El-Gazeera High Institute for Plane Surveying
Engineering and Technology CIVL 270
Architecture Engineering Department Exercise(1)
Levelling and Contouring
1. For the following level readings:(2.56),2.21,3.20, (1.82),1.45, 0.95, (2.22), 1.24, 1.02m,
knowing that the readings between brackets are backsights, calculate the reduced levels
of all points if the reduced level of the first point is 12.5 m and check the results.
2. The staff readings observed with a level were : 3.25, 3.85, 1.88, 2.25, 1.92, 2.52, 2.54,
1.54, 2.11. The level position was changed after the second and fifth readings. Calculate
the reduced level of all points if the reduced level of the fifth point is 15.53m and check
the results.
3. The following staff readings were taken every 30 m in a leveling along the center line
of a roadway , and the natural ground surface has a uniform gradient in one direction :
3.155, 2.660, 2.265, 1.982, 2.175, 1.871, 1.690, 1.855,1.585, 1.372, 1.550, 1.133m .
If the reduced level of the first and last points are 22.945m and 25.510m respectively,
Calculate the reduced levels of all points and check the results .
4. Copy the following table, then, fill in the missing staff readings and reduced levels :
Staff Reading (m) Height of Plane Reduced
Point
BS IS FS of Collimation Level
1 1.52 12.72 [Link]
2 [Link] 12.18 m
3 0.68 [Link] [Link] 11.47 m
4 [Link] 1.73 11.85 [Link]
5 2.20 [Link]
5. The following staff readings were taken along the center line of a roadway and the
readings between brackets are backsights : (2.02),1.92, 2.25, 1.49, 2.23, 2.02, 1.98,
(1.23), 0.93, (1.69), 2.20, 2.35, knowing that the elevation of the first point is 32.2 m,
calculate the elevation of all points, and draw to a horizontal scale 1 : 1000 and a
vertical scale 1 : 50 a longitudinal section of the road center line if the distance
between each two successive points is 20 m.
6. Draw a sketch showing contour lines of a hill if the level of the bottom and the top of
the hill are 22 m and 34 m respectively . The contour interval is 2 m.
7. The following figure represents the grid
levelling of a small part of land, the cells are
20m x 20m, and the values indicated at the
nodes represent the reduced levels in meters
for the nodes :
a- Draw the plan of the grid using scale
1: 500.
b- Draw the contour lines with a contour
interval 0.5 m.
c- If the land will be leveled at elevation of
7.0m, show the cut and fill areas on the
figure.
8. The following figure represents the grid
levelling of a small part of land, the cells
are 40m x 40m, and the values indicated at
the nodes represent the reduced levels in
meters for the nodes :
a- Draw the plan of the grid using scale
1: 1000.
b- Draw the contour lines with a contour
interval 1.0 m.
c- If the land will be leveled at elevation of
13.0m, show the cut and fill areas on the
figure.
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