QEEE D2S Session on

Compass Surveying and Plane Table Surveying

9th, 14th and 16th August, 2017

QEEE Session on Compass Surveying and Plane Table Surveying  was conducted by IIT Madras on 9th, 14th and 16th August, 2017 under D2S (Direct to Student) Program. Dr. Raaj Ramsankaran, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT, Bombay conducted the session. The students of Civil IInd Year attended the session which was organized at Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida and coordinated by Mr. Suhash Ranjan Bannerjee, (Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering).

Day 1: 9th August 2017

On the first day of the session, Dr. Raaj Ramsankaran gave a brief introduction on the importance of Surveying. He discussed different types of surveying and covered the following topics during his lecture:

1. Introduction to Plane Table Surveying
2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Plane Table Surveying
3. Principle of Plane Table Surveying
4. Equipment Used in Plane Table Survey
5. Types of Plane Table
6. Types of alidade
7. Plumbing Fork
8. Level Tube
9. Trough/ Box Compass
10. Setting up the Plane Table
11. Methods of Plane Table Surveying

The first day session ended with Q&A round. Dr. Ramsankaran allocated assignments to the students.

Day 2: 14th August 2017

The second day began with Dr. Raaj Ramsankaran brushing up the previous day’s session. He covered the remaining part of Plan Table Surveying, i.e.:

1. Resection
2. Three Point Problem
3. Two Point Problem
4. Errors in Plane Table Surveying
5. Practical Hints
6. Introduction to Total Station Surveying
7. Working Principle of Total Statin
8. Functions of a Total Station
9. Standard Computations Performed by Total Stations
10. Temporary adjustment on Total Station
11. Accuracy of Total Stations

Day 3: 16st August 2017

On the third day Dr. Raaj Ramsankaran started his lecture with recap of the previous days’ session. He then highlighted the different elements of Surveying:

1. Auxiliary Equipment Required
2. Advantages of Total Station
3. Application areas of Total Station
4. Limitations of Total Station
5. Remotely Operated Total Stations (ROBOTIC)
6. Examples for Total Station Surveying

Two quizzes and one proctored quiz followed by an assignment were given to the students.

The session covered the two important elements of surveying. It included theprocedures of Plane Table Surveying and Total Station Surveying. Dr. Raaj Ramsankaran said that a good surveyor should follow allthese procedure for creating a map with least error. The session also included the numerical examples on Plane Table and Total Station Surveying. The session helped in understanding of conceptual as well as practicalimplication of surveying.