FL VARGAS COLLEGE, INC.

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

College of Engineering

CE REVIEW 1
MATHEMATICS, SURVEYING, TRANSPORTATION, AND CONSTRUCTION

REVIEW MODULE 9 (HIGHER SURVEYING)

TACHYMETRIC SURVEYS b. Vertical stadia distance from the

center of the instrument to the
 Stadia Method point on the rod bisected by
horizontal cross hair. (65.02 m)
1. A dumpy level with an internal focusing c. Inclined or slope distance from the
telescope was set-up on the left bank center of the instrument to the
of a river and the rod readings point on the rod bisected by
tabulated below were taken on a stadia horizontal cross hair. (204.92 m)
rod held successively at the left and d. Difference in elevation between
right water edges. If the stadia point A and point B. (64.72 m)
interval factor of the instrument is
100 and stadia constant C is 0.30 m. • Subtense Bar Method
Determine the width of the river. (17
m) 4. A subtense bar was first set up at A
Rod Upper Middle Lower and subsequently at B, and the
Position Reading Reading Reading subtended angles to the bar, as read
(m) (m) (m) from theodolite positioned somewhere
LWE 2.190 2.175 2.155 along the middle of line AB, were
RWE 2.275 2.175 2.070 recorded as 44’30” and 52’10”,
respectively. Determine the length of
2. In determining the stadia interval line AB. (286.30 m)
factor (K) of a transit, a stadia rod TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYS
was held vertically at several points
along measured distances from the 5. A line on a map was drawn at a scale
instrument. The corresponding stadia of 5:100,000. If a line in the map is
hair readings were observed. The 290 mm long, what is the actual
distance and observed readings were length of the line? (5800 m)
recorded as follows. 6. [November 2017] The scale on the map
Point Distance Upper Lower is 1:X. a lot having an area of 640
from Transit Reading Reading m^2 is represented by an area of 25.6
to Rod (m) (m) (m) cm^2 on the map. What is the value of
A 30 0.96 0.66 X? (500)
B 45 1.10 0.64 7. The scale of a map is 1 cm = 100 m.
C 60 1.21 0.60 the distance scaled on the map
D 75 1.35 0.58 between adjacent contours is 20 mm.
E 90 1.47 0.56 If the slope of the ground between
F 105 1.57 0.53 two adjacent contours is 12.50 mils,
G 120 1.72 0.50 determine the contour interval in the
ground. (2.45 m)
Determine the stadia interval factor of 8. A topographic map has a contour
the instrument assuming that the stadia interval of 0.50 m and a scale of
constant C is zero. (98.83) 1:1200. If two adjacent contours are
25 mm apart on the map, what is the
3. The following data were obtained by average slope in grads of the ground
stadia measurement. Vertical angle = between the contours? (1.06 grads)
18°30’ and observed stadia intercept =
2.25 m. the stadia interval factor of PHOTOGRAMETRIC SURVEYS
the instrument used is 95.90 and C =
0.30 m. if the height of the instrument 9. An aerial photograph was taken using
is 1.65 m, and the rod reading is taken a camera with focal length of 10 cm.
at 1.95 m, determine the following: The plane was flying at an altitude
a. Horizontal stadia distance from the of 1500 m above mean sea level and
instrument set-up at A to the rod the ground elevation was 140 m.
held at point B. (194.33)

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 FL VARGAS COLLEGE, INC.
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
College of Engineering

CE REVIEW 1
MATHEMATICS, SURVEYING, TRANSPORTATION, AND CONSTRUCTION

REVIEW MODULE 9 (HIGHER SURVEYING)

a. What is the scale of the photograph? AREAS OF IRREGULAR BOUNDARIES

(1/13600)  Trapezoidal Rule
b. Using this scale, what is the actual
 Simpson’s One-Third Rule
ground distance on a map distance of
6 cm? (816 m)
Find the area if a piece of land has
c. Using this scale, what is the actual
an irregular boundary as follows:
area on a map of 10 cm2? (184960 m2)
10. Photographs are to be taken for Station Offset Distance (m)
preparing a highway design map. The 0+000 6.20
lowest elevation in the area to be 0+020 5.25
photographed is 150 meters and the 0+040 5.00
highest elevation is 380 meters. The 0+060 4.80
minimum photographic scale is to be 0+080 6.10
1:4000. 0+100 6.30
a. What must be the flying height above 0+120 5.80
sea level if the camera to be used
contains a lens with a focal length 13. Using Trapezoidal Rule. (669 sq.m.)
of 180 mm? (870 m) 14. Using Simpson’s One-Third Rule.
b. What will be the maximum scale? (664 sq.m.)
(1/2722.32 m) 15. Difference in area between
Trapezoidal Rule and Simpson’s One-
MINE SURVEYING Third Rule. (5 sq.m.)
 Vein – a relatively thin deposit of
mineral between definite boundaries. HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS
 Strike – the line of intersection of  End-Area Method
the vein with a horizontal plane.  Prismoidal Formula
 Dip – the vertical angle between the
plane of the vein and horizontal [November 2017] The area bounded by the
plane measured perpendicular to the water line of a reservoir and the
strike. contours with an interval of 2 meters are
 Outcrop – the portion of the vein as follows:
exposed at the ground surface. A1 = 10250 sq.m.
A2 = 8350 sq.m.
 Drift – an inclined passage driven in
A3 = 7750 sq.m.
a particular direction.
A4 = 6900 sq.m.
11. A vein has a dip of 55°W. The bearing A5 = 5250 sq.m.
of the drift is N 35° W having a grade Calculate the volume of the reservoir using:
of 4% with the plane of the vein. 16. End-Area Method. (61500 sq.m.)
a. Compute the horizontal angle between 17. Prismoidal Formula. (61333.33 sq.m.)
the strike and the vertical
projection of the drift. (1.61°) The left and right water edges of the
b. Compute the bearing of the strike. stream are 2 m and 20 m, respectively from
(N 33.39° W) an initial reference. Verticals are
c. Compute the bearing of the vertical located at distances 5, 8, 11, 14 and 17
plane containing the dip.(S 56.61° W) meters from the reference point. Depths of
verticals are 0.60, 1, 1.20, 1.40 and 0.90
12. [May 2015] A vein has a strike of N
meters. Mean velocities are 0.20, 0.50,
43°20’ W. A drift on the vein having a 0.70, 0.65 and 0.65 all in m/s. Assuming
grade of 2% and a bearing of N 47°20’ that the discharge in the end sections of
W. Compute the dip of the vein. (16°) the stream to be zero, determine the
following:
18. Cross-sectional area of the
stream. (15.30 sq.m.)
19. Discharge of the stream. (8.22 m3/s)

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 FL VARGAS COLLEGE, INC.
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
College of Engineering

CE REVIEW 1
MATHEMATICS, SURVEYING, TRANSPORTATION, AND CONSTRUCTION

REVIEW MODULE 9 (HIGHER SURVEYING)

20. Average velocity of flow of the

stream. (0.54 m/s)

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