LAB REPORT

SURVEY LAB # 12

SUBMITTED TO: SIR MANSOOR IQBAL

SUBMITTED BY: M.SHEHRYAR
CMS ID:424978

27-May-2024
Road Alignment – Profile & Cross-Sectional Levelling with
Total Station
Objective:
1. Take points on the road for alignments and cross sections.
2. To draw a EGL and DL in the Civil 3D.

Instrument:
 Total Station
 Tripod Stand
 Prism
 Prism Pole
 Measuring Tape

Theory:

Profile Levelling:
 Also known as longitudinal levelling, it determines the elevation of points at regular
intervals along a designated line.
 Imagine a straight path (road, pipeline, etc.). Profile levelling involves measuring the
elevation at short distances (stations) along this line.
 This data helps create a longitudinal profile, essentially a side-on view of the ground
surface elevation along the chosen path.
Cross-Sectional Levelling:
 This technique focuses on determining the ground elevation at right angles to a central
line (usually the same one used in profile levelling).
 Stations are set up at intervals along the central line, and from each station, elevations
are measured at various points perpendicular to the line, giving a cross-sectional view
of the ground.
 This data helps visualize the ground slope and undulations on either side of the central
line.

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Procedure:
1. First of all, set up the total station at a location whose Profile and Cross-Sectional
Levelling has to be determined.
2. Mark Points along the centerline at regular intervals of 15 meters using a measuring tape
and we have a total chainage of 150 meter.
3. At each station, mark points 3 meters to the right, 6 meters to the right , 3 meters to the left,
and 6 meters to the left perpendicular to the longitudinal line.
4. Then, for Profile and Cross-Sectional Levelling, we have to apply some settings in total
station.
5. Before starting measurement and recording data, a JOB should be selected at first.
6. Input the JOB’s name, then press [OK]. If the JOB already exists in the memory, then it
will be selected as the current JOB for recording data, or the instrument will ask you if a
new job should be created.
7. Then input the reflector height by clicking on the Reflector height.
8. Then set instrument station by clicking on set station and input the coordinates of the
current station Point along with elevation using GPS app then press [REC].
9. Input point number, height of the instrument (HI), then press [OK] to store the station
data into memory.
10. Press [JOB] to re-select a JOB to store data. Press [VIEW] to view data stored in the
current JOB.
11. Then click on BS Orientation and set backsight direction angle from azimuth and set
horizontal angle to zero and then set total station towards North using compass and Input
point number, Press [OK] to store the direction angle data into memory.
12. Then click on start measuring and then sight a prism pole held at each station point along
the centerline and record that readings as 0CL, 15CL, etc and also sight a prism pole held
at points 3 meters to the right, 6 meters to the right , 3 meters to the left , and 6 meters to
the left perpendicular to the longitudinal line and record that readings as 0R3, 0R6, 0L3,
and 0L6,etc.Remember that in last we will have 55 readings.
13. Then transfer that data into USB and then open it in computer using TS-link Software.
14. Convert that data into .CSV file using TS-link Software and save that .CSV file for
further analysis.

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Precautions:

 Total station should be set up with care.

 Line of sight between instruments and survey points should be clear.
 Angles should be double-checked.
 Make sure safety of equipment’s and other instruments.

Field work:

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 Observation and Calculation:

Descriptio
Point No. Northing Easting Elevation Description Point No. Northing Easting Elevation n
1 3348136 313398 1742.819 0CL 28 3348126 313472 1745.341 75L6
2 3348133 313396.9 1742.799 0R3 29 3348118 313471 1745.509 75R3
3 3348129 313396.5 1742.495 0R6 30 3348115 313471.1 1745.519 75R6
4 3348138 313398.6 1742.829 0L3 31 3348118 313485.9 1745.415 90CL
5 3348141 313398.7 1742.924 0L6 32 3348121 313486.6 1745.32 90L3
6 3348133 313412.7 1742.664 15CL 33 3348124 313487.3 1745.256 90L6
7 3348130 313412.4 1742.676 15R3 34 3348115 313485.8 1745.439 90R3
8 3348127 313412 1742.68 15R6 35 3348112 313485.3 1745.491 90R6
9 3348136 313412.8 1742.658 15L3 36 3348116 313500.7 1745.199 105CL
10 3348139 313413.1 1742.791 15L6 37 3348118 313501.6 1745.122 105L3
11 3348129 313427.3 1742.605 30CL 38 3348121 313502.2 1745.104 105L6
12 3348127 313426.7 1742.642 30R3 39 3348113 313500.4 1745.178 105R3
13 3348124 313426.4 1742.625 30R6 40 3348110 313500 1745.175 105R6
14 3348132 313427.5 1742.635 30L3 41 3348113 313515.6 1744.862 120CL
15 3348135 313427.7 1742.708 30L6 42 3348116 313516.1 1744.869 120L3
16 3348126 313441.8 1743.18 45CL 43 3348119 313517 1744.785 120L6
17 3348123 313441 1743.217 45R3 44 3348113 313515.5 1744.855 120R3
18 3348120 313440.8 1743.195 45R6 45 3348110 313515.1 1744.858 120R6
19 3348129 313441.8 1743.1 45L3 46 3348107 313514.9 1744.816 135CL
20 3348132 313442.6 1743.053 45L6 47 3348111 313530.4 1744.266 135L3
21 3348123 313456.3 1744.471 60CL 48 3348114 313531 1744.23 135L6
22 3348126 313456.4 1744.431 60L3 49 3348103 313531.5 1744.225 135R3
23 3348129 313457.1 1744.275 60L6 50 3348101 313530.4 1744.231 135R6
24 3348120 313456.3 1744.548 60R3 51 3348109 313545.1 1743.747 150CL
25 3348117 313456.2 1744.55 60R6 52 3348111 313545.6 1743.684 150L3
26 3348121 313471.3 1745.479 75CL 53 3348114 313546.1 1743.685 150L6
27 3348124 313471.7 1745.392 75L3 54 3348106 313544.5 1744.224 150R3
55 3348103 313543.8 1744.425 150R6

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Summary:
From this lab we learnt about Profile and Cross-Sectional levelling and how to perform
Profile and Cross-Sectional Levelling through Total Station.

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