Saturday, August 24, 2024

SURVEYING SHORT NOTES

 



FUNDAMENTALS

  • Survey → An art of determining the relative position of points above or beneath the earth's surface by Direct or Indirect Measurements

  • Earth shape → Oblate spheroid of revolution

  • The motion of earth related to the sun is in a plane inclined at an angle of 23° 27’ 

  • 180°= 1°=60'=3600"=/180 radians

  • Geodetic Survey of India was done using triangulation 

  • Plumb lines are radial inwards in geodetic survey

  • For the control establishment in surveying → Triangulation, Traversing, Trilateration

  • Digital elevation model(DEM) →  Generated using digitization 

  • Conformal projection → The shape of any small geographical area is preserved

  • Isopach lines → indicates equal thickness of a bed in a map

Plane Survey

Geodetic Survey 

→ Surface of Earth → Plane surface

→ Area < 260 km² or 195km² 

→ ∑angle ≤ 180°

→ Plumb line never intersect

→ 195 Kms → 1 sec difference 

→ 18.5km→ 1.5cm = 15mm difference

→ 2 point joined by  Line

→ Use : Large scale Dam, Highway, Railway

→ Surface of Earth → Curve surface

→ Σangle = 180° - 540°

→ By Triangulation

→ Area > 260 km² or 195.5 km²

→ Plumb line intersect each other at earth centre

→ More accurate or high precision than a plan survey

→ By Arc

→ Est control point for plane survey (by SOI)

Based on Nature of field survey

  • Land survey → Cadastral, City survey

  • City syr → Locating Premises, streets, water supply, sanitary system.

  • Cadastral or Public Land survey → To fix property line, calculation of land area, to fix boundary of municipality and of state jurisdiction,Plans of property boundaries for legal purposes, Revenue chain used

  • Hydrographic or Marine syr → Large water bodies (lake,river,harbour), navigation, harbour work, Depth, Q, fluctuation of ocean tide

  • Astronomical syr → Heavenly bodies (sun, stars), azimuths, latitude, longitude, absolute location of a point on earth

Based on Object of Survey

  • Engineering syr → Design & construction of new routes, roads & railway

  • Geological syr → Diff strata of earth surface

  • Archeological syr → Old & Nelic str info

  • Military survey → 

  • Mine survey

  • Reconnaissance survey → Determining feasibility and estimation of scheme

Base on Type of instrument used

  • Chain, tacheometer, theodolite, Plane table, Triangulation, traverse

Other Survey

  • Topographical syr → Natural and artificial features Mountains, valley, lake, river, buildings, monuments

  • Longitudinal land syr → Linear bars used

  • Cross-sectⁿ/Profile → Sewage disposal & water supply work

  • Traffic (Topographic) → Reconnaissance → Preliminary → Detail/location/final survey

  • New Highway → Map Study (Topographic) → Reconnaissance → Preliminary → Location of final alignment→ Detail location Survey.

  • Town planning → 1st topographic survey

Principle Of Surveying

a) Work from whole to part 

  •  Localise error & prevent their accumulation → Error are minimised

  • major control points are measured with lower degree of precision

  • minor control points are measured with Higher degree of precision

b) Locate a point by at least two measurement

  • At least two, already fixed points of reference

  • Two side, One side one angle, Two angle & One side one right angle

SCALE

  • Scale=Lmap/Loriginal = Amap/Aoriginal = 3Vmap /Voriginal

  • Representative fraction (R.F.) = map distance/ground distance

  • Accuracy = least count / RF

  • Comparative Scale → Pair of scales having a common R.F

  • Engineer scale: 1cm = 30m → RF = 1/3000

  • Scale 1/100 is larger than 1/1000

  • Building = 1 : 1000

  • Town planning = 1 : 5000

  • Route (Rd & rail) = 1 : 10000

  • Topographical or forest = 1 : 25000

  • Toposheet = 1 : 50000

  • SOI Toposheet 1:50000 (1:50k)

Types of scale 

i) Plain scale 

  • Two dimensions → Units, Tenth

ii) Diagonal

  • Three dimensions → units, tenth & hundreds :m dm cm

  • Based on the principle of similarity of triangles

iii) Shrunk scale 

  • SS = Original scale x shrinkage factor (SF)

  • SF or SR = shrunk/original length = Shrunk RF/original = Shrunk scale/original.

  • Corrected Area = meas Area / SF²

  • Correct L = Lm / S.R

  • A = Am / (SR)²

  • Correct = ( Std ± δ ) x L,A,V → (+) longer than std & (-) shorter than std

  • Correct L x correct RF = wrong L x wrong RF

  • Graphical scale → Not affected due to Shrinkage of map → Better than Numerical scales

iv) Vernier Scale 

  • DRE 10 = 9 11 19

  • Least count of vernier scale = s/n=value of one div of main scale/No of div of vernier scale

  • Least count of combination = s - v =value of one div of main scale-value of one div of the Vernier scale

a) Direct vernier 

  • Shorter than div of main scale

  • Reading /graduatⁿ in directⁿ of main scale

  • n div of DV = ( n - 1 ) div of main scale

b) Retrograde Vernier.

  • Longer than div of main scale

  • opp direction of main scale

  • n div of RV = (n + 1) div of main scale

c) Extended Vernier.

  • Calibrated in both direction

  • n div of EV = ( 2n - 1 ) div of main scale

Maps and plan

  • Locality map cum site plan → Combination of key map to scale of 1:250,000 and index map to a scale of 1:50,000


Measurements

Instruments

Horizontal distance 

Vertical distance 

H. Angle 

V.Angle 

→ Tape ,chain, total station,  tachometer & EDM

→ Tacheometer, Level,  total station,  tachometer, Abney level

→ Compass, theodolite, total station & sextant

→ Sextant, clinometer, theodolite,total station


Type

Principle

Type

Principle

Optical Square

Double Reflection



compass

Traversing



Plane table

Parallelism



Chain Survey

Triangulation




INSTRUMENTS

LEAST COUNT

INSTRUMENTS

LEAST COUNT

Vernier/Transit Theodolite

20"

Levelling staff 

5 mm

Electronic/optical Theodolite

1"

Dumpy level

5 mm

Prismatic compass

30'

Total station

1” & 5mm

Surveyor Compass

15'



  • Accuracy → Micro-optic theodolite > theodolite > compass > chain

instrument

Use

instrument

Use

Pantagraph

Enlarge or reduce the map

Parallax bar

Parallax/Elevation diff, use with mirror stereoscope

Eidograph

Enlarge or reduce the plan already drawn



Planimeter

To measure undulated area

Subtense bar

horizontal distance in undulating area

Abney level(use as clinometer)

Measurement of slope, vertical angle, 

tracing grade contour, setting of grade 

Sextant 

To measure horizontal and vertical angle, angular distance

Clinometer

Angle of slopes of the ground

Heliotrope

To mark position in land survey

Tangent clinometer

Difference in elevation b/w points

Heliograph

Sun signal in triangular survey

minicraft 

T square + set square.

Distometer

Electronic distance measuring device

Colby meter

Baseline measurement

Tellurometer

Distance measure (Radio wave)

Planimetr formula 

  •  Area = M(FR - IR 10N + C) → take N = -1 if not given

  • Additive constant (C) is used only when the anchor point is placed inside the plan (area measured)

THEORY OF ERRORS

  • Error = Measured - True value

  • Correction = True - Measured

  • E = -C

  • True error = Observed value -True value

  • Residual error = Observed value -Most probable value

  • Most probable value Close to true value than any other

  • Apparent error = 2 x Actual Error

  • e1:e2:e3=(1/w1):(1/w2):(1/w3)

  • Negative error Measured < True value

  • Positive errorMeasured > True value

  • Discrepancy → Difference between two measured values of same quantity 

Probable error

  • Em=Es/n

  • Em → Probable error of mean, Es → Probable error of single observation, n → Number of observation

  • Probable error = ± Standard error → if n = 1 or observation of unit weight

Permissible error

  • max allowable limit up to measured value can vary from True value

  • Permissible error hilly/rough region = 1 in 250

Mistake or Blunder or Gross error

  • Due to inexperience, carelessness, fatigue, miscommunication, poor judgement

  • ex. Improper levelling of instrument, setting instrument over the wrong point

  • Personal error → Mistake in rod handling 

Cumulative or Systematic errors  

  • ∝ L, (+ve or -ve )

  • Same shape, Size, Sign under same condition

  • May increase or decrease with increase in measurement

  • Occur in same direction & Tend to Accumulate

  • Due to → Faulty instruments, 

  • + Cumulative error →  Bad ranging, Bad sighting, wrong alignment

Accidental or Random or Compensating error

  •  ∝ √L , ∝ 1/√n →  L= length, n = no of observation

  • associates with Surveyors Skills & vigilance 

  • can't be eliminate & are beyond the control of surveyor

  • obey's Law of chance

  • occur in both directions & tends to compensate

Law of accidental error/ Theory of probability 

  • Applied to accidental error 

  • Minimise the effects of personal and accidental errors 

  • Small error tend to be more frequent than the large ones this means they are more probable 

  • Large errors occur infrequently and are impossible 

  • Positive and negative errors of same size happen with equal frequency, that is they are equally probable

  • Follows normal probability distⁿ curve Gaussian distⁿ

  • Smaller the value of standard deviation smaller error and great precision

  • Standard deviation is also known as Root mean square error

Theory of least square

  • finding the best fitting curve or line of best fit for a set of data

  • Σ (error)² = minimum

Methods of least square adjustments.

  • i) method of correlates (conditⁿ eqⁿ method)

  • ii) Normal eqⁿ method

  • iii) method of diff

Weight theory

  • Higher weight → Lower error

  • Lower weight → Higher error

  • Sum or Difference  (AB) 1/(1/w1+1/w2)

  • KW → W/K2

  • W/K K2W

  • KWW

  • The weight of the weighted Arithmetic mean of observation =  sum of the weight of observation 


Max error

Permissible error

Example

xy

x+y

ex2 + ey2


xy

yx+xy

(yex)2 + (xey)2

Area of rectangle/square

x/y

(yx+xy)/y2

(yex/y2)2 + (xey/y2)2


  • e=/2

  • Rectangle of side (l ±el)(d ± ed)Error in area =± ld (el/l)2+(ed/d)2  =(eld)2+(edl)2 

LINEAR MEASUREMENT

  • Plans required on a large scale (1/10 , 1/100) & Ground Fairly level

  • Accuracy in linear measurement = L/S

  • Area is divided into triangles

Chain Survey 

  • Field work is limited to Linear measurement only

  • Reconnaissance → marking & fixing survey stations → Running survey lines

  • Principle of chain Surveying is Triangulation

  • A triangle is the only simple figure that can be plotted from the length of its sides measured in the field

  • Length of chain → Outside of one handle to outside of the Other handle or Centre to centre distance b/w the last end of links

  • When very high accuracy is not required

  • Small surveys in fairly level & open ground with small details

  • Plans are required on a large scale

Base Line

  • Longest survey line , Measured By invar tape

  • Baseline L = 10 - 20 km → 3rd order triangulation system

  • Apparatus for measuring BL → Colby apparatus and Wheeler base apparatus → using rigid bar 

  • SOI → Colby apparatus

  • It is difficult and expensive to measure long base lines but It is greater than sides of triangle 

Main survey line

  • Join two main survey station

Tie or Subsidiary station

  • Join fixed points on the main station

  • Line joining tie stations for taking offsets from it

  • Helpful for locating interior details & details of objects in an Area

  • Collect the details of nearby objects in an area.

Proof or Check line

  • Check accuracy of field work

Offset

  • Lateral measurement w.r.t. main survey line 

  • Offset may be  Perpendicular or Oblique

  • Limiting length of offset = S/40sinθ

  • where S = Scale = 100 if RF = 1:100., θ = error in sec

  • Long offset > 15 m

  • Short offset < 15 m

  • Measuring offset → Butt rod, Steel tape

  • Position of a point can be fixed more accurately → By perpendicular offset 

Field book

  • Chain or tape measurement recorded.

  • Size = 20 cm x 12 cm

A. Equipment used for measuring line

i) Chain

Types of Chain

  • Revenue → 33 ft = 16 links 

  • Gunter's/Surveyor's → 66ft (20.12m) = 100 links

  • Engineer's → 100 ft = 100 links

  • Metric → 30m (150 links), 20m(100 links), 10m(50 links)

  • 1link of metric chain = 20 cm

  • Metric chains are used for indirect measurements

  • Accuracy of 30, 20, 10, 5m Chain → ±8mm, ±5mm, ±3mm, ±2 mm respectively

  • 1 mile = 80 Gunter's Chain 

  • 1 furlong = 10 Gunter's Chain

Adjustment of Chain

When the chain is too short

  • Straightening the bent links

  • Opening the joints of the rings

  • Replacing the old rings by some larger rings

When the chain is too long

  • Closing up the joints of the rings

  • Hammering the elongated rings

  • Replacing some old things with new rings.

ii) Tapes

  • Accuracy → Invar > Steel > Metallic > Linen

  • invar tape → Alloy of nickel (36%) + Steel (64%), Baseline measurement, More accurate, Low thermal expansion coefficient.

  • Cloth/linen tape

  • Metallic → linen tape with bronze or brass or copper wire → Cloth + wire

  • Steel tape

iii) Pegs

  • To mark temporary points on ground or to mark survey stations.

  • ht = 15 cm 

  • c/s A = 2.5 x 2.5 cm²

  • to recognise main station

iv) Ranging rods

  • Dia = 30mm & L = 2 - 3m

  • Locating no of intermediate points on a long survey line

  • White & red 

  • c/s = circular & octagonal

v) Arrows

  • Size = 40cm

  • intermediate station

vi) Offset rods

  • L = 2m

  • Plotting offsets

Plumb bomb

  • Center of the instrument.. transfer points to ground

  • Made up of bronze & brass

Pacing

  • Measure Distance by counting paces

  • Avg length of pace = 80 cm

B.Equipment use for Right Angle

  • By prismatic compass & theodolite

a) Cross staff

  • Open cross staff → Angle & altitudes, More accurate, 90°

  • French Cross staff → Octagonal form of cs, Used to set angles of 45°, 90°, 135°, Less accurate

  • Adjustable cross staff → An offset at any angle

b) Optical square

  • Best →  more convenient & accurate

  • Pocket instruments

  • Laying of 90° (right angle) or establish two point at right angle

  • Principal → Double reflection → Angle b/w two mirror = 45°

  • Angle b/w 1st & last incident ray = 90°

  • Taking offset with an optical square on the right hand side of the chain line it is held by Left Hand Upright

c) Prism square

  • two reflecting surfaces at 45° no adjustments required.

  • laying of 90° (right angle) or establish two point at right angle

C. Equipment for establishing intermediate points

Ranging

  • To locate intermediate point on survey line b/w two fixed end point

  • Error due to bad ranging → Cumulative (+ve)

i). Direct Ranging

  • Possible when stations are intervisible 

  • Done by eye or line Ranger

  • n > 3

  • Minimum persons required = 02

ii). Indirect Ranging

  • Stations are invisible due to elevated RE or long sight distance.

  • No of rods require = 04

  • Minimum persons required = 02

  • Carried out either by reciprocal method or by random line method

  • Reciprocal Ranging  → Two station for which ranging is to be done are not intervisible

D. Chaining

  • i) on smooth level: with chain, peg, arrows

  • ii) on sloping ground: 

  • Direct/Stepping method → Steps banao 

  • it is easier to work downhill while Stepping than to work uphill

  • Indirect/ Hypotenuse allowance method → By measurement of inclination,diff in level & Hypotenuse allowance Along slope by Abney level

  • In order to achieve higher accuracy → The distance between successive steps for measuring along a hill decreases with increase of slope 

Permissible limits of error in chaining (or Accuracy)

  • Rough & hilly ground = 1 : 250

  • Ordinary chain survey = 1 : 1000

  • Steel chain or band used = 1 : 2000

  • Std. Steel or invar tape used = 1 : 5000

Obstacles

  • Ranging → Forest, Hill, hillock

  • Chaining Obstacles → Small Pond, Small bend in River, Reciprocal ranging is used

  • Both → A big building

a) Chain measurement Correction

  • Length of chain Longer than std length → Error = -ve cumulative, correction = +ve

  • Length is shorter → Error = +ve cumulative , correction = -ve

  • Correction due to sag and pull → Equalised by normal tension 

Standardisation correction

  • ± ve → Cumulative in nature

  • Correction = True - measured length

Slope correction 

  • (-ve) cumulative

  • Along Slope (θ) = L(1- cosθ)

  • Along Perpendicular AB = -h²/2L

  • Along slope or Hypotenusal Allowance = L(secθ -1) = -h²/2L

  • Along the Horizontal line(Base) = L(cosθ - 1)

Correction per chain length

  • for 100 links along a slope of α radian = 100 α 

  • slope having rise of 1 unit in n horizontal unit = 100/n²

  • correction per chain length of 100 links along slope of α°= 1.5α²/100

b) Tape correction

  • Standardization & Slope → Same as chain

Pull correction 

  • Cp = ± ve

  • Cp = (Pm - Ps) x L / AE

  • Ps = standard pull

  • Steel tape → E = 2.1 x 10⁵ N/mm²  

  • invar tape → E = 1.54 x 10⁵ N/mm² 

Temperature correction 

  • Ct ± ve

  • Ct = α x (Tm - To) x L

  • Tm = mean temperature

Mean sea level correction 

  • Ch -ve

  • Ch = -Lh/R

Sag Correction 

  • Cs = -ve

  • Parabolic shapes is assume to be followed 

  • Cs = -W²L/24Pm² = -w²L³/24Pm²   W = wl

Misalignment or Wrong alignment 

  • -ve

Note

  • Standardised tapes → Short base in plan ground

  • Hunter’s short base → Used for meas 80 m long base

  • Tacheometric base → Undulating ground for small base

  • EDM → Fairly long distance

COMPASS SURVEY

  • A magnetic compass needle is generally supported on Jewel bearing

  • CS → error ≤ 5 min → Accuracy ≤ 5 min.

  • Principle → Traversing → angular & linear measurement to est. control point.

  • CS is more useful than chain Survey when a large area needs to be covered

  • Suitability of CS →When the area to be survey is large having undulating Grounds and higher accuracy is not required 

  • The line of force of Earth's magnetic field are parallel to the Earth surface → Near the equator 

  • Local attraction → Due to magnetic fields produce by some magnetic material/object around the location where surveying is taking place, Gives error in observation of either fore bearing or back bearing or both 

  • Errors in CS → Irregular variations due to magnetic  storms,  local attraction due to proximity of local attraction forces,  magnetic changes in atmosphere due to clouds and storms 

Bearing

  • Clockwise or anticlockwise 

  • Magnetic bearing → The horizontal angle that a line makes with the magnetic meridian 

Azimuth or True bearing 

  • Horizontal angle between the true meridian and survey line

  • Always clockwise from true north

  • The true bearing of a line (Azimuth) doesn't change with time & can be reestablished even after hundreds of years

  • Azimuth = True bearing

Azimuth

Bearing

0 - 90

90 - 180

180 - 270

270 - 360

Same

180 - Azimuth

Azimuth - 180

360 - Azimuth

  • BB = FB ± 180°    → (+ve if FB < 180 & -ve if FB > 180°)

  • Open traverse → no of FB = BB = no. of station - 1 

  • Close traversing → no. of FB = BB = no. of station

  • FB - BB = Either external or internal angle

  • FB → Depends on the direction of progress of survey 

Meridian

  • it's a reference line

  • Arbitrary Meridian → Taken in any convenient arbitrary directⁿ

  • Standard meridian of india = 82.5°(82°30') west

  • TB = MB ± declination

  • East (+ve) declination Magnetic north is east of true north

  • West (-ve) declination → Magnetic north is west of true north

True meridian

  • Line in which earth's surface is intersected by a plane through North and South Geographic poles 

  • True meridian → Converge at pole

Magnetic meridian

  • Directⁿ indicated by a freely suspended & properly influenced by local attraction.

  • Changes gradually with time

  • Determine either by Surveyor or Prismatic compass

Magnetic declination 

  • δ = horizontal angle b/w TM & MM

  • Declination at noon = 180° or 360° - Bearing of sun at noon

  • 22 Dec → Sun declination = 23°27’S, Right ascension = 270°

  • Agonic lines → Zero declination

  • isogonic → Same declination, Isogonic lines doesn't form complete great circle, it radiates from North and South magnetic regions and follow irregular paths 

Variation of Magnetic declination

  • Varies from place to place

  • Secular variatⁿ → Gradual shift in earth's magnetic field.

  • Annual or yearly variation → Revolution of earth around sun

  • Diurnal variation → Rotation of earth about its own axis , more near the pole in the day & summer time.

  • irregular variation → Magnetic storms 

Dip

  • Vertical angle made by lines of magnetic force with earth's surface or Inclination of compass needle to the horizontal towards the pole

  • Dip → Equator = 0° & Poles = 90°

  • isoclinic → Equal dip, Aclinic → Zero dip

  • Dip of the horizon → Angle between the line of sight and the tangent to the level surface 

  • Strike is always perpendicular to true dip

Prismatic Compass

Surveyor's Compass

→ Least count = 30 minutes (30')

→ Needle = broad type

→ Box = brass alloy

→ WCB Whole circle bearing (0°- 360°).

→ Graduate ring attached to the needle & remains stationary.

→ Zero marked at the South & runs Clockwise

→ most useful

→ Sighting & Reading are done simultaneously 

→ Reading is taken through the vertical side of the prism provided at the eye vane.

→ Least count = 15 minutes (15')

→ Needle = Edge or bar type

→ Graduate Ring is attached to the Box & rotates with box

→ QB Quadrantal bearing( 0° - 90°)

→ Zero marked at both  South & North  Clockwise & Anticlockwise

→ Reading are taken directly seeing through the top of glass


THEODOLITE

  • Most accurate for both Horizontal & Vertical angle in surveying → Arbitrary bearing

  • Use → Horizontal and vertical angles, Prolonging survey lines, measuring horizontal distance

  • least count = 20sec (Vernier theodolite) & = 1sec (Electronic theodolite)

  • Lower clamp screw → Used while taking backsight reading in Vernier Theodolite

  • Tangent screw → Fine adjustment in a theodolite

  • Common size = 8 - 12 cm → but for Triangulation = 14 - 25cm

  • A simple circular curve can be set by two theodolite methods. In this method only angular measurements are taken with the help of two theodolites

  • Aplanatic combination → A compound lens free from spherical aberration

Types

  • Transit theodolite → Can rotate about its horizontal axis in the vertical plane

  • Non - Transit theodolite → Can't rotate 180° in vertical plane 

  • Vernier theodolite → Levelling-head + Horizontal-Circle + Alidade assembly

  • Direction theodolite → Has only one vertical axis 

  • Inverted → Vertical circle is to the right of the observer and the Bubble of telescope is down 

Horizontal Circle/Lower plate/Main Scale plate

  • WCS → 0°- 360° each graduation at 20'

  • Size of theodolite is defined by lower Graduate circle → Lower plate or Scale plate dia

  • Dia = 100mm - 130mm

Vertical Circle

  • 0°- 90°

  • The two zeros of VC are on the Horizontal Dia of Circle.

Important Terms

  • Centering → with help of Plumb bob

  • Face left → Vertical circle is on left hand side of observer

  • Face right → Vertical circle is on right hand side of observer

  • Axis of telescope → Optical centre of objective to the centre of eyepiece

  • Line of sight → intersection of cross-hair of diaphragm & optical centre of objective lens and its continuation

  • LOS reverse → Revolving 180° in a vertical plane.

  • Line of collimation → When LOS is perfectly horizontal, Centre of diaphragm & optical centre of objective lens

  • Vertical axis / Azimuth axis

  • Horizontal axis / trunnion axis

  • Telescope Normal → Vertical circle  on left side & Bubble is Up

  • Telescope inverted → VC on right & Bubble down

  • Changing face → Bringing face left to right & vice-versa.

  • Swinging → Revolving in Horizontal plane & about Vertical axis

  • Transiting / Plunging / Reversing → Revolving in vertical plane & about horizontal axis

  • Shifting centre → By means of plumb bob → Helps in easy and Rapid performance of the centreing 

  • Lining in  → Est intermediate points on straight line whose points are intervisible

  • Balancing in → Est intermediate points on line whose end are not intervisible

Temporary Adjustments of a theodolite 

  • Done at every station the instrument is set up

  • Setting/fixing(setup) Centering Levelling Focussing EyepieceFocusing Objective elimination of parallax 

  • Elimination of parallax → Operation of forming the clear image of the object in the plane of cross hair, By focusing both obj. & Eye piece

Permanent Adjustment of a Theodolite

  • Deals → with maintaining the relationships between fundamental lines 

  • Plate level test → Axis of level tube ⟂ Vertical axis

  • Cross-hair ring test → Vertical hair ⟂ horizontal axis

  • Collimation in Azimuth test → LOS ⟂ Horizontal axis

  • Spire test →  Adjustment of Horizontal axis ⟂ vertical axis

  • Bubble tube adjustments → 

  • Vertical circle test → indicate zero when LOS is ⟂ Vertical axis

  • Vertical Arc test LOC ∥ Bubble tube axis

  • Vertical collimation error → Line of Altitude bubble is not parallel to the line of collimation 

  • Horizontality of the trunnion axis(HA) of theodolite is checked by the Striding level

Methods

Reiteration method of series/direct method

  • The angle is measured and the instrument turn to close the Horizon 

  • Preferred in triangulation, where no. of angles are taken at one station

Repetition method

  • Preferred for Horizontal single angle measurement

  • Eliminate → line of collimation error, Error due to eccentricity of verniers,  due to wrong adjustment of line and trunnion axis,  due to inaccurate graduation 

  • Rotate the instrument without changing the readings →  lower clamp screw is loosened and upper clamp is tightened 

  • To change reading on circle while meas angle → lower clamp screw is tightened and upper clamp is loosened

Ordinary method or Direction method

  • Eccentricity of Vernier & centre → Eliminated by reading both vernier

  • inaccurate graduation → Take reading on diff part of circle

  • LOS & HA → Taking both face reading

  • inaccurate bisectⁿ of signal → More no of observation

  • LOC not ⟂ HA → Mean of both face observation

  • Index error → By face left and face right observation

  • face left and face right observation → Controls error due to non parallelism of line of sight 

  • Other errors → Minimised by dividing the cumulative angle

  • Error= ½ ( Face left - Face right)

Error in Theodolite work

  • instrumental errors → Non adjustment of plate levels, LOC not ⟂ HA, VA not ⟂ HA, LOC & axis of telescope are not parallel, Graduation being unequal, vernier being eccentric, inner & outer axis not being concentric

  • Observation errors → inaccurate centring & levelling, Slip, Parallax, working wrong tangent screw, non verticality of ranging rod

  • Natural errors → High temp causing irregular refraction, wind Storm causing vibration, unequal settlement of tripod, Sun shining on instrument

Telescope

  • External focusing Telescope is fitted with anallactic lens → convex lens

  • In external focusing telescope for focusing → Objective tube is moved 

  • Eyepiece has high magnification power

  • internal focusing Telescope → Focusing is done with the help of supplementary double concave lens

  • Cross hair →  Front of eyepiece & at optical centre of diaphragm, much closer To the eye piece then to the objective lens 

Total Station Or Total station theodolite

  • Electronic transit theodolite + Electronic distance measurement (EDM) 

  • To measure the sloping distance of an object to the instrument, horizontal angles, and vertical angles

  • Used → Remote distance and elevation measurement, Area computation, Point location

  • Vertical angle → as zenith → 0° vertically up 90° horizontal and 180°  vertically down 

  • EDM → light waves, infrared waves, microwaves

  • Measure angles → By means of Electro-optical scanning

TRAVERSING

Traverse

  • Series of connected lines whose length/distance & directⁿ(angle) are measured in field

  • Traverse Survey Theodolite, Chain, Compass, PTS

  • 1 min arc of longitude = 1 nautical mile

  • Theodolite traversing → Computation of reduce wearing of each traverse leg →  Calculation of consecutive coordinate →  identifying the closing error →  Balancing of consecutive coordinates 

Angular measurement

  • Accuracy → independent coordinate > included > FNM > LNM

i. Loose needle method

ii. Fast needle method

  • A point is taken as a reference station & MB of all points is determined & vice versa for LNM.

  • Most preferred

iii. Method of deflection angle: open traverse (Rd & railway)

iv. Method of include angle

  • Direction of progress is Counter clockwise than the included angle measure clockwise are interior angles

  • Direction of progress is Clockwise than the included angle measure clockwise are Exterior angles

Linear method

  • Taping or Chaining

  • Tacheometric method

  • EDMI

Angles in Traverse

  • Angle Misclosure (AM) = Actual sum of angle - Theoretical sum of angle

  • Permissible angle misclosure = KN    → N = sides of traverse

  • K = 20"(generally) → Depends on least count,desire accuracy & no of repetition

  • Σ external angle = (2N + 4) x 90°

  • Σ internal angle = (2N - 4) x 90°

  • Error in each internal angle = Σerror of all angle / number of angles

  • Included angle → measured clockwise from back station

  • Deflection angle =180°-interior included angle

Check in Traverse

a) Closed Traverse (Loop)

  • Best checked

  • closes on the same station or whose location is known

  • Departure/Longitude =lsin    → 0° to 180° East or West

  • Latitude=lcos   → 0° to 180° North or South

  • ΣL = ΣD = 0 → No error

  • ex = ΣD & ey = ΣL

  • Direction of closing error →  tanθ = ex/ey = ΣD/ΣL

  • Latitude and departure of station wrt preceding station is called depending co-ordinate or consecutive coordinates 

Closing error or Error of closure

  • Actual distance by which the traverse fails to close

  • Closing error (e) = ex² + ey² = (L)² + (D)²

  • Relative error(r) = Closing error(e)/Perimeter of Traverse(P)=relative accuracy or degree of accuracy

  • Precision=Closing error (e)/measured length

b) Open traverse (Link)

  • closes on station whose location is unknown

  • ΣL = Latitude final - Latitude initial control point

  • ΣD = D final - D initial control point

  • Open traversing should be avoided because it is not possible to  detect, adjust & balance the errors

  • Open traverse can be checked by Astronomical observations

Adjustment of traverse

  • Aim → Closing error = 0

  • If closing error is within permissible limit Traverser should be adjusted → Hence error is distributed among various sides of travel such that traverse geometrically closes 

i) Arbitrary method

  • Based on Discretion of surveyor & field conditions.

ii) Bowditch or Compass rule

  • Adjustment of closing error in a closed traverse

  • ∆θ = ∆L → Liner measurement and angle with same precision

  • Assumption → Closing error introduced in traverse are of accidental(random) nature 

  • error in linear measurement ∝ √L

  • error in angular measurement ∝ 1/√L

iii) Transit rule

  • ∆θ < ∆L → Angular precision > distance/linear precision

  • error in latitude of any line = ey x L / Σ L

  • error in departure of any line = ex x D/ Σ D

iv) Graphical method

  • based on Bowditch rule

  • used for theodolite traverse with low accuracy.

v) Axis method

  • Angles are measured very precisely

  • Correction only for length

TRIANGULATION

  • Principle → One side and three angles, the remaining sides can be calculated precisely → Measuring all angles and the baseline

  • Theodolite size for Triangulation = 14 - 25cm

  • System of multiplying ground control points on the earth surface

  • Network of triangle

  • in triangulation best shape of the triangle is isosceles with base angle 56°14'

  • Triangulation station → intervisible, easily accessible, in commanding position

  • Centred triangle → 3 angle conditions and one side condition

  • Strength of figure in a triangulation system is more →  when the error is the least when computing the length of last line 

  • Captain G.T. McCaw's solution → To check intervisibility of station

  • Application of Triangulation → Determining accurate locations for setting out of Civil Engineering Works,  Establishing accurate control for photogrammetric survey for large areas,  Establishing accurate control for plane and geodetic survey covering large area 

  • USE → To determine the length of a bridge proposed to be built across a wide river 

  • Triangulation system of Quadrilaterals is most suitable for railways.

  • Accuracy of shape is measured in terms of strength of figures & its value depends on → no. of observed directⁿ, No. of geometric conditions, magnitude of distance

  • Log-sine formula → To check side condition in triangulation

Well conditioned Triangle

  • Either isosceles or equilateral

  • Well conditioned triangle → 30° < θ < 120° 

  • Equilateral triangle is most appropriate well conditioned triangle

  • Well conditioned Triangles are preferred → Their Apex are sharp and can be locate easily

Types of Triangulation

a) Primary triangulation (1st order)

  • Baseline = 5 km - 15 km

  • most accurate

  • testing defence space vehicle

b) Secondary triangulation (2nd order)

  • Baseline = 1.5 km - 5 km

  • Strengthen the network made by primary triangulation

c) Tertiary triangulation (3rd order)

  • Baseline = 0.5 km - 3 km

Triangulation Stations

1. Satellite  / eccentric /false station

  • Subsidiary station est. near the True/main/Principal triangulation station as possible

  • Is related with control survey

2. Pivot station: no observation only for continuation

3.Main Station: control point of Triangulation network

4. Subsidiary station: additional rays to intersected points

Laplace stations → Astronomical Observation for azimuth and longitude are made

TACHEOMETRY

  • H & V Distance determine by taking angular observation with instrument Tachometer

  • Distance meas method used for rough or steep grounds

  • Adopted → Where obstacles, steep and broken ground deep ravines etc exist, Too many curves exists at the border

  • Mainly used while preparing contour plans & Traversing

  • Stadia diaphragm → Horizontal hair = 3

  • Tacheometric surveying eliminates chaining 

  • Modern electronic tachometers → Electronic theodolite +  electronic data collector +  electronic distance measurement 

Tacheometer

  • Tachometer is Transit theodolite with stadia diaphragm

  • Measure  H & V distance

  • Substance bar or horizontal stave Meas H & V distance where chaining is not possible

  • Stadia rod or vertical stave 5m - 15m

  • Analytical Lens → Used to make staff intercept proportional to its distance from the tacheometer, Convex lens inserted between object glass and diaphragm 

Methods of Tacheometry

  • Commonly used → Fixed stadia/hair system

  • Tangential method → Faster than stadia hair method

i. Stadia method 

  • Principle → intercepts on measuring rods are proportional to the distance → Ratio of the perpendicular to the base is constant in similar isosceles triangles

Fixed hair method

  • ꞵ → fixed, Staff intercept → Vary

  • Number of horizontal crosshair in stadia diaphragm = 03

  • D = Ks + C    → Line of sight is perpendicular to staff 

  • Multiplying constant → K = f/i

  • Additive constant → C = f + d

  • C→ External focusing = 0, internal focusing = small

  • Anllactic lens (Convex) in tacheometer → K = 100, C = 0

Movable hair method

  • Staff intercept → Fix, ꞵ → Vary

  • D = Ks/m + C

  • K = f/p

ii. Tangential method

  • Stadia hair are not used

  • Horizontal distance → With help of two vertical angle & staff intercepts

  • Diff in elevation

iii. Range finding

Distance and elevation formula

When staff is Vertical

  • Horizontal D = Kscos²θ + C cosθ

  • Vertical D = Ks sinθ cosθ + C sinθ

LEVELLING

  • Diff of elevation or level of diff points on the earth surface 

  • Levelling deals with → Measurements in the Vertical plane

  • Levelling starts with BS and end with FS 

  • Temporary adjustment → Setting up → Centering → Levelling → Elimination of parallax

  • Permanent adjustment of level → Two →  To make the axis of the bubble tube perpendicular to the vertical axis, To  make the line of collimation parallel to the axis of the Bubble tube 

  • Plumb line → Most fundamental line in surveying

  • Grade → elevation is called grade when used in reference to construction Activity

  • Level line → Any line lying on level surface, Constant ht. relative to MSL it must be a curved line & normal or Perpendicular to plumb line & parallel to mean spheroid of earth surface

  • Line of collimation is tangential to the level line

  • Level surface → curved surface parallel to the mean spheroidal surface of earth, Every point is perpendicular to the direction of gravity 

  • Horizontal surface is tangential to the level surface at any point

  • Geoids surface → Surface of zero elevation around the earth which is slightly irregular and curved.

  • Mean sea level (MSL) → 19 year period & w.r.t Bombay Port

  • Datum → Height of any point wrt mean sea level

  • Reduce level → height wrt Datum surface

  • Level field book → book used for entering the staff reading & Reduce level of points

  • Back or Plus sight → 1st reading, at known elevation

  • Fore or minus sight → last reading, unknown elevation or elevation yet to be determined.

  • intermediate sight → unknown elevation b/w  BS & FS

  • Change or Turning point → shifting of instrument or level, Both BS ,FS are taken, used to transfer elevation

  • Levelling on a steep slope → The instrument should preferably be set up successively along a zig-zag path 

  • Levelling in undulating terrain → Set the level on any side of the slope

  • When the Bubble of the level tube of a level remains Central then line of sight is horizontal 

  • Adjustment of horizontal cross hair is required particularly when the instrument is used for levelling 

Benchmark 

  • Fixed reference point of known elevation above Datum. & Est with help of spirit level.

  • Great trigonometrical survey BM (GTM) → est. By SOI wrt MSL at Bombay port with 1°  latitude & 1° longitude

  • Permanent BM → by PWD or SOI

  • Temporary BM → established for a day's work or end of day work

  • Arbitrary BM → Survey team in beginning of project

  • Degree of Precision required for est of benchmark=4K

Levels

  • Auto Level → Has an internal compensator mechanism to automatically adjust the line of sight

Dumpy level

  • Telescope tube and vertical spindle are cast together 

  • Two peg test of dumpy level → The line of collimation of the telescope is parallel to the bubble tube axis

  • Telescope of dumpy level is rigidly fixed to the levelling head

  • Dumpy level is most suitable when many reading are to be taken from single setting of instrument 

  • Trigonometric levelling cannot be done with the dumpy level 

Levelling staff

  • Self reading and Target staff

Self reading staff

  • 01 m divided into 200 div 

  • Solid → Single piece of 3m

  • Folded → 2 piece of 2m each, Thickness of graduation = 5 mm

  • Telescope → 03 piece , upper 1 piece solid & lower 02 piece hollow

METHODS OF LEVELLING

  • Direct & indirect methods.

Direct Levelling or Spirit levelling

  • Most common method

  • Differential or Compound L → difference b/w elevation of two points

  • Check L → checking of obtained elevation

  • Profile/Longitudinal/Sectioning → Elevation along straight line, Road, canal, terrace line, Staff, Readings & Distance b/w the point is required

  • Fly → Reconnaissance, Rapid but low precise & only FS & BS are taken, Differential levelling is done in order to connect a benchmark to the starting point of the alignment of any project (road, railway, canal) 

  • Cross-section L → Levels are taken on each side of a main line at right angles to that line 

  • Precise L → For high accuracy desired

Reciprocal levelling

  • Points situated quit apart & its not possible to set up the instrument mid way 

  • Suitability → Two points at river banks, deep George

  • Adopted to decide the difference of Level between two points a considerable distance apart with great precision 

  • Eliminate → Error due to curvature,refraction & Collimation And error in instrument adjustment

  • Not eliminate → Parallax error, non-adjustment of bubble tube

  • H=(1/2)[(Hb-Ha)+(Hb'-Ha')]

  • Collimation error =True level by formula(H)-0.0673d2

  • if instrument is correct → (Hb-Ha)=(Hb'-Ha')

indirect levelling

  • Trigonometric → Help of horizontal distance & vertical angle, Correction for axis signal is relevant

  • Barometric → By change in Atmospheric pressure, Quick method

  • Hypsometric → Determining elevations based on the boiling point of liquids

  • Instrument axis are  at diff levels → H=(h+d.tan2)tan1 /(tan1-tan2) By trigonometric levelling

Permissible error 

  • E = C√D, where E = error in m & D = distance in km

  • Precise Levelling = ± 0.006√D

  • Accurate levelling = ± 0.012√D

  • Ordinary levelling = ± 0.025√D

  • Rough levelling = ± 0.100√D

Optical defects of lens

  • Spherical Aberration → Ray incident at edge > At centre of lens

  • Chromatic Aberration → Dispersion of light (white light into diff colour light), In telescopes it is decreased by use of compound lenses (concave & convex)

Sensitivity of level/bubble tube (α)

  • Expressed in terms of → Angle in seconds subtended at the centre by the arc of one division length of the level tube or Value of 1 division of level/bubble tube 

  • α = /n=L/R = s/nD radian

  • α = s/nD radian = (s/nD)x206265 seconds

  • error = staff intercept = s = nL/RD

  • 1 radian =206265 seconds

  • L = 2mm → if not given

  • n = no of division, L = length of one division, R = radii of curvature of level tube, s = diff in staff reading, D = distance

Sensitivity of level tube is increased by 

  • increasing → Radius, Length & Diameter of tube, (α ∝ dimensions), Smoothness of inner surface

  • Decreasing → Viscosity & Surface tension of liquid, roughness of inner wall of tube, Temperature

  • Level Tube → Designated by radii of level tube

Height of instrument 

  • Elevation of the plan of sight

  • HI = RL of A + BS

  • RL of B = HI - FS = RL of A + BS - FS

  • inverted staffRL of soffit = RL of floor + BS + FS(reading of inverted staff)

  •  Σ BS > Σ FS → last point is higher than 1st point & Vice versa

  • Error=(Σ BS - Σ FS )-(last RL - first RL)

  • Reduction of level → Terms used is height of instrument

Rise & Fall method

Height of instrument or Collimation method

→ Better than HOI/HOC bcz check on IS.

→ Σ BS - Σ FS = Σ rise - Σ fall = last RL - first RL

→ 03 arithmetic check

→ Provide complete check om FS, IS & BS

→ where precision is required

→ suitable for fly levelling

→ Quick & less tedious for large no of IS.

→ Σ BS - Σ FS = last RL - first RL 

→ 02 Arithmetic check.

→ provide checks on BS & FS only

→ less tedious

→ suitable for longitudinal & c/s levelling & contouring

Correction

  • Curvature (Cc) = - d²/2R = - 0.0785d²

  • Refraction (Cr) = +1/7 of Cc = +0.0112d²

  • Combined C = Cr + Cc = - 0.0673d² =6/7 of Cc

  • Distance of visible horizon (d) = 3.85 √h   h=0.0673d²   → h in meters & d in km

  • Distance of observer from lighthouse(d) = 3.85 h1+3.85h2 → h1, h2 = top of lighthouse,  ht of observer eye above sea respectively

  • Curvature → Object appears lower

  • Refraction → Object appears higher

  • Combine correction → Staff reading decreases but RL increases by 0.0673d²

  • Highest value of coefficient of refraction occurs during → At noon 

CONTOURING

  • Contour → Equal elevation line

  • Contour bending → Generally confined to hilly area

  • Grade contour → Imaginary line lying on the ground and maintaining a constant slope/inclination 

  • Area enclosed in a contour may be determined by means of planimeter 

  • The alignment of highways are generally taken along the contour line 

Contour interval 

  • Vertical distance between two consecutive contour 

  • it should be constant

  • CI depends on → Scale of map, Nature of country, Map purpose, Time, funds

  • CI = 25/Scale of map  (cm/km)

  • For more precise prediction of the terrain relief the CI should be Smaller

Horizontal equivalent 

  • Horizontal distance between two consecutive contours

  • Slopes b/w two point depends on horizontal equivalent

Characteristics of Contour

  • line passing with line of max/steep slope make angle of 90°

  • The directⁿ of steepest slope is along the longest distance b/w the contours

  • The control lines are closed curves 

  • In a contour Map the contour lines never intersect 

  • Zero contour line → Coastal line , flat terrain

  • Uniform slope → Equally spaced or parallel contour

  • Steep slope → Small spacing contour

  • Gentle slope → Same Contour interval, contour are farther apart 

  • Watershed or ridge line contour → Crosses valley contour at 90°

  • Contour lines → Cross valley & ridge line at 90°

  • Ridge line → U shaped line, convexity towards lower ground

  • Valley line → V shaped contour line, convexity towards higher ground

  • Overhang cliff or Cave penetrating a hillside → Contour lines intersect/cross one another

  • Vertical cliff → Contour lines unite to form one line/contour

  • Hill → Close contour with higher figures inside

  • Lake, depression → lose contour with higher fig outside

  • Plane surface → Straight, parallel & equally wide spaced CL

  • Rough terrain irregular Contour (uneven surface)

  • Vertical clear locating & identifying points lying on contour

  • Water level of a still lake → Represented by Contour line

  • A very steep slope is scrap → A high scrap is known as Crag

Use of Contour maps

  • Catchment area assessment

  • Reservoir capacity estimate

  • location of route , sectⁿ determination

Method of Contouring

Direct method

  • Most Accurate, Slow, Tedious & Costly, For Small Areas

indirect method

  • Economic, fast, small scale survey of Large project, less accurate

  • C/S method → Route survey

  • Square or circle method → Plain area, small area and ground is not much undulating

  • Tacheometric method → Hilly terrain, Contour in rough and difficult country where ordinary levelling is tedious and chaining is slow and inaccurate 

Methods of interpolation of Contour

  • Computation ( Arithmetic) method → Best method of contour interpolation

  • Estimation→ Rough method,Very crude → Small scale map

  • Graphical method → Rapid, Convenient & high accuracy

PLANE TABLE SURVEY

  • Principle → Parallelism  

  • Most likely error → Orientation

  • Quick but less accurate → Used for small & medium scale survey

  • PT is a graphical method → field work & plotting done simultaneously.

  • Unaffected by local attractions

Disadvantages of PTS

  • It is essentially a tropical instrument

  • Not very accurate & Heavy → inconvenient to transport

  • Reproduction of maps is not possible since notes of measurement are not recorded

Accessories of PT

  • Board → 600 x 500, 750 x 600, 100 x 75 (all in mm)

  • Tripod → To support plane table

  • Trough Compass → To locate N-S sirectⁿ (L = 15cm) or Orientation of table

  • Spirit level tube → To make board horizontal

  • Alidade Sighting & drawing objects

  • Telescope Alidade → To measure  both H & V distances directly

  • Fiducial edge → An alidade in which one edge is bevelled

  • Plumbing Fork Centering of table, with Plum bob, U-shaped metal frame

  • Optical plummet → Centring in windy conditions

  • indian Clinometer → Diff of elevation of two point

  • P-line intersect each other at the centre of Earth

  • Tachometer → Used in PT for H & V distance

Temporary Adjustments in PT

  • Surface board ⟂ Vertical axis of instruments

  • Two vanes (obj & eye) ⟂ base of the alidade

  • Fiducial / Working / Rolling Edge should be a straight line

Fix of PT

  • Failure of fix occurs when the plane table is on the great circle 

  • Strength of fix → The accuracy with which the instrument station can be est in PT survey 

  • Poor fix → When the station is near the great circle 

  • The fix of a PT with 3 known point is good if the instrument station lies in the great triangle

  • The Fix of a plane table from three known points is good → if Middle station is nearest

Setting up the Plane Table

  • Setting Levelling Centering Orientation

  • Error due to centring ≤ Scale/40

  • Orientation → Operation of revolving a PT about its vertical axis so that all the lines on the sheet become parallel to the corresponding lines on the ground 

  • Orientation of PT is done by using a Trough compass by backsighting or by sighting the previous point or resection

  • Orientation must be carried out in plane table surveying 

Method of orientation

i) By Trough Compass

  • N-S direction, L = 15cm, dia = 5cm

  • When only one point is available for orientation.

ii) By Resection 

  • By solving 2P & 3P problem, by back ray

  • Back ray → It is required to go to the plotted station 

  • 2P → To orient plane table at a point with two inaccessible points 

  • 3P → Involves locating the station occupied by plane table given the position of the three known/observation points 

  • 3P is most suitable in hydrographic Survey 

  • Three point problem is better than 2P

  • 2P and 3P → Are methods of both resection and orientation

iii) By  Back sighting (Traversing)

  • Best & Points are accessible

  • When it is not possible to set the plane table on the point

Method of Plane Table (RITR)

Radiation 

  • Large distance, Accessible points, Clearly visible 

  • Plotting of small areas which can be commanded from a single station 

  • max no of ground measurement (Detail plotting)

  • Orientation of table not required

intersection (Graphical triangulation) 

  • inaccessible & not intervisible point → Hilly Areas

  • Ground details are located

Traversing

  • Narrow strip survey → Road & rail

Resection

  • A method of orientation 

  • est location of instrument station by drawing resectors from the known station, Require other PT

  • Traversing , Resection & 2P → Locating Position of inst(PT)

  • Radiation & intersection → Plotting Position of obj on drawing

Method of 3P problem

  • i) Graphical (Bessel method)

  • ii) Mechanical (Tracing paper)

  • iii. Trial & Error (Lehman's) → Most Rapid & very accurate

  • iv) Analytical method

  • v) Geometrical Construction Method

Note

  • Gales traverse table → Plotting points by independent coordinates

CURVES

  • Designation → By radius

  • To avoid inconvenience in horizontal curve,max centrifugal ratio → Road = ¼  & rail track = ⅛

  • Compound curve → Two or more simple circular curve off different radius 

Vertical curve 

  • Two straight lines at diff gradient

  • Generally parabolic in nature

  • Length=(g1-g2)/r     → r = rate of change of grade(%), g = gradients

  • Parabolic vertical curve → Change of gradient = constant

  • Vertical curve ranging requires geometric surveying 

Horizontal curve

  • Two straight line intersect in horizontal plane

  • Generally Circular

Reverse Curve or Serpentine curve

  • Two straight lines are parallel & angle b/w them are very small

  • Very frequently used on hilly roads

  • Superelevation provided at the point of reverse curvature = 0

Deviation Curve 

  • Combination of two reverse curves to avoid interviewing obstruction such as bend of river & building

Transition curve

  • A curve of varying radius introduce b/w two branches of compound curve or b/w a straight and a circular curve

  • Introduced to gradually change the direction 

  • Shape of transition curve → Euler's spiral, cubic spiral, cubic parabola, Laminiscate

  • ideal Shape of transition curve →  Clothoid 

  • True spiral → LR = Constant

  • Froude’s transition curve → Cubic parabola

  • Polar deflection angle = Spiral angle / 3

Bernoulli's Lemniscate 

  • Special type of transition curve

  • Used when deflection is very large

  • Objectionable in Railway but allowed on highway

Length of limiting offset

  • L = 0.25s / sinθ 

  • L = meter, S = Scale (1cm:100m: s = 100), θ = Degree max allowable error in degree

  • Perpendicular offset from a tangent to the junction of a transition curve and circular curve = 4S

Degree of curve (D) 

  • Angle subtended at centre by an arc or chord (Generally 30 m chord)

  • R = 1720/D   → 30m arc or chord

  • R= 1146/D = 2/3 of 1720/D   → 20m Arc or chord

  • R = 573/D = 1/2 of 1146/D   → 10m Arc

Elements of a simple curve

  • Deflection angle (∆) = 180 - included/intersection angle

  • Length of curve L = (2πR/360) x ∆=0.0174R

  • Tangent length T = R tan(∆/2)

  • Length of long chord L = 2R sin(∆/2)2Tangent length    

  • External or Apex distance E = R (sec(∆/2)-1)

  • Mid ordinate/versine of curve M = R (1 - cos(∆/2)) = R versine(∆/2)

  • No of full chord Curve length / Peg interval

Chainage

  • Chainage A = Chainage Vertex - Tangent distance

  • Chainage B = Chainage A + Curve length ≠ Chainage vertex + Tangent distance

Versione of Curve(V)

  • V = C²/8R, where V,C,R are in the same unit

  • V = 125C²/R, where V in mm, C & R in m

  • V = 1.5C²/R, where V in inches, C & R in feet

Method of setting out of Curves

i. Linear/Chain/Tape method

  • Perpendicular offset from tangent Ox= R-R² - X²X2/2R

  • Radial offset from tangentOx = R² + X²- R X2/2R

  • Offset from chord produce On=Cn(Cn+Cn-1) / 2R

  • Offset from long chord Ox= R² - X²-R2-(L/2)2

ii. Angular/instrumental method

  • Rankine's/deflection method of tangential angle, Two theodolite method, Tacheometric method

Two theodolite method 

  • Principle → Deflection to any point P from the first tangent = the angle between the long chord and the direction to P from the second tangent point

  • Most suitable method, Rough ground

  • Two angular measurement are taken → No linear measurements

FIELD ASTRONOMY

  • Solstice → Point at which son declination is maximum 

  • Vernal equinox → Point at which Sun declination is zero

  • Sun at Autumnal equinox → 21-September 

  • Celestial ecliptic → The great circle which the sun appears to describe on the celestial sphere with the earth as centre, in course of a year  

  • Circumpolar stars → Which are always above the horizon and do not set, Distance from pole < Latitude of observer

  • Equation of time which is the difference b/w apparent solar time and mean solar time at any instant → vanishes four time during one year

  • Asthenosphere → Plastic layer of the mantle

  • S-180 → Spherical excess, S → Sum of all the angles of spherical triangle

Celestial Sphere

  • Poles of celestial horizon → Zenith and Nadir

  • Celestial horizon → The plane of great circle traced upon the celestial sphere perpendicular to zenith-nadir line and passing through the centre of earth

  • Zenith → Point of the celestial sphere vertically below observation point

  • Nadir → Point of the celestial sphere vertically below observation point, Plumb line dropped from the nodal point pierces the photograph

  • Co-altitude/Zenith distance → Angular distance of a heavenly body from the zenith

  • Co-declination → ∠ b/w star & dirctⁿ of earth axis of rotation

  • Hour angle → The angle b/w the observer’s meridian and declination circle of the heavenly body

Zenith Angle

  • Telescope of the total station will be Pointing Downwards > 90

  • Telescope of the total station will be Pointing Upwards < 90 

PHOTOGRAMMETRY

  • Photogrammetry → Measurements taken using photographs as the prime non-contact medium

  • Terrestrial photogrammetry → Taking photographs of the terrain of the earth from cameras on ground

  • Aerial survey steps → Reconnaissance → est ground control → flight planning → photography → paperwork including computation and planing 

Important Points

  • Tilt → Rotation of camera, at exposure about the line of 

  • Substitute of map → Vertical aerial photo-mosaics

  • Principle point → Point where perpendicular from the optical centre of lens meets photograph 

  • Plum point → Point where vertical through the optical centre of lens meets photograph 

  • Perspective point → A point where rays from the object converge

  • Perspective view → Picture plane is assumed to be a vertical plane

  • Index mosaic are not true planimeter representation of the area 

  • Index mosaic photograph are pasted on fibre board and whole assembly is photographed again 

  • Principle distance = b/w projectⁿ centre & photograph

  • Tilt displacement = Radii from Nadir point

  • Pseudoscopic view → Overlap kept outwards & natural order is reversed

  • Crab → Occurred while avoiding drift,  when aircraft is not oriented with Flight line photograph are not parallel to flight line 

  • Drift → Lateral shifting of photograph 

  • Geometrical centre of photograph is Defined by intersection of lines joining the fiducial mark

  • Map → Orthogonal projection,  Aerial photograph Perspective/central projection 

  • Aerial photography → Longitudinal overlap is normally kept = 60%

  • Truly vertical photographic survey → Principal point, plumb point and isocenter coincide 

  • Elevations of objects on an aerial photograph can be measured due to stereoscopic fusion 

  • Distortions in aerial photographs → Caused by Tilt and Ground relief

  • Mercator projection system → Cylindrical projection

  • Multistage imaging (Spatial resolution) 

  • Parallax in aerial photographs → error due to movement of camera and ground relief

  • Rectification → Rephotographing an aerial photograph so that the effects of tilt are eliminated

Formula

  • Relief Displacement d = rh /(H - h)   → Displacement radial from principal point

  • Scale of photograph Sh=f/(H-h)

  • The product of distances of plumb point and Horizon point of a vertical photograph from its principal point → f2 

  • Rotation angle = 360 - Swing

  • 1:600 → Sh = 1/600

  • f → focal length

  • d = Relief displacement

  • r = radial distance on the image of the top of obj

  • h = height of object above Datum

  • H = flying height above the Datum

Photographs require

  • No of photographs required = (Length of strip/Net length of photograph) + 1

REMOTE SENSING 

  • Active remote sensing

  • Passive remote sensing → Where system has no energy source of its own but depends on external source of energy (Sun)

  • Spectral resolution → The wavelength to which the remote sensing system is sensitive

  • Error → imaging characteristics of the sensor, Stability and orbit characteristics of the platform, motion of the earth, atmospheric effects

  • Electromagnetic waves properties → Emitted, Reflected, Diffracted

  • LISS (Linear image scanning  system) → 1990

  • Passive sensor → The instruments which sense natural electromagnetic radiations, either emitted or reflected from the earth objects

Factor affecting the microwave signature of objects

  • Frequency, Polarisation, incident angle, Scattering mechanism

Global positioning system (GPS)

  • Principle gps positioning → Analytical resection

  • Position of a GPS instrument → At least 3 satellite signals

  • Position of a point can be located → At Least 4 satellite signals 

  • Min no of satellite for GPS receiver to draw 3D map = 4

  • Receivers → Quartz clocks

  • India → NAVIC, USA → GPS

  • Widely used antenna → Microstrip antenna

  • GNSS → Global navigation satellite system

  • Geostationary Satellite = 36000 km

GIS

  • Software used → SPANS, GENAMAP, ISRO GIS

  • Line in polygon method is characteristic of vector overlay 

  • Vector data model → Topology is static and any updation/editing of vector data requires rebuilding of topology, Accurate geographic location of data can be maintain 

 AREA & VOLUME MEASUREMENT 

  • Side slope 2:1 = H:V → V = x , H = 2x

  • Lead & lift allowed for the Earthwork → 30 m & 1.5m

  • Mass haul curve → Diagram prepared to work out the quantity of earth work

  • Voltrapezoidal formula     ?   Volprismoidal formula 

  • Prismoidal formula calculates the volume of earthwork accurately 

Trapezoidal formula

  • Also called Average end Area formula

  • n may be odd or even

  • A = ½ h( y1 + yn + 2(y2 + y3….))

  • Vol is over estimated hence a prismoidal correction(-ve) is applied

  •  Assumption The mid area of the pyramid is half the avg area of the end, End sectⁿ are in parallel plane

Simpson one third rule  

  • A = ⅓ h(y1 + yn + 4(∑ y even) + 2(∑y odd))

  • No of ordinate should be odd, Area segment → even

  • Best if straight form Parabolic arc or line joining the top of the ordinates is parabolic

  • Short length formed by Parabolic arc are considered as parallel to each other

  • irregular & curved boundary

  • Coefficient of sum of the even index= 4, odd index = 2

  • Prismoidal formula V =  h(A1 + 4A2 + A3)/6 

Avg ordinate method

  • A= Avg ordinate base length

  • A = (ordinate / no of ordinate) length of base line

Mid ordinate method

  • A = Avg of mid ordinate  x Length of base

Mid Section method

  • Vol = AL = (BD + SD2) L

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