SURVEYING & LEVELLING

OER 6-Repository Of Questions

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TEAM NO: 128

TEAM MEMBER 1:
ANNAPURNA SAKHARDANDE,
ASST PROF & HEAD , CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPT,
DON BOSCO COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING-GOA
RC 1058

TEAM MEMBER 2:
DEEPTI HAZARI,
ASST PROF, CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPT,
BHILAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY –DURG
RC 1166

TARGET AUDIENCE: UG –CIVIL/MINING ENGINEERING

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OER 6

CONTENTS
 REPOSITORY OF QUESTIONS
 QUESTIONS BASED ON THEORY

Q1 Differentiate between permanent and temporary adjustments of a level

Q2 Name the Two permanent adjustments of Dumpy Level. If It is known that

these adjustments are faulty, what precautions are necessary so that fairly
accurate levelling may be done without adjusting the instrument?

Q 3 Differentiate between a horizontal line and level line.

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Example 2 The following staff readings were observed successively with a level, the
instrument having been moved after third, sixth and eight reading :
2.228; 1.606; 0.988; 2.090; 2.864; 1.262; 0.602; 1.982; 1.044; 2.684 meters
Enter the above readings in a page of a level book and calculate the RL Of
points if the first reading was taken with a staff held on a bench mark of 432.384 m.

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Example 3 : The following consecutive readings were taken with a level and 5 m
levelling staff on continuously sloping ground at a common interval of 20 meters :
0.385 ; 1.030 ; 1.925 ; 2.825 ; 3.730; 4.685 ; 0.625 ; 2.005 ; 3.110 ; 4.485 . the
reduced level of the first point was 208.125m . Rule out a page of a level field book
and enter the above reading. Calculate the reading levels of the points by rise and
fall method also the gradient of the line joining the first and the last point.

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Example 4 : It is required to ascertain the elevation of two points P & Q and a line
of levels was from P to Q . The levelling was then continued to a bench mark of
83.500m , the readings obtained being as shown below. Obtain the R.L. of P & Q .
BS IS FS RL REMARK
1.622 - - P
1.874 - 0.354
2.032 1.780
2.362 Q
0.984 1.122
1.906 2.824
2.036 83.500 BM
∑ 8.418 ∑ 8.116

Hint : ∑B.S.- ∑F.S. =LAST R.L.-FISRT R.L=83.418-8.116=83.500-FIRST R.L.

FIRST R.L.=83.500-(8.418-8.116)=83.198
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In running a fly levelling ,RL of BM given 183.125m,following reading were obtained
BS: 1.215, 2.035, 1.980, 2.625 FS : 0.965 ,3.830, 0.980 From the last position of
instrument 5 pegs at 20m intervals are to be set out on a uniform rising gradient of
1:40;the first peg is to have a RL of 181.580. Work out the staff readings required for
the tops of the pegs on the given gradient.
STATION Distance BS IS FS HI RL REMARK

1 1.215 183.125 BM
2 2.035 0.965 183.375
3 1.980 3.830
4 2.625 0.980
5 0 181.580 PEG 1
6 20
7 40
8 60
9 80
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EXAMPLE 5: Complete the page with arithmetical checks
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Station BS IS FS Rise Fall RL Remarks
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1 3.65 B.M
2 X 2.73
3 2.88
4 3.64
5 X 7.42
6 12.41 7.32 C.P.
7 4.32
8 3.00
9 -6.17 staff held against ceiling
10 X X 108.26 C.P.
11 X 1.32
TOTAL 17.86 25.93
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Example 6
In a leveling work, sum of the Back Sight (B.S.) and Fore Sight (F.S.) have

been found to be 3.085

m and 5.645 m respectively. If the Reduced Level (R.L.) of the starting

station is 100.000 m, the

R.L. (in m) of the last station is ___________.

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Example 7

A levelling is carried out to establish the reduced levels of a point R with

respect to bench mark at P. The staff reading are given below

Staff BS IS FS RL
Station

P 1.655 m 100.000m

O -0.950 m -1.500 m
R 0.750m ?

a) 103.355 b)103.155 c)101.455 d)100.355

 References
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 Questions from AMIE Examinations (SEC A) in Elementary Surveying

 Question from GATE Examinations