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DIFFERENTIAL LEVELING

Answer key
I.Enumeration
1.What does B.M. , B.S., H.I., and F.S. stand for in surveying?
Answer: Benchmark, backsight, height of instrument, foresight
3. If you know the starting elevation and the B.S., how do you calculate the H.I.?
Answer: BM+BS
4. How do you calculate the elevation of a T.P.?
Answer: HI-FS

BS FS
BS FS 9.72 3.10
BS FS 10.88 2.56
12.64 3.11 B
M2
BM1 T
P2
TP1
Elevation 100.00

I. Solve for the HI and elevation.


POINT BS HI FS ELEVATION
BM1 12.64 112.64 100.00
TP1 10.88 120.41 3.11 109.53
TP2 9.72 127.57 2.56 117.85
BM2 3.10 127.47

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