If the land area is very large and densely populated and due to being surrounded by buildings or other obstacles, it is difficult to insert triangles, coincidences and check lines (necessary for poor survey), then directional survey is suitable for such area.
In
directional survey, survey lines encircling the land area and adjacent to each
other in sequence are taken. The length of these lines is measured with a
jarib/lace (like a jarib survey) and the direction is determined by an angle
measuring instrument. Knowing the length of the lines and the angle between
them, the shape of the land can be easily drawn on the drawing sheet. There is
no need to divide the area into a network of triangles.
There
are many instruments available to measure the direction of survey lines, but in
this type of survey, compass is used, which is a simple type of instrument.
Hence it has been named as Compass Survey.
This survey is also called a traverse survey, because the whole area is threaded like a garland in a fixed circle by survey lines adjacent to each other. In chankram survey, there is no need to put baseline, coincidence lines, check lines etc. on the area.
(Compass)
Magnetic compass is used to measure the magnetic field of
survey lines. These are measured in quadrant or full circle method.
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On this basis the following two types of indicators have
been made.
(i) Surveyor Compass)
(ii) Prismatic Compass)
Earlier surveyor's compass was more useful in earth survey, but now the use of prismatic compass is more. The level instrument is also fitted with a prismatic type of compass, but the function of visual acuity is taken by binoculars.
Apart from these, there is another compass, the Trough Compass, which does not measure angular, only gives a sense of the north direction. This is used in Plane Table Surveying
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In surveyor's compass, the dimension quadrants are read in
the dikuman system.
The viewing aperture has a
vertical slit from which the target is viewed. A vertical swirl is attached to
the slit of the visual borer, which is used for target piercing.
Needle or pointer - Both ends of the
needle of the surveyor's compass are pointed from the front. The needle can
rotate freely on the rivet in the center and stop at the magnetic meridian
direction.
Dikeman in compass is read in full circle Dikeman system. The
specialty of the compass is that both target-peening and wheel reading are
performed simultaneously and the surveyor does not have to change his position.
Where fast work is required, prismatic pointers are preferred.
(A) Composition - In a
prismatic compass, a triangular jam is attached to the lower part of the
oblique bar, hence it is called a prismatic compass. This prism shows the
degree marks on the calibrated wheel by straightening and enlarging it.
(B) Experiment - Direction measurement can be done by holding a prismatic compass in the hand, but for best results, it should be fixed tightly on a light tripod
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