A compass is an instrument which is used in survey to measure the direction of object. The compass measures the direction of object with reference to magnetic meridian.
There are two types of meridians one is true meridian and other is magnetic meridian.
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True meridian
Magnetic meridian
Types of Compasses
Prismatic compass
Parts of Prismatic compass
Procedure of Survey on…
In my previous post I have discussed about the procedure, principle and only brief introduction of instruments used in chain surveying. In this post I am going to elaborate in detail about the equipment used in chain surveying. All the chain surveying tools or types of…
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Principle of chain surveying
Different types of lines that are used in chain surveying like base…
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Surveying is said to be heart of civil engineering. Every single activity of construction starts from survey, whether you are construction pile foundation, you need a surveyor to locate and layout that pile according to the coordinates i.e. northing and easting along with…
One common quote is that \”Surveying is the heart of civil engineering\”. Taking this quote in to consideration the book on Engineering Surveying is being written with in depth full knowledge of surveying including leveling, plane table survey, traversing…
Modern surveying involves use of sophisticated scientific instruments, mathematical methods and computational techniques. This book on surveying explains comprehensively the principles of surveying instruments and derivation of mathematical formulae. Separate chapters have been written on “Underground surveys” and “Computer Programs in surveying” to incorporate the recent developments in…
