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Surveying Syllabus

This document outlines a course on Surveying for the B.Tech CE Specialization in Smart Cities program. The 3-credit, core course is taught in the third term. It aims to teach students the concepts, methods, and instruments of surveying. The course covers linear and angular measurements, compass and theodolite use, leveling, plane table surveying, and computing areas and volumes. Assessment is based on 3 course outcomes involving understanding surveying concepts, measurement methods, and knowledge of instruments. The 40-hour course consists of 5 units covering topics like surveying principles, chain and compass surveying, theodolite use, leveling, and area calculations. Recommended textbooks are also provided.

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Surveying Syllabus

This document outlines a course on Surveying for the B.Tech CE Specialization in Smart Cities program. The 3-credit, core course is taught in the third term. It aims to teach students the concepts, methods, and instruments of surveying. The course covers linear and angular measurements, compass and theodolite use, leveling, plane table surveying, and computing areas and volumes. Assessment is based on 3 course outcomes involving understanding surveying concepts, measurement methods, and knowledge of instruments. The 40-hour course consists of 5 units covering topics like surveying principles, chain and compass surveying, theodolite use, leveling, and area calculations. Recommended textbooks are also provided.

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School of Engineering & Technology

Course Outline B.Tech CE Specialization in Smart Cities

Course Title: Surveying Code- 15BCE-0SV21T


Academic Year: 2021-
Term: 3 Core/Elective: Core Credits: 3
22
Course Designed by: Inderjeet Kaur Course Instructor: Inderjeet kaur
e-mail: e-mail:
[email protected] [email protected]
Pre-requisites: Basic Knowledge of Maths and Physics.

1. Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, the students should be able to:
CO1: To understand the concept of surveying to civil engineering students. Understand
measurement of areas and volumes and application of these in quantity Computations
CO2: Understand the different methods of measurement of distances, directions and
Elevation.
CO3: Acquire the knowledge of instruments of leveling like theodolites and plane table
Surveying. Understand errors of measurements and their adjustments.
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3. Syllabus: Total Hrs.: 40


Unit-I Lecture hr.:
4
Object of Surveying, Primary Divisions of Survey,  Classification of Survey, Principles of
Surveying, plans and maps, scales and errors due to use of wrong scale.
Unit-II Lecture hr.:
8
Linear Measurements: Different methods, Direct Measurements, Instrument for Chaining,
Ranging out survey lines, errors in chaining
Chain Surveying : Chain Triangulation, Survey Stations, Offsets, Instruments for setting
out right angles, Obstacles in Chaining, Errors in Chaining
Unit-III Lecture hr.:
10
Compass Surveying: Introduction, Bearings and Angles. Theory of prismatic Compass,
surveyor’s compass, Magnetic Declination, Local Attraction and errors in compassing.
Theodolite: Essentials of transit theodolite, Temporary Adjustments, Measurement of
Horizontal and Vertical angles. Miscellaneous Operations with Theodolite and sources of
Error in Theodolite Work.
Unit-IV Lecture hr.:
10
Levelling: Methods of Levelling, Levelling instruments, Levelling Staff, Temporary
Adjustments of a level, Differential Levelling, Booking and Reducing Levels, Balancing
Foresights and Back sights, Reciprocal Levelling, Errors in Levelling and Degree of
precision.
Plane Table Surveying: Working Operations, Methods of Plane Tabling, Errors in Plane
Tabling.
Unit-V Lecture hr.: 8
Measurement of Area, Volume and their Application: Methods of Computation of Areas,
Computation Areas from Field Notes, Computation of Areas of Regular Figures, Areas
from offsets at Regular Intervals-Mid-Ordinate Rule, Average- Ordinate Rule.

4. Text Books: :
1. Surveying- Kanetkar and K.R.Arora
2. Surveying I and II- B.C.Punmia.
3. Surveying I and II-S.S.Bhavikatti

5. Reference Books

1. Surveying by Bannister A and Raymond S


2. Plane and Geodetic Surveying by Clark D
3. Basic Surveying: Walter S. Whyte, R E Paul

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