M. H. S. S.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Department of Civil Engineering

First Half of 2009
Assignment No.: 1 Topic: Tacheometric Survey Due Date:16th March, 2009 Q.1 (A) Derive the expression for horizontal distance and elevation for stadia method of tacheometry, when staff is kept normal to the line of sight. (B) Explain about stadia table and stadia diagram. Q.2 (A) Explain with sketch the working of a subtense bar. The horizontal angle subtended at a theodolite by a subtense bar with target 3 m apart is 00 15 30. Compute the horizontal distance between instrument and subtense bar. Deduce the error of horizontal distance if the bar were 10 out from being normal to the line joining the instrument and bar station. (B) Write a note on vertical and normal holding of staff, fixed hair method and movable hair method of tacheometery. Q. 3 (A) Following are the records of a tacheometric closed traverse survey with multiplying constant as 100 and additive constant as zero. Calculate the area of traverse ABCDEA Inst. Stat. Staff Stat. B C D E Bearing 60 900 1200 1500
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Vertical Angle 0 -50 +100 +150 +120 30

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Staff readings U 1.250 0.975 1.550 M 1.860 1.750 1.500 3.500 2.150 L 2.460 2.550 2.275

Remark Staff is normal

(B)Determine the gradient from a point A to another point B from the following observations made with a tacheometer having K = 100 and C = 0.0 m. The staff was held normal. Inst. Staff Bearing Vertical Stadia Readings Station Station Angle U M L 0 0 P A 125 +8 25 1.155 1.710 2.265 B 2150 +30 18 1.400 2.220 3.040 Q. 4 (A) A tacheometer is set up at an intermediate point on a traverse course PQ and following observations were made on a vertically held staff: Staff Vertical Staff Axial hair Station angle intercept reading 0 P +9 30 2.250 2.105 0 Q +6 00 2.055 1.875 Compute the length PQ and RL of Q if the RL of P is 350.50 m. (B) Two points A and B are on opposite sides of a summit. The tacheometer was set up at P on top of the summit. The following observations are taken. Instrument Ht. of Staff Vertical Station Instrument Station angle P 1.5 m A -100 00 B -120 00 The R. L. of P is given as 450.500 m. Find, 1. The horizontal distance AB 2. The gradient of line PA and PB The tacheometer was fitted with anallatic lens, the staff was held normal to the line of sight. Q. 5 Explain the precautions to be taken while contouring project. Course Incharge Mohammad Rafi Khan Staff Readings U M 1.150 2.050 0.855 1.650

L 2.950 2.355

multiplying constant being 100. The conducting the tacheometric radial

M. H. S. S. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Department of Civil Engineering

First Half of 2009 Assignment No.: 2 Topic: Simple and Compound Curve
Due Date:30th March, 2009

Q.1. [A] Explain the chord produced method for setting out of circular curve. [B] Briefly explain the following methods for setting out the simple circular curve. (i) Tape and two theodolite method. (ii) Two theodolite method. (iii) Tacheometric method. (iv) Total station method. Q. 2 [A] A simple circular curve is required to connect the two straights having an angle of intersection of 120o. The curve must pass through a point A which is located at a perpendicular distance of 8.08 m towards the curve, from the back tangent and at a distance of 150.96 m from the point of intersection along the back tangent. What would be the radius of such a curve? [B] Two straights AB and BC intersect each other at B, the angle ABC being 120 o. There are two points P and Q situated on AB and BQ, respectively, the distance BP being 142.26 m. A circular curve is required to be set out such that it is tangential to the two straights as well as to the line PQ. If the measured angles BPQ and BQP are 25o and 35o respectively, what would be the radius of the curve? Calculate the necessary data for setting out the above curve, if chainage of point of intersection is 1400 m and peg interval is 30 m. [C] Two straights intersect at chainage 2380 m, the deflection angle being 50o 30. Compute the chainages of point of commencement and point of tangency for a curve of 4.7o. Q. 3 [A] Two straights AB and BC meet at an inaccessible point B. they are to be connected by a simple circular curve of 500 m radius. Two points P and Q are selected on AB and BC, respectively, and the following data are obtained: Angle APQ = 1570 22; Angle CQP = 164o 38 ; PQ = 200 m Calculate the necessary data for setting out the curve by the method of deflection angles. The chain to be used is of 30 m in length and the chainage of point P is 1727.30 m. [B] Two straights AB and BC having bearings of 40o and 100o, respectively, are to be connected by a 4o curve (for 20 m chord length). Due to inaccessible point of intersection, a traverse APQR is run, R being on the forward tangent. The lengths and bearings of the traverse lines are as follows: Line Length Bearings AP 110 60o PQ 90 130o QR 180 30o The chainage of A is 2118.2 m. what are the chainages of P. I., P. C., and P. T.? Q. 4 [A] Two straights AB and BC are intersected by a line MN. The angles AMN and MNC are 145o and 140o, respectively. The radius of the first curve is 400 m and that of second curve is 600 m. Find the chainages of the tangents points and the point of compound curvature, given that the chainage of the point of intersection is 5555 m. [B] A compound curve is to connect two straights having a deflection angle of 90 o. The lengths of two tangents as determined from the plan are 340 m and 410 m. Calculate the lengths of the arcs of the radius of the first curve is to be 300 m. Q. 5. [A] Draw the neat sketch of compound curve and write its elements. [B] On the basis of preliminary survey it was proposed to connect two straights having deflection angles of 1140, by a circular curve of 410 m radius. Later, however it was decided to shift the forward tangent outward parallel to itself by a distance of 60 m. Calculate (i) the new radius of curve, and (ii) the chainages of new P. I. and P. T., if the position of the original P. C. is not to be changed. The chainage of P. C. is 6818.6 m.
Course Incharge Mohammad Rafi Khan

M. H. S. S. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Department of Civil Engineering

First Half of 2009 Assignment No.: 3 Topics: Reverse, Transition and Vertical Curve, Due Date: 13th April, 2009

Q. 1. [A] Explain the detailed procedure for setting out of a transition curve. [B] What are methods of determining the length of a transition curve? Explain each in brief. Q. 2. [A] Prove that [i] Shift bisects the transition curve. [ii] Transition curve bisects the shift. [B] What is the sight distance? What is the importance in design of a vertical curve? Q. 3. [A] A reverse curve AB is to be set out between two parallel railway lines, 30 m apart. If the two arcs of the curves are to have same radius and the distance between tangents points A and B is 180 m, calculate the radius. The curve is to be set out from AB at 10 m intervals along it. Compute the length of the offsets. [B] A road bend which deflects 80o is to be designed for a maximum speed of 100 km/hr, a maximum centrifugal ratio of , and a maximum rate of change of acceleration 0.3 m/sec3, the curve consisting of a circular arc combined with two cubic spirals. Calculate [i] The radius of the circular arc, [ii] Length of transition curve, [iii] Total length of composite curve, [iv] The chainage of beginning of the transition curve, [v] The chainage of end of the transition curve, and [vi] The chainage of the junction of the transition curves with the circular arc. Q. 4. [A] A parabolic vertical curve is to be set out to connect two uniform grades of +0.8% and -1.2%. If the rate of change of grade is -0.25 % per 100 m, calculate the reduced levels of the first four pegs on the curve by the method of tangent correction if the RL of the point of intersection is 325.15 m and its chainage is 1660.0 m. Take peg interval as 20 m. [B] Design a vertical curve 260 m long connecting a rising gradient of 1 in 40 with a falling gradient of 1 in 80 which meet in a summit of RL of 120.50 m, and chainage of 3365.0 m. Take peg interval of 20 m. Calculate the elevations at full 20 m stations. Q. 5. [A] Two uniform grades 0.7 % and -0.8 % are to be connected by a vertical curve having the chainage and elevation of the point of intersection of its two tangents as 3000 m and 330.0 m, respectively. Calculate the reduced levels of the various stations on the curve assuming the rate of change of grade to be 0.05 % per 20 m chain. [B] It is proposed to introduce a reverse curve between two straights AB and CD intersecting at I with angle CBI = 30o and angle BCI = 120o. The reverse curve consists of two circular arcs AX and XD lying on BC. If BC = 791.71 m, RAX = 750 m, and chainage of B is 1250 m, calculate [i] Radius RXD, [ii] Length of arc AX, [iii] Length of arc XD, and [iv] Chainage of D. Q. 6. Explain why a vertical curve is a parabolic not a circle?

Course Incharge Mohammad Rafi Khan