Department of Civil Engineering Gi8013-Advanced Surveying Unit I Sim Questions (Part B)

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
GI8013-ADVANCED SURVEYING
UNIT I SIM QUESTIONS (PART B)
Write short notes on

1 a) Sidereal time c)Mean solar time
b)Solar Apparent time d)Standard Time
FindtheLocalmeantimeataplaceinlongitude90o40’E.Whenthestandardtimeis10hr32min,
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34 sec and the standard meridian 82o30’E.
3 List the astronomical corrections and explain them?
Determine the azimuth and altitude of a star from the following data
Latitude of the observer (θ) =46oN

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Hour angle of star (H) =45o45’
Declination of star (S)=+22o(N)

Calculate the distance in kilometers between two points A and B along the parallel of
latitude, given that (1) Lat. Of A, 28° 42’ N : longitude of A, 31° 12’ WL at. Of B,
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28° 42’ N : longitude of B, 47° 24’ W (2) Lat. Of A, 12° 36’ S : longitude of A, 115°
6’ WL at. Of B, 12° 36’ S : longitude of B, 150° 24’ E.
6 Explain spherical excess and spherical Triangle
Determine the hour angle and declination of a star from the following data :(i)Altitude
7 of the star= 22° 36’(ii) Azimuth of the star= 42° W(iii)Latitude of the place of
observation = 40° N.
8 Explain in detail about astronomical parameters of the earth and the sun.
9 Explain the conversion of local time to standard time and vice versa
The standard time meridian in India is82° 30’ E. If the standard time at any instant is
20 hours 24 minutes 6 seconds, find the local mean time for two places having
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longitudes (a) 20° E, (b) 20° W.
UNIT II SIM QUESTIONS(PART B)
1 Explain in detail about terrestrial photogrammetry?
2 Write in detail about terrestrial stereoscopic photogrammetry.
3 Write in detail about stereoscopic vision.
4 Write a note on radial line method plotting.
How do you determine the scale of an aerial photograph? What do you understand by
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the terms Datum scale and Average scale?
6 Briefly in detail about aerial photogrammetry.
7 Explain in detail about tilted photograph distortion in aerial photographs.
8 Briefly explain about aerial camera.
Explain with reference to aerial photographs, what is meant by end overlap and side
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overlap and why they are provided?
Write shot notes on
10 i) Stereoscopic vision ii) Mirror stereoscope
iii) Crab and drift iv) Parallax bar
UNIT III SIM QUESTIONS (PART B)
EnumeratethemeasuringprincipleandworkingprincipleofElectroopticalsurveying(total
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station) with neat sketches.(APRIL /MAY2015)
Whatisatotalstation?Explainindetailthefeaturesoftotalstationandmeritsanddemerits of a
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total station.(MAY/JUNE 2016) (APR/MAY-2017)
What are the different sources of errors in Total station?(MAY/JUNE2016)
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(APR/MAY-2017)
(i)Briefacomparisonaboutmicrowavesystemandelectroopticalsystem.(ii)Bringoutthe
important precautionary measures and maintenance of total station instrument. (APRIL
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/MAY2015) (NOV/DEC 2016)
Explainindetailaboutthemeasuringprinciple,workingprincipleandsourcesoferrorin
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infrared and laser total station instruments.(NOV/DEC 2016) (NOV/DEC2015)
Explainindetailaboutthemeasuringprinciple, workingprincipleandsourcesoferrorin
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Microwave total station instruments.
7 Explain in detail the pulse method and phase difference method.(MAY/JUNE 2016)
8 Explain briefly about EDM instruments?(MAY/JUNE 2013)
9 What are steps need to maintain the total station equipment?
Explainindetailaboutthemeasuringprinciple,workingprincipleandsourcesoferrorin
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microwave system total station instruments.(NOV/DEC 2015)
UNIT IV SIM QUESTIONS (PART B)
1 Explain in detail working principle of GPS? Explain the various applications of GPS?
2 Explain traversing and triangulation by GPS?(NOV/DEC 2015)
3 Explain the basic concepts of GPS receiver and its components?
What is GPS? Discuss in detail about segments of

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GPS?(MAY/JUNE2016)(APR/MAY- 2017)
5 Explain the different sources of errors in GPS.
With suitable sketch, explain the salient features of Hand held and Geodetic
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receivers.(APRIL/MAY2015)(NOV/DEC 2016)(APR/MAY-2017)
Explain the various segments comprising the functioning of GPS with neat Sketches.
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(APRIL/MAY2015)(APR/MAY-2017)
Explain in detail the orbit determination and orbit representation of GPS.(MAY/JUNE

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2016)
Explain satellite configuration and signal structure with neat sketches. (NOV/DEC
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2016)
10 What are the types of GPS receiver? Explain in detail. (NOV/DEC 2015)
UNIT V SIM QUESTIONS (PART B)
What are simple curves and compound curves? Explain step by step procedure of
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anyone method each for setting out simple and compound curve.(NOV/DEC 2016)
Briefly explain Latitude by PrimeVerticaltransitandtheeffectoferrors.5.Writein detail
2 about the methods of locating soundings.(APR/MAY2010)(APRIL/MAY2015)
(APR/MAY-2017)
(i)ExplainTiltdistortionwithneatsketchinphotographicmethod.Provethat,inatitled
photograph, tilt distortion is radial from isocentre.(MAY/JUNE-2013)
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(ii)Whatisthreepointproblemandstrengthoffixinhydrographicsurveying?Howitcan be
solved? (NOV/DEC 2010)(NOV/DEC 2013)
DescribetheNapier’srulesofcircularpartsinobtainingthesolutionofrightangle spherical
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triangle. (APR/MAY2011)
What is compound curve? Explain step by step procedure for setting out a compound
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curve(APRIL/MAY2015)
(i)Explain in detail the methods of locating soundings by sextant and theodolite.
6 (ii)Calculatethesun’sazimuthandhourangleatsunsetata,placeinlatitude42◦30’,whenits
declination is (i)22◦12’N(ii) 22◦12’S.(MAY/JUNE 2016) (NOV/DEC2014)
(i)How Reconnaissance survey for railway project is conducted.
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(ii) Discuss the various applications of remote sensing (APR/MAY-2017)
Write short notes on(i) Electro-magnetic distance measurement.(ii)Aerial
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Photograph(iii) Stereoscopy(MAY/JUNE 2014) (NOV/DEC 2016)(MAY/JUNE 2014)
Enumerate and explain the relationship between the coordinates of celestial
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sphere.(NOV/DEC 2014)
i) Explain celestial sphere and celestial coordinate system ii) Explain step by step
10 method to determine the azimuth of a line by observation to SUN iii) Explain different
time systems in astronomy (NOV/DEC 2013)

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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Write short notes on

Latitude of the observer (θ) =46oN

Declination of star (S)=+22o(N)

1 Explain in detail about terrestrial photogrammetry?

2 Write in detail about terrestrial stereoscopic photogrammetry.

3 Write in detail about stereoscopic vision.

4 Write a note on radial line method plotting.

6 Briefly in detail about aerial photogrammetry.

7 Explain in detail about tilted photograph distortion in aerial photographs.

8 Briefly explain about aerial camera.

Write shot notes on

10 i) Stereoscopic vision ii) Mirror stereoscope

iii) Crab and drift iv) Parallax bar

2 Explain traversing and triangulation by GPS?(NOV/DEC 2015)

3 Explain the basic concepts of GPS receiver and its components?

What is GPS? Discuss in detail about segments of

5 Explain the different sources of errors in GPS.

Explain in detail the orbit determination and orbit representation of GPS.(MAY/JUNE

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