ELEMENTARY SURVEYING

FIELD MANUAL
 2006

FIELD WORK NO. 7

PROFILE LEVELING

COURSE AND SECTION: ____________

SUBMITTED BY:

SN. __ NAME: _________________ STUDENT NO.:_________________

GROUP NO. _______ CHIEF OF PARTY: ______________

DATE OF FIELDWORK: ________ DATE OF SUBMISSION: _________

SUBMITTED TO:

PROFESSOR: ______________________ GRADE

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 GROUP NO. ______ CHIEF OF PARTY: ___________

MEMBERS:

1. 4.
2. 5.
3. 6.

FIELD WORK NO. 7

PROFILE LEVELING

OBJECTIVES:

1. To develop the skills in getting the elevation of ground points on the center of
the roadway at equal intervals.
2. To acquire the knowledge of plotting the profile along the center line of the
road.
3. To master the art of using the precise level during fieldwork.
4. To have the confidence of working with one’s party or group and to be fully
responsible in the performance of the assigned task.

INSTRUMENTS:

1. Precise level
2. 1 leveling rod
3. tape
4. 1 set of marking pins
5. plumb bob
6. range pole
7. millimeter paper
8. French curve

ORGANIZATION OF PARTY:

1. Chief Of Party (COP)

2. 1 rod man
3. 1 pole man
4. 1 Instrument man
5. 2 tapemen
6. 1 Recorder

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PROCEDURE:

A. Performance of profile leveling work of a proposed roadway.

1. The professor assigns the end points of the extent of profile leveling work. The
location is preferably with considerable up and down terrain, near a benchmark
and about 500m-1000m.
2. Establish stakes at every full station along the center of the proposed roadway
say at a convenient 10m or 20m station.
3. Set-up the level on a suitable location and take the BS of BM-1 (point of known
elevation) while the rod man is holding the level exactly at BM1. Compute the
height of the instrument by using the formula: HI  Elev  of  the  po int   BS .
4. The rod man now transfers to the initial point on the prescribed centerline of the
roadway and the first intermediate foresight is to be measured. Compute the
elevation of station 0+000 Elev  of  0  000  HI  IFS 0  000
5. Continue taking the intermediate foresights of all the full stations previously
marked as a full station within a suitable and accessible full station.
6. At the instant that the rod reading cannot be accessed from the initial set-up of
the instrument, look for a suitable turning point to guide the transfer of the
instrument. The foresight of this TP1 must be determined so as to apply it in the
formula that the height of the instrument. Elev  of  TP1  HI  FS TP 1
7. The instrument may now be transferred to a new location so as to take the
backsight of the TP1 . Use the formula that the height of the instrument is
elevation of point plus the backsight. HITP1  Elev of  the point BS
8. Follow procedures 2-7 until one has reached his assigned length of profile
leveling work.
9. Tabulate the computed values and plot the profile output of the road.

QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS:

1. Enumerate the different use of the profile of a roadway?

2. How can you show that the data gathered from a profile survey is correct and
accurate?

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 PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET

FIELD WORK 7 PROFILE LEVELING

DATE: GROUP NO.

TIME: LOCATION:
WEATHER: PROFESSOR:
A. PROFILE LEVELING

STATION BS HI FS IFS ELEVATION REMARKS

BM-1
0+500
1+000
1+500
2+000

B. COMPUTATIONS:

C. SKETCH

SIGNATURE OF STUDENT

SIGNATURE OF PROFESSOR

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 FINAL DATA SHEET

FIELD WORK 7 PROFILE LEVELING

DATE: GROUP NO.

TIME: LOCATION:
WEATHER: PROFESSOR:
B. PROFILE LEVELING

STATION BS HI FS IFS ELEVATION REMARKS

BM-1
0+500
1+000
1+500
2+000

D. COMPUTATIONS:

E. SKETCH

SIGNATURE OF STUDENT

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