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Department of Technical Education Diploma in Civil Engineering Second Semester Subject: SURVEYING PRACTICE -I Contact Hrs. / Week: 6 Time Schedule Sl. No. Major topics 1 Chain surveying 2 Compass surveying 3 Basics of Leveling 4 Test and revision TOTAL Contact Hrs. 42 33 12 9 96 Contact Hrs. / Sem.: 96

Graded exercises 1.0 Chain surveying 1.1 Study of instrument required for chain surveying. 1.2 Ranging and chaining a line 1.3 1) Direct ranging between two points and measuring the distance a) By eye sight b) By using line ranger 1.4 2) Prolonging a short line a) By eye sight b) By using line ranger 1.4 Practice of reciprocal ranging to range a line between two invisible points 1.5 setting out perpendicular from a point on a chain line a) By using chain and tape only b) By using cross staff ,optical square and prism square 1.6 To drop a perpendicular to a chain line from a point outside it a) By using a chain and tape only b) By using cross staff, optical square and prism square 1.7 To run a parallel to a chain line through a given point. 1.8 Construction of triangles and computation of areas. ;) Equilateral triangle ;;) Isosceles triangle ;;;) Square iv) Rectangle 1.9 Construction of ;) Quadrilateral ;;) Parallelogram ;;;) Trapezium and computation of areas. 1.10 Construction of regular polygon and computation of areas ;) Pentagon ;;) Hexagon 1.11 Computation of areas enclosed among the points shown by cross staff survey 1.12 Conducting an open traverse recording in the field book and plotting on a sheet 1.13 Conducting a closed traverse and recording in the field book and plotting on a sheet 1.14 To overcome the obstacles to chaining but not ranging 1.15 To overcome the obstacles to both chaining and ranging 2.0 COMPASS SURVEYING 2.1 study of prismatic compass and surveyors compass 2.2 Taking bearings and finding the included angles by using prismatic compass 2.3 Construction of triangles I) Equilateral triangle given a side and its bearing ii) Isosceles triangle given a side and its bearing and isosceles angle iii) Given base, one side and one angle to measure other side and two angles iv) Given base and two angles to measure remaining two sides and third angle 2.4 Construction of regular polygon I) Pentagon ii) Hexagon by deflection angle method 2.5 Construction of irregular polygon by calculation of bearings from given interior angles and the bearing of any one side 2.6 Finding the distance between two inaccessible points 2.7 Conducting a closed traverse and plotting for a given area 3.0 BASICS OF LEVELLING 3.1 Study of dumpy level and temporary adjustment of dumpy level 3.2 Taking level of various points and recording it in a level book 3.2 Finding the difference of levels between the two points by i) Plane of collimation method.

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ii) Rise and fall method.

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