CT9

PLANE TABLE SURVEYING

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Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
 explain table surveying
 identify the different equipment and accessories for table
surveying
 perform setting up of plane table surveying
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Is a method that involves

placing a drawing board, known
as a plane table, on the ground
and using it as a reference surface.
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Objectives
o Creating a detailed and accurate map of the
surveyed area.
o Establishing control points and reference markers
for future surveys or construction projects.
o Determining the distances, angles, and directions
between different points on the ground.
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Principle
o The main principle of plane table surveying
is based on parallelism. According to this
principle, all the rays drawn through the
various details should pass through the
survey station.
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Instruments

Tripod

Tripod is provided with

three (3) foot screws at
its top for levelling of the
plane table.
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Instruments
Drawing Board

Drawing board for plane

tabling, made from well-
seasoned wood
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Instruments

Alidade

An alidade is a straight-
edge ruler having some
sighting device.
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Instruments
Spirit Level

Used to ascertain if
the table is properly
leveled.
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Instruments
Spirit Level

Used to ascertain if
the table is properly
leveled.
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Instruments
Trough Compass

Used to orient the

table to the magnetic
meridian.
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Instruments

U-Frame w/ Plumb Bob

Used for centering the

table over the point or
station occupied by the
plane table.
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Instruments
Drawing Sheet

The paper or drawing

sheet. Used for plotting
the ground details.
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Instruments
Waterproof Cover

Used to protect the

drawing paper from the
rain.
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Drawing Board Tripod

Waterproof Cover Alidade
Trough Compass Spirit Level
U-Frame w/ Plumb Bob Drawing Sheet
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Centering of Plane Table

Levelling of Plane Table
Orientation of Plane Table
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Centering of Plane Table
• Set up at a convenient
height (about 1m)
• Table should be
approximately leveled by
tripod legs and its screws.
• The plane table is exactly
placed over the ground station
by U-frame and plumb bob.
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Levelling of Plane Table

• The bubble of level tube is

brought to center in two
directions

• Tilting of the board

ordinarily.

• Adjusting the legs of the

tripod.
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Orientation of Plane Table

Keep the plane table parallel

to the position