Site Survey

creating contours
contours

Contours from plan

symbolise projections of
horizontal strata.
feature survey

from the previous

exercise...
level survey

....establish a 5x5m grid

level survey

....place the survey staff

along the intersecting
points
and record sighting (lines)
level survey

....we will use known

benchmark
resolve levels

....use a spreadsheet back

in class, and ensure
accurately transcribed
values.
level survey

At each interval record

the resolved level (RL)
level survey

We need to work out

along each line the RL @
200mm increments...
 level survey
RL:
101.890

RL: 101.496
We need to work out
along each line the RL @
200mm increments...

For this segment the

points 101.600 &
101.800
 level survey
RL:
101.890

Y2 Y
R Y1
RL: 101.496
X
(101.890-101.496) ->Y(rise)=394mm
Distance between points

X(run)=5000mm
ratioR=0.0788
 level survey
For a contour interval of 200mm...

RL:
RL: 101.800
101.890

RL: 101.600
Y2 Y
R Y1

RL: 101.496 X
Y1=104m
104/0.0788= 1,320
304/0.0788= 3,860
m
Y2=
304mm
level survey

Points are placed along

lines.
join the dots