Surveying Lab

Major Equipments

  • Total Stations – 11 Nos

  • Micro-optic Theodolites – 10 Nos

  • Vernier Theodolites – 14 Nos

  • Dumpy Level – 20 Nos

  • Auto Level – 8 Nos

  • Subtense Bar – 1 No

  • Prismatic Compass – 20 Nos

  • Plane Table – 20 Nos

  • Surveyors Compass – 2 Nos

  • Global Positioning System – 1 No

  • Desktop Computer – 1 No

  • A1 Size Printer – 1 No

Minor Equipments                         

  • Abney level, Sextent, Ceylon Ghat tracer, Pantagraph, Hand level, Pocket compass, Telescopic alidade, Planimeter, Measuring tapes, Chains, Ranging rods, Optical squares, Cross staffs, Pegs, Arrows 

Excercises  Conducted

  • Chain surveying – Traversing and plotting using chain

  • Compass surveying – Traversing and plotting using chain and prismatic compass

  • Plane table surveying – Radiation and intersection methods, solving three point problem, solving two point problem and traversing

  • Levelling – Fly levelling, check levelling, longitudinal and cross sectioning, contour surveying

  • Theodolite surveying – Horizontal angle (repetition and reiteration), computation of heights and distances by single plane method and double plane method, computation of heights and distances by using subtense bar

  • Tacheometric surveying - Determination of tacheometric constants, computation of heights and distances by stadia tacheometry and tangential tacheometry

  • Setting out of simple curves – Linear and angular methods

  • Total station – Demonstration to setup and operate a total station

  • Permanent adjustments of theodolite – Demonstration

Testing /Consultancy  Services for External Agencies

  • Calibration of surveying instruments like vernier theodolites and dumpy levels

  • Topographic surveys using total station