Department of Civil Engineering, PEC R19

SURVEYING
Civil Engineering
Course Category Professional Core Course Code
Course Type Theory L-T-P-C 3-0-0-3
Prerequisites Internal Assessment 40
Semester End Examination 60
Total Marks 100

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1 To introduce the students to basic principles of surveying.

2 To demonstrate the basic surveying skills.

3 To perform various methods of linear and angles measurements.

4 To enable the students to use surveying equipment’s.

5 To integrate the knowledge and produce topographical map.

COURSE OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

CO1 Illustrate the fundamentals in chain and plain table surveying.

CO2 Identify the angles on filed by compass survey.

CO3 Apply knowledge of leveling in surveying.

Measure the horizontal and vertical angles of theodolite instruments and know the concept
CO4
of Total Station.
CO5 Estimate volume and area of filed problems in surveying.

Contribution of Course Outcomes towards achievement of Program

Outcomes (1 – Low, 2 - Medium, 3 – High)
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3
CO1 3 1 3 2 3 2
CO2 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 2
CO3 3 2 3 2 3
CO4 3 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 3
CO5 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3
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COURSE CONTENT
INTRODUCTION: Definition-Uses of surveying, Objectives, Principles and Classifications
of Surveying – Errors in survey measurements.
UNIT I
DISTANCE MEASUREMENT CONVENTIONS AND METHODS: Use of chain
and tape, Errors and corrections to linear measurements, overview of plane table surveying.
COMPASS SURVEY: Definition- Principles of Compass survey - Meridians, Azimuths and
Bearings, declination. Computation of angle - Purpose and types of Traversing - traverse
UNIT II
adjustments – Local attraction.
CURVES: Types of curves, design and setting out.
LEVELING AND CONTOURING: a). Concept and Terminology, Leveling Instruments
and their Temporary and permanent adjustments- method of leveling.
UNIT III
b). Characteristics and Uses of contours- methods of conducting contour surveys and their
plotting.
THEODOLITE: Theodolite, description, principles - uses – temporary and permanent
adjustments, measurement of horizontal and vertical angles. Principles of Electronic
UNIT IV Theodolite – Omitted Measurements. Introduction to geodetic surveying - Total Station and
Global positioning system.
TACHEOMETRIC SURVEYING: Stadia and tangential methods of Tachometry.
COMPUTATION OF AREAS AND VOLUMES: Computation of areas along irregular
boundaries and regular boundaries. Embankments and cutting for a level section and two
UNIT V
level sections with and without transverse slopes, determination of the capacity of reservoir,
volume of barrow pits.

TEXT BOOKS
Surveying (Vol No.1, 2 &3) by B. C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain and Arun Kumar Jain – Laxmi
1.
Publications (P) ltd, New Delhi.
2. Advance Surveying by Satish Gopi, R. Sathi Kumar and N. Madhu, Pearson Publications.

3. Text book of Surveying by C. Venkataramaiah, University press, India (P) limited.

REFERENCE BOOKS
Text book of Surveying by S.K. Duggal (Vol No. 1&2), Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd.
1.
New Delhi.
2. Text book of Surveying by Arora (Vol No. 1&2), Standard Book House, Delhi.

WEB RESOURCES

1. https://lecturenotes.in/notes/2827-note-for-surveying-1-s-1-by-swadhina-priyadarsini

2. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/105107122/1
3. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/105107158/

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