COMPUSS SURVEYING
INTRODUCTION
COMPUSS SURVEYING
Is a type of surviving in which the directions of
surveying lines are determined with a magnetic compuss and the length of the surveying
lines are measured with a type or chain or loser range finder the
compuss calculates bearings of lines with respect to magnetic needles
Magnetic compuss is used to find out the magnetic
bearing of survey lines the bearing may either measured in whole circle bearing
(B-CB) system or inquantrantal bearing (QB) system based on type of compuss
used
The basic principle of magnetic compuss is if a strip
of steel or iron is magnetized and pivoted exactly at centre so that it can
swing freely then it will establish itself in the magnetic meridian at place of
arrangement
Also the source of errors in compuss survey such as instrumental errors (Nedle not being per
perfectly straight The pivot point being
dull with The needle neither moving horintally nor moving freely on the pivot due
to the dip of the needle) Errors due to
manipation and atraighti (inaccurate centring
of the compuss over the station occupied
, inaccurate levelling of the compuss box when the instrument is set up with imperfect
bisection of the ranging rods at station or other object ) and Errors due external influence (magnetic changes
in the atmosphere on a clouds or stormy day with local attraction due to proximity
of steel structure electronic lines)
METHODS TO OVER COME ERRORS IN MAGNETIC COMPUSS
SURVEY
Also the following bellow are some of the methods
that has been used to overcome an errors which associated with magnetic compuss
survey.
To avoid
local attraction nothing made of iron or steel such as bunch of key iron
_buttons etc should be carried by the surveyor
the instrument should be set up near telegraph
poles rails other steel structures and
currents carrying wires
For
important lines taken duplicate reading at each station after having taken the
first reading. displace the needle and taken
the second reading and then take the mean of the two.
The glass
covers of the compass box
Gets charged with electricity when dusted off with a handkenhiet or by the
influence of electric charge in the atmospehere. Consequently the needleadheres
to the glass .this may be avoided by applying a moist finger or cloth to the
glass
Always look along the needle and not across it thus
avoiding parallel. In surveyors Compass always read the north end of the
needle.
The pivot sharp edge should be protected by keeping the
needle off the pivot when Compass is not in use or when it is shifted from one
station to another
Stop the
vibration of the needle by gently pressing the brake -pin so that it may come
to rest soon.
When the compuss has to be shifted from one station
to other the sight vane should be folded over the glass cover this is done to lift
the ring out of the pivot to avoid unnecessary wear of the pivot
The compuss box should be tapped gently before
taking the reading this is done to find out whether the needle rotates freely
CONCLUSION
Generally the compuss survey is not friendly to be
used in a place which contain iron core since power tends to limit line which
usually attracts magnets due to their natural properties and electromagnetic properties
respectively
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