Manipal School of Architecture & Planning Manipal University, Manipal-576104 IV Sem. B.

Arch ( Section A & B ) Assignment-1 Last date for submission:10-03-2011 Subject : Surveying & Levelling Chapter 1. Chain and tape surveying Answer the following with neat skecthes 1) Distinguish between plan and a map. 2) What are the principles of surveying. 3) What are the classifications of surveying. 4) With neat sketches, write a brief note on the following instruments used in chain surveying. a) 30 m Chain b) Metallic Tape c) Ranging rod d) Cross staff 5) Define ranging and chaining. 6) Explain the method of ranging a line with the help of line ranger. 7) Explain with a neat sketch the procedure involved in reciprocal / indirect ranging 8) List the instruments used for measuring perpendicular distances or setting perpendiculars from a chain length. 10) Explain with neat sketches obstacles in chaining. 11) Explain how will you continue chaining across the following obstacles. a) Pond b) River c) Tall building 12) List the various errors in chain and tape surveying. 13) List the various mistakes in chain and tape surveying. 14) Explain various corrections to be applied in chain and tape surveying. 15) Two ranging rods of lengths 1.10 m and 2.7 m are ranged with the corner of a building such that their tops and the top of the building are in one straight line. The 1.10 m ranging rod is at 40 m from the building and 15 m from the other ranging rod. Determine the height of the building. 16) Plotting the cross staff survey of the field and calculating its area. 17) Define the following terms a) Main survey line b) Base line c) Tie line d) Check line e) Offsets f) Ties