Fieldwork No.

03
PROFILE LEVELING

Name : Agustin, Jianne Kate P. Weather : Cloudy

Group No. : 3 Place : Road to SAFAD
Designation : Recorder, Rodman, Pacer Time – Start : 2:00 PM
Instructor : Engr. Joey Cyndell Atillo End : 3:20 PM
Class Schedule : MW 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM

I. Objectives

a. To determine the elevation of ground points along the line to be profiled.

II. Instruments

1 unit - Engineer’s Level 1pc – 50m tape

2 pcs - leveling rod 1pc - plumb
bob 5 pcs - marking pins

III. Procedure

a. Set pins at 20 m interval (roughly 25 to 30 paces along the 200 m line to be

profiled.
b. Set up and level the instrument at some distance from the line and take a
backsight to a nearby bench mark to determine the height of instrument.
c. Take and record intermediate foresights to as many line points as can
be taken conveniently from the instrument position.
d. When further readings cannot be observed, establish a turning point and take a
foresight on it to determine its elevation.
e. The instrument is taken forward and the new height of instrument determined
by taking a backsight on the turning point.
f. Taking rod readings on ground points is then continued until the end of the line
is reached and sighting on another benchmark is made. Make the necessary
computations and plot the profile.

Remarks :
1. Distances from the starting point are indicated by stationings. The starting
point is numbered 0+00. At 60 m from the starting point, it is numbered
0+60, at 150m is numbered 1+50.
2. The instrument is usually set up 15 to 20 m away from the line to be profiled
and in a location so as to obtain as many sightings on the line as possible.
3. Usually intermediate foresights are also taken at points where sudden changes
in slopes occur to give a more accurate picture or the ground surface along the
line.
4. The profile line is drawn freehand through the plotted elevations rather than
connecting the plotted points by straight lines.
 IV. Findings
Tabulate your data and computations.

Table 1. Profile Notes

BS HI IFS FS Elev
Station Remarks
(m) (m) (m) (m) (m)

Sample Computations:

 BS 
=
 FS 
=

Difference in Elevation = BS -  FS

V. Conclusion

VI. Sketch