PROBLEM SET NO.

1. DIFFERENTIAL LEVELLING. Complete the differential level notes shown below and perform the customary
arithmetic check.

STA BS HI FS ELEVATION
BM10 2.085 139.535 m 137.450m
TP1 2.015 140.568 m 0.982 138.553 m
TP2 1.864 141.004 m 1.428 139.140 m
TP3 0.579 140.056 m 1.527 139.477 m
BM11 0.423 138.056 m 2.423 137.633 m
TP4 1.446 137.695 m 1.807 136.249 m
TP5 1.778 137.748 m 1.725 135.970 m
TP6 2.051 137.460 m 2.339 135.409 m
TP7 2.920 139.375 m 1.005 136.455 m
BM12 3.186 140.203 m 2.358 137.017 m
TP8 2.805 142.013 m 0.995 139.208 m
TP9 0.774 141.581 m 1.206 140.807 m
BM13 0.603 140.978 m
21.926 18.398
2. DIFFERENTIAL LEVELLING. In running a line of differential levels from BM1 to BM2, the following rod
readings were taken in order given: 2.40, 1.30, 1.43, 0.98, 1.25, 0.87, 1.85, 1.05, 2.94, 2.08, 1.69, 2.50, 1.61, 2.71,
0.75 and 2.11 meters. If the elevation of BM1 is 445.25 m, complete the level

STA BS HI FS ELEV
BM-1 2.40 447.65 445.25
TP-1 1.43 447.78 1.30 446.35
TP-2 1.25 448.05 0.98 446.8
TP-3 1.85 449.03 0.87 447.18
TP-4 2.94 450.92 1.05 447.98
TP-5 1.69 450.53 2.08 448.84
TP-6 1.61 449.64 2.50 448.03
TP-7 0.75 447.68 2.71 446.93
BM-2 2.11 445.57
∑ 𝐵𝑆 = ∑ 𝐹𝑆 = 13.6
13.92
el. BM2 = el.BM + Summ.BS – Summ. FS

=445.25 + 13.92 − 13.6

EL. BM2 = 445.57 M

 3. DIFFERENTIAL LEVELLING. Prepare and complete the differential level notes for the
information shown in the companying illustration, Include the customary arithmetic check.

STA BS HI FS ELEV
BM-1 1.74 570.49 568.75 m
TP-1 1.28 568.32 3.45 567.04
TP-2 1.85 566.85 3.32 565
TP-3 1.66 565.72 2.79 564.06
TP-4 1.83 563.63 3.92 561.8
TP-5 3.05 563.97 2.71 560.92
BM-2 2.08 561.89
∑ 𝐵𝑆 = 11.41 ∑ 𝐹𝑆 = 18.27

4. DIFFERENTIAL LEVELLING. THE COMPANYING SCHEMATIC ARRANGEMENT OF LINES

PORTRAYS A DIFFERENTIAL LEVEL ROUTE. THE VALUES INDICATED REPRESENT
BACKSIGHT AND FORESIGHT READINGS TAKEN AT DIFFERENT POINTS AS LABELED.
PREPARE AND COMPLETE LEVEL NOTES FOR THE INFORMATION SHOWN AND PERFORM
THE CUSTOMARY ARITHMETIC CHECK.
STA BS HI FS ELEV.
BM-1 3.25 103.595 100.345
TP-1 1.75 102.515 2.83 100.765
TP-2 2.08 102.545 2.05 100.465
TP-3 2.63 103.385 1.79 100.755
TP-4 2.22 104.275 1.33 102.055
BM-2 3.15 101.125
11.93 11.15
5. DOUBLE-RODDED LEVELLING. SET UP AND COMPLETE THE LEVEL NOTES FOR A

STA BS (m) HI FS (m) ELEV (m)

BM45 2.238 524.550
TP1(H) 2.855 0.703
TP1(L) 3.402 1.252
TP2(H) 2.542 1.173
TP2(L) 2.932 1.558
TP3(H) 2.390 1.339
TP3(L) 2.771 1.660
BM46 1.015
DOUBLE-RODDED LINE FROM BM45 TO BM46. IN THE FOLLOWING ROD READINGS H
REFERS TO THE STATIONS ALONG THE HIGH ROUTE AND L REFERS TO STATIONS ALONG
THE LOW ROUTE: BS ON BM45=2.238, FS ONTP1(H)=0.703, FS ON TP1(L) = 1.252, BS ON
TP1(H)=2.855, BS ON TP1(L) = 3.402, FS ON TP2(H) = 1.173, FS ON TP2(L) = 1.558, BS ON
TP2(H)=2.542, BS ON TP2(L)=2.932, FS ON TP3(H) = 1.339, FS ON TP3(L)=1.660, BS ON TP3(H) =
2.390, BS ON TP3(L) = 2.711, AND FS ON BM46=1.015 METERS. ASSUME THAT THE
ELEVATION OF BM45 IS 524.550M. PERFORM THE CUSTOMARY ARITHMETIC CHECK.
 6. LOCATING STATIONS. DETERMINE THE DISTANCE FROM STATION 4 + 38.85 TO THE
FOLLOWING STATIONS: 8 + 68.42, 16 + 50.56. 2 + 73.05, 0 + 69.08 AND 36 + 10.14.

Answer;
d1 = 868.42 − 438.85
= 429. 57 𝑚
d2 = 1650.56 − 438.85
= 1211. 71 𝑚
d3 = 438.85 − 273.05
= 165. 80 m
d4 = 438.85 − 69.08
= 369. 77 𝑚
d5 = 3610.14 − 438.85
= 3171. 29 m

7. PROFILE LEVELING. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SET OF PROFILE LEVEL

NOTES AND SHOW THE CUSTOMARY ARITHMETIC CHECK.
STA BS HI FS IFS ELEV
BM-a 1.24 235.75 - - 234.51 m
TP-1 1.11 233.46 3.40 - 232.35
1+00 - - - 4.6 228.86
+25 - - - 2.8 230.66
+50 - - - 3.6 229.86
+75 - - - 2.4 231.06
TP-2 3.21 234.21 2.46 - 231
2+00 - - - 1.2 233.01

+25 - - - 3.2 229.81

+50 - - - 2.8 227.01

TP-3 3.06 234.53 2.74 - 231.47
BM-b - - 2.40 - 232.13
∑ 𝐵𝑆 = 8. 62 ∑ 𝐹𝑆 = 11 -
 8. RISE AND FALL METHOD. USING THE RISE AND FALL METHOD, COMPLETE THE
LEVEL NOTES GIVEN BELOW AND SHOW THE CUSTOMARY ARITHMETIC CHECK.

ROD READINGS DIFFRENCE IN REDUCED STA

ELEV LEVEL
BS IFS FS RISE FALL
1.73 766.45 m BM 13
2.05 0.32 766.13 0+00
1.88 0.17 766.3 +35
1.75 0.13 766.43 +60
2.39 0.64 765.79 +80
3.25 0.86 764.93 1+00
2.44 0.81 765.74 +15
1.86 0.58 766.32 +40
1.09 0.77 767.09 +90
2.15 1.06 766.03 2+00
1.84 2.63 0.48 765.55 TP-1
0.77 1.07 766.62 2+45
1.19 0.42 766.2 +68
1.08 0.11 766.31 3+00
2.52 1.44 764.87 +50
2.14 0.38 765.25 BM 14
Rise = Rise =
4. 02 5. 22
 9. RISE AND FALL METHOD. GIVEN BELOW IS THE SCHEMATIC ARRANGEMENT
FORESIGHTS TO A NUMBER OF POINTS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED, IT IS DESIRED TO
DETERMINE THE ELEVATION OF BM-2 AND ALSO THE ELEVATIONS OF THE INTERVENING POINTS.
PREPARE AND COMPLETE THE APPROPRIATE FORMAT OF LEVEL NOTES FOR THE
PORTRAYED INFORMATION USING THE RISE AND FALL METHOD OF LEVELING. ALSO SHOW
THE CUSTOMARY ARITHMETIC CHECK.

ROD READINGS DIFFRENCE IN REDUCED STA

ELEV LEVEL
BS IFS FS RISE FALL
2.363 362.45 m BM-1
1.234 1.129 SS a
2.168 0.934 362.645 b
3.229 1.061 361.584 c
1.784 1.445 363.029 d

10. RECIPROCAL LEVELING. RECIPROCAL LEVELING BETWEEN POINTS A AND B,

LOCATED ON OPPOSITE BANKS OF A WIDE RIVER GIVES THE FOLLOWING READINGS
IN METERS. FROM THE FIRST SETUP NEAR A: ON A, 0.993; ON B, 2.076, 2.077, AND2.078.
FOR THE SET UP NEAR B THE READINGS ARE: ON B, 2.549; ON A, 1.463, 1.462 AND 1.463.
IF THE ELEVATION OF A IS 925.28 METERS, DETERMINE THE TRUE DIFFERENCE IN
ELEVATION BETWEEN THE TWO POINTS AND ELEVATION OF B.

11. RECIPROCAL LEVELING. IN RECIPROCAL

LEVELING ACROSS A DEEP RAVINE THE

 FOLLOWING SETS OF OD READINGS WERE TAKEN:
INSTR NEAR A: BS ON A = 1.719M, AVERAGE FS ON B = 2.578M INSTR
NEAR B: AVERAGE BS ON A= 1.335 M, FS ON B = 2.176M
POINT A IS ONE SIDE OF THE RAVINE AND HAS A KNOWN ELEVATION OF 197.428 M.
POINT B IS ON THE OTHER SIDE. DETERMINE THE ELEVATION OF POINT B

INSTRUMENT SET-UP NEAR A INSTRUMENT SET-UP NEAR B

STA BS FS STA BS FS
a 1.719 b’ 2.176
b(ave) 2.578 a’ 1.335

DE -0.859 DE -0.841

12. TRIGONOMETRIC LEVELING. Two points, A &B, are 3,134.50 meters apart. From the third point, C,
on the line between A and B, and 1,992.25 meters from A, the measured vertical angle is +35°28’ and that to B is -15°14’.
Determine the difference in elevation between A and B making due allowance for the effects of curvature
and atmospheric refraction.
13. TRIGONOMETRIC LEVELLING. IN PROBLEM 12, AND STILL CONSIDERING THE
EFFECTS OF CURVATURE AND REFRACTION, DETERMINE THE DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION
BETWEEN THE SAME TWO POINTS IF THE MEASURED VERTICAL ANGLES OF A AND B ARE
INSTEAD +28°30’ AND +6°10’, RESPECTIVELY.

14 ALTIMETER SURVEY. GIVEN THE FOLLOWING DATA GATHERED FROM AN

ALTIMETER SURVEY: ELEVATION OF THE HIGH BASE, 818M; ELEVATION OF THE LOW
BASE 422 M, ALTIMETER READINGS AT THE HIGH BASE IS 6579; AND ALTIMETER
READING AT THE LOW BASE 3333. IF THE ALTIMETER READING AT A FIELD STATION IS
4775, DETERMINE ITS CORRESPONDING ELEVATION.
 19. LEVELS OVER DIFFERENT ROUTES. SIX LINES OF LEVELS ARE RUN OVER
DIFFERENT ROUTES TO ESTABLISH THE ELEVATION OF BM-X AS SHOWN IN THE
ACCOMPANYING TABULATION. DETERMINE THE MOST PROBABLE ELEVATION OF THE BENCH
MARK.
 20. LEVELS OVER DIFFERENT ROUTES. BY ROUTE 1 (3.0 KM LONG) POINT B IS 21.200
METERS HIGHER THAN POINT A, BY ROUTE 2 (4.0 KM LONG) B IS 20.972 METERS ABOVE A
AND BY ROUTE 3(6.0 KM LONG) B IS 21.261 METERS ABOVE A. DETERMINE THE
FOLLOWING:

A. THE MOST PROBABLE VALUE OF THE DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION

b. THE ELEVATION OF POINT B, IF THE ELEVATION OF POINT A IS 532.462
METERS ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL.
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