DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL

ENGINEERING
Narowal institute of
Technology, Narowal.

Lecture Delivery Plan.

Basic Surveying (CIVIL-104)
Commencement of class: 12/Sep/2016 Course completion: 7/Feb/2016 (I.A)

Lec.1 Introduction of surveying, Types of surveying, linear and

Week 1 angular measurements instruments and fundamental principles
of surveying.
Lec.2 Trilateration, reconnaissance, ranging up, chaining up,
offsetting types and methods.
Week 2 Lec.3 Introduction to compass survey, compass types parts and
taking observation, meridian types, whole circle bearing and
reduced bearing.
Lec.4 Determination of whole circle bearing from reduced bearing
and vice versa and fore bearing from back bearing and vice
versa.
Week 3 Lec.5 Dip and declination definition and local attraction problems
Lec.6 Problems of finding interior angles in W.C.B and R.B systems.
Methods of compass surveying and closing error.
Week 4 Lec.7 Plane table survey, Principle, instruments used in P.T.S, Merits
and Demerits of P.T.S, source of errors.
Lec.8 Setting of Plane table, Methods of plane table surveying
(Radiation method, Intersection method, Resection method)
Cont.
Week 5 Lec.9 Cont. (Traversing method), Two point problem, three point
Problem.
Lec.10 Leveling introduction, purpose, and technical terms.
Week 6 Lec.11 (B.M.) Bench mark and its types, used instruments, types of
leveling.
Lec.12 Reduction of level and its Method (Rise and fall method)
arithmetical check and problem.
Week 7 Lec.13 Height of instrument/line of collimation introduction,
arithmetical checks and HOI. Problems.
Lec.14 Comparison of both methods, entry in level book, Problems.
Week 8 Lec.15 Cont. Problems.
Lec.16 Q/ Answers.Classification of leveling.
Week 9 Lec.17 Method of profile leveling and its plotting.
Lec.18 Method of cross sectioning and its plotting.
Week 10 Lec.19 Method of reciprocal leveling, source of errors in Leveling.

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Prepared By: Engr. Muhammad Usman Afzal.
 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING
Narowal institute of
Technology, Narowal.

Lec.20 Precision of leveling, earth curvature and refraction effect on

leveling.
Week 11 Lec.21 Q/ AnswersDifficulties in leveling.
Lec.22 Contouring introduction, technical terms, Necessity of
contouring, Types of contour.
Week 12 Lec.23 Characteristics of contour line, merits of contour map, Methods
of contouring, setting out gradient on contour map.
Lec.24 Interpolation of contours, principle of drawing contour lines,
computing volume of Earth or water and also drawing cross
section from contour map.
Week 13 Lec.25 Introduction of Tachometry, instruments used, types of
tachometry, principle of stadia method of tachometry,
Tachometric constants.
Lec.26 Methods of tachometry and its Problems.
Week 14 Lec.27 Hydrographic survey and its purpose, technical terms.
Lec.28 Methods of sounding, Long and X.section of distributary,
Discharge determination of channel.
Week 15 Lec.29 Area and Volume, methods of determining the Area.
Lec.30 Problems of (determining the Area).
Week 16 Lec.31 Methods of determining the volume.
Lec.32 Problems of determining the volume.

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Prepared By: Engr. Muhammad Usman Afzal.