Syllabus

Unit 1-Introduction to Surveying                                                                                     Hours: 05

Definition, objective, principle of surveying, types and methods, scales and map, errors and adjustment, coordinate system

Unit 2-Linear and Angular Measurement:                                                                    Hours: 08

Taping, bearing, calculation of angle from bearings, Theodolite Traverse Survey: theodolite types, measurements of horizontal and vertical angle, theodolite traverse survey and adjustment.

Unit 3-Levelling and Countering:                                                                                     Hours: 07

Types of level, principle of levelling, types of levelling, errors, Contouring, Characteristics of Contours, Methods of plotting Contours, Calculation of area and volume.

Unit 4-Survey Methods:                                                                                                       Hours: 06

Tacheometry: objective, principles and types. Plane table survey: objective, instruments and methods.

Unit 5-Application of Surveying in Construction:                                                   Hours: 03

 Setting out of building, bridges, culverts etc.

 Unit 6-Curve Setting:                                                                                                            Hours: 06

 Elements of simple circular curve, reverse curve, compound curve, transition curve and vertical curves, methods of setting out.

Unit 7- Advanced Surveying Techniques:                                                                   Hours: 10

Total station, EDM, introduction to photogrammetry, GPS survey, introduction to GIS, Remote Sensing, LIDAR.