Civil Engineering

Advantages are                                                            1. Possibility of omitting measurement is eliminated. 2. The surveyor can compare the…

The errors may be grouped into the instrumental and personal errors. Instrumental Errors 1. The…

The following four methods are available for carrying out plane table survey: 1. Radiation 2.…

The most commonly used plane table It consists of a well-seasoned wooden table Top mounted on a…

A freely suspended and properly balanced magnetic needle is expected to show magnetic meridian.However, local objects…

The magnetic meridian and the true meridian may not coincide with each other in a…

To take a reading from a compass, the following temporary adjustments are required: (i) Centring: The…

The types of compass that are used commonly are: (i) prismatic compass; and (ii) surveyor…

Disadvantage of chain surveying is that, in it only distances are measured and hence area…