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TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYING

CONTOURING
SAMPLE PROBLEM
Construct the topographic map of the given grid. Use
contour interval of 1.00 m. Use Analytical method.
Index contour will be every 5 m. The map has a 5m x
5m grid box.
A B C D E
322.90 327.00 327.50 328.40 329.50
1

326.60 331.00 334.30 332.20 335.50


2

327.40 333.30 335.70 333.50 334.70


3

326.60 334.60 337.00 334.20 332.60


4

327.50 333.00 337.40 337.70 338.70


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SAMPLE PROBLEM
Solution:
FOR LINE A1 – B1:
327
C.I. = 1 m B1
326
325
DE = 327 – 322.90
324 y4 = 4.10 m
y3
323 y2
322.90 y1
A1

x1 By Ratio and Proportion:


x2 x1 / y1 = 5 / 4.10
x3 x1 = y1 (5/4.10)
x4 x1 = (323 – 322.90)(5/4.10)
x1 = 0.12 m
5m
SAMPLE PROBLEM
Solution:
FOR LINE A1 – B1:
327
C.I. = 1 m B1
326
325
DE = 327 – 322.90
324 y4 = 4.10 m
y3
323 y2
322.90 y1
A1

x1 By Ratio and Proportion:


x2 x2 / y2 = 5 / 4.10
x3 x2 = y2 (5/4.10)
x4 x2 = (324 – 322.90)(5/4.10)
x2 = 1.34 m
5m
SAMPLE PROBLEM
Solution:
FOR LINE A1 – B1:
327
C.I. = 1 m B1
326
325
DE = 327 – 322.90
324 y4 = 4.10 m
y3
323 y2
322.90 y1
A1

x1 By Ratio and Proportion:


x2 x3 / y3 = 5 / 4.10
x3 x3 = y3 (5/4.10)
x4 x3 = (324 – 322.90)(5/4.10)
x3 = 2.56 m
5m
SAMPLE PROBLEM
Solution:
FOR LINE A1 – B1:
327
C.I. = 1 m B1
326
325
DE = 327 – 322.90
324 y4 = 4.10 m
y3
323 y2
322.90 y1
A1

x1 By Ratio and Proportion:


x2 x4 / y4 = 5 / 4.10
x3 x4 = y4 (5/4.10)
x4 x4 = (326 – 322.90)(5/4.10)
x4 = 3.78 m
5m
x4
A x x3 B C D E
x1 2
327.00 327.50 328.40 329.50
1 322.90
323 324 325 326 328 329
328
330
323 329
328 329
331
324 330 330
332
329 331
325 331 333
332
334
330 333 332
326.60326 331.00 334.30334 332.20 335.50335
2 327 332 334 333 333 334
328 329 330 333 334 335

332
335

327
335 333

333
327.40 333.30 335.70 333.50 334.70
3
328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 335 334 334

334

327
336
334
334
333

326.60 334.60 337.00 334.20 332.60


4 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 336 335 334 333
333
335
334

335
334 336
327 363

337
337
327.50 333.00 337.40 337.70 338.70338
5
328 329 330 331 332 334 335 336 337 338
x4
A x x3 B C D E
2
x1 327.00 327.50 328.40 329.50
1 322.90
323 324 325 326 328 329
328
330
323 329
328 329
331
324 330 330
332
329 331
325 331 333
332
334
330 333 332
326.60326 331.00 334.30334 332.20 335.50335
2 327 332 334 333 333 334
328 329 330 333 334 335

332
335

327
335 333

333
327.40 333.30 335.70 333.50 334.70
3
328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 335 334 334

334

327
336
334
334
333

326.60 334.60 337.00 334.20 332.60


4 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 336 335 334 333
333
335
334

335
334 336
327 336

337
337
327.50 333.00 337.40 337.70 338.70338
5
328 329 330 331 332 334 335 336 337 338
A B C D E
327.00 327.50 328.40 329.50
1 322.90
323 324 325 326 328 329
328
330
323 329
328 329
331
324 330 330
332
329 331
325 331 333
332
334
330 333 332
326.60326 331.00 334.30334 332.20 335.50335
2 327 332 334 333 333 334
328 329 330 333 334 335

332
335

327
335 333

333
327.40 333.30 335.70 333.50 334.70
3
328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 335 334 334

334

327
336
334
334
333

326.60 334.60 337.00 334.20 332.60


4 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 336 335 334 333
333
335
334

335
334 336
327 336

337
337
327.50 333.00 337.40 337.70 338.70338
5
328 329 330 331 332 334 335 336 337 338
A B C D E
327.00 327.50 328.40 329.50
1 322.90

326.60 331.00 334.30 332.20 335.50


2

327.40 333.30 335.70 333.50 334.70


3

326.60 334.60 337.00 334.20 332.60


4

327.50 333.00 337.40 337.70 338.70


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