AKTU Mine Surveying – I (BMN303) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 2nd Year

Course Objectives

1. Understand the basics, objectives, and principles of surveying.
2. Learn distance and angular measurement techniques using surveying instruments.
3. Master levelling methods and use of levelling instruments.
4. Study Total Station principles and applications in surveying.
5. Grasp contouring concepts and perform plane table surveying for area and volume computation.

Course Outcomes

1. Understand surveying principles and perform accurate linear measurements.
2. Apply angular measurement techniques and adjust traverses.
3. Perform various levelling operations and data reduction.
4. Use Total Station for precise distance and angle measurements.
5. Conduct contouring and plane table surveys for area and volume calculations.

UNIT I (8 Hours)

Surveying: Definition, objective, classification and principles of surveying.

Linear Measurement: Instruments for measuring distances; Ranging and taping survey lines; Chain surveying – principle, field work, off-sets, booking and plotting, obstacles in taping. UNIT II (8 Hours) Angular Measurement: Bearing of lines; Rectangular coordinate system; Essentials of the microoptic theodolite; Measurement of horizontal and vertical angles; Temporary and permanent adjustments; Theodolite traversing; Computation of co- ordinates; Adjustment of traverse;

Temporary and permanent adjustments. UNIT III (8 Hours) Levelling: Definition & terminology; Levelling instruments types - tilting, auto set and digital levels;

Levelling staves; Different types of levelling - differential, profile, cross-sectional and reciprocal levelling; Booking and reduction methods; Underground levelling; Temporary and permanent adjustments of levels.

UNIT IV (8 Hours)

Total Station: Principle of electronic measurement of distance and angles; construction and working with Total Station; Errors; Application and recent developments in Total Station. UNIT V (8 Hours) Contours: Concepts; Characteristics of contour; Contour Interval; Methods of contouring and uses of contours.

Plane Table Surveying: Methods; Detail surveying and contouring using plane table and microoptic alidade, Computation of areas and volumes.

Text Books

1. Punmia, B. C. (2005), Surveying Vol. 1 and II
2. Schofield, W. and Breach M. (2006), Engineering Surveying

Reference Books

1. Bannister, A. and Raymond S., Surveying
2. Advances in Surveying Technology: Lecture Notes by faculty