Surveying
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Surveying Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Surveying (subject code 4330601) as prescribed for Electronics · Semester 3 divides the course into 6 units, covering 40 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 (4330601)Unit 1 Introduction to Surveying
- 1.1. Definitions, Objective and uses of surveying, Classification of Survey, Principles of Survey
- 1.2. Types of Scale and selection of scale, Construction of diagonal scale
Unit 2 Linear Measurement
- 2.1. Methods & Accessories of Linear Measurement, Principle of Chain Surveying, Method of Chaining on Level Ground
- 2.2. Errors and Mistakes in Chaining and precautions against it, Chain and Tape Corrections, Ranging,
- 2.3. Well-Conditioned and Ill-Conditioned Triangles, Selection of Survey Stations , Equipments for Chain Survey
- 2.4. Procedure of Field Work, Conventional Symbols , Procedure & Equipments for Plotting
- 2.5. Computation of Area from Plotted Plan using Planimeter
- 2.6. Computation of Area by The Mid-Ordinate Rule, The Average-Ordinate Rue, The Trapezoidal Rule and Simpson's Rule, Computation of Volume using Prismoidal Rule and Trapezoidal Rule
Unit 3 Traverse by Compass and Plane Table
- 3.1. Introduction, Purpose, Definitions & Principle of Compass Surveying, Traversing , Methods of Traversing , Types of Compass , Temporary Adjustment of Prismatic Compass
- 3.2. Field Procedure of Observing Bearing, Problems on Whole Circle Bearing and Quadrantal Bearing
- 3.3. Problems on Fore and Back Bearings, Problems on Magnetic Declination
- 3.4. Problems on Included Angle, Problems on Local Attraction,
- 3.5. Field Procedure of Compass Traversing, Plotting of Compass Traverse , Adjustment of Closing Error , Sources of Error in Compass , Precautions to be Taken in Compass Surveying Plane Table:
- 3.6. Principle & Accessories of Plane Table , Orientation ,
- 3.7. Procedure of Setting up Plane Table over a Station, Methods of Plane Tabling Surveying Course Code: 4330601 (UOs) Topics and Sub-topics Special Methods of Resection
- 3.8. Procedure of Plane Table Traversing, Advantages and Disadvantages of Plane Tabling
Unit 4 Leveling & Contouring 4.a Explain procedure for leveling using instruments and levelling staff and record reading in
- 4.1. Introduction Basic terminology related with Leveling
- 4.2. Types of Level: Dumpy Level, Tilting Level, Auto Level, Digital Level
- 4.3. Components of Dumpy Level with neat Sketch, Types of Levelling Staffs
- 4.4. Temporary adjustment of Level, Classification of Levelling
- 4.5. Finding out the R. L. in Level Book by H.I. Methods withnecessary check with examples
- 4.6. Finding out the R. L. in Level Book by Rise & Fall Method with necessary check with examples
- 4.7. Correction for Curvature and refraction and related examples, Errors in Levelling
- 4.8. Contour, its uses of & Characteristics
- 4.9. Methods of Contouring, Interpolation of contours
- 4.10. Preparing drawing & estimation of gradients Calculation of capacity of reservoirs & related examples
Unit 5 Theodolite Traverse
- 5.1. Introduction to theodolite, Uses of theodolite, Sketch and parts of Transit Vernier theodolite
- 5.2. Reading of main and vernier scale on horizontal and vertical plate
- 5.3. Temporary adjustment of a theodolite
- 5.4. Permanent adjustment of theodolite (Fundamental axis of theodolite and their relationship)
- 5.5. Definitions and various technical terms
- 5.6. Methods of measuring horizontal angles and vertical angles
- 5.7. Use theodolite for measuring a magnetic bearing, prolong a line, ranging a line
- 5.8. Measuring direct and deflection angles 5.9Errors in theodolite work
- 5.10. Theodolite Traversing 5.11Traverse computations Closing errors, Balancing the traverse
- 5.12. Gale’s Traverse Table & Related examples
Unit 6 Trigonometric Survey
- 6.1. Introduction & Methods of observations (Direct and Reciprocal)
- 6.2. Methods of determining the elevation of a particular point when base of the object is accessible
- 6.3. when base of the object is inaccessible
- 6.4. Related examples using all methods Surveying Course Code: 4330601