Lovely Professional University, Punjab

Course Code

Course Title

Course Planner

Lectures

CIV220T

SURVEYING

16076::Vikash Sharma

Course Category

Courses with numerical and conceptual focus

Tutorials Practicals Credits

4.0

TextBooks
Sr No

Title

Author

Edition

Year

Publisher Name

T-1

Surveying Volume 1

S K Duggal

3rd

2009

Tata McGraw Hill

T-2

Surveying Volume 2

S K Duggal

3rd

Tata McGraw Hill

Reference Books
Sr No

Title

Author

Edition

R-1

Surveying

C L Kochar

11th

Year

Publisher Name
Dhanpat Rai

Relevant Websites
Sr No

(Web address) (only if relevant to the course)

Salient Features

RW-1

www.esri.com

GIS softwares

RW-2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodolite

Web-page for theodolite

RW-3

www.scribd.com/doc/18014788/Introduction-to-Surveying

Introduction to survey and its concepts

RW-4

www.angelfire.com/ak5/p999/ps1.htm

Principles of surveying

RW-5

www.scribd.com/doc/54131341/6/Classification-of-surveying

Survey classification

RW-6

http://engineeringtraining.tpub.com/14069/css/14069_414.htm

Linear measurements

RW-7

http://www.civilprojectsonline.com/surveying-and-levelling/classification-of-bearingssurveying/

Concept of bearings.

RW-8

http://www.aboutcivil.org/curvature-and-refraction.html

Curvature and Refraction

RW-9

http://www.civilers.com/Articles/Surveying/Measuring-Horizontal-Angle-withTheodolite

Measuring horizontal angle with theodolite

RW-10

http://vedyadhara.ignou.ac.in/wiki/images/e/e2/Unit-5_(3).pdf

Plane table survey and its techniques

RW-11

http://www.civilprojectsonline.com/surveying-and-levelling/classification-of-bearingssurveying

Bearings

LTP week distribution: (LTP Weeks)

Weeks before MTE

Weeks After MTE

1.0

0.0

5.0

Spill Over

Detailed Plan For Lectures

Week
Number

Lecture
Number

Broad Topic(Sub Topic)

Week 1

Lecture 1

Introduction to Surveying
(Definition and Objectives.)

T-1:Chapter-1

RW-3

Introduction about the

Student will be
subject and its objectives introduced with the
subject and its
applications in Civil
Engineering

Introduction to Surveying
(Principles of Surveying)

T-1:Chapter-2

RW-4

Basic principles of
working in Surveying

Student will be able to Power Point

learn the basic
presentation and
principles of working in sketches
survey with various
equipments in
subsequent classes

Introduction to Surveying
(Classification of surveys)

T-1:Chapter-1

RW-5

To classify the survey

based on equipments
used and applications

Student will be able to

learn various types of
surveying adopted in
industries these days

Lecture 2

Introduction to Surveying(Scales)

T-1:Chapter-1
R-1:Chapter-3

Definition, types of
scales and its
applications,
Representative Fraction,
numerical problems

Student will be able to Power Point

read or convert the map presentation and
as per given or chosen nunerical problems
scale

Lecture 3

Introduction to Surveying(Scales)

T-1:Chapter-1
R-1:Chapter-3

Definition, types of
scales and its
applications,
Representative Fraction,
numerical problems

Student will be able to Power Point

read or convert the map presentation and
as per given or chosen nunerical problems
scale

Lecture 4

Linear measurements(Types of
tapes.)

T-1:Chapter-2

Types of tapes,
properties and uses

Student will be able to

learn various types of
tapes and their uses in
linear measurements

Lecture 5

Linear measurements(Accessories
of ranging-line ranger, cross-staff,
optical square, etc.)

T-1:Chapter-2

Definition of Ranging,
accessories used for
ranging

Students will be able to Power Point

understand ranging and presentation and
its concept
survey equipment in
class

Lecture 6

Linear measurements(Difficulties
in ranging and chaining.)

R-1:Chapter-2

Obstructions during
ranging and chaining

Student will learn how

to do ranging and
chaining in case of
obstructions in field

Week 2

Chapters/Sections
of Text/reference
books

Other Readings, Lecture Description

Relevant
Websites, Audio
Visual Aids,
software and
Virtual Labs

Learning Outcomes

Pedagogical Tool
Demonstration/ Case
Study / Images /
animation / ppt etc.
Planned
Power Point
presentation

Power Point
presentation and web
based material

Power Point
presentation and steel
tape

Power Point
presentation

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Lecture 7

Linear measurements(Errors in
length due to incorrect chain length
with numerical examples)

T-1:Chapter-2

RW-6

Types of errors in linear Student will be able to Power Point

measurement with chain find correct values with presentation
and their correction
formula while
measuring with
incorrect chain tape

Lecture 8

Linear measurements(Errors in
length due to incorrect chain length
with numerical examples)

T-1:Chapter-2

RW-6

Types of errors in linear Student will be able to Power Point

measurement with chain find correct values with presentation
and their correction
formula while
measuring with
incorrect chain tape

Lecture 10

Linear measurements(Obstacles in
chaining with examples.)

T-1:Chapter-2

Obstacles during Chain

survey in field and their
solutions

Student will be able to Power Point

find solutions to tackle presentation
obstacles in chain
survey with examples

Lecture 11

Linear measurements(Introduction
and principal of Chain Surveying.)

R-1:Chapter 3

Basic principle and

working methodologies
of Chain Survey

Student will learn how

to do traversing with
Chain Survey

Linear measurements(Chaining on
sloping ground with numerical
examples)

T-1:Chapter 2

Examples of chaining
Student will learn how Power Point
along sloping terrain and to chaining along
presentation and
solutions
sloping ground in field numerical problems
during chain survey

Lecture 12

Linear measurements(Errors and

corrections in tape measurement
with examples)

T-1:Chapter-2

Types of errors in linear Student will be able to Power Point

measurement with tape find correct values with presentation and
and their correction
formula while
numerical problems
measuring with
incorrect chain tape

Lecture 9

Linear measurements(Obstacles in
chaining with examples.)

T-1:Chapter-2

Obstacles during Chain

survey in field and their
solutions

Lecture 13

Linear measurements(Errors and

corrections in tape measurement
with examples)

T-1:Chapter-2

Types of errors in linear Student will be able to Power Point

measurement with tape find correct values with presentation and
and their correction
formula while
numerical problems
measuring with
incorrect chain tape

Lecture 14

Compass surveying(Introduction
about compass surveying)

T-1:Chapter 3

Compass and its uses,

types, WCB and RB

Student will be able to

use compass in field
and measure WCB and
RB in field

Power Point
presentation and
demonstration of
compass in class

Compass surveying(Local
attraction with numerical
problems)

T-1:Chapter 3

Local attraction and its

definition, numerical
problems

Student will be able to

solve numerical on
local attraction in field

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

Compass surveying(Local
attraction with numerical
problems)

T-1:Chapter 3

Local attraction and its

definition, numerical
problems

Student will be able to

solve numerical on
local attraction in field

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

Lecture 15

Power Point
presentation and
demonstration of chain
in class

Student will be able to Power Point

find solutions to tackle presentation
obstacles in chain
survey with examples

Week 4

Week 5

Lecture 16

Compass surveying(Dip of the

magnetic needle)

T-1:Chapter 3

Dip of the magnetic

needle, its meaning and
numerical problems

Students will be able to Power Point

understand dip and its presentation and
concept
numerical problems
given

Compass surveying(Calculation of
bearings from included angles)

T-1:Chapter 3

Examples on how to
calculate bearings from
angles and viceversa

Students will be able to

do calculations
necessary for plotting a
map of an area using
compass

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given plus active
discussions

Lecture 17

Compass surveying(Calculation of
bearings from included angles)

T-1:Chapter 3

Examples on how to
calculate bearings from
angles and viceversa

Students will be able to

do calculations
necessary for plotting a
map of an area using
compass

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given plus active
discussions

Lecture 18

Compass surveying(Types of
compass)

T-1:Chapter 3

Types of compass,
surveying and prismatic
compass, difference
between the two

Student will be able to

use compass for field
work and understand
the functions of its
various parts

demonstration of
prismatic compass in
class

Compass surveying(Temporary
adjustment of compass)

T-1:Chapter 3

The temporary
adjustment of compass
after each setting

Student will be able to Demonstration of

adjust the prismatic
compass in class along
compass while working with ppt
in the fieldt

Compass surveying(Designation of
bearings)

T-1:Chapter 3

Bearings and its concept,

measurement, Whole
circle and reduced
bearings

Student will be able to

understand the
difference between two
types of bearings

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given plus web based
material

Compass surveying(Fore and back

bearings)

T-1:Chapter 3

Fore and back bearings,

calculations and
concepts, numerical
problems

Students will be taught

to convert fore bearing
to back bearing and
vice versa

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given and use of a
compass in class

Compass surveying(Magnetic
declination)

T-1:Chapter 3

Declination of needle
Declination of needle
and example on this tpic and example on this
tpic

Power Point
presentation

Lecture 20

Compass surveying(Calculation of
included angles from bearings)

T-1:Chapter 3

Examples on how to
calculate angles from
bearings viceversa

Student will be able to

perform compass
traversing with
calculations

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

Lecture 21

Compass surveying(Calculation of
included angles from bearings)

T-1:Chapter 3

Examples on how to
calculate angles from
bearings viceversa

Student will be able to

perform compass
traversing with
calculations

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

Compass surveying(Sources of
error)

T-1:Chapter 3

Various errors in
compass surveying and
their remedies

Student will be able to Power Point

identify the errors
presentation
during compass survey

Lecture 19

Week 6

RW-7

Week 6

Lecture 21

Levelling(Definitions)

T-1:Chapter 6

Lecture 22
Lecture 23

Lecture 24

Week 7

Lecture 25

Introduction about
levelling and used in
Civil Engineering

Student will be
introduced with the
topic which is an
integral part of the
subject

Power Point
presentation

Homework,Test 2
Levelling(Temporary adjustment
of instrument)

T-1:Chapter 6

The temporary
adjustment of compass
after each setting

Student will be able to

learn how to use the
instrument effectively
in the field

Power Point
presentation and
demonstration of a
dumpy level in class

Levelling(Finding difference of
level between two points)

T-1:Chapter 6

Finding difference of
elevation between two
points

Student will be taught

how to perform basic
calculations of levelling
at site

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

Levelling(Use of inverted staff)

T-1:Chapter 6

Inverted staff readings

and conditions when
staff to be held inverted

Use of staff in inverted

position to find
elevation of a point
during survey

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

Levelling(Objective and uses of

levelling)

T-1:Chapter 6

Objective and uses of

levelling in surveying

To teach students about Power Point

various aspects of
presentation and
levelling
numerical problems
given and interactive
discussions

Levelling(Different type of levels)

T-1:Chapter 6

Types of levels used with

sketches explaining
functioning of various
parts

To guide students about

various equipments
available in market and
latest level in market

Levelling(Levelling staff and its

types)

T-1:Chapter 6

Different types of staff,

their least count and
properties

Helping students to
Demonstration of
understand how to read levelling staff and ppt
staff at site and to
record observations in
level book

Levelling(sensitivity of a level
tube)

T-1:Chapter 6

Concept of sensitivity of
level tube and related
relation, numerical
problems

To teachstudents so as
to familiarise them
about sensitivity of
bubble tube and
adjustment, if any

Levelling(Principle of Back-sight
and Fore-sight measurements)

T-1:Chapter 6

Taking and recording

Different levelling
fore sight and back sight terms explained with
readings, change point
the help of sketch

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given and interactive
discussions

Levelling(Types of levelling)

T-1:Chapter 6

Different types of
levelling and their uses
and applications in a
topographical survey

Power Point
presentation and some
real project examples
from site

To help students to
understand choice of
levelling method used
depending upon
purpose

Power Point
presentation and
demonstration of
dumpy and auto level
in class

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

Week 7

Lecture 25

Lecture 26

Lecture 27

Lecture 28

Levelling(Reduction of levels by
HI and Rise & Fall method)

T-1:Chapter 6

Reduction of levels by
two methods and their
comparison, numerical
problems

Student will be able to

do levelling
calculations to find
height of objects

Levelling(Curvature and
refraction)

T-1:Chapter 6

Studying of curvature
and refraction theory

To find the effect of

Power Point
curvature and refraction presentation and web
on levelling calculation based material

Levelling(Difficulties in levelling)

T-1:Chapter 6

Obstacles in levelling
and their solutions

Student will know

about various
obstructions which can
come across during
levelling in field and
how to tackle them

Levelling(Errors in levelling.)

T-1:Chapter 6

Different types of errors To identify various

in levelling
errors in levelling and
their remedies

ppt

Theodolites(Introduction and
definitions)

T-1:Chapter 4

Introduction about the

topic, definitions

Students will come to

know about theodolite
survey and its various
applications in Civil
engineering

Power Point
presentation

Theodolites(Types of theodolitesVernier theodolites and

micrometer theodolites)

T-1:Chapter 4

Types of theodolites
Vernier theodolites and
micrometer theodolites,
their parts and functions,
how to read both the
scales while observing
the readings

Students will learn

Power Point
various models being
presentation
used in survey industry,
functioning of the
instruments and latest
trends in market

Theodolites(Direct methods of
measuring horizontal angle,
measuring vertical angle)

T-1:Chapter 4

Measuring horizontal
and vertical angles with
theodolite with
variousmethods

Measurement of angles Power Point

to be used while doing presentation and web
theodolite traversing
based material

Theodolites(Measuring Deflection
angle and magnetic bearing)

T-1:Chapter 4

RW-8

RW-9

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

How to find deflection

The students will learn Power Point
angle in closed and open to plot open and closed presentation
traverse with theodolite, traverse with this
finding magnetic bearing
with the help of theoolite

MID-TERM
Week 8

Lecture 29

Contouring(Definitions and
objective of preparing contour
map)

Introduction about the

topic, definitions related
to topic, objectives of
contouring

Student will be able to

understand contouring
and its applications in
Civil Engineering

Power Point
presentation and group
discussions

Lecture 30

Contouring(Uses of a contour map)

Various uses of a contour Students will be able to Power Point

map
know the uses of
presentation and
contouring in context
interactive discussions
with Cartography

Lecture 31

Contouring(Characteristic of
contouring)

Characteristics properties To teach students the

Power Point
of contouring
rules properties to read presentation
a contour map

Week 8

Lecture 32

Contouring(Methods of
contouring)

Direct and indirect

methods of contouring
during survey

Week 9

Lecture 33

Contouring(Methods of
interpolation contouring)

Preparation of a contour Student will be able to Drawing work on

sheet from data
know how to trace
sheets
accumulated from site
contours from observed
calculations

Lecture 34

Contouring(Tracing the contour

gradient)

Alignment of a road or
highway and fixing the
contour gradient

To fix the alignment

with contour gradient

Lecture 35

Plane Table Survey(Introduction

and setting up of plane table)

Introduction about the

topic, definitions, setting
up of a plane table after
each setting

Student will be able to Demonstration of

understand Plane Table plane table in class
survey and its
applications

Lecture 36

Plane Table Survey(Methods of

plane table survey)

Different methods of
Plane table survey and
their advantages and
disadvantages

Student will be able to

do Plane Table
surveying

Lecture 37

Plane Table Survey(Two point and

three point problems)

To solve two point and

three point problems in
Plane Table Surveying

Student will learn how Power Point

to locate a point with
presentation and web
the help of two or three based material
well established and
already plotted points

Lecture 38

Tacheometry(Introduction and
theory of stadia tacheometry)

Introduction of
Tacheometry, to find
horizontal distance with
stadia constant

To learn Tacheometry Power Point

and its applications in presentation
modern surveying,
trignometrical functions

Lecture 39

Tacheometry(Fix hair method; the

moveable hair method, the
tangential method of tacheometry)

Various methods adopted

to find elevation and
horizontal distance of a
distant point with
trignometrical functions

Students will be
Power Point
comfortable while using presentation
any modern
equipmemnt and use
these functions

Lecture 40

Tacheometry(Direct reading or
autoreduction tacheometer,)

Various types of
Students will learn to
tacheometres available in perform a survey with
the market and their
tacheometry
functions

Lecture 41

Computation of Areas
(Introduction)

Introduction about the

topic and used in the
field

Student will know the Power Point

practical aspects of area presentation and
and volume in
interactive discussions
Surveying

Lecture 42

Computation of Areas
(Computation of area from field
notes with examples)

How to find area in the

field from a given map

Student will be able to

find the area of any
figure with this
technique

Week 10

Week 11

RW-10

Student will learn how Power Point

to do contouring with presentation
instruments and prepare
a contour map

Power Point
presentation and
plotting on drawing
sheets in class

Power Point
presentation

Power Point
presentation

Practical problems
from field along with
numericals

Week 11

Lecture 42

Computation of Areas(Mid-Area
method)

Lecture 43

Week 12

Week 13

Explaining MidArea
method to find area of a
given feature

To determine the area

of any geographical
body to make a
topographical map

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

Homework,Test 3

Lecture 44

Computation of Areas(AverageOrdinate rule)

Explaining average
To determine the area
ordinate rule to find area of any geographical
of a given feature
body to make a
topographical map

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

Lecture 45

Computation of Areas(Trapezoidal
rule and Simpson Rule)

Application of
Trapezoidal rule and
Simpson Rule to find
area of a body,
derivation for these two
methods

To determine the area

of any geographical
body to make a
topographical map

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

Lecture 46

Computation of Areas(Coordinate
method of finding area)

Explaining average
To determine the area
ordinate rule to find area of any geographical
of a given feature
body to make a
topographical map

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

Lecture 47

Traversing(Introduction and
methods of traversing)

Traversing and its

Students will learn to
Power Point
concept, various methods do traversing of an area presentation
envolved
by any instrument
already studied

Lecture 48

Traversing(Plotting traverse
survey)

How to plot a traverse

This will help students

to prepare
topographical map of
an area

Power Point
presentation and
plotting on sheets in
class

Lecture 49

Traversing(Checks and closing

error)

Checks on open and

close traverse, concept of
closing error and its
limits

To teach students how

to check the
authenticity of their
work and find the error
in the work

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

Lecture 50

Traversing(Balancing a traverse by
various rules)

Three methods envolved Students will learn to

in balancing of a traverse apply correction to their
with numerical problems work and balance the
traverse in surveying

Lecture 51

Total station survey(Introduction

and features of total-stations)

Introduction about topic, Students will learn

Demonstration of TS
uses, features,
about the Total Station in class
applications
and its various salient
features

Lecture 52

Total station survey(Setting up and

orienting a total station)

How to set up and orient The students will learn

a total station after each how to actually work on
set up
a Total Station and use
its various parts

Power Point
presentation and
demonstration of TS in
class

Total station survey(On board

software)

Software applications of Students will have an

Total station and its
idea which functions
various applications
can be performed with
TS software

Power Point
presentation

Power Point
presentation and
numerical problems
given

SPILL OVER
Week 14

Lecture 53

Geomatics engineering

Students will have a

Power Point
glimpse of field of GIS presentation
and applications of GIS
in Civil Engineering

Lecture 54

Photogrammetry and
Remote sensing

To help the students

understand the various
technological
breakthroughs in the
field of
photogrammetry and
remote sensing

Power Point
presentation

Scheme for CA:

Component

Frequency

Homework,Test

Out Of
2

Each Marks Total Marks

3

Total :-

10

20

10

20

Details of Academic Task(s)

AT No.

Objective

Homework 1

To test the skills of

students for topics
covering surveying
as a subject and
career prospects.

Test 1

Test 2

Topic of the Academic Task

Nature of Academic Task

(group/individuals/field
work

The students will be given an assignment on topics-Introduction

to surveying, linear measurements

Evaluation Mode

Allottment /
submission Week

Individual

Individual
assessment

3/4

To assess the
Compass surveying, calculations of
students knowledge bearings,Levelling,calculations of levels.
for Compass
surveying and its
numerical problems.

Individual

Individual
assessment

4/5

To test the students different methods to calculate areas and volumes

knowledge in topics
related to areas and
volumes.

Individual

Individual
assessment

9 / 10

Plan for Tutorial: (Please do not use these time slots for syllabus coverage)
Tutorial No.

Lecture Topic

Type of pedagogical tool(s) planned

(case analysis,problem solving test,role play,business game etc)

Tutorial 1

Scales

Problem solving

Tutorial 2

Errors and corrections in tape measurement with

examples

Problem solving

Tutorial 3

Calculation of included angles from bearings

Problem solving

Tutorial 4

Reduction of levels by HI and Rise & Fall method

Problem solving

Tutorial 5

Curvature and refraction

Problem solving

Tutorial 6

Obstacles in chaining with examples.

Problem solving

Tutorial 7

Finding difference of level between two points

Problem solving

Tutorial 8

Fix hair method; the moveable hair method, the

tangential method of tacheometry

Problem solving

Tutorial 9

Computation of area from field notes with examples

Problem solving

Tutorial 10

Mid-Area method

Problem solving

Tutorial 11

Average-Ordinate rule

Problem solving

Tutorial 12

Trapezoidal rule and Simpson Rule

Problem solving

Tutorial 13

Balancing a traverse by various rules

Problem solving

After Mid-Term