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CERTIFIED

College of Engineering and Food Science

Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

ESCI 104
Practice Exercise No.6

NAME: __________________________________________________________________________________________

I. Identify the following. Place the right answer on space provided.

_________________ A point of known elevation before the differential survey.
_________________ Rod readings taken on points of known elevation
_________________ Rod readings taken on points of unknown elevation
_________________ Readings taken as plus sight
_________________ Reading taken as minus sight
_________________ Point between benchmarks where stadia rod is placed to take a reading
_________________ A straight line in a horizontal plane
_________________ A line parallel to the plumb line
_________________ A curved line in a level surface
_________________ It is the distance of point below mean sea level

II. Explain/Discuss the given questions.

1. Is the determination of horizontal distances between benchmarks/turning
points/instrument important in differential levelling? Why?
2. Why do we have to take backsight readings?
3. Why do we have to take foresight readings?
4. Can we take two or more backsights readings in differential levelling? Why?
5. Can we take two or more foresights readings in differential levelling? Why?
III. Solve the sample survey fieldworks.
1. The accompanying schematic arrangements of lines portray a differential level route. The
values indicated represent backsight and foresight readings taken at different points as
labelled. Prepare and complete differential level notes for the information shown and show
the customary arithmetic check.

2. Complete the following differential level notes for a double-rodded line from BM1 to BM2
rodded line from BM1 to BM2. Show the customary arithmetic check.

STA BS HI FS ELEV
1.86
BM1 205.60m
1.86
TP1 H 2.15 1.10
TP1 L 2.52 1.58
TP2 H 1.40 1.79
TP2 L 1.76 2.27
TP3 H 0.33 2.99
TP3 L 0.74 3.41
2.63
BM2
2.63