ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI
AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS
REGULATIONS – 2017
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
CE8351 Surveying

UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS OF CONVENTIONAL SURVEYING AND LEVELLING  
Classifications and basic principles of surveying

Types of Compass

Temporary and Permanent Adjustments

Curvature and refraction.
UNIT II THEODOLITE AND TACHEOMETRIC SURVEYING  
Horizontal and vertical angle measurements – Temporary and permanent adjustments – Heights and distances

Characteristics of contours

Contour gradient and Uses of contour plan and map

UNIT III CONTROL SURVEYING AND ADJUSTMENT

 Errors Sources

method of equal shifts

Adjustment of simple triangulation networks.
UNIT IV ADVANCED TOPICS IN SURVEYING  
Sounding methods

Motion of sun and stars

Field observations and determination of time, longitude, latitude and azimuth by altitude and hour angle method
UNIT V MODERN SURVEYING 

Errors and Good practices in using Total Station GPS Surveying

Anti Spoofing and Selective Availability

Hand Held and Geodetic receivers data processing