Cebu Institute of Technology

U N I V E R S I T Y
N. Bacalso Ave., Cebu City

CE261
FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING 1

Name:Gilbert P. Yabo Course & Yr.: BSCE – 2 Date: 22-10-2021

ASSIGNMENT NO. 3

Interpolating Contours
The accompanying tabulation gives elevations of points over the area of a 30m by 40m city lot.
The elevations were obtained by the Checkerboard Method using 10-m squares. Point A1 is
located at the northwest corner of the lot and point E-4 at the southeast corner. All elevations are
in meters. (100 pts)
Point 1 2 3 4
A 878.8 882.5 883.5 883.6
B 883.2 885.9 893.7 887.2
C 882.8 888.6 891.8 889.3
D 882.5 890.4 892.6 889.5
E 883.2 888.5 892.8 893.5

Requirements:

a) Plot the contours using a horizontal scale of 6cm=10m and a contour interval of 1 meter.
b) Arrange the plotting paper so that the longer side is vertical (use short bond paper, 8 ½“
by 11” size).
c) All corner designations and corresponding elevations must be indicated, including all
vertical and horizontal lines.
d) Show the direction of north and indicate the scale used.
e) Indicate the elevations of the following index contours: 880, 885, 890, and 895 m. The
thickness of the index contours must be drawn about twice the thickness of intermediate
contours.
f) Use a pencil for the initial plot and ink the final plot using a pen.