PROJECT REVIEW

CONTOURING
TOPIC OF THE PROJECT

Contouring of whole GDN ground (front of GDN building) by

taking the grid spacing of 2 mts.
GROUP MEMBERS

 SUBHAM RAI – 18BCL0078

 PRAGNA BHATTACHARYA -18BCL0102
 SHRIJAN DE-18BCL0117
 AYUSH BHATIA-18BME0302
WHAT IS CONTOURING?

In the property world, a contour is an outline of a mass of land.

A contour or detailed survey is done by a surveyor and required
before you can start on the design of your buildings. Contour
lines will be marked on the survey.
 OBJECTIVE
 Contour Map is used in order to select the most economical and suitable sites.
 It helps to locate the alignments of the canals so that it can follow a ridge line.
 It helps to mark the alignments of roads and railways so that the quantity of
earthwork both in cutting and filling should be minimum.
 It helps for getting the information about the ground whether it is flat, undulating
or mountainous.
 It helps to find the capacity of reservoir and volume of earthwork especially in
mountainous region.
 It helps us to trace out the given grade of the particular route.
 It helps us to locate the physical features of the ground such as pond depression,
steep or small slopes.
 So by this it is clear that the contouring and contour map plays a vital role in for
any types of engineering work. So it is important for us to gain more knowledge in
this field so as to serve in coming future.
PRINCIPLE

Contouring in surveying is the determination of elevation of various points on the

ground and fixing these points of same horizontal positions in the contour map. To
exercise vertical control leveling work is carried out and simultaneously to exercise
horizontal control chain survey or compass survey or plane table survey is to be
carried out. If the theodolite is used, both horizontal and vertical controls can be
achieved from the same instrument. Based on the instruments used one can classify
the contouring in different groups.
METHODS OF CONTOURING

The method of establishing / plotting contours in a plan or map is known as contouring.

It requires planimetric position of the points and drawing of contours from elevations of
the plotted points. Contouring involves providing of vertical control for location of points
on the contours and horizontal control for planimetric plotting of points. Thus,
contouring depends upon the instruments used (to determine the horizontal as well as
vertical position of points). In general, the field methods of contouring may be divided
into two classes:
 Direct methods
 Indirect methods
APPARATUS

 A measuring tape
 Dumpy level
 Levelling staff
 Tripod
 36 no. of 9mm dia. rods
PROCEDURE

The area to be surveyed is divided into a grid or series of squares. The grid size may vary
from 5 m x 5 m to 25 m x 25 m depending upon the nature of the terrain, the contour
interval required and the scale of the map desired. Also, the grids may not be of the
same size throughout but may vary depending upon the requirement and field conditions.
The grid corners are marked on the ground and spot levels of these corners are
determined by leveling. The grid is plotted to the scale of the map and the spot levels of
the grid corners are entered. The contours of desired values are then located by
interpolation. Special care should be taken to give the spot levels to the salient features
of the ground such as hilltops, deepest points of the depressions, and their measurements
from respective corners of the grids, for correct depiction of the features. The method is
used for large scale mapping and at average precision.
PROPOSED AREA OF CONTOURING
GDN GROUND (FRONT OF GDN BUILDING)
GDN GROUND (FRONT OF GDN BUILDING)
GDN GROUND (FRONT OF GDN BUILDING)
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