Equipment needed for each group:

i. 1 total station
ii. Tripod
iii. 2 Prism and Prism holder
iv. Tape
v. Plumb bob (if your prism holder does not have bubble
system)

Detailed steps:

Step 1: i. Setup prism on BM at General settings

Perkins hall
ii. Height of prism should
be same all over the
experiment for
simplification
(preferably 5 ft)
iii. All the group can share
two same prisms for
Trigonometric levelling
experiment.

Step 2: Set a rod on SERF entrance,

directly under the peak of
rooftop (Note the height;
preferably 5 ft)
Step 3: Select two points on the
ground;
From point 1 you should be able
to see:
1. Prism at Perkins hall
2. Prism at SERF
entrance
3. Peak of SERF
4. Point 2
5. Top of Sun sphere
From Point 2 you should be able
to see:
1. Point 1
2. Top of Sun Sphere

Step 4: Mark point 1 and 2

H.A – Horizontal Angle

Z.A – Zenith Angle (Total station measures Z.A from vertical line)

H.I – Height of Instrument

S.D – Slope distance

Trigonometric Levelling:

Step 1: 1. 0set (H.A) at B.M You ll determine H.I from this

Perkins Hall step
Refer to the field book example 2. Note down Z.A and S.D
for tables

(BM – 1)
Step 2: 1. Shoot the prism at SERF
(BM – 1- ROD) entrance
2. Note down H.A and Z.A
and S.D
Step 3: 1. Shoot the peak of SERF
(BM – 1- Peak) (Manual focusing of the
stadia lines; no beeping
from Total station as
there is no prism there;
You won’t get and S.D)
2. Note down the H.A and
Z.A
You ll determine elevation of
the Rod and Horizontal distance
from point 1 to prism Rod at
SERF
N.B:
(We are doing this step to get
the H.D; as it is needed to
determine the height,
But we cannot get directly by
shooting the peak)
H.A and Z.A will give you the
height of peak
N.B: H.A for step 2 and 3 will be
almost same (theoretically it
should be same)

H.I = Elevation of B.M + Prism height on Perkins hall – S.D*Sin(a);

As we get zenith angle instead of angle a and zenith angle = (90deg – a),

Sin (a) = Sin (90 -Z.A)= cos(Z.A)

we can write the equation like;

H.I = Elevation of B.M + Prism height on Perkins hall – S.D*cos (Z.A);

Horizontal distance = S.D*sin (Z.A)

Elevation = elevation of instrument + Horizontal distance/tan(Z.A)

Triangulation Levelling: (Height of Sun sphere)

Step 1: 1. Put a prism at point 2 From this step, you ll calculate

(BM – 1 -2) 2. Shoot point 2 from
point 1
3. Note down Z.A and S.D
Step 2: 0set (H.A) at point 2 (setup
(Same setup at step 1) should be still at point 1)
elevation of point 2 and
horizontal distance between
point 1 and point 2 (Hdist 1-
2)(H2)
 (2-1) You will determine H3 from
Step 3: 1. Shoot at sun sphere these Horizontal angles
(2-1-Sphere) (where middle antenna
connects the sphere) Zenith angles will be used to
determine the height of sphere
(Manual focusing of the
stadia lines; no beeping
from Total station as
there is no prism there;
You won’t get and S.D)

2. Note down H.A and Z.A

Step 4: 1. Move setup to point 2
2. Shoot point 1 from
(1-2) point 2.
3. 0set (H.A) at point 1
Step 5: 1. Shoot at sun sphere
(1-2-sphere) (where middle antenna
connects the sphere)
(similar to Step 3)
(Manual focusing of the
stadia lines; no beeping
from Total station as
there is no prism there;
You won’t get and S.D)

2. Note down H.A and Z. A

We ll be determining the distance of the sphere using Law of Sines. The details of the calculation is in
your lab manual.