Ex/CE/T/125/79/2015

B.C.E. EXAMINATION, 2015

(1st Year, 2nd Semester)
SURVEYING - I
Full Marks : 100

Time : Three Hours

Use a separate Answer-Script for each part.

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Part - I
Answer Question No. 1 and any three from the rest.
1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word(s) :

18=8

(a) A representation is called a plan when the scale is

.
(b) Invar tape is made of an alloy of steel (64%) and
.
(c)

is the average distance of the fluctuating

surface from the centre of the earth.

(d) A perpendicular can be erected to a chain line at a

point on it by

method.
[Turn over]

6/1 - 170

[ 2 ]
(e) True bearing of a line is also called

(f) Quadrantal bearings are observed by

(g) The coordinates of any point with reference to a

common origin are called
(h)

method of plane table surveying involves

drawing of ray from the preceding station to the station
to be occupied by the instrument.

2. (a) Surveying should be carried out from whole to part and

not from part to whole Justify this statement.

(b) Discuss with the help of pertinent expression on the

Slope Correction in connection with distance
measurement.

(c) A steel tape was exactly 30m long at 20C when

supported throughout its length under a pull of 15 Kg.
A line was measured with a pull of 11 Kg applied to
the tape at a mean temperature of 13C and found to
be 810 m long. Given, the cross sectional area of the
tape = 0.033 cm2 ; total weight of the tape = 0.67 Kg ;

for steel 11*106/C; E for steel = 2.1*106 Kg/cm2.

Mean elevation of the line above mean sea level is
[Turn over]
6/1 - 170

[ 3 ]
941m. Radius of Earth is 6371 km. Compute the true
length of the line if the tape was supported during
measurement at every 15m.

3. (a) Discuss with the help of a neat sketch the following

terms in the context of Chain Surveying :
(i) Base Line.
(ii) Check Line.

2+2

(b) Discuss with the help of a neat sketches the methods

followed to measure horizontal distance across a wooded
field.

(c) In chaining past a pond, stations P and Q were selected

on opposite sides of the pond. A line PA, 150m long,
was set out to the left of PQ, and a line PB was set
out on the right such that A, Q and B are collinear. The
length of PB was 250m. Also, AQ and QB were
measured to be 125m and 150m, respectively. Determine
the distance PQ.

4. (a) State the essential features of Quadrantal System of

designating bearings.

3
[Turn over]

6/1 - 170

[ 4 ]
(b) What do you mean by Closing Error and Relative
Error of Closure of a closed traverse ? How do you
detect the presence of local attraction in the field ?
4+2
(c) The following were the interior angles of a closed traverse
ABCDE

A 11451 ,

B 11430 ,

C 10815 , D 9045 and E 11139 . If the

fore bearing of the line AB is N 3645' W, find the
bearings of all the remaining sides, assuming the work
done in a clock-wise direction.

5. (a) State the differences between of Radiation and

Intersection methods of Plane Table Surveying.

(b) State the Three Point Problem of establishing the

position of instrument station. Explain with neat sketches
the solution of the problem.

2+8

Part - II
Answer any three questions.
Two marks for neatness.
1. (a) Explain with a sketch how you would perform levelling
when staff station is much below the line of sight.

[Turn over]
6/1 - 170

[ 5 ]
(b) Explain briefly how you would verify the accuracy of
fieldwork for profile levelling for a proposed highway. 4
(c) In running fly levels from a benchmark of RL 90,000,
the following readings in m were obtained :
Back sights : 1.290, 3.115, 0.235, 3.755
Fore sights : 0.025, 0.975, 3.565
From the last position of the instruments six (6) pegs at
30m interval are to be set out on a uniform rising
gradient of 1 in 100. The top of the first peg is to have
a RL of 90.125m.
Work out the staff readings required for setting the tops
of the pegs on the given gradient, work out the RLS by
HI method, tabulate the result, show arithmetic check
and relevant calculations.

2. (a) What is contour gradient ? Explain with a sketch how

you can use a contour map for tracing of contour
gradient.

(b) Explain with a sketch how a contour map is used to

determine the intervisibility between two points.

[Turn over]
6/1 - 170

[ 6 ]
(c) The following notes refer to the reciprocal levels taken
with one level on two opposite banks of a wide river :
Instrument

Staff readings (m) on

near

1.105

2.025

0.715

1.395

Given : RL of A = 90.000m
Distance between A and B = 1100m.
Give one neat labelled sketch specific to the problem
when the instrument is near A.
Also find :
(i) True RL of B.
(ii) Angular error of collimation adjustment of the
instrument.

3. (a) Explain with a sketch the use of equalising lines method

of determine areas of irregular shape.
6/1 - 170

3
[Turn over]

[ 7 ]
(b) In the derivation of Simpsons rule for measurement of
areas, the boundary curves may be taken to be convex
or concave towards the axis. In each case, the formula
derived will be the same prove the statement giving
details.

(c) Determine the area of the closed traverse ABCDE by

the DMD method. Ensure all DMDs to be positive.
Show calculations and check for DMD.
Line

Latitude (m)

Department (m)

AB

+ 120

+ 220

BC

250

+ 230

CD

250

100

DE

+ 100

290

EA

+ 280

60

4. (a) To an observer at a height of 30m above sea level, a

luminous point on the top of a hill is risible just above
horizon. The hill is at a distance of 60km from the
observers station. Find the height of the hill, giving a
sketch and the reason for applying the formula used. 5
[Turn over]
6/1 - 170

[ 8 ]
(b) Explain briefly why the effects of earths curvature and
the atmospheric refraction are ignored in ordinary
levelling.

(c) The areas within the contour lines at the site of a servoir
and along the face of the proposed dam are as follows :
Contour (in m)
Area (in 104 m2)

460

465

470

475

480

485

10

15

20

25

Taking 460m as the bottom level of the reservoir, find

the capacity of the reservoir using Prismoidal formula
when the water surface is at elevation 485m.

6/1 - 170