National University of Sciences and Technology

(NUST) Islamabad, Pakistan

SURVEY-I
ENGR.NASRUL HAQ

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 COURSE OUTLINE
INSTRUCTOR NAME: Engr. Nasrul Haq
COURSE NAME: SURVEYING-I(CE 182)
CREDIT HOURS: Theory =2
Practical =1
Total =3
CONTACT HOURS: Theory = 32
Practical = 48
Total = 80
PREREQUISITE: Basic Knowledge of
Trigonometry
•MODE OF TEACHING: Lectures and Practical Field Work
•Instruction:
Three hours of lecture per week 67%
•Practical/ Laboratory Demonstration:
Three hours of Lab work per week 33%
 COURSE DESCRIPTION:
• This course is designed to give the basic survey and
levelling knowledge to the prospective civil
engineers. This knowledge is of fundamental
importance for planning, design and construction
work of Civil Engineering Projects. It is also required
for interpreting topographic maps for setting out
works exercising dimensional control, monitoring
levelling profiles and quality of finished output.
• In this course most of the field data is acquired
manually using conventional methods.
 COURSE DESCRIPTION
• This course is designed to give the basic survey and
levelling knowledge to the prospective civil
engineers. This knowledge is of fundamental
importance for planning, design and construction
work of Civil Engineering Projects. It is also required
for interpreting topographic maps for setting out
works exercising dimensional control, monitoring
levelling profiles and quality of finished output.
• In this course most of the field data is acquired
manually using conventional methods.
RELEVANT PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOs):
1. Engineering Knowledge: 
2. Problem Analysis:☐
3. Design/Development of Solutions:☐
4. Investigation:☐
5. Modern Tool Usage:☐
6. The Engineer and Society:☐
7. Environment and Sustainability: ☐
8. Ethics:☐
9. Individual and Team Work:
10. Communication:☐
11. Project Management:☐
12. Lifelong Learning:☐
 RUBRIC ASSESSMENT GUIDE LINES

• Participation by ideas: Suggestions to perform

practical work in the most efficient manner and
preparation of final write up of assigned task
• Hands on work : Physical involvement to perform
practical tasks under field conditions.
• Cooperation : Responding positively to a
challenging task, sharing responsibility voluntarily
and promoting team spirit.
• Courtesy : Being polite and respectful to
team members.
• Consistency : Being regular and consistent in
displaying above mentioned qualities.
 SURVEYING – I (CE - 182)
DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS
THEORY
4 x Quizzes 10 %
2 x Assignments (Open/Closed Traverses) 10 %
2 x One Hour Tests (OHT) 30 %
1 x Final Exam 50 %

PRACTICAL
5 x Projects: a. Photo Map Project 10 %
b. Plotting of Closed Traverse 10 %
c. Plane Table Map 20 %
d. Road Alignment Project 10 %
e. Setting out of Curves 10 %
Final Viva 30 %(10%
evaluated by instructors)
Attendance 10 %

COURSE OUTLINE  NUST Institute of Civil Engineering

 COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)
S.No CLO Domain Taxono PLO
my
Level
1 Understand basic survey
concepts for application to civil Cognitive 2 1
engineering.
2 Demonstrate efficiency in
Psychomot
handling of basic survey 4 1
or
equipment.
3 Commit to individual or group
survey task as a leader or 9
Affective 3
member expressing team spirit
and inspiring conduct.
 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
• A site engineer is required to implement a plan on ground
on the basis of the maps and charts made by design office.
For setting out these works on ground correctly and
efficiently, he/she has to have a sound knowledge of survey
and leveling. Studying this subject will give him/her an
understanding of map versus ground correlation which is
essential for implementation of design office plans on
ground.
• As a design engineer he has to interpret site maps
intelligently not only for the most suitable orientation of
the project but also for planning and designing the external
services like access roads, water supply, sewerage,
electricity and gas etc.
 TOPICS
WEEK TOPIC
1 Basic Concepts of Maps and Survey
2 Introduction to survey
3 How to make a scale line
4-5 Establishment of control points by Traverse,
computations and plotting.
7-9 Plane Table Survey
10 Levelling
11 Contouring
13-14 Road Alignment
15 Setting out of simple circular highway curves
16 VIVA
17-18 End Semester Exam
 TEXT BOOKS

• Survey & Levelling by T.P.Kanetkar and S.V.Kulkarni

(Vol -I&Vol -II)
• Surveying Principles and Application by Barry
Kavanagh
Reference Material:
• Survey for Engineers by John Uren & Bill Price
 INSTRUCTIONS
• All students are advised to be always in possession of
electronic calculators while coming for survey class.
• Practical work will not stop due to rain , cold or hot
weather. Students are advised to adopt necessary
protective measures.
• Specially, they should protect themselves by wearing
jungle hats and sun glasses etc.
• All students are advised to be punctual. Late comers will
not be marked present.
• During field work students must not look at sun through
the telescope of a theodolite/ total station/ level.
• No student is allowed to leave training area while
practical work is in progress.
• All norms of a class room will be observed during field
work i.e smoking, loitering and use of mobile phone will
not be permitted.
 INSTRUCTIONS
• Practical field work will be conducted in syndicates / groups .
The class will be divided in SIX syndicates of equal number of
students. All female students will be included in one syndicate.
• Please form syndicates of your own choice and give me the list in
the next period.
• Syndicates once made will not be changed till the end of
semester.
• Each syndicate will acquire one folder in which all the
ORIGINAL DATA (RECORDED WITH INK PEN) of daily field
work will be maintained. A list of syndicate members will also be
displayed.
• Survey instruments will be handled with utmost care. Careless
handling or damage to the instruments will not be accepted.
• Exam papers will have a touch of practical work. Those students
who will work hard in the field are likely to do better in exams.
 INSTRUCTIONS
• Use of mobile phone during the class is strictly Prohibited.
• Please Switch off your mobile phones before entering the
class.
• If anybody is found using mobile phone in the class,
his/her Phone will be Confiscated.
• The phone will be returned to the Parents of the
defaulting students.
• Questions by the students will be welcomed BUT only
one person at a time.
• Late comers must not disturb the class by pulling chairs or
by making noise.
• Un-necessary talking in the class will not be allowed.