CE6304 SURVERYING-I SYLLABUS

CE6304	SURVEYING I	L T P C
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OBJECTIVES:

To introduce the principles of various surveying methods and applications to Civil Engineering projects.

UNIT I	FUNDAMENTALS AND CHAIN SURVEYING
Definition-	Classifications   -  Basic  principles-Equipment	and  accessories  for  ranging  and

chaining – Methods of ranging - well conditioned triangles – Errors in linear measurement and their corrections - Obstacles - Traversing – Plotting – applications- enlarging the reducing the figures – Areas enclosed by straight line irregular figures- digital planimetre.

UNIT II            COMPASS AND PLANE TABLE SURVEYING                                                      

Compass – Basic principles - Types - Bearing  - Systems and conversions- Sources of errors

- Local	attraction - Magnetic	declination-Dip-Traversing - Plotting  - Adjustment of closing
error  –  applications -  Plane		table  and  its  accessories -  Merits and demerits - Radiation -
Intersection - Resection – Traversing- sources of errors – applications.
UNIT III	LEVELLING

Level line - Horizontal line - Datum - Bench marks -Levels and staves - temporary and permanent adjustments – Methods of levelling - Fly levelling - Check levelling - Procedure in levelling - Booking -Reduction - Curvature and refraction - Reciprocal levelling – Sources of Errors in levelling- Precise levelling - Types of instruments - Adjustments - Field procedure

UNIT IV          LEVELLING APPLICATIONS                                                                                 

Longitudinal and Cross-section-Plotting - Contouring - Methods - Characteristics and uses of contours – Plotting – Methods of interpolating contours – Computations of cross sectional areas and volumes - Earthwork calculations - Capacity of reservoirs - Mass haul diagrams.

UNIT V           THEODOLITE SURVEYING                                                                                      

Theodolite - Types - Description - Horizontal and vertical angles - Temporary and permanent adjustments – Heights and distances– Tangential and Stadia Tacheometry – Subtense method - Stadia constants - Anallactic lens.

OUTCOMES:

·                     Students are expected to use all surveying equipments, prepare LS & CS, contour maps and carryout surveying works related to land and civil engineering projects.

TEXT BOOKS:

1.            Chandra A.M., "Plane Surveying", New Age International Publishers, 2002.

2.            Alak De, "Plane Surveying", S. Chand & Company Ltd., 2000.

REFERENCES:

1. James M. Anderson and Edward M. Mikhail, "Surveying, Theory and Practice",7^th edition,McGraw hill,2001.

2.            Bannister and S. Raymond, "Surveying", 7^th Edition, Longman 2004.

3.            Roy S.K., "Fundamentals of Surveying", 2^nd Edition, Prentice Hall of India, 2004.

4.            Arora K.R.,"Surveying Vol I & II", Standard Book house, 10^th Edition 2008

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