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    This document provides information about plane table surveying. It discusses the components of a plane table including the drawing board, tripod, alidade, trough compass, spirit level, plumbing fork and clinometer. It describes the advantages of plane table surveying such as simultaneous observations and plotting. Disadvantages include unsuitability for wet climates and dense forests. Details are given on using the various components like sighting with the alidade and plotting the magnetic meridian with the trough compass. References for further reading on surveying are also provided.

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    This document provides information about plane table surveying. It discusses the components of a plane table including the drawing board, tripod, alidade, trough compass, spirit level, plumbing fork and clinometer. It describes the advantages of plane table surveying such as simultaneous observations and plotting. Disadvantages include unsuitability for wet climates and dense forests. Details are given on using the various components like sighting with the alidade and plotting the magnetic meridian with the trough compass. References for further reading on surveying are also provided.

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    This document provides information about plane table surveying. It discusses the components of a plane table including the drawing board, tripod, alidade, trough compass, spirit level, plumbing fork and clinometer. It describes the advantages of plane table surveying such as simultaneous observations and plotting. Disadvantages include unsuitability for wet climates and dense forests. Details are given on using the various components like sighting with the alidade and plotting the magnetic meridian with the trough compass. References for further reading on surveying are also provided.

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    UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF

    ARCHITECTURE
    Bachelor of Architecture
    Surveying and Levelling
    21ART 277

    DISCOVER . LEARN . EMPOWER


    SURVEYING
    Surveying & levelling :- Unit-2
    Course Outcome
    CO Number Title Level

    CO1 Appreciate the need for accurate and thorough note taking in Remember
    field work to serve as a legal record.

    CO2 Ability gaining to use modern survey equipment to measure Understand


    angles and distances.

    CO3 Ability to use the survey data for site planning and Understand
    development in design.
    CO4 Analyze the topography of a site and understand the Understand
    inventories.
    CO5 Student will be able to draft technical drawings pertaining to Understand
    site terrain and contours. 2
    Plane Table Surveying
    What Is Leveling?
    •Plane Table Surveying is one of the most rapid method of surveying. The plane table is an
    instrument used for surveying by a graphical method in which the field work and plotting
    are done simultaneously. The main advantage of plane table surveying is that the
    topographic features to be mapped are in full view. It is most suitable for small and
    medium scale-mapping

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    Advantages of Plane Table Surveying

    •The observations and plotting are done simultaneously, hence


    there is no risk of omitting necessary details.
    •The errors and mistakes in plotting can be checked by drawing
    check lines.
    •Irregular objects can be plotted accurately as the lay of land is in
    view.
    •It is most rapid and useful for filling in details.
    •No great skill is required.
    •Plane table surveying is less costly than theodolite survey.
    •It is advantageous in magnetic areas where compass survey is not
    reliable.

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    Disadvantages of Plane Table Surveying

    •Plane table surveying is not suitable for work in a wet climate and in a densely
    wooded country.
    •The absence of measurements (field notes) are inconvenient, if the survey is to be
    replotted to some different scale.
    •It is heavy and awkward to carry and the accessories are likely to be lost.
    •If does not give very accurate results.

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    Plane Table Surveying
    Board :
    The drawing board is carefully made of wet seasoned wood in a way to counteract the
    effect of warping and damages from weathering. Plane tables are available in the
    following different sizes.

    Tripod :
    An open frame type light tripod is usually provided for fixing the drawing table.
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    Alidade :
    •It is a wooden or brass ruler of about 50-60 cm in length. It is also known as sight rule.
    The ‘Object Vane’ and the ‘Sight Vane’ are hinged at its two ends. The line of sight thus
    provided is parallel to the ruling or fudicial edge of the alidade.
    •Where points too high or low are to be sighted, the accuracy and the range are
    considerably increased by providing a telescopic alidade. Telescopic alidade is most
    suitable for long inclined sights.

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    Trough Compass :
    Usually it is 15 cm long and is provided to plot the magnetic meridian (N-S direction)
    to facilitate orientation of the plane table in the magnetic meridian.

    Spirit level :

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    Plumbing Fork :

    •The use of a plumbing fork is justified only if the scale of plotting is large, the
    rays being short. However for small-scale mapping, which is usually done with a
    plane table surveying, the use of plumbing fork is a sheer waste.
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    Indian Clinometer :

    •Since a large number of points of observation are required to plot


    contours in plane table surveying, the direct or spirit levelling proves to
    be very slow and thus an Indian pattern clinometer is employed. This
    instrument was made by J.H Steward.
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    REFERENCE

    Surveying” by Bannister A and Raymond S.


    “ Surveying” by Punmia B C.
    “ Engineering Survey” by Schofield W.
    “ Plane and Geodetic Surveying” by Clark D.
    “ Introduction to Surveying” by James.
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    For queries
    Email: [email protected]

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