The University of Asia Pacific

Department of Civil Engineering

Course No: CEE 106; Course Title: Practical Surveying
Field Job: 09
Name of the Job: Layout of a Multistoried Building
Objectives:
To mark the excavation lines, centre lines of all the columns of the plan of a proposed
building on the actual site of work as per plan of the building to facilitate earth cutting.

Requirements:
Detailed plan and drawings of the building and site plan of the area are required. Site plan
and detailed plan should be studied thoroughly. These drawings are commonly known as
Foundation Trench Plan or Lay-out Plan.

Materials required:
Strings, Wooden Pegs, Lime powder

Procedure:

First locate any back corner on the ground of the plan.

Then establish the two lines intersect at that point by inserting pegs on the ground
at some distances (say 6 ft). Check with 3-4-5 rule.

Fixed other two exterior lines.

Check the diagonals after fixing the perimeter of the building.

All the pegs lie on the column line are driven at equal distances
Intersection of rope indicates the position of the column.

Mark the excavation lines on the ground with the help of lime powder.

Check the diagonals of all grids and adjust if necessary.

Mark the plinth level

From the plinth level fixed the depth of the footings by using water level at two

points.

FOUNDATION TRENCH PLAN

Starting Point
2m
4m

3m

3m

3m

5m

5.5 m

5m

Position of pegs
2 m x 2m

3 m x 3m

4 m x 4m

Excavation lines (Footing size)

Size)
String lines

FOUNDATION TRENCH PLAN

Starting Point
2m

4m

3m

3m

4m

3m

5m

3m

5.5
5.5mm

5.5 m

Position of pegs
2 m x 2m

3 m x 3m

4 m x 4m

Excavation lines (Footing size)

String lines

5m

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Department of Civil Engineering
Course No: CEE 106; Course Title: Practical Surveying
Field Job: 02
Name of the Job: Plotting interior details like by Plane Table surveying
It is a method of surveying in which observations and plotting are done simultaneously.
Objective: To plot various object like buildings, tress, roads, electric poles or any other
permanent object on the drawing sheet by visual observations.

Instrument:
a. Drawing Board
b. Tripod stand
c. Alidade
d. Through Compass
e. Plumb bob
f. Plumbing fork or U fork
g. Spirit Level
h. Tape or Chain
i. Drawing Sheet
j. Scotch tape

Procedure:
1.Setting up the table:
The table is placed over the station A. and centered with the help of the plumb
bob in such a way that the point on the drawing sheet should be vertically above
station A on the ground.
Putting a spirit level at any position on the table now levels the table. At every
position on the table the bubble should be always at the centre of its run. If not,
then adjusting the legs of the tripod does this. In case the spirit level is not
available, approximately a round shapes wooden pencil may do levelling of the
table. The pencil should remain fixed at any position on the table if it levelled.

2.Orientation:
The table is set up over station A. Now a trough compass is placed at one corner
of the drawing sheet and moved in such a way that the needle assumes its normal
North-South position.
A line drawn along the longer edge of the compass and arrow is put at the north
end. The table is now oriented with respect to the magnetic meridian.
When the tables is placed over any other station, the trough compass is placed
with its longer edge in coincides with the previously drawn N-S line. The table
is now rotated until the needle assumes its normal N-S direction.

 Then the screw clamps the table. Now the table is oriented over that station.
Since the magnetic needle is subjected to the influence of local attraction, it is not
a very accurate method.

Methods of Plane Tabling:

a. Radiation

b. Intersection c. Traversing d. Resection,

Intersection Method:
In this method an object is located on the drawing sheet by the intersection of the rays or
lines drawn from two stations. This is the swiftest method of locating an object, which is
inaccessible. In these methods no linear measurement except the base line is required.
The base line connecting two points P and Q on the ground is measured. The line is
selected in such a way that maximum number of objects in the fields is visible from both
P and Q. The plane table is set over the station P, levelled, centred and oriented. From
point P, on the drawing sheet rays of the object A, B, C and D are drawn by the alidades.
Now the table is placed over station Q and oriented with respect to QP. From this point Q
again rays of the same object are drawn with the alidade. The positions of the objects A,
B, C and D are obtained on the drawing sheet as a, b, c and d respectively when the rays
from q cut the corresponding rays from p.
A
B

Q
C

The University of Asia Pacific

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Course No : CEE 106; Course Title: Practical Surveying
Date: 11.03.2003

Schedule of Practical Surveying on 11th march2003

Reporting Time: 7.30 am at Room No C206
Distribution of Instruments: 7.45 am
Introductory Lecture:
Experiment No 2
Experiment No 4
Experiment No 9

:
:
:

8.00am
8.30 am
9.00 am

:
:
:

10.00am-12.00 pm
12.00 pm-2.00 pm
2.30 am-4.30 pm

Viva

11.03.2003 at 5.00pm

Submission of Drawing Sheet

12.03.2003

Field Work:
Experiment No 2
Experiment No 4
Experiment No 9

The concerned students are asked to attend.

(Syed Mahabubul Haque)

Assistant Professor
CEE

The University of Asia Pacific

Department of Civil Engineering
Course No : CEE 106; Course Title: Practical Surveying
Requirement of Instruments
Experiment No 2(Chain Surveying)
a.Chain
b.Arrow
c.Ranging rod
d.Offset rod
e.Optical Square
f.Tape
g.Wooden Hammer
h.Field Book
i.Pencil
Experiment No 4(Plane Table Surveying)
a. Drawing Board
b. Tripod stand
c. Alidade
d. Through Compass
e. Plumb bob
f. Plumbing fork or U fork
g. Spirit Level
h. Tape or Chain
i. Drawing Sheet
j. Scotch tape
k. Pencil

Experiment No 9(House Setting)

a. Wooden Pegs
b. Hammer
c. String

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
FALL 2003
Course No : CEE 106; Course Title: Practical Surveying
Total Marks : 30 Time : 30 minutes
SECTION B
Name:
Reg :
_____________________________________________________________________
Short questions (1.5 10=15)
1. In plane table survey each object was sighted through which instrument?

2. What is tie line?

3. What methods are utilized in plane table surveying to locate objects in the
drawing sheets?

4. When linear measurement is necessary in plane table survey?

5. In which survey work visual observation and plotting are done simultaneously?

6. Why ranging rods are used in chain survey?

7. In plane table survey which instrument is used to set up the table over a station?

8. At least how many stations are required in the intersection method of plane table?

9. Draw the symbol denoting the station in chain survey.

10. What is field book?

Examine the following statements very carefully and give Tick Mark on the
correct answer
(1.510 = 15)
1. The plane table is fixed up over a station A with respect to magnetic north as follows,

Which is the correct orientation of the table over station B?

a.

b.

c. N

d.

2. Which set of instruments is necessary for plane table surveying,

a. Plane table, Alidade, Compass and Spirit level
b. Alidade, Plane table, Chain and Spirit level
c. Plane table, Alidade, Spirit level and levels
d. Alidade, Spirit level, Levels and Chain
3. In plane table surveying errors may be come from,
a. Incorrect orientation
b. Inaccurate sighting
c. Presence of magnetic field d. All of the above
4. In ground tracing each column is located,
a. At the intersection point of strings
c. Dont indicate columns position

b. At the position of each pegs

d. None of the above

5. The objective of ground tracing is,

a. To mark the column position
c. To mark the excavation lines

b. To mark the footing position

d. All of the above

6. For ground tracing which plan is necessary,

a. Structural design
b. Architectural plan
c. Lay out plan
d. None of the above

7. Chain survey is suitable for,

a. Large plain ground
c. Small undulation land

b. Small plain ground

d. Crowded city

8. Ground tracing is done,

20 a. Before the actual construction work
c. During reconnaissance survey

b. After the actual construction work

d. During cost estimation

9. Which instrument is not required for chain surveying?

a. Chain
b. Ranging Rod
c. Optical Square

d. Compass

10. Which symbols is used to mark the telephone line in the plotting of chain survey,
a.
b.
c.

FOUNDATION TRENCH PLAN

Starting Point
2m
4m

3m

3m

3m

5m

5.5 m

5m

Position of pegs
2 m x 2m

3 m x 3m

4 m x 4m

Excavation lines (Footing size)

Size)
String lines