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    Leveling is a surveying technique used to determine elevation differences between points by measuring vertical distance relative to a horizontal line of sight. There are different types of leveling including differential, reciprocal, and cross-section leveling. Leveling is applied to estimate works for roads, bridges, canals and buildings as well as quantity of cut and fill for balancing earthworks and preparing contour maps. The objectives of this leveling survey were to find elevations of points relative to a datum, establish points at given elevations, and teach students how to use leveling instruments and record measurements.

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    Leveling is a surveying technique used to determine elevation differences between points by measuring vertical distance relative to a horizontal line of sight. There are different types of leveling including differential, reciprocal, and cross-section leveling. Leveling is applied to estimate works for roads, bridges, canals and buildings as well as quantity of cut and fill for balancing earthworks and preparing contour maps. The objectives of this leveling survey were to find elevations of points relative to a datum, establish points at given elevations, and teach students how to use leveling instruments and record measurements.

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    Introduction and Objectives

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    Leveling is a surveying technique used to determine elevation differences between points by measuring vertical distance relative to a horizontal line of sight. There are different types of leveling including differential, reciprocal, and cross-section leveling. Leveling is applied to estimate works for roads, bridges, canals and buildings as well as quantity of cut and fill for balancing earthworks and preparing contour maps. The objectives of this leveling survey were to find elevations of points relative to a datum, establish points at given elevations, and teach students how to use leveling instruments and record measurements.

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    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES

    Leveling – This is the procedure for determining differences in elevation between two or more points that
    are some distance from each other, relative to a reference datum. Leveling entails the measurement of
    vertical distance relative to the horizontal line of sight. Hence it requires a graduated staff and an
    instrument that provides a horizontal line of sight. The instruments that were used in our fieldwork
    include Levelling staff and the automatic level.

    There are various types of leveling in surveying, including differential leveling, reciprocal leveling, and
    cross-section leveling.

    Application of leveling in the field of the survey includes:

     Estimation and planning of various civil engineering works such as roads, bridges, canals, and
    buildings
     To estimate the quantity of cut and fill well as for balancing the earthwork.
     It is vital for the preparation of contour maps.

    The objectives of the leveling survey were:

     To find the elevation of given points with respect to a given datum


     To establish points at a given elevation
     To enable students to learn how to work with leveling instruments and record on a booking sheet.

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