SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY

Course : B.E / B.Tech Semester : I

Title : Surveying I Max.Marks : 8
Su!"ect Co#e :$%&T'( Time : ( )ours
PART A (10x2=20)
*ns+er *,, the -uestions
'. .hat is surveying/
%. .hat are the classi0ications o0 surveying/
(. .hat is meant !y 1ore !earing an# Back !earing/
2. .hy 3rismatic com3ass cannot !e use# in mining
areas/
4. .hat is 3lane ta!le Surveying/
$. ,ist out the accessories o0 a 3lane ta!le survey.
5. .hat are the ty3es o0 levels/
8. .hat is meant !y 6.T.S !ench mark/
7. .hat are the metho#s in contouring/
'. .hat are the uses o0 contours/
PART B (5x12=60)
''. 8a9 Ex3lain the #i00erent ty3es o0 errors in chain
surveying.
8!9 * ( m chain is 0oun# to !e % cm shorter than the
stan#ar# length. I0 the com3ute# area o0 the
0iel# measure# +ith that chain is '%
hectares: #etermine the correct area.
8;<9
'%. Ex3lain ho+ +ill you continue chaining +ith the
0ollo+ing o!stacles. 8a9 <iver 8!9 Tall !uil#ings.
'(. =ra+ a neat sketch o0 a 3rismatic com3ass an#
ex3lain its com3onents.
8;<9
'2. The 0ollo+ing are the !earing recor#e# +hile
running a com3ass traverse in a 3lace +here local
attraction is sus3ecte#. 1in# the correct !earing o0 the
lines.
Line Foe !e"in# B"$% !e"in#
*B '7'> 24? '(>
BC (7> (? %%%> (?
C= %%> '4? %> (?
=E %2%> 24? $%>24?
E* ((> '4? '24>24?
'4. .hat are metho#s o0 3lane ta!ling/ Ex3lain any
one metho# in #etail.
8;<9
'$. Ex3lain ho+ a three 3oint 3ro!lem can !e solve#
!y 3lane ta!le surveying.
'5. 1ollo+ing consecutive rea#ing on the sta00 taken
+ith the level along a slo3ing groun# at a regular
#istance using 2m.leveling sta00 : .%( : .84 :
'.$2 : %.5%: (.7 : .(2 : '.42 : %.$ : (.$ :
.2 : %.4$ : an# (.4. <ule out a 3age level 0iel#
!ook an# enter the a!ove rea#ing. *33ly the usual
checks.
8;<9
'8. =escri!e a!out the #i00erent metho#s o0 levelling
in #etail +ith a neat sketch.
'7. =escri!e the characteristics o0 contours +ith neat
sketch.
8;<9
%. Calculate the area enclose# !y the 0irst an# last
o00sets +ith an e-ual interval o0 4m.The o00sets are at
: 4.%4: $.%: 5.'4: 5.$4: 5.4: $.': 2.54: (.'4:
%.%.*33ly Tra3e@oi#al an# Sim3son?s rule.