DIFFERENTIAL LEVELING

USES

THE VERTICAL DISTANCE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN TWO POINTS TO TRANSFER AN
ELEVATION FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER

EQUIPMENT USED FOR DIFF. LEVELING

LEVEL

LEVEL ROD

TRIPOD

DEFINITION OF TERMS
Backsight

(BS) - a sight taken to the level rod held

at a point of known elevation (either a BM or TP)

Height

of instrument (HI) - the elevation of the line

of sight of the telescope

Bench

mark (BM) - relatively permanent point of

known elevation

Foresight

(FS) - a sight taken on any point to

determine its elevation

The

level may be moved to a temporary point called

a turning point (TP)

FORMULA:

KNOWN
H.I.

FS

ELEVATION OF A POINT + BS

SAMPLE PROBLEM

GIVEN

110.42

BM1

6.46

116.88

TP1

8.78

122.55

3.11

113.77

TP2

1.02

120.51

3.06

119.49

115.86

5.67

114.84

BM2

16.26

11.84

GIVEN

6.46

116.88

TP1

8.78

122.55

3.11

113.77

TP2

1.02

120.51

3.06

119.49

115.86

5.67

114.84

BM2

COUNTER CHECKING:

110.42

BM1

16.26

11.84

HOMEWORK NO. 1
1. PREPARE THE DIFFERENTIAL LEVELING NOTES FOR THE DATA GIVEN BELOW:

HOMEWORK NO. 1
2. PREPARE THE DIFFERENTIAL LEVELING NOTES FOR THE DATA GIVEN BELOW and
SHOW THE SOLUTION FOR COUNTER CHECKING OF THE ELEVATION OF
TP7.