JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
PE308ES: SURVEYING LAB
B.Tech II Year I Semester (R16)
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Civil Engineering and Survey
Course Objectives:
To have the ability for applying knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to understand the measurement techniques and equipment used in land surveying
To gain an appreciation of the need for lifelong learning through the discussion of recent changes in survey procedures and equipment
To have the ability for using techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
To build the ability for working as a member of a team
To understand the importance of professional licensure to protect the public in the practice of land surveying.
Course Outcomes
After the completion of the said lab, the students will
appreciate the need for accurate and thorough note taking in field work to serve as a legal record
gain the ability to use modern survey equipment to measure angles and distances
gain a basic understanding of the principles and operation of the Global Positioning System
gain the ability to measure differences in elevation, draw and utilize contour plots, and calculate volumes for earthwork
improve ability to function as a member of a survey party in completing the assigned field work
Appreciate the need for licensed surveyors to establish positioning information for property and structures.
List of Experiments:
Study of linear measuring instruments and chain surveying.
Study of theodolite and traversing with theodolite,
Study of levels and ordinary levelling with tilting level, Profile levelling,
Study of total station and measurement with total station.
Study of Global Positioning System (GPS) and measurement with GPS.
Determination of distance between two inaccessible points with compass.
Surveying of a given area by prismatic compass (closed traverse) and plotting after adjustment
Radiation method and Intersection method by plane table survey.