Surveying

CE 421

Engr. Lizette I. Clarete

WHY IS SURVEYING RELEVANT
TO YOUR COURSE?
SURVEYING
The art and science of determining angular
and linear measurements to establish the
form, extent, and relative position of points,
lines, and areas on or near the surface of the
earth or on other extraterrestrial bodies
through applied mathematics and the use of
specialized equipment and techniques.
CLASSIFICATION OF SURVEYING

1. PLANE SURVEYING
a type of surveying where the earth is considered as
a flat surface, and where distances and areas involved
are of limited extent

2. GEODETIC SURVEYING
surveys of wide extent which take into account the
spheroidal shape of the earth
SURVEYING
PLANE GEODETIC
The effect of curvature of earth The effect of curvature of earth
is not considered. is considered.

The surface of the earth is taken It involves spherical

as plane trigonometry. So it is called
trigonometrical survey.
The area to be surveyed less The area to be surveyed more
than 250 sq.m than 250 sq.m

The degree of accuracy is low. The degree of accuracy is high

 TYPES OF SURVEYS

1. CADASTRAL SURVEYS 6. INDUSTRIAL SURVEYS

2. CITY SURVEYS 7. MINE SURVEYS
3. CONSTRUCTION 8. PHOTOGRAMMETRIC
SURVEYS SURVEYS
4. FORESTRY SURVEYS 9. ROUTE SURVEYS
5. HYDROGRAPHIC 10. TOPOGRAPHIC
SURVEYS SURVEYS
1. CADASTRAL SURVEYS
closed surveys in urban and rural locations to
determine and define property lines and boundaries,
corners, and areas.

2. CITY SURVEYS
surveys in the city for planning expansions, locating
property lines, fixing reference monuments,
determining physical features of land, and preparing
maps.
3. CONSTRUCTION SURVEYS
surveys done at a construction site to provide data
regarding grades, reference lines, dimensions, ground
configuration, and location and elevation of
structures.

4. FORESTRY SURVEYS
survey in connection with forest management and
mensuration, and the production and conservation of
forest lands.
5. HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS
surveys made to map shore lines, chart the shape
of areas underlying water surfaces, and measure the
flow of streams.

6. INDUSTRIAL SURVEYS
•known as optical tooling
•surveys for ship building, construction and assembly
of aircraft, layout and installation of heavy and
complex machinery, and for industries requiring very
accurate dimensional layouts.
7. MINE SURVEYS
surveys to determine the position of all underground
excavations and surface mine structures, to fix surface
boundaries of mining claims, determine geological
formations, calculate excavated volumes, and
establish lines and grades for other related mining
work.

8. PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SURVEYS
survey which uses photographs taken with specially
designed cameras either from airplanes or ground
stations.
9. ROUTE SURVEYS
determination of alignment, grades, earthwork
quantities, location of natural and artificial objects in
connection with the planning, design, and construction
of highways, railroads, pipelines, canals, transmission
lines, and other linear projects.

10. TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYS

surveys to determine the shape of the ground, the
location and elevation of natural and artificial features
upon it.
 DEVELOPMENT OF SURVEYING
INSTRUMENTS ∙

•The extensive use of surveying

instruments came during the early days
of the Roman Empire.
 SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS ∙

1. ASTROLABE 8. LIBELLA
2. TELESCOPE 9. VERNIER
3. TRANSIT 10. DIOPTER
4. SEMICIRCUMFERENTOR 11. COMPASS
5. PLANE TABLE 12. GUNTER’S CHAIN
6. DIOPTRA 13. CHOROBATES
7. ROMAN GROMA 14. MERCHET
 1. ASTROLABE
- invented by
Hipparchus in 140
BC and further
improved by
Ptolemy
-
- used to determine
the altitude of stars
2. TELESCOPE
▪ invented by Lippershey
(1607)

▪ Galileo constructed a
refracting telescope for
astronomical observations
in 1609.

▪ - Only used in surveying

after the cross hairs for
fixing the line of sight
were introduced
3. TRANSIT
- invented by
Young and
Draper (1830)
- the universal
surveying
instrument
4. SEMICIRCUMFERENTOR
- used to measure
and lay off angles
and establish
lines of sight by
employing peep
sights
5. PLANE TABLE
- used in field
mapping
- consists of a board
attached to a tripod
and can be leveled
or rotated to any
direction
6. DIOPTRA
- invented by Heron
of Alexandria

- used in leveling
and measuring
horizontal and
vertical angles
7. ROMAN GROMA
- for aligning or
sighting points

- consists of cross
arms with
suspended plumb
lines fixed at right
angles and pivoted
upon a vertical
staff.
8. LIBELLA
- used by Assyrians
and Egyptians
- had an A-frame with
a plumb line
suspended from its
apex

- used to determine the

horizontal
 9. VERNIER
- invented by Pierre
Vernier
- a short auxillary scale
placed alongside the
graduated scale of an
instrument to
determine the
fractional parts of the
main scale without
interpolating.
10. DIOPTER
- developed by
Greeks in 130 BC

- used for leveling,

laying off right angles,
and measuring
horizontal and vertical
angles.
 11. COMPASS
- for determining
direction of lines
and calculating
angles between
lines

- consists of a
magnetized steel
needle which points at
the magnetic north
12. GUNTER’S CHAIN
- invented by
Sir Edmund
Gunter
(1620) - used
for taping
distances

- 66 ft long and
contains 100 links
13. CHOROBATES
- for leveling work

- consists of a horizontal
straight-edge about 6 m
long, a groove 2.5 cm
deep and 1.5 m long on
top.

- water is poured into the

groove for leveling
14. MERCHET
- for measuring time and
meridian
- used by Chaldeans in
4000 BC
- consists of a slotted palm
leaf through which to sight
and a bracket from which a
plumb bob was
suspended
ACTIVITY NO. 1
•Draw and label each parts of the following:

❑Transit
❑(1) other surveying instrument
 MEASUREMENT

•∙ process of determining the extent,

size, or dimension of a particular
quantity in comparison to a given
standard
 TYPES OF MEASUREMENTS

1. DIRECT MEASUREMENTS 2. INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS

•comparison of the •made when it is not
measured quantity with a possible to apply a
standard measuring unit measuring instrument
(makes use of directly to a quantity
instruments to measure
the quantity)
 THE METER

•proposed in 1789 by French scientists to

establish a system suitable for all times and
all peoples, and which could be based upon
permanent natural standards

•originally defined as 1/10,000,000 of the

earth’s meridional quadrant
•Effective January 1, 1983, the English System was
officially phased out in the Philippines and only the
modern metric system was allowed to be used. The
metric conversion was signed into law in 1978 by
Pres. Marcos. The metric system prescribed the use
of the International System of Units (SI) as
established by the General Conference on Weights
and Measures and as modified by the local Metric
System Board to suit Philippine Conditions.
 UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

1. Linear, Area, and Volume Measurements

2. Angular Measurements
 Angular Measurements

• ∙ Radian – SI unit for plane angles (the angle subtended by an

arc of a circle having a length equal to the radius of a circle)

a. Sexagesimal Units
the degree, minute, second
b. Centesimal Units
uses grads (360° = 400 grads)

the grad is divided into 100 centesimal minutes and the

minute is divided into 100 centesimal seconds
SURVEYING FIELD NOTES
- constitute the
only reliable and
permanent
record of actual
work done in the
field
FIELD NOTEBOOK

- used to record
the field notes
 TYPES OF NOTES

•1. Sketches
•2. Tabulations
•3. Explanatory Notes
•4. Computations
•5. Combination of the above
INFORMATION FOUND IN FIELD NOTEBOOKS
1. Title of the Field Work or Name of Project

2. Time of Day and Date

3. Weather Conditions

4. Names of Group Members and Their Designations

5. List of Equipment
 THE FIELD SURVEY PARTY

1. Chief of Party
responsible for the overall direction, supervision, and
operational control of the survey party.

2. Assistant Chief of Party

assists the chief of party in the accomplishment of the
task assigned to the survey party.
3. Instrument Man
sets up, levels, and operates the surveying
instruments.

4. Technician
responsible for the use and operation of all
electronic instruments required in the field.
 5. Computer
performs all computations of survey data and works
out necessary computational checks required in the
field.

6. Recorder
keeps the record of all sketches, drawings,
measurements, and observations taken in the field.
7. Head Tapeman
• responsible for the accuracy and speed of all linear
measurements with tape.
• carries the zero end of the tape ahead

8. Rear Tapeman
• assists the head tapeman during taping operations and in
other related work.
• holds the 30-m end or any intermediate meter mark of the
tape during measurement
9. Flagman
holds the flagpole or range pole at selected points
as directed by the instrument man.
10. Rodman
holds the stadia or leveling rod when sights are to
be taken on it.
11. Pacer
checks all linear measurements made by the tapeman. May
also perform the job of the rodman.

12. Axeman/Lineman
clears the line of sight of trees, brush, and other obstructions
in wooded country.
13. Aidman
renders first aid treatment to members of the survey party who
are involved in snake or insect bites, accidents and other health
issues. May also be designated as assistant instrument man.

14. Utilitymen
renders other forms of assistance needed by the survey party or
as directed by the chief of party.
 ERROR
∙ difference between the true value and the
measured value of a quantity
 MISTAKES
• inaccuracies in measurements which occur
because some aspect of a surveying operation is
performed by the surveyor with carelessness,
inattention, poor judgment, and improper
execution.

•large mistake → blunder

•not classified as errors (so large in magnitude)

 TYPES OF ERRORS

SYSTEMATIC ERRORS ACCIDENTAL ERRORS

•one which will always •the occurrence of such
errors are matters of
have the same sign chance as they are likely
and magnitude as to be positive or
long as field negative, and may tend
in part to compensate or
conditions remain average out according to
constant and laws of probability.
unchanged.
 SOURCES OF ERRORS
1. INSTRUMENTAL ERRORS
due to imperfections of the instrument used, either from faults in their
construction or from improper adjustments between the different parts
prior to their use.

2. NATURAL ERRORS
caused by variations in the phenomena of nature such as changes in
magnetic declination, temperature, humidity, wind, refraction, gravity, and
curvature of the earth.

3. PERSONAL ERRORS
arise from the limitations of the senses of sight, touch and hearing of
the human observer which are likely to be erroneous or inaccurate.
 ACCURACY

•how close a given measurement is to

the absolute or true value of the
quantity measured.
 PRECISION

• degree of refinement and

consistency with which any physical
measurement is made
 PROBABILITY
•number of times something will probably occur
over the range of possible occurrences.

•in dealing with probability, it is assumed that we

only refer to accidental errors and that all
systematic errors and mistakes are eliminated.
 THEORY OF PROBABILITY
1. small errors occur more often than large ones and that
they are more probable
2. large errors happen infrequently and are less probable
3. positive and negative errors of the same size happen with
equal frequency, and they are equally probable

4. the mean of an infinite number of observations is the most

probable value
 MOST PROBABLE VALUE

•Refers to a quantity which, based on

available data, has more chance of being
correct than has any other
The most probable value of
Value of the angles.