SV1 (B-TECH Civil Engineering 3rd)

SECTION-A

Unit-I: Fundamental Principles of Surveying: Definition, objects, classification,

fundamental principles, methods of fixing stations.

Unit-II: Measurement of distances: Direct measurement, instruments for measuring

distance, instruments for making stations, chaining of line, errors in chaining, tape

corrections examples.

SECTION-B

Unit-III: Compass and Chain Traversing: Methods of traversing, instruments for

measurement of angles-prismatic and surveyor`s compass, bearing of lines, local

attraction, examples.

Unit-IV: Levelling: Definition of terms used in levelling, types of levels and staff, temporary

adjustment of levels, principles of levelling, reduction of levels, booking of staff readings,

examples, contouring, characteristics of contours lines, locating contours, interpolation of

contours,Calculaions of volume of earth worksby means of countour lines.

SECTION-C

Unit-V: Theodolite and Theodolite Traversing: Theodolites, temporary adjustment of

theodolite, measurement of angles, repetition and reiteration method, traverse

surveying with theodolite, checks in traversing, adjustment of closed traverse,

examples, Electronic theodolite.

Unit-VI: Plane Table Surveying: Plane table, methods of plane table surveying,

radiation, intersection, traversing and resection, two point and three point problems.

SECTION-D

Unit-VII: Tacheometry: Uses of tacheometry, principle of tacheometric surveying,

instruments used in tacheometry, systems of tacheometric surveying-stadia system fixed

hair method, determination of tacheometric constants, tangential systems, examples.

Unit-VIII: Curves: Classification of curves, elements of simple circular curve,

location of tangent points-chain and tape methods, instrumental methods, examples

of simple curves. Transition Curves-Length and types of transition curves, length of

combined curve, examples:

Vertical Curves: Necessity and types of vertical curves.