Setting Out Project

(Building Foundation Points)

Virtual report

This Project is based on Coordinate

Positioning Techniques
 What is Setting Out?
It is process of developing the physical of corners and walls of a building, and its done by transferring dimensions from
the lay out plan to the ground. The setting out clearly defines the outline of the excavations and the centre line of the
walls, so that the construction can be carried out according to the plan.
It is also known as reverse surveying because it begin with the plan and ends with the various elements of
particular engineering project correctly positioned in the area.

When is Setting Out done?

- When building a new house, new building, new roads or highway etc (all construction work)
- When renovating an already existing one, especially an extension.

The process of setting out is done by a surveyor, contractor, and overseen by the lead project consultant engineer,
architect, or any other qualified member of the project team.
 This is sample , Edit and
use your own word and Setting Out Project
sentences

Objectives :
1) To establish the positions of building points (building corners)
based on their respective coordinate.
2) To prepare a video report (continue with your own words)…..
3) To build up knowledge and skill in AutoCAD and Total Station
handling as well as setting out survey….
Describe
more details
about
instruments
used
Instruments used:
instrument used for traverse survey is :
1) Total Station – 1 unit
2) Prism Reflector – 1 unit
3) Tripod – 2 unit
4) Hammer – 1 unit
5) Wooden peg (15cm) – ___ unit
6) Fine nails - ___ unit
7) Measuring tape (30meter) – 1 units
8) Mini Prism Pole – 2 units
9) Mini Prism – 2 units
Draw workflow
diagram of this
procedure then Methodology This is normal
explain one by one procedure for
later.
Procedure setting out survey

1. Traverse Plan - Establishing control Field & Office operations

Explain in brief of previous
points (from previous traverse survey traverse survey project.
project). Tacheometry Plan -
tacheometry/detail survey from
previous tacheometry survey
2. Setting out drawings and calculation Office operation

3. Site observation (Conducting a setting

out Survey)
Field operation
-Measurement and positions marking. Explain in details how to conduct
4. Setting out observation checking. procedure 2 – 4 with suitable diagram
 Temporary and Permanent adjustment Procedure

Before observation started do a temporary and permanent adjustment

Check temporary and permanent adjustment procedure at any website or lecture notes given.
Temporary adjustment is important step before doing any observation.

For example:
https://readcivil.com/temporary-and-permanent-adjustment-
of-theodolite/
 CONDUCTING A SETTING OUT SURVEY WORK – FIELD OPERATIONS

Stn 5 Diagram 1 Diagram 2

Stn 6
Stn 4

Stn 1

Stn 3
Stn 2

Stn 4
Building point

Stn 3
Diagram 5 Diagram 4 Diagram 3
CONDUCTING A SETTING OUT SURVEY WORK
1) Traverse survey must be done earlier to establish control traverse stations and site plan (diagram 1). Final
bearing, final distance, coordinate and site plan
2) Create setting out plan and layout plan using site plan and proposed scheme drawn (architectural plan)
3) Obtain the building points coordinate from the layout plan. By using coordinates from traverse control points
and building points calculate all the bearing and distances. (We may select only one or two control points
coordinates to perform this calculation)
4) Setup the Total Station (TS) equipment and perform temporary and permanent adjustment. Also setup the
prism reflector at selected reference station.
5) To start the observation target and lock to the chosen reference point, set TS into FACE LEFT and key in the
bearing (from the previous control traverse bearing) of selected reference station (diagram 2)
6) Then unlock the TS and slowly find the bearing of the desired building points. After the bearing is found, use the
mini prism with pole and measuring tape* (option) to find the exact location of the desired building points.
Adjust the TS telescope to eliminate parallax. (diagram 3)
7) As after the building position is found, carefully mark it with wooden pegs (and sometimes sprayed with red
paint).
8) This process (step 6-7) is repeated until all the building points are found (diagram 4).
9) To check the accuracy of the setting out work, setup the TS at another station and repeat step 5 &6. Check if
there are any differences between the earlier marked positioned with the new one. Usually a minimum 1cm
tolerance is allowed, but if the error exceed the limit then repeat the observation or check the lay out plan and
their calculation. (diagram 5)
Attention:
Adjust all the steps using your own words and understanding. Watch setting out building videos on YouTube and read
some materials from any suitable website
Virtual Field operation : This is virtual
procedure (covid—19
1) Go to Google earth web (install it on your pc). semester only) please
2) Create new project do not put this
3) Scroll to Langkawi island in Kedah operation into your
4) Go to tools and hit options virtual video.
5) At show Lat/Long  select Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM). Click
apply and ok.
6) Click placemark button on toolbar  rename the point by stations names
and put the value of coordinates (easting, northing) of each station one
by one manually (6 stations) (refer to your group coordinate data). Coordinate from
7) Create traverse lines by click polygon button on toolbar. You can adjust traverse adjustment
style, colour (select area by outline only)  rename the polygon. Start to form.
draw from station 1 until it closed at station 6. (connect each of traverse
station with traverse lines).
8) Repeat step 6 and 7 but this time for building points coordinate. The
building points coordinate were obtained from AutoCAD line properties.
9) Then copy and crop image using ms paint or other apps  then copy to
power point slide.
10) Edit the images
This is some of the YouTube links for google earth coordinate entering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr0pLZTw8z4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HgDNcyebJ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpbj8b_s20o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjHS2SutUI0
Find building floor plan with dimensions from any source and draw it in
AutoCAD traverse plan
 Always start
drawing and put
value according
to clockwise
direction

This figure can be

used as procedure
diagram (use your
own figure)
Building
corner 1
CALCULATION

FORMULA to Calculate Bearing n Distance

• Bearing = Tan -1 (∆dipat / ∆latit)

• Distance = √[(∆dipat)2 + (∆latit) 2]
Quadrant bearing to whole circle bearing

W N
X
Latit + Latit +
Dept - φ θ
Dept +

W A E
Latit - ω Latit +
Φ
Dept - Dept -
Z S Y

LINE QB RULE FOR WCB BETWEEN

QB
AX NθE WCB = QB 0° AND 90°
AY SΦE WCB=180° - QB 90° AND 180°
AZ SωW WCB=180° + QB 180° AND 270°
AW NφW WCB=360° - QB 270° AND 360°
 Setting out calculation example
The data given below are the coordinates of control points P and
control points of corners of a proposed building (B1 and B2).
Control Coordinates Corners of Coordinates
Point North East building North East

P 1910.000 2120.000 B1 1465.000 1850.000

B2 1466.000 1900.000

Put your own Put all your own building

selected control corners coordinate value
station points based on your AutoCAD
drawing)

To find the coordinate of building corners, simply right click on the lines of proposed building and click the
properties in AutoCAD. Check the coordinate at Start Line X and End Line Y (X east-west and Y  is north-
south). *Start line is the first coordinate appear for the line and end line is the last coordinate appear for the
line. Carefully choose one of them, usually we select the start line coordinate. Make sure the proposed
building drawing were drawn according to clock wise direction from building corner 1,2,3, and so on… Copy
all the coordinates into the above table.
• P to B1
• N = 1465.000 – 1910.000 = – 445.000 (ΔL)
• E = 1850.000 – 2120.000 = –270.000 (ΔD)

• P to B2
• N = 1466.000 – 1910.000 = – 444.000 (ΔL)
• E = 1900.000 – 2120.000 = – 220.000 (ΔD)
• Bearing P to B1
• Tan -1 = ΔD/ ΔL
• Tan -1 = 270.000 / 445.000
• = 310 14’ 48.95”

= 310 14’ 48.95” Quadrant 3 180o + 310 14’ 48.95”

= 2110 14’ 48.90”

Distance
√(ΔL)2+(ΔD)2

P to B1
=√(445)2+(270 )2
= 520.505
Bearing P to B2
Tan -1 = ΔD/ ΔL
Tan -1 = 220.000 / 444.000
= 26021’ 29.55”
= 26021’ 29.55” Quadrant 3180o + 26021’ 29.55”
= 2060 21’ 29.50”

Distance
√(ΔL)2+(ΔD)2

P to B2
=√(444)2+(220 )2
=495.516
 Example Proposed building structure
Table 1
B4 B1
LINE DISTANCE
(m)
B1 – B2 80
B2 – B3 90
B3 – B4 80
B4 – B1 90

B3 B2

You can add this

into methodology
section
Setting out plan example (use AutoCAD )
Table 1
1100.000 LINE BEARING DISTANCE
SCALE 1: 400 (m)

1-B1 1250 25’ 14” 100.432

SITE LOCATION:
1-B2 1450 05’ 13” 120.566
LOT 232, MOO2 TAMBOL AO NANG,
AMPHUR MUANG, KRABI 81000, 1-B3 1660 45’ 24” 100.534
THAILAND
1020.233N Stn 2 1-B4 1300 25’ 24” 70.543
890.133E 24”
0 25’
PROJECT TITLE: 1000.000 Stn 1 85
KRABI RESORT BUILDING EXPANSION 120.457m

SURVEY PROJECT TITLE:

SETTING OUT SURVEY WITH TRAVERSE B4 B1
ACCURACY 1:85000

1750 45’ 24”

130.543
LOCATION PLAN (NO SCALE)

3540 55’ 24”

150.533m
900.000

B3 B2

139.433m
4” Stn 3
GROUP MEMBERS NAME: 2640 35’ 3
1) _________ 4) __________ Stn 4
800.000
2) _________ 5) __________
3) _________ 6) __________

APPROVED BY:
700.000

800.000

900.000
SR MOHD NAJIB BIN HUSAIN
Data analysis;
Firstly explain the data achieved from the previous traverse.
How many stations? What is the shortest and longest distance in the traverse?
What is the traverse accuracy (miss closure) ?
Explain more and more…….

Explain about data of building corner achieved from AutoCAD

How many building corners? What is the shortest and longest distance ?
Also explain the building dimensions from the table
Explain more and more…..
Explain about your result
 Plotting
- Refer to plotting manual.
- You can choose manually plotting drawing or using AutoCAD to create the
plan.