Characteristics of Contours
i) All points on a contour line are of the same elevation. ii) No two contour lines can meet or cross each other except in the rare case of an …
Characteristics of Contours Read MoreCivil Engineering Knowledge
i) All points on a contour line are of the same elevation. ii) No two contour lines can meet or cross each other except in the rare case of an …
Characteristics of Contours Read MoreThe dumpy level is amongst the most famous used surveying instruments. The prominent advantages of dumpy level are as follows: Simpler construction with minimum movable parts. Minimum adjustments are to …
Advantages of Dumpy Level Read MoreThe table must be accurately oriented once the table is shifted otherwise the lines drawn from the new stations will not correspond with the previous ones. The alidade should be …
Errors in Plane Table Surveying Read MoreSet up the instrument above the specified station and precisely level it with reference to the altitude level. Set the vertical circle’s vernier to zero. Then, with the altitude level …
Procedure for Tacheometric Surveying Read MoreDumpy level holds significant importance in the surveying of a construction site. The level of accuracy and handiness of dumpy level has made it a prominent choice amongst surveyors. The …
Use of Dumpy level in Surveying Read MoreIn surveying, triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by measuring only angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline, rather …
Triangulation Survey Procedure Read MoreTrue meridian: It is at a point a grade circle passing through the geographical north and south pole of earths surface. Magnetic meridian: It is a direction shown by a …
Types of Meridian Read MoreThe method of setting out is the reverse of the surveying process. The process involves the positions and levels of building lines and road alignments shown on the construction plans …
Site Setting Out Survey Read More