is the process of
directly or indirectly
measuring vertical
distances to determine
the elevation of points or
their differences in
elevationleveling
is a curved surface which is at
any point perpendicular to the
direction of gravity or the
plumb line. It is best
represented by the surface of a
large body of still water.
However, a level surface is not a
plane and does not have a
regular form because of the
deviation of the plumb boblevel surface
is a curve line in a level surface
all points of which are normal
to the direction of gravity and
equidistant from the center of
the earthlevel line
is plane that is tangent to a
level surface at a particular
point. It is also perpendicular to
the plumb line at the same
pointis plane that is tangent to a
level surface at a particular
point. It is also perpendicular to
the plumb line at the same
pointhorizontal surface
is a straight line in a horizontal
plane which is tangent to a
level line at one point. This is
perpendicular to the direction
of gravity at the point of
tangencyhorizontal line
is a line parallel to the direction
of gravity. It is exemplified by
the direction taken by a string
supporting a suspended plumb
bob passing through a pointvertical line
is an
imaginary surface of the sea
which is midway between high
and low tides. It is taken as
reference surface to which
most ground elevations are
referredmean sea level
is any convenient level
surface coinciding or parallel
with mean sea level to which
elevations of a particular area
are referreddatum
is the vertical
distance above or below the
mean sea level or any other
selected datum. It is either
positive or negative, depending
if the point is above or below
the mean sea levelelevation
is the
vertical distance between the
two-level surfaces in which the
points liedifference in elevation
The process of determining
the difference in elevation
between two points or
more points some distance
apartdifferential leveling
is a fixed
point of reference whose
elevation is either known or
assumed. They may be
permanent or temporarybench mark
is a reading
taken on a rod held on point of
known or assumed elevationbacksight
is a reading taken
on a rod held on a point whose
elevation is to be determinedforesight
is an
intervening point between two
bench marks upon which point
foresight and backsight rod readings
are taken to enable a leveling
operation to continueturning point
is the
elevation of a line of sight of an
instrument above or below a
selected datumheight of instrument
This method of leveling is used to
determine the differences in
elevation between points at
designated short measured intervals
along an established line to provide
data from which a vertical section of
the ground can be plotted. In the
design of roads, railroads, canals,
drainage systems, and transmission
lines, it is necessary to first obtain a
profile of the existing ground
surface.profile leveling
is a curve line which
graphically portrays the
intersection a vertical plane with
the surface of the earth. It
depicts ground elevations of
selected critical points along a
surveyed line and the horizontal
distance between these pointsis a curve line which
graphically portrays the
intersection a vertical plane with
the surface of the earth. It
depicts ground elevations of
selected critical points along a
surveyed line and the horizontal
distance between these pointsprofile
is a numerical
designation given in terms of
horizontal distance any point
along a profile line away from
the starting point.stationing
are
also known as ground rod readings,
taken along the centerline of the
proposed project to provide an
accurate representation of the
ground surface. These are observed
at regular intervals and at points
where sudden changes in elevation
occuintermediate fore sights
are points which
are established along the profile
route at uniformly measured
distances. These points are usually
made in multiples of 100, 50, 30, 20
or 10 metersfull stations
are other
intermediate points established
along a profile level route which is
not designated as a full station.
These points are taken at breaks in
the ground surface slope and at
critical points such as the intended
location of culverts, bridges and
other structuresplus stations
is the
process of drawing the vertical scale
for profile much larger than the
horizontal scale in order to
accentuate the differences in
elevationvertical exaggeration
is a special heavy
grade paper used for plotting profileprofile paper
is the process of
directly or indirectly
measuring vertical
distances to determine
the elevation of points or
their differences in
elevationleveling
is a curved surface which is at
any point perpendicular to the
direction of gravity or the
plumb line. It is best
represented by the surface of a
large body of still water.
However, a level surface is not a
plane and does not have a
regular form because of the
deviation of the plumb boblevel surface
is a curve line in a level surface
all points of which are normal
to the direction of gravity and
equidistant from the center of
the earthlevel line
is plane that is tangent to a
level surface at a particular
point. It is also perpendicular to
the plumb line at the same
pointis plane that is tangent to a
level surface at a particular
point. It is also perpendicular to
the plumb line at the same
pointhorizontal surface
is a straight line in a horizontal
plane which is tangent to a
level line at one point. This is
perpendicular to the direction
of gravity at the point of
tangencyhorizontal line
is a line parallel to the direction
of gravity. It is exemplified by
the direction taken by a string
supporting a suspended plumb
bob passing through a pointvertical line
is an
imaginary surface of the sea
which is midway between high
and low tides. It is taken as
reference surface to which
most ground elevations are
referredmean sea level
is any convenient level
surface coinciding or parallel
with mean sea level to which
elevations of a particular area
are referreddatum
is the vertical
distance above or below the
mean sea level or any other
selected datum. It is either
positive or negative, depending
if the point is above or below
the mean sea levelelevation
is the
vertical distance between the
two-level surfaces in which the
points liedifference in elevation
The process of determining
the difference in elevation
between two points or
more points some distance
apartdifferential leveling
is a fixed
point of reference whose
elevation is either known or
assumed. They may be
permanent or temporarybench mark
is a reading
taken on a rod held on point of
known or assumed elevationbacksight
is a reading taken
on a rod held on a point whose
elevation is to be determinedforesight
is an
intervening point between two
bench marks upon which point
foresight and backsight rod readings
are taken to enable a leveling
operation to continueturning point
is the
elevation of a line of sight of an
instrument above or below a
selected datumheight of instrument
This method of leveling is used to
determine the differences in
elevation between points at
designated short measured intervals
along an established line to provide
data from which a vertical section of
the ground can be plotted. In the
design of roads, railroads, canals,
drainage systems, and transmission
lines, it is necessary to first obtain a
profile of the existing ground
surface.profile leveling
is a curve line which
graphically portrays the
intersection a vertical plane with
the surface of the earth. It
depicts ground elevations of
selected critical points along a
surveyed line and the horizontal
distance between these pointsis a curve line which
graphically portrays the
intersection a vertical plane with
the surface of the earth. It
depicts ground elevations of
selected critical points along a
surveyed line and the horizontal
distance between these pointsprofile
is a numerical
designation given in terms of
horizontal distance any point
along a profile line away from
the starting point.stationing
are
also known as ground rod readings,
taken along the centerline of the
proposed project to provide an
accurate representation of the
ground surface. These are observed
at regular intervals and at points
where sudden changes in elevation
occuintermediate fore sights
are points which
are established along the profile
route at uniformly measured
distances. These points are usually
made in multiples of 100, 50, 30, 20
or 10 metersfull stations
are other
intermediate points established
along a profile level route which is
not designated as a full station.
These points are taken at breaks in
the ground surface slope and at
critical points such as the intended
location of culverts, bridges and
other structuresplus stations
is the
process of drawing the vertical scale
for profile much larger than the
horizontal scale in order to
accentuate the differences in
elevationvertical exaggeration
is a special heavy
grade paper used for plotting profileprofile paper