Module 3 Leveling

Solutions to Examples

Example #3 Differential Leveling (Module 3 page 36)

STA BS HI FS IFS ELEV

BM101 0.414 100.960 100.546

TP1 1.521 100.637 1.844 99.116

TP2 1.157 100.200 1.594 99.043

TP3 0.747 99.419 1.528 98.672

BM102 1.944 97.475

Arithmetic Check
� 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 = 0.414 + 1.521 + 1.157 + 0.747 = 3.839𝑚𝑚

� 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 = 1.844 + 1.594 + 1.528 + 1.944 = 6.910𝑚𝑚

� 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 − � 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 = 3.839 − 6.910 = −3.071𝑚𝑚

Arithmetic Check OK

Accuracy Check
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 = ±24 × √0.810 = ±22𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 = ±0.022𝑚𝑚
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 = 𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 − 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 = 97.413 − 97.475 = −0.062𝑚𝑚

Not 3rd Order Surveying: Survey is Unacceptable

STA BS HI FS IFS ELEV

BM202 3.695 109.382 105.687

TP1 1.418 108.596 2.204 107.178

TBM202.1 0.532 108.234 0.894 107.702

TP2 2.204 107.792 2.646 105.588

TBM202.2 2.797 108.869 1.720 106.072

TP3 3.208 109.447 2.630 106.239

TBM202.3 0.478 108.969

TP4 0.017 107.146 2.318 107.129

BM202 1.406 105.740

Note that the shot taken from Level setup #6 on TBM202.3 is an intermediate foresight in an attempt to
establish the elevation of TBM202.3. This reading and distance is not to be included in the arithmetic and
accuracy check however.

Arithmetic Check
� 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 = 3.695 + 1.418 + 0.532 + 2.204 + 2.797 + 3.208 + 0.017 = 13.871𝑚𝑚

� 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 = 2.204 + 0.894 + 2.646 + 1.720 + 2.630 + 2.318 + 1.406 = 13.818𝑚𝑚

� 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 − � 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 = 13.871 − 13.818 = 0.053𝑚𝑚

Arithmetic Check OK

Accuracy Check
𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿ℎ 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = 63 + 71 + 68 + 73 + 65 + 59 + 68 + 51 + 59 + 62 + 68 + 68 + 71 + 66
= 912𝑚𝑚
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 = ±24 × √0.912 = ±23𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 = ±0.023𝑚𝑚
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 = 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 − 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 = 105.687 − 105.740 = −0.053𝑚𝑚

Not 3rd Order Surveying: Survey is Unacceptable and should be conducted again.
Example #5 Centreline Profile Leveling (Module 3 page 38)

STA BS HI FS IFS ELEV

BM 10.04 2.030 102.030 100.000

0+000 2.22 99.81

0+010 2.35 99.68

0+020 2.39 99.64

0+030 2.47 99.56

0+040 2.57 99.46

0+050 2.70 99.33

0+060 2.84 99.19

BC 0+070 3.00 99.03

TP1 0.905 100.375 2.560 99.470

0+080 1.51 98.87

0+090 1.68 98.70

0+100 1.85 98.53

0+110 2.03 98.35

0+120 2.20 98.18

0+130 2.38 98.00

0+140 2.56 97.82

TP2 1.146 99.023 2.498 97.877

EC 1.33 97.69
0+146.831

0+150 1.38 97.64

0+160 1.53 97.49

0+170 1.65 97.37

0+180 1.75 97.27

0+200 1.83 97.19

0+204.738 1.90 97.12

TP3 2.009 100.235 0.797 98.226

TP4 1.206 100.660 0.781 99.454

BM 10.04 0.694 99.966

Note that the IFS shots and distances are not to be included in the arithmetic and accuracy checks.

Arithmetic Check
� 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 = 2.030 + 0.905 + 1.146 + 2.009 + 1.206 = 7.296𝑚𝑚

� 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 = 2.560 + 2.498 + 0.797 + 0.781 + 0.694 = 7.330𝑚𝑚

� 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 − � 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 = 7.296 − 7.330 = −0.034𝑚𝑚

Arithmetic Check OK

Accuracy Check
𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿ℎ 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = 50 + 40 + 40 + 37 + 40 + 38 + 39 + 47 + 55 + 15 = 401𝑚𝑚
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 = ±24 × √0.401 = ±15𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 = ±0.015𝑚𝑚
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 = 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝐸𝐸𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙 − 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 = 100.000 − 99.966 = 0.034𝑚𝑚

Not 3rd Order Surveying: Survey is Unacceptable and should be conducted again.
Example #6 Constructing Contour Lines (Module 3 page 39)

The contour lines are drawn by locating the contour interval points between every pair
of spot elevations in the horizontal, vertical and diagonal directions. Once all the points
for a contour interval (i.e. 51 mASL) are established, they are joined with a smooth line.
Exercise #8 Constructing Contour Lines (Module 3 pg 40)