Chapter 3 surveying equipment, measurements and errors. Bookingthe field book should be neat and consistent. This article includes the definition of traverse surveying along with its classification, errors in traversing, checks, the completed method of traversing and plotting of traverse survey. The accuracy of a field survey depends directly upon the precision of the survey. In this method, the lengths of lines marked on the field are measured, while the details are measured by offsets and ties from these lines. Chain surveying is considered to be the simplest method of surveying in which measurements are taken in the field and other supplementary works like. In the chain survey, only measurements are taken in the field, and the rest work. What is chain surveying principles, procedure, method, instrument. Procedure for surveying the given open field closed traverse. Chain surveying is best used for smaller planes with few details. The field book is an oblong book with a hinge at the narrow edge, and the chain is.
A doubleline field book is similar to its singleline counterpart, except it has a red line in the center, as well as two blue or red lines that are about 1. All the details including a rough sketch of different types of stations, offsets etc. The field book is an oblong book with a hinge at the narrow edge, and the chain is represented in it by one or two red lines or blue lines ruled down centrally along the length of each page. Belt chain hand counter laser distance meter lightning meter.
To plot the area accurately it is essential to establish a base line first. Fieldwork, including field book, reflective journals, and office calculations and maps 84% assignment fieldwork field book and field calculations reflective journal office calculations and maps total chaining and pacing 2% 3% 1% 6% chain survey 5% 2% 1% 2% 10% setting out by chain 2% 1% 3%. Field notes will be kept during logging activities. Underground details include survey of water mains, sewer etc. Laboratory personnel should be provided with a contact in the field and with means of contacting the person telephone, fax, email. Mar, 2018 chain surveying with all equipment chain,arrow,pegs,ranging rod,offset rod duration. Survey records and computations such as field notes, level books, field. Chain survey procedure, applicability, survey stations. The chartwell field survey book is 106x165mm in size and has lined pages inside. Civil engineering assignment help, field book entries, surveying of building sites with chain. So, this fieldwork aimed to train the student on the following process. Provide a single reference source for divisionwide surveying policies, procedures, and information. Rotate the compass until it is directed to the pole and read the angle. Development of an electronic field book for cadastral.
The booking or recording of the field work is commenced from the bottom of the first page. Chain surveying is a type of survey in which the surveyor takes measurements in the field and then completes plot calculations and other processes in the office. Surveyor swings the tape on chain line and selects the point on the chain where offset distance is the least fig. Compass surveying principles use of prismatic compass, measurement of. Principles of chain surveying or linear surveying civil. Oct 30, 2011 underground details include survey of water mains, sewer etc.
A technician usually has no legal authority and cannot certify his work. The record keeping starts from the bottom of the end page of the field book. This is most suitable adapted to small plane areas with very few details. Selection of a frame work chain or base lines and control points. Survey field procedures manual prepared by the division of. It measures a series of straight lines on the ground with a chain or tape measure and all fixed points relative to the line of traverse either by right angles offsets or tie lines. Field books chartwell survey field book 2006 101, 317f. An assistant would move the far end of the chain under the surveyors direction. This template has been tested for 2 years by dozens of field crew party chiefs in houston, tx before it was released to the public in june 1998. A land surveying professional is called a land surveyor. The necessary requirements for field work are chain, tape, ranging rod, arrows and.
Procedure to measure area by chain triangulation in chain survey. The base line passes through the center of the field. Field books are durable and waterresistant to withstand the harshest job sites. Jun 16, 2015 chain surveying, it is a method of surveying in which no angles are measured but only linear measurement is taken in the field by using a chain or tape measure. Chain survey procedure, applicability, survey stations and their. You have studied about the compass and its use for bearings of measuring survey lines. Bogside hard bound transit field book b 320 e648x4 80 sheets 8x4 grid 4 58 wide x 7 14. Earlier, we discussed principles of chain surveying and the considerations that are taken for carrying out chain surveying in this article, we will discuss various instruments that are essential for carrying out chain surveying. However, full disclosure in the public record showing sufficient controlling boundary monumentation and procedures used to justify boundaries did not occur until 2004 when a comprehensive survey was performed for the.
Florida department of transportation 1990, electronic field book system field surveying system, tallahassee, fl. Chain surveying is the type of surveying in which only linear measurements are made in the field. Basic principles of plane surveying consider a simple survey situation as shown on the left. It is also known as the graphical method of surveying. The surveyors field book template was designed with the surveyor in mind to aid in sketching field notes and as a general drafting tool. Names of personnel weather conditions date, time and location of logging description of survey setup and data collection times that procedures and measurements are completed. The field book chain surveying, surveying and levelling edurev. Chain surveying definition, details, procedure civil. The engineers chain, 30 m long and also consisting of 100 links the tape, usually of steel 7.
Procedures the directional method will be used exclusively for the control survey. The following information will be recorded in a bound field log book. Survey technicians often operate survey instruments, run surveys in the field, do survey calculations, or draft plans. The best field survey is of little value if the notes are not complete and clear. Field books have allweather paper that sheds water and preserves the written image, even when wet. Boundary surveys will include research, field survey, field notes, computations, monumentation and marking of all state boundaries including jurisdictional boundaries, a survey map, legal descriptions and a surveyors report. A triangle is a simple figure which can be plotted from the lengths of three sides even if the angles are not known. The main principle of chain surveying or chain triangulation is to provide a framework consist of number of wellconditioned triangles or nearly equilateral triangles. The objective of this chapter is to provide guidance in the use of basic surveying principles, techniques, and procedures for the field layout and survey of soil and water conservation projects. Surveying field books, engineering field books, mining. Baseline equipment company 215 cap ct, ste a eugene, or 97402 877 8443101 fax.
The sample of the field book is on the right side of the page. Survey of an area by chain survey closed traverse objective. The angular measurements are carried out with prismatic compass that. Operates survey equipment such as global positioning system gps receivers, electronic total stations and handheld computers. The standards and procedures for the preparation of maps and surveys are outlined in this booklet. Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art and science of determining the terrestrial or threedimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. This field work aimed to train the student on the following process. Ce 104 practical surveying sessional lab manual department of civil engineering. Surveyors use field books to record both survey data and notes as surveys were carried out. It is a measure of the uniformity or reproducibility of the result. An assistant holds the end of the tape on the object. Hayes soft bound mini field book 16 sheets 8x4 grid. If carefully done, it gives quite accurate results.
Survey field books register vprs 8680there survives one volume of a field book register for field books vprs 8600 nos. To survey an open field by chain survey in order to calculate the area of the open field. Draw at a reduced scale a onefoot section of an engineers chain, labeling the foot marks and the tenth marks on the chain. The lines that join main stations are termed as chain line or main survey lines. The double line field book as per below drawing no1 is most. In chain survey, the area to be surveyed is divided into a framework consisting of triangles. On the chain length you drew, mark the following with an arrow. Chain surveying, it is a method of surveying in which no angles are measured but only linear measurement is taken in the field by using a chain or tape measure.
A record of each field assignment shall be kept in your field book. Landsurveying may be considered the earliest practical application of the art of geometry or earth measurement, and must have been in some more or lees rude form coeval with agriculture and the division or appropriation of the soil. Notebooks, bound record books, binders, paper, and writing aids ensure excellent recordkeeping in the field. Performs construction staking, including grade staking, structure staking and largescale infrastructure layout.
Precision is the degree of refinement in the performance of an operation procedures and instrumentation or in the statement of a result. This can be helpful if you have a complicated set of questions that would make more sense to keep as separate surveys for reporting purposes, or even just to keep logic easy to track. The necessary requirements for field work are chain, tape, ranging rod, arrows. Surveying field books, engineering field books, mining field. According to the field notes volume 4, book 21, the iron survey chain was 28 links per mile shorter in the winter than in the summer. May 2005 surveying equipment, measurements and errors 3. This checking procedure was supposed to take place at least every other day and any discrepancies were to be noted in the field books. Everygroup is expected to submit a detailed report besides the final plan of the areasurveyed. Pdf key points on chain surveying araen shinge academia. Field evaluation procedures the national academies press.
Survey chaining can be used to intelligently branch to different surveys depending upon how people respond to certain questions. Rite in the rain 390n, all weather numbered journal heavy polydura field book, 120mm x 190mm. The surveyor swings the tape on chain line and selects the point on the chain where offset distance is the least fig. It is the main and longest line from which all measurements to demonstrate details of the work are taken. In this survey only measurements are taken in the field, and the rest work, such as plotting calculation etc. Aug 19, 20 plane table survey is a method of plotting the plans on the sheet, in which field work and the office work are done simultaneously. Procedure for taking field notes in chain surveying includes. The procedure of chain surveying is very simple and straightforward. Therefore the main characteristic of the map is that, there is no need of carrying a field book to note various readings. May 09, 2009 the engineers chain, 30 m long and also consisting of 100 links the tape, usually of steel 7. While 66 feet seems unusual, it was used to keep the early chains from being too long and heavy. Surveying line, triangle, ground, offsets, chain, laid.
Part 650 engineering field handbook chapter 1 surveying 1viii 210viefh, october 2008 figure 114 calculating horizontal latitude and longitude coordinates 126 from survey data figure 115 distance measured as either horizontal or slope distance 126 figure 116 odometer wheel 127 figure 117 breaking chain 128 figure 118 digital laser edm. Chain surveying in the field procedure of chain surveying. Survtemp field template is the best combination of drafting tools surveyors need for quick and easy field notes. The inclusion of regularly used formulas and tables in the appendix will enable the manual user to reduce his library of. Traverse surveying definition, types, methods, checks. Chain surveying definition, details, procedure civil engineering. Sufficiency of the chain of survey of the land for the stated purpose. Plane table survey is a method of plotting the plans on the sheet, in which field work and the office work are done simultaneously. If you need to print pages from this book, we recommend downloading it as a pdf. Chain survey method for performing chain surveying how to. Sixtysix feet is proportional to our english mile and acre.
The field notes of the surveyor must contain a complete record of all measurements made during the survey with sketches and narration, where necessary, to clarify the notes. Pro holds an example of an index book marked chief surveyor of unknown date. Field work in chain survey surveying in civil engineering. There are 80 chain lengths to a mile, 40 chains to a halfmile, etc. Records survey field notes and sketches in the field book. Each chain line is represented by double line drawn through the corner of the page.
Chain tape surveying is the simplest form of detail surveying. What is the fundamental principle of chain surveying. Selection of a framework chain or baselines and control points. Chain surveys require a chain, tape, ranging rods, arrows and a timecross staff. Engineers and surveying field note book tiger supplies.
This register appears to have been compiled somewhere around 1900 and contains entries up to c1929. Field work in chain surveying surveying and levelling earlier, we discussed principles of chain surveying and the considerations that are taken for carrying out chain surveying in this article, we will discuss various instruments that are essential for carrying out chain surveying. We carry the best in the industry, from rite in the rain to bogside to elan. A digitally integrated measurement management system for the u.
There are three stages you have to go through while doing chain surveying these are. Field work in chain surveying surveying and levelling. The paper has excellent strength even when wet making it ideal for use in adverse weather conditions. Improve the overall efficiency of the divisions survey function. These points are usually on the surface of the earth, and they are often used to establish maps and boundaries for ownership, locations. It includes reconnaissance, selection of station, measurement of lines and. The lines meeting at the station point are also marked, and the reference sketches are drawn on field book, and after this line survey, lines are run by chaining. Your field book shall be kept neat and orderly as it will be collected and graded.
Traverse surveying is a popular method of surveying. Introduction to lab procedures field notes most of the assignments in this lab will be carried out in the field. All purchases and enquiries will be directed to the geomatic information centre. These spaces represent the chain line and are meant to record any changes that need to be kept separate. It may also be useful to brokers, freight forwarders, bonded and international carriers and other members of the importexport community.
Mar 19, 2012 this field work will continue for 3 field hours. Chartwell survey field book 2206 104 chartwell survey dimension book 2242 chartwell survey field book 2256 chartwell book 2281 111,146,646 chartwell waterproof 2291 110, 146, 646. The entire procedure for chain surveying can be divided into three major groups. The mean angle is then equal to the sum of the total angle divided by the number of observations. Your field book shall be kept neat and orderly as it will be collected. April 2004 figure 1 the three main types of levels. The early surveyors chain used the english length of 66 feet. Because of its ease of use, it is used during reconnaissance survey as a quick method of surveying to get. May 09, 2020 the field book chain surveying, surveying and. Unfortunately, this book cant be printed from the openbook.
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