Government of Karnataka

Department of Technical Education

DIPLOMA COURSE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING/ CIVIL DSHIP
Fourth Semester
Subject: Surveying Practice - III
Contact Hrs/Week:6 Hrs
Contact Hrs/Sem:96Hrs.

Chapter No.
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2
3
4
5
6

Contents

Contact Hours

Trigonometrical Levelling
Tacheometry
Setting out Curves
Modern Surveying
Intensive survey Project
Tests
Total

15
18
24
24
9
6
96

GRADED EXCERCISES
1 Trigonometrical Levelling
1.Height of inaccessible object with instrument at different levels

2 .Determination of height of an object whose base is accessible

( Single plane method )

3. Height of inaccessible object with instrument station not

in same vertical plane ( Double plane method)

2. Tacheometry
4 Determination of Stadia Constants.

5 Determine Horizontal distance by horizontal sight only

6 .Determine Horizontal distance and Elevation with staff held Vertical by

Stadia method

7 .Determine Horizontal distance and Elevation with staff held Vertical by

Tangential method(All Three cases)

2 Setting Out Curves

8 Setting out simple curve by offsets from long Chord
9 Setting out simple curve by offsets from tangents
10 Setting out simple curve by offsets from chords produced
(Deflection distances)
11. Setting out simple curve by Rankines method of Tangential angle
(Deflection distances)
12 Setting out of compound curves given two radii and
deflection angles
4 Modern Surveying
13 Establishing the position of Stations using GPS Navigator
14 Study of the Electronic Theodolite, and its operations
15 Reading horizontal & vertical angle

3
3
6
6
6
3
3
3

16 Measurement of Horizontal angles by repetition method

3
17 Study of E.D. M. and its operations
3
18 Study of components parts of Total Station
3
19 Measurement of Horizontal and vertical angles usingTotal Stations
3
5 Intensive survey Project (25% Weightage given in IA marks )
9
(One Full day is required for carrying out Project Work)
Prepare Mini Project Report using different methods of Surveying
and Instruments. Examples:
a) Dividing the area into plots using town planning rules, and plot it
b) Layout Plan of Existing Campus
c) Contour Map of Existing Campus etc

OBJECTIVES
1) Upon completion of the study of the subject the student should be able to : 2) Use Transit Theodolite to carryout heights and distances of elevated objects
3) Use Tacheometry details for the curve table
4) Prepare the required details for the curves table.
5) Set out simple curves using chain & tape and theodolite
6) Study the Modern Survey Instruments such as GPS, Electronic Theodolite, EDM and
Total station

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION FOR PRACTICAL

EXAMINATION
SURVEYING PRACTICE-III
1. Writing procedure for given experiment ------15 marks
2. Conducting of Experiment on field
& Observation of reading and entry---------------- 30 marks
3. Calculations---------------------------------------20 marks
4. Results---------------------------------------------10 marks
5. Oral------------------------------------------------20 marks
6. Record---------------------------------------------05 marks
------------------TOTAL
100 marks
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LIST OF EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED FOR

SURVEYING PRACTICE II & III
NOTE:
ONE BATCH SHOULD CONSISTS OF 15 TO 20 STUDENTS
ONE GROUP CONSISTS OF 5 STUDENTS
THERE MAY BE 3 TO 4 GROUPS IN A BATCH
SL NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

EQUIPMENTS
AUTO / QUICK SETTING LEVEL WITH ACCESSORIES
THEODOLITE WITH ACCESSORIES
METRIC CHAINS 20M
ARROWS
TAPE 15M
TAPE 30 M
RANGING RODS
CROSS STAFF, FRENCH CROSS STAFF , OPEN CROSS
STAFF
DIGITAL PLANIMETER
CEYLONE GHAT TRACER
ELECTRONIC THEODOLITE WITH ACCESSORIES
ELECTRONIC DISTO METER(EDM) WITH
ACCESSORIES
G.P.S INSTRUMENT
TOTAL STATION WITH ACCESORIES

QUANTITY
05
05
03
15
05
05
10
02 EACH
01
01
01
01
02
01

Reference books
Surveying Vol - I, II, III - Dr. B.C . Punmia
Laxmi publications, Delhi-6
2. A text book of surveying & leveling - T.P.Kanetkar and S.V.kulkarni
Griha Prakashana, Poona
3. A text book of surveying & leveling - R.Agor
Khanna Publishers, Delhi -6
4.
Surveying & leveling -Hussain and N 5.
5.
Surveying & leveling Rangwalaagaraj
Charotar Publishers, Poona
1.

6.
7.
8.

Higher Surveying -A.M.Chandra

New age International Publications
Satish Gopi, R. Sati Kumar & N. Madhu, Adavance Surveying(Total Station,
GIS, Remote Sensing) Pearson Education, Chennai
Learning Material Development Project NITTTR, Taramani, Chennai.

9.

CD Programme for Exercise for GPS & GIS

Geographical information Science By Narayana Panigrahi, Univercity Press
Pvt. Ltd., Hyderbad