Experiment No: 1

PLANE TABLE SURVEYING BY RADIATION

METHOD
AIM: To draw the positon in plane of the
given points by radiation method.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT'S

 Plane table.
 Tripod.
 Alidade.
 Magnetic compass.
 Plumbing fork.
 Drawing sheet.
 Spirit level.
 Pencil and eraser.
 Dusting(cloth).
 Tape.
  Ranging rods.
 Pegs.
 Hammer.
 Field book.
 Pencil.
 Apron.

PRINCIPLE
1. Let A represent the instrument station and B, C, D
represent other ground station whose locations are
required to be plotted. Lines ab, be, ad, etc are drawn
from the location a of the station A. Distance AB, AC and
AD are reduced to the same ratio . Let the ratio be
AB = AC = AD = k
ab ac ad
from a well known geometry b and c are the
points on the sides AB and AC of the triangles ABC such
that AB = AC = k.
ab ac Then line will therefore parallel to BC.
 abc and ABC are therefore similar. i.e.
bc = ab = ac = 1
BC AB AC k

Hence, the line bc = BC has been plotted on the

k
same scale to which line AB and AC have been
plotted.
PROCEDURE

 Set up the plane table at the station center and

level it accurately.

 Choose a location of the station A on the

drawing paper at a convenient, position
considering the general layout of area.

 Transfer the point on to the ground by means of

plumbing b-fork for the setting up the plane
table on subsequent days.

 Clamp the plane table tightly and draw to

magnetic north with the help of a magnetic
compass.

 Pivoting the alidade about the location of

instrument station, sight the detail point B, C, D
etc in turn and drawn rays along fiducial edge of
the alidade.
  Measure the ground distance by direct chaining
the plot them on their respective lines drawn on
the desired scale.

 It the ground is sloping slope correction is

applied and equivalent horizontal distance and
plotted.

 Conventional symbol and drawn for different

details and inked up.

OBSERVATION AND CALCULATION.

1. Measure the distance of AB, BC, CD, DE, EF, FG, GH,
and HA on the ground.
2. Scale the distance ab, bc, etc with scale.
1 cm = 2 m
RESULT
Compare the ground and plane distance between the
station 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

For example
 Scale = 1 cm = 2 m
Building corner = 5 m
=5
2
=3.5 cm
Hence, the distance of tree, (5 m) in the ground is plotted
as 3.5 cm by using the scale 1 cm = 2 m.