University Tenaga National

College of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering

surveying practical training CEVB 211

Laboratory Experiment (5)

Section: 04
Name: Owaidhah ,Abdallah Bader

ID: CE099264

Name Of The Lecturer: Al MAHFOODH ALI NAJEH AHMED DR.

Date of Report submission: 7.12.2016

surveying practical training CEVB211

No.

Title/ Subject

Page

1. Cover Page 1
2. Table of content ..2
3. INTRODUCTION .. 3
4. OBJECTIVE .4
5.
6.

LEARNING OUTCOME.. .. .4
LOCATION ... 4

7. APPARATUS4
8. PROCEDURE..5
9. DISCUSSION..6
10.

Conclusion .... 7

11.

References . 8

12. Appendix . 9

INTRODUCTION:

Traversing is a form of control survey requires the establishment of a series

of stations that are linked together by les and distances. The angles are
measured by theodolites, and the distances are measured conventionally by
tapes or electronic distance measuring equipment. The use of theodolite in
traversing surveys is very fundamental and has become one of the most
common methods in geomatic engineering work such as:

General purpose angle measurement.

Provision of control surveys contour and detail mapping.
Setting out and construction work.

OBJECTIVE:

Application of digital theodolite, establishing control traverse and adjustment

of observation data.

LEARNING OUTCOME:

1. Demonstrate a knowledge of the practical applications of photogrammetry

to surveying
2. Compute coordinates from field traverse information making appropriate
adjustments
3. Calculate setting out data for buildings and road curves.
4. Compute areas and volumes from survey data using different
approximation techniques.
5. Record data using specialized surveying and process field equipment.

LOCATION:
Around allocated briefing prior to practical session (FOOD COURT GREEN
AREA).

APPARATUS:

1. Digital Theodolite unit)

2. Traversing Target (2 units)

3. Measurement tape (1 unit)

4. Tripod (4 units)

5. Hammer, nails & spray

PROCEDURE:

1. Racky the area and determine suitable location of the stations.

2. Mark the location of the stations by using pickets.
3. Set-up the target system at stations 1 and 3 respectively.

4. Set-up the digital theodolite on station 2.

5. Obtain the bearing from 1-2 by using prismatic compass. This will be
the datum for beginning the work.

6. Begin work as instructed by instructor during briefing.

7. Measure both the distance and angles between the stations

8. Data processing adjustment, correction, calculating of bearing total

area calculation and coordinates calculation.
9. All observations shall be booked in the provided levelling form. Only
booking by pen is accepted.

DISCUSSION:

The main objective of this practical training is to understand and apply the
traverse survey in engineering by using the automatic level. However, in this
practical, a Total Station was not used due to certain problems. Firstly, we bring our
apparatus and our equipment to start our experiment on the food court green area.
We start by setting 4 point to create a polygon shape. Point A, B, C and D. we bring
3 theodolite and two travers target, after we set the three theodolite into the three
points we start to take the measurement from A to B and from B to C and from C to
D and from D to A, secondly, by using the compass App on our smart phones we
took the bearing from each point to each point, and we will need this reading to
determine the accurate coordinate for the points which the reason to do the travers.
After calculating the distances between the points and take the readings for the
bearing. Now we can take the reading for the angels between the point, thats mean
between point A and point B there is an angle we need to take its value by using the
automatic level. And also we need to consider and mention that we moved counterclockwise or encounter-clockwise.
But we moved counter-clockwise. And we took all the values for the angles, we start
from point A and we closed our polygon on point A too.
When we start at point A we measured the angles between A and B A and D
Then, we moved our Travers target and also we moved our automatic level to the
other point. So we need to change the automatic level place three times to be able
to read all the angels between the points probably.
Finally, we closed our polygon on point A, the same point that we start from,and we
collect the data and the reading for the bearing and the distance and also the
angels between the points.

CONCLUSION:

In conclusion, during this experiment we used the automatic level as we

learned on all the pervious experiments.
We used it to find the coordinate for point A, B, C and D.
We took the bearing using the compass and also we measured the distance
using the measure tape and we took the values for the angels between the
points.
Finally, we got the coordinate for the points the north\south coordinates and
the east\west which is:

From-To

Bearin
g

Distan
ce

Before
Adjustment
Latitud Dipatu
e
re

After Adjustment

Coordinates

Latitud
e

North/So
uh

A-B

}
9m

'

319 22 31

}
38 49' 48

B-C

12 m
}

'

217 47 27

}
}

'

'
42 41 22 33 6 9

}
'

4 7 38

C-D

}
10 m

'

149 55 23

}
}

'

28 17 18 16 22' 59

D-A

'

38 44 49

}
'

47 1 45

15 m

Dipature

}
}
}

'

'

33 18 37 3 54 31 3 10' 21

'

37 44 26

East/We
st

}
96 5' 29

}
10 3 10' 21

'

91 57 51

'

106 31 21

}
}

'

2 29 51 2 1' 38

}
89 28'

}
108 32' 59

}
}

'

'

4 36 25 3 44 22

'

84 51 35

'

112 17 21

'

3 20 60

References:

[1].

Manual of the Surveying Practical Training (CEVB211)

[2].

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveying>

[3].

A Bannister, S Raymond & R Baker. Surveying. 7th Edition. United

Kingdom. Longman.

[4].

William Irvine, FRICS. Surveying for Construction. 4th Edition. United

Kingdom. McGraw-Hill.

[5].

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem>

[6].

<http://www.originlab.com/index.aspx?s=8&lm=210&pid=962>

[7].

< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/azimuth>

[8].
<http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/Geodesy4Layman/TR80003A.HTM
>

Appendix:

[1].

Field Angle Closure= ( Interior Angles )=( n2 ) ( 180 )

[2].

e
Angle Correction= ,
n

where n is the number of stations or points

[3].

C= ( Latitude Error ) + ( Departure Error )

[4].

Precision=

[5].

Adjusted Lengt h= ( Departure ) + ( Latitude )

For traverse misclosure

Closure Error
Perimeter

( x j x i)2 +( y j y i )2