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Surveying Question Paper

Surveying

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Geography

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2006

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2006/2007
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
AGE 402: SURVEYING
DATE: Thursday 18th January, 2006
TIME: 2.00 p.m, - 4.00 p.m,
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INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question ONE and any other two questions.
1.
Compulsory
(a)
Define the following terms:
(i)
Closed traverse
[3 marks]
(ii)
Triangle of error
[3 marks]
(iii)
Offsets
[3 marks]
(b)
Describe the difference between:
(i)
Length in paces and length to scale
[6 marks]
(ii)
Cadastral and Topographic Surveys
[6 marks]
(c)
What is calibration of paces in Traversing?
[5 marks]
2.
(a)
Explain the features of a surveyors chain.
[8 marks]
(b)
Using appropriate examples illustration, how bookings are recorded
in triangulation survey.
[14marks]

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3.
(a)
Complete the following table of readings and draw the framework
at a scale of 1em to 10 metres.
Line
Length in
Forward
Back Bearing
Revised
Length in
metres
Bearing
Forward
centimetres
Bearing
AB
122
810
2650
BC
128
1650
3470
CD
185
2740
950
DA
80
160
1990
[12 marks]
(b)
What is the length and bearing of error of closure?
[4 marks]
(c)
Adjust the traverse.
[6 marks]
4.
(a)
List down the required equipment in plane table survey.
[8 marks]
(b)
Explain how measurements and plotting of details in plane table is
carried out.
[14 marks]
5.
(a)
What is leveling?
[6 marks]
(b)
Describe how a Dumy Level is used to carry out station to station
levelling.
[16 marks]
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