This note covers Measuring horizontal distances, Vertical measurements, Construction staking, Slopes and grades, Field exercises, examples and solutions.
Author(s): Transportation Information Center
53 Pages
Lecture Note on Surveying and Levelling
Surveying is defined as taking a general view of, by observation and measurement determining the boundaries, size, position, quantity, condition, value etc. of land, estates, building, farms mines etc. and finally presenting the survey data in a suitable form?. This covers the work of the valuation surveyor, the quantity surveyor, the building surveyor, the mining surveyor and so forth, as well as the land surveyor. This PDF covers the following topics related to Surveying and Levelling : Introduction, Classification on the Basis of Purpose, Classification of Surveyors, Branches of Surveying, Reconnaissance, Basic Principles in Surveying, Chain Surveying, Necessary Precautions in Using Chain, Errors in Surveying, Corrections to Linear Measurement and their Application, Triangulation, General procedure, Overcoming obstacles during chaining, Compass Surveying, The Prismatic Compass, Temporary adjustment of prismatic compass, Surveyors Compass, Error in compass survey, Levelling, Theodolite Traversing, etc.
Author(s): Saswat Suman Sharma, Department of Civil Engineeering
86 Pages
Surveying is defined as “taking a general view of, by observation and measurement determining the boundaries, size, position, quantity, condition, value etc. of land, estates, building, farms mines etc. and finally presenting the survey data in a suitable form”. This PDF covers the following topics related to Surveying : Introduction, Linear and Angular Measurements, Leveling and Contouring, Computation of Areas and Volumes, Theodolite and Traverse Surveying, Tacheometric and Advanced Surveying.
Author(s): B Suresh, Assistant Professor, CE Dept, Civil Engineering, Institute of Aeronautical Engineering
98 Pages
Lecture Note On Advanced Surveying
Objective of this note is to teach the basics and elements of different types of curves on roads and their Preliminary survey and to learn about surveying applications in setting out of curves, buildings, culverts and tunnels.
Author(s): Pratap Kumar Pradhan
105 PagesAdvertisement
