Lesson Note On How to establish controls in Hydrographic Surveying

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How to
establish controls in Hydrographic Surveying

The
first step in making a hydrographic survey is to control both horizontal and
vertical.

Horizontal Controls:

In an extensive survey, the primary horizontal control is
established primarily by running theodolite and tape traverse before the
triangulation station. Tthe traverse lines being run to following the shore
lines approximately. In survey of less extent the primary horizontal control
only is required and is established by running a theodolite and tape traverse
sufficiently close to shore line. For rough work, the control may be
established by running a theodolite and staid traverse or plane table trader.

Stadia Surveying:

The distances are determined by angles there are stadia
hairs from which angles and all calculations are determined without change.

Vertical Controls:

These are based upon a series of bench marks established
near the shore line by spirit leveling and these serve for setting and
checking tide gages etc to which the sounding are referred.

Shore Line Surveying:

Purpose:

  1. To determine
    the shore lines.
  2. To locate the
    shore details, promise topographical feature, light house, pointt of
    reference etc.
  3. To determine
    the high and lower water lines for average spring. Both in please and
    elevations in the case of tidal waters.
All irregularities in the shore line as well as the shore
details are located by means of offsets measured with a tape form the traverse
lines, by staid or plane table.
The points of reference should be dearly risible form the
water and should be near enough such wing mills, flag poles etc. buoys
anchored off the shore and light houses are used reference points.
The position of the high water line may be judged roughly
form deposits an marks on rocks however to locate it accurately the elev of
mean high water is determined and point are located on the shore at that
elevation. The line connecting these points represent high water level.

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