Section 1: Introducing To Surveying Instruments
Section 1: Introducing To Surveying Instruments
Section 1: Introducing To Surveying Instruments
Tape
Prism
Rod
III. Preparation for surveying:
Setting up the instrument
1. Adjust the tripod legs so that a height suitable for surveying is obtained
when the instrument is set on the tripod.
2. A Set the tripod and fix the metal shoe firmly into the ground so that the
tripod head is as level as possible and centered above the station point. If
the tripod head is disturbed by the action of fixing the metal shoe into the
ground, correct the level by extending or retracting each leg of the tripod.
3. Set the instrument on the tripod head; insert the tripod center screw into
the instrument bottom plate and tighten firmly.
At procedure 4. , keep your eye relaxed to prevent parallax and eye fatigue.
Parallax causes problems with object sighting.
Object sighting
After [Eyepiece adjustment] is completed, sight the object.
1. Loosen the telescope clamp screw and horizontal clamp screw.
2. Point the telescope at the object using the collimator sight.
3. Tighten the telescope clamp screw and horizontal clamp screw.
4. Focus on the object by rotating the focusing ring, while looking through
the telescope.
5. Accurately align the reticule with the object, using each tangent screw.
In procedure 4. , focus on the object correctly so that the reticule will not move in
relationship to the object when you move your eye slightly left and right, while
looking through the eyepiece.
• Turn the focusing ring clockwise to focus on a near object. Turn the focusing ring
counterclockwise to focus on a far object.
• Two screws of the collimator are fixed and adjusted at the distributor or the
manufacturer. Do not move them arbitrarily
SECTION 2
ANGULAR MEASUREMENT
I. Instrument:
II. Processing:
Step 1: choose 3 positions which create the close quadrilateral and then mark them
as A, B and C.
Step 2: Set up the theodolite at point C, have 2 people mark the points A and B.
Step 3: Read and record the data HR
At face-left position, sight point A using the horizontal clamp and tangent screw
as well as the telescope clamp and tangent screw, then read the displayed value
HR of A. After that, sight point B and read the displayed value HR of A. We have
the angle 𝐴𝐶̂ 𝐵.
At face-right position, sight point B, then read the displayed value HR of B. After
that, sight point A and read the displayed value HR of A. We have the angle 𝐵𝐶̂ 𝐴.
Step 4: Similarly perform step 2 and 3 to compute the angles 𝐴𝐵̂𝐶, 𝐵𝐴̂𝐶
C
FACE-LEFT
III. Statistical table
VERTICAL HORIZONTAL
STATION SURVEYOR
CIRCLE
POINT
READING 𝛽 𝛽 mean Σ𝜷 mean
A 203°19'34"
FACE
Tấn Đạt 85°11'43"
LEFT
B 288°31'17"
C 85°10'55"
B 23°18'05"
FACE
Quang Đức 85°10'07"
RIGHT
A 108°28'12"
C 116°25'33"
FACE
Thanh Trúc 73°32'11"
LEFT
A 189°57'44"
B 73°32'46" 179°59'39"
A 296°25'02"
FACE
Anh Tú 73°33'21"
RIGHT
C 369°58'23"
B 337°50'29"
FACE
Văn Đức 21°17'47"
LEFT
C 359°08'16"
A 21°15'58"
C 157°55'56"
FACE
Cao Đạt 21°14'09"
RIGHT
B 179°10'05"
Calculations:
𝛽 = | 𝛽1𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 − 𝛽2𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 |
𝛽𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 + 𝛽𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
𝛽 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 =
2
𝛴𝛽 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 = 𝛽 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝐴 + 𝛽 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝐵 + 𝛽 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝐶
f = Σß mean − 180°
Conditions: f ≥ 60"
Result: f = Σß mean − 180° = 21" accepted
SECTION 3
LEVELING
I. Instrument:
II. Processing:
Step 1: Choose 2 points for measurement (A and B)
Step 2 Place the staff over a bench mark (BM), whose reduced level is known, and
set up the instrument in convenient and safe location where the BM (point A) is
visible. Take a sight on the staff, that reading is called backsight (B.S).
Step 3: Shift the staff to the point B and take reading, this reading will be foresight
(F.S).
Step 4: Perform the first 3 steps for BC and AC
Calculations:
Determine the allowable misclosure 𝑓ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 = 50𝑚𝑚√𝐿(𝑘𝑚)
Distance between the total station and chosen point
𝐿 = 𝑘 · (𝑈𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟 − 𝐿𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟) · cos 2 𝑉 (with k=100 and V=0)
Distance between the 2 points 𝐿2𝑝 = 𝐿𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑠𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 + 𝐿𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
For example: 𝐿𝐴𝐵 = 𝐿𝐴 + 𝐿𝐵 = 30800 + 31000 = 61800 (mm)
Height ℎ = 𝑀𝑖𝑑 (𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑠𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡) – 𝑀𝑖𝑑 (𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)
For example: ℎ1 = 𝑚𝐴1 − 𝑚𝐵1 = 1280 − 1673 = 393 (𝑚𝑚)
ℎ2 = 𝑚𝐴2 − 𝑚𝐵2 = 1675 − 1279 = 396 (𝑚𝑚)
ℎ1 +ℎ2
Height mean ℎ𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 =
2
Conditions:
𝐿1 = 𝐿2 ± 5𝑚
D.E. ≤ 5 mm
Testing:
In case of AB, D.E.: | ℎ1 − ℎ2 | = 3 𝑚𝑚 < 5𝑚𝑚 (accepted)
In case of BC, D.E.: | ℎ1 − ℎ2 | = 3 𝑚𝑚 < 5𝑚𝑚 (accepted)
In case of AC, D.E.: | ℎ1 − ℎ2 | = 3 𝑚𝑚 < 5𝑚𝑚 (accepted)
BS FS h mean DE 𝐿2
Surveyor Target h(m) Remark
(mm) (mm) (m) (mm) (mm)
1401
C 1331 14000
Quang 1261
0.203
Đức 1588
B 1534 10800
1480
0.2045 -3.0
1589
B 1535 10800
1481
Anh Tú 0.206
1399
C 1329 14000
1259
1435
B 1280 31000
1125
Tấn Đạt 0.393
1827
A 1673 30800
1519
0.3945 -3.0
1829
A 1675 30800
Thanh 1521
0.396
Trúc 1434
B 1279 31000
1124
1747
A 1586 32200
1425
Cao Đạt 0.136
1619
C 1450 33800
1281
0.1345 3.0
1620
C 1451 33800
Văn 1282
0.133
Đức 1745
A 1584 32200
1423
SECTION 4
DISTANCE MEASUREMENT
I. Instrument:
III. Procedures
Step 1: Choose a side for measurement, for example side AB.
Step 2: From A to B, set zero of tape at A.
Step 3: Unwind the tape towards B.
Step 4: ( If point B hasn’t been reached ) Have the tape straightened, held tight and
read at point 𝑎1 then mark 𝑎1 , continue to move the tape towards B.
Step 5: ( If point B hasn’t been reached ) Repeat step 4 to read and mark point 𝑎2
and so on.
Step 6: At the point B then read and record the data on the tape.
Step 7: Repeat step 2-6, from B to A.
Calculations:
Length 𝑆 = 30𝑛 + 𝑑
n: the number of times the tape reaches maximum value
d: short section
Length difference ∆𝑆 = | 𝑆𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ − 𝑆𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 |
𝑆𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ +𝑆𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘
Length mean 𝑆̅ =
2
∆𝑆 1
Length error 𝑇 = ≤
𝑆 2000
𝑆𝐶𝐵 𝑆𝐵𝐶
1/6666.66
BC 66.820 0.010 0.00015
66.83 66.81 accepted
𝑆𝐶𝐴 𝑆𝐴𝐶
1/7142.86
AC 69.490 0.010 0.000144
69.48 69.50 accepted
SECTION 5
DETAIL MEASUREMENT
I. Instrument:
II. Statistical table:
STATION A (C.Đạt, Q.Đức, V.Đức)
HD Height
№ Name Notes V HR X Y
(m) (m)
1 SET 0 Point B 89°59'46" 0°00'00" 69.513 169.513 100.000 0.925
2 1 Point 89°26'02" 007°29'52" 5.412 105.366 100.706 0.973
3 2 Point 88°38'34" 330°35'56" 3.633 103.165 98.216 1.006
4 3 Point 89°09'36" 296°04'55" 6.556 102.882 94.112 1.016
5 4 Point 89°55'13" 305°16'25" 14.08 108.131 88.505 0.940
6 5 Point 89°53'42" 315°34'35" 18.347 113.103 87.158 0.954
7 10 Point 89°39'11" 009°52'48" 6.639 106.541 101.139 0.960
8 11 Point 89°22'37" 012°28'23" 8.372 108.174 101.808 1.011
9 12 Point 89°27'40" 012°56'34" 9.008 108.779 102.018 1.005
10 C6 Tree 88°39'22" 341°27'31" 6.599 106.256 97.902 1.075
Electric
11 X1 89°05'26" 310°43'11" 11.19 107.300 91.519 1.098
pole
Electric
12 X2 88°39'49" 303°18'04" 6.692 103.674 94.407 1.076
pole
13 C7 Tree 89°38'05" 318°18'22" 14.696 110.974 90.225 1.014
14 C8 Tree 89°08'20" 328°38'33" 17.985 115.358 90.641 1.190
15 22 Point 89°24'32" 355°41'56" 6.095 106.078 99.543 0.983
16 23 Point 89°28'16" 359°29'44" 7.063 107.063 99.938 0.985
17 26 Point 89°36'16" 353°52'10" 23.094 122.962 97.534 1.079
18 27 Point 89°36'18" 355°00'12" 23.184 123.096 97.981 1.080
19 28 Point 89°36'28" 354°44'56" 23.756 123.656 97.826 1.083
20 29 Point 89°36'27" 353°36'24" 23.683 123.536 97.363 1.082
21 30 Point 89°37'07" 018°48'59" 29.115 127.559 109.391 1.114
22 31 Point 89°37'07" 018°48'59" 29.116 127.560 109.391 1.114
23 9 Point 88°51'17" 108°34'57" 10.716 96.585 110.157 1.134
24 8 Point 88°25'54" 107°40'36" 88.032 73.270 183.876 3.330
25 C1 Tree 88°35'40" 096°27'59" 7.464 99.159 107.417 1.103
26 36 Point 87°45'27" 075°25'15" 10.019 102.522 109.696 1.312
27 37 Point 88°02'39" 082°32'27" 12.116 101.573 112.013 1.334
28 C2 Tree 88°37'22" 057°08'44" 10.396 105.640 108.733 1.170
29 26 Point 88°20'53" 069°35'50" 10.393 103.623 109.741 1.220
30 20 Point 88°21'52" 065°46'28" 7.988 103.278 107.285 1.148
31 25 Point 88°23'37" 069°14'13" 8.550 103.031 107.995 1.160
32 24 Point 88°24'34" 073°24'47" 8.075 102.305 107.739 1.144
33 7 Point 87°58'39" 085°55'34" 5.925 100.421 105.910 1.129
34 C3 Tree 88°20'19" 052°05'24" 11.94 107.336 109.420 1.266
35 C4 Tree 89°03'35" 040°24'51" 18.327 113.954 111.882 1.221
36 C5 Tree 89°23'13" 037°36'17" 23.418 118.553 114.290 1.171
37 32 Point 89°26'46" 033°14'53" 24.726 120.678 113.556 1.159
38 33 Point 89°20'49" 034°43'25" 24.896 120.462 114.181 1.204
39 35 Point 89°26'54" 032°58'54" 25.48 121.374 113.871 1.165
40 34 Point 89°24'21" 034°24'59" 25.67 121.177 114.509 1.186
41 21 Point 89°21'14" 032°45'56" 27.278 122.938 114.763 1.228
42 C10 Tree 88°55'24" 103°05'27" 16.704 96.217 116.270 1.234
43 45 Point 88°38'51" 140°17'41" 10.98 91.553 107.014 1.179
44 46 Point 88°32'44" 145°47'10" 11.624 90.388 106.536 1.215
45 47 Point 88°20'27" 151°58'28" 10.005 91.168 104.701 1.210
46 16 Point 88°22'53" 146°17'53" 9.23 92.321 105.121 1.181
47 17 Point 88°21'36" 158°50'51" 7.868 92.662 102.839 1.145
48 18 Point 88°28'15" 166°35'46" 8.976 91.269 102.081 1.160
49 19 Point 88°32'11" 169°50'30" 9.678 90.474 101.707 1.167
50 38 Point 88°28'43" 165°10'51" 10.193 90.146 102.607 1.191
51 39 Point 88°25'42" 162°08'45" 9.568 90.893 102.934 1.183
52 48 Point 89°19'57" 189°31'52" 24.614 75.726 95.924 1.207
53 49 Point 89°18'47" 187°26'35" 24.797 75.412 96.788 1.217
54 50 Point 89°19'06" 187°59'38" 25.716 74.534 96.424 1.226
55 51 Point 89°21'29" 190°08'22" 25.587 74.813 95.496 1.207
56 42 Point 88°11'23" 233°38'03" 9.522 94.354 92.332 1.221
57 41 Point 88°15'31" 238°02'30" 9.951 94.733 91.557 1.223
58 43 Point 88°24'09" 239°26'35" 10.809 94.505 90.692 1.221
59 44 Point 88°31'59" 237°32'15" 12.605 93.234 89.365 1.243
60 C11 Tree 89°41'50" 216°38'28" 9.825 92.117 94.136 0.972
61 52 Point 89°52'28" 209°53'32" 11.32 90.186 94.358 0.945
62 53 Point 89°55'01" 209°08'32" 12.277 89.277 94.021 0.938
63 54 Point 89°53'55" 213°41'24" 12.478 89.618 93.078 0.942
64 55 Point 89°55'02" 214°37'18" 11.537 90.506 93.445 0.937
STATION C (T.Đạt, Tú)
HD Height
№ Name Notes V HR X Y
(m) (m)
65 SET 0 Point A 90°04'07" 000°00'00" 66.882 166.882 100.000 0.940
66 C1 Tree 89°40'22" 009°41'58" 33.923 133.438 105.715 1.214
67 12 Point 89°51'42" 002°09'42" 32.012 131.989 101.207 1.097
68 13 Point 89°50'27" 002°06'45" 32.52 132.498 101.199 1.110
69 C2 Tree 89°44'49" 012°30'54" 26.633 126.000 105.771 1.138
Electric
70 X1 89°51'30" 007°14'41" 26.566 126.354 103.350 1.086
pole
71 1 Point 89°31'32" 003°07'55" 25.61 125.572 101.399 1.232
72 2 Point 89°31'33" 009°20'28" 25.638 125.298 104.161 1.232
73 3 Point 89°52'52" 005°25'36" 24.738 124.627 102.340 1.071
74 4 Point 89°50'03" 003°21'49" 24.685 124.642 101.448 1.091
75 C3 Tree 89°54'23" 018°35'16" 20.876 119.787 106.654 1.054
76 C4 Tree 88°23'40" 021°51'22" 12.69 111.778 104.724 1.376
77 5 Point 89°15'25" 007°06'01" 8.489 108.424 101.049 1.130
78 6 Point 89°02'52" 021°33'31" 5.808 105.402 102.134 1.117
79 7 Point 89°52'46" 049°47'42" 6.48 104.183 104.949 1.034
80 D1 Lamppost 89°42'08" 031°34'22" 8.0799 106.884 104.230 1.062
81 C5 Tree 89°25'26" 032°38'01" 9.994 108.416 105.389 1.120
82 D2 Lamppost 89°54'55" 050°33'09" 19.949 112.675 115.405 1.049
83 C6 Tree 89°35'07" 068°17'35" 18.115 106.700 116.830 1.151
Electric
84 X2 90°11'28" 072°28'07" 26.747 108.057 125.505 0.931
pole
85 8 Point 90°23'35" 062°03'32" 9.041 104.236 107.987 0.958
86 9 Point 90°30'09" 064°35'00" 10.007 104.295 109.038 0.932
87 10 Point 90°18'19" 059°34'02" 10.429 105.283 108.992 0.964
88 11 Point 90°21'53" 057°02'34" 9.715 105.285 108.152 0.958
89 13 Point 88°28'36" 157°00'28" 7.036 93.523 102.748 1.207
90 14 Point 87°53'09" 169°29'14" 4.88 95.202 100.890 1.200
91 15 Point 88°26'20" 188°44'02" 6.712 93.366 98.981 1.203
92 C7 Tree 88°53'29" 173°31'41" 6.543 93.499 100.738 1.147
93 17 Point 88°33'11" 180°00'47" 9.147 90.853 99.998 1.251
94 16 Point 88°36'12" 169°14'09" 9.34 90.824 101.744 1.248
95 D3 Lamppost 88°47'54" 177°08'48" 8.486 91.525 100.422 1.198
96 22 Point 89°39'11" 236°10'12" 6.487 96.388 94.611 1.059
97 21 Point 89°26'14" 251°39'18" 5.67 98.215 94.618 1.076
98 20 Point 89°11'17" 298°29'33" 6.097 102.909 94.641 1.106
99 19 Point 89°53'30" 312°26'09" 7.179 104.844 94.702 1.034
100 18 Point 89°44'38" 341°15'00" 20.787 119.684 93.318 1.113
101 23 Point 89°15'25" 171°08'01" 18.161 82.056 102.799 1.256
102 C8 Tree 89°29'02" 167°29'21" 20.765 79.728 104.498 1.207
103 C9 Tree 89°47'30" 150°55'07" 23.263 79.670 111.307 1.105
104 C10 Tree 89°50'04" 139°05'34" 26.504 79.969 117.356 1.097
105 24 Point 89°43'11" 141°51'14" 23.494 81.523 114.512 1.135
106 C11 Tree 89°51'12" 133°56'22" 28.825 79.998 120.756 1.094
107 25 Point 89°53'50" 128°53'48" 29.668 81.371 123.090 1.073
108 C12 Tree 90°00'41" 123°51'21" 29.287 83.684 124.321 1.014
109 C13 Tree 90°04'30" 113°24'52" 26.89 89.314 124.676 0.985
110 C15 Tree 90°01'41" 110°41'51" 31.306 88.935 129.285 1.005
111 C14 Tree 90°03'06" 102°49'25" 27.461 93.905 126.776 0.995
112 26 Point 90°03'10" 102°57'08" 24.335 94.546 123.716 0.998
113 27 Point 90°10'09" 099°11'07" 27.595 95.595 127.241 0.939
114 W3 Walkway 90°07'44" 115°25'10" 34.755 85.082 131.390 0.942
115 D4 Lamppost 90°04'09" 110°16'18" 29.519 89.772 127.691 0.984
STATION B (Trúc)
HD Height
№ Name Notes V HR X Y
(m) (m)
116 SET 0 Point A 89°55'02" 000°0'0" 8.965 169.513 100.000 1.120
117 C1 Tree 88°51'24" 317°47'40" 3.053 102.261 97.949 0.981
118 D1 Lamppost 88°50'10" 341°45'42" 11.259 110.693 96.476 1.149
Electric
119 X1 89°43'22" 022°52'28" 5.831 105.372 102.267 0.948
pole
120 1 Point 88°09'18" 019°12'37" 3.360 103.173 101.106 1.028
121 2 Point 88°17'38" 032°26'31" 3.903 103.294 102.094 1.036
122 3 Point 88°19'39" 026°33'37" 4.635 104.146 102.072 1.055
123 4 Point 88°08'55" 014°19'05" 4.227 104.096 101.045 1.057
124 7 Point 89°10'11" 050°41'21" 5.838 103.699 104.517 1.005
125 C2 Tree 88°56'38" 013°00'46" 11.924 111.618 102.685 1.140
126 5 Point 89°20'59" 029°00'47" 11.792 110.312 105.719 1.054
127 6 Point 89°23'19" 028°44'51" 12.244 110.735 105.889 1.051
128 C4 Tree 89°28'42" 006°08'09" 21.144 121.023 102.260 1.113
129 C3 Tree 89°15'24" 018°12'42" 20.000 118.998 106.251 1.179
130 D2 Lamppost 89°27'57" 355°21'48" 19.544 119.480 98.420 1.102
131 C5 Tree 89°57'09" 033°18'23" 27.862 123.286 115.299 0.943
132 C6 Tree 90°01'30" 029°37'07" 34.530 130.018 117.066 0.905
133 8 Point 89°24'29" 087°04'08" 9.795 100.501 109.782 1.021
134 9 Point 89°21'43" 118°58'53" 10.252 95.033 108.968 1.034
135 10 Point 89°36'51" 156°02'21" 10.252 90.631 104.163 0.989
136 12 Point 89°09'29" 185°44'19" 6.652 93.381 99.335 1.018
137 11 Point 88°58'15" 210°29'30" 10.018 91.367 94.917 2.275
138 C7 Tree 89°18'38" 203°34'04" 12.388 88.645 95.047 3.502
139 C8 Tree 89°23'53" 202°34'47" 18.303 83.100 92.972 5.072
140 18 Point 89°21'36" 206°54'26" 20.821 81.433 90.578 6.610
141 C9 Tree 89°35'28" 181°50'24" 8.779 91.226 99.718 6.751
142 13 Point 89°38'14" 168°31'55" 11.864 88.373 102.359 8.243