Pusat Pengajian Diploma

Jabatan Kejuruteraan Awam

Ukur Tekimetri

No. M/Surat
Edisi
No. Semakan
Tarikh Efektif
Tarikh Pindaan

PROGRAMME

Diploma of Civil Engineering/Diploma of Civil Engineering

Technology

COURSE

Geomatic Engineering/Geomatic Engineering Technology

1/5

Jun 12

Tacheometry Survey
*PRACTICLE/
FIELD WORK

**LOCATION
Field Work

DURATION
9 hours

CODE
DAC20503
DAB10403

PAGE
1/3

TITLE: Applying knowledge to actual situations of producing detail and topography plan.
ACTIVITY OUTCOMES
i.

Student able to perform tacheometry survey using the appropriate

equipments with standard method and procedure.
Student able to identify the relations of theoretical knowledge and practical
application in detailing and contour plan to construction works.

ii.

DESCRIPTION
Topography plan is important in proposing the design of an infrastructure site, for
instance, building, bridge, road etc. Contour line which is produced by tacheometry
survey could help the designer to locate exactly and calculate the volume of cut and fill
works.
APPARATUS/ EQUIPMENT

No.
1
2
3
4
5

Items
Total Station
Mini prism
Tape
Pole
Tripod

Quantity
1
2
1
2
1

PROCEDURE

DETAILS WORK
Tacheometry survey is continuing survey process after
traversing and leveling. Each survey points is determined by
coordinates/bearing & distance and heights data (x,y ,z
values).
i.
All the permanent and hand made detail had to
observed, for instance:
a. Building
b. Roads
c. Fence
d. Drain
e. Lamp post
f. Tree
g. Etc.

1. Data compilation

2. Information
Gathering

3. Point Setup /
Datum
establishment

i.

Select survey point to start observation. These points are

being confirmed with previous traversing and leveling
surveys.

i.

Set up the total station at, i.e stn2 and prism at stn1 or
stn3.
Perform the standard instrument setup and record
instrument height (HI).
Set the bearing and refer to survey points, stn1 or stn3.
Observe the distance and record it into the form. Use
mini prism as a target. Please ensure the bubble in the
middle of pole is correctly applied.
Move to next points (detail points, i.e. edge of building.
Record the reading of these items :
Horizontal angle (HR)
Horizontal distance (HD)
Different height (VD)
Target Height (TH)
Observe and collect all the detail until it finished before
moved to another survey point i.e. stn2.
Extra survey points/marks had to establish if
observations to detail points are retarded or survey
points is missing.

ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
a.
b.
c.
d.
vii.

4. Observation /
Data Acquisition
Procedure

viii.

5. Booking
6. Data Processing

i.

Please refer to booking regulations.

i.
ii.

Use software to run data processing.

Follows and refer to the instructions sheet to produce detail
and topography plan as well as contour generating.
Plot the plan using appropriate medium (AutoCad) with

iii.

A3/A2 paper size and plotter.

Results and Calculations :

Calculated the reduced level (RL) for every feature using the
formula given.
RL

7. Report

= RL (Inst.) + IH (Inst. Ht) - HT (Pole Ht) HD (Ht Diff)

The report you turn in for the tacheometry field must be as

complete as possible; it provides the major data that makes the
selection of the most feasible construction design plan.

CONCLUSION / REMARKS
Mapping and drafting are terms that cover a broad spectrum of scale graphics and
related computation. This task is to produce and prepare plot files using specific field
codes or data collector graphics manipulation that reflects the connecting or stringing
characteristics of topographic features.
REFERENCES
1. Kavanagh, B.F. and Glenn Bird S.J.; Surveying: Principles & Applications, 5th Edition;
Prentice Hall, USA; 2000
2. H. Moffit and John D. Bossler; Surveying;Francis 10th Edition, Addison Wesley; 2001
3. Francis H. Moffit and John D. Bossler;Surveying; 10th Edition, Addison Wesley; 2001
4. Paul R. Wolf and Charles D. Ghilani;Elementary Surveying-An Introduction to
Geomatics; 10th Edition; Prentice Hall; 2002.
5. Kavanagh, Barry F. ; Surveying : principles and applications, 6th Edition; Prentice
Hall; 2003