Surveying and Levelling
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Surveying and Levelling Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Surveying and Levelling (subject code 4335004) as prescribed for DS · Semester 3 divides the course into 5 units, covering 26 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (4335004)Unit 1 Introduction
- 1.1. Objective and uses of surveying
- 1.2. Classification of Survey
- 1.3. Principles of Survey
- 1.4. Types of Scale and selection of scale
- 1.5. Construction of diagonal scale.
Unit 2 Chain and tape Survey
- 2.1. Instruments used in chain and tape survey Metric Chain, Tapes, Arrow, Tapes, ranging rod, Offset rod, Open cross staff, optical square
- 2.2. Technical terms related with chain survey. Survey Station, Base line, Check line, Tie line, Offset, Tie station
- 2.3. Methods of chaining
- 2.4. Errors in chain survey
- 2.5. Obstacles in chaining
- 2.7. Recording measurements in a field book
Unit 3 Compass Survey
- 3.2. Survey & Traversing
- 3.3. Components and functions of Prismatic Compass
- 3.4. Technical Terms - True Meridian & Bearing, - Magnetic Meridian & Bearing, - Arbitrary Meridian & Bearing, - Dip of Magnetic needle - Declination - Fore Bearing & Back Bearing, WCB, RB
- 3.5. Method of finding included angles from bearings-examples
- 3.6. Local attraction and Closing error with relevant examples.
- 3.7. Errors and its elimination. Surveying and Levelling Course Code: 4335004
Unit 4 Levelling
- 4.2. Basic terminology related with levelling like Level surfaces, horizontal & vertical surfaces, Datum, Bench Marks, Reduced Level, Rise, Fall, Line of collimation, Axis of Telescope, Axis of bubble tube, Station, Back sight, Fore sight, intermediate sight, change point, Heightof instruments, Focusing a parallax, etc.
- 4.3. Dumpy Level & Automatic Level - Components and their functions - Temporary adjustment of Level
- 4.4. Levelling Staff
- 4.5. Folding and Telescopic staff
- 4.6. Examples & methods of finding out the R. L. in Level Book by H.I. Methods & Rise & FallMethods
- 4.7. Contour and uses of contours Characteristics of contours Methods of Contouring Interpolation of contours
Unit 5 Introduction to advanced surveying Techniques
- 5.1. Enlist different type of advanced Surveying instrument.
- 5.2. Uses of advanced surveying Instrument.
- 5.3. Demonstration of total station.
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