Sc  from Berhampur university Odisha, M.Tech from BharathiDasan University, Tamilnadu. He is previously worked at IIT Kanpur as Research Associate (2009-2011).He visited different countries such as UK, […]