Differential Leveling

Prepared by:
ENGR. RANDY G. POLICARPIO
Differential Leveling
Problem:
Complete the given differential level notes shown below and perform
the customary arithmetic check.
Station BS HI FS Elevation
BM1 1.195 m 100 m
TP1 1.325 1.005
TP2 1.765 1.315
TP3 1.550 1.515
TP4 2.445 0.805
TP5 2.435 0.785
TP6 2.115 0.4
TP7 1.665 1.055
BM2 1.54
𝑩𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑯 𝑴𝑨𝑹𝑲𝑺:
𝑩𝑴𝟏 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

𝑅𝑂𝑇𝐴𝑅𝑌 𝑀𝐴𝑅𝐾𝐸𝑅
𝐵𝑀1 = 100 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟
𝑩𝑴𝟐 = 𝑼𝒏𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

𝑩𝑴𝟐 =?
𝑭𝑳𝑨𝑮𝑷𝑶𝑳𝑬
 𝐻𝐼1

𝐹𝑆𝑇𝑃1 = 1.005𝑚 𝐵𝑀1 = 100𝑚

𝑇𝑃1

𝐵𝑆𝑇𝑃1 = 1.325𝑚

𝐻𝐼2

𝐹𝑆𝑇𝑃2 = 1.315𝑚

𝑇𝑃2

𝐵𝑆𝑇𝑃2 = 1.765𝑚

𝐻𝐼3

𝐹𝑆𝑇𝑃3 = 1.515𝑚

𝑇𝑃3

𝐻𝐼4

𝑇𝑃4
𝐻𝐼5
𝑇𝑃5
𝐻𝐼6 𝑇𝑃6 𝐻𝐼7
𝑇𝑃7 𝐻𝐼8

𝐵𝑀2
Computation:

𝐵𝑆 = 1.195𝑚 F𝑆 = 1.005𝑚

𝑇𝑃1
𝐵𝑀1
𝐹𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑡 − 𝑢𝑝
𝐻𝐼1 = 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣. 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑀1 + 𝐵𝑆𝐵𝑀1
𝐻𝐼1 = 100 𝑚 + 1.195 𝑚 𝐻𝐼1
𝐻𝐼1 = 101.195 𝑚

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃1 = 𝐻𝐼1 − 𝐹𝑆𝑇𝑃1 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑇𝑃1

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑀1 = 100𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃1 = 101.195 𝑚 − 1.005 𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃1 = 100.19 𝑚

𝑅𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚
 Computation:

𝐵𝑆 = 1.325𝑚 F𝑆 = 1.315𝑚

𝑇𝑃2
𝑇𝑃1
𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑡 − 𝑢𝑝

𝐻𝐼2 = 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣. 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑃1 + 𝐵𝑆𝑇𝑃1 𝐻𝐼2

𝐻𝐼2 = 100.19 𝑚 + 1.325 𝑚
𝐻𝐼2 = 101.515 𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑇𝑃2
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑃1 = 100.19𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑇𝑃2 = 𝐻𝐼2 − 𝐹𝑆𝑇𝑃2
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑇𝑃2 = 101.515 𝑚 − 1.315 𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑇𝑃2 = 100.20 𝑚
𝑅𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚
 Computation:

𝐵𝑆 = 1.765𝑚 F𝑆 = 1.515𝑚

𝑇𝑃3
𝑇𝑃2
Third 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑡 − 𝑢𝑝

𝐻𝐼3 = 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣. 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑃2 + 𝐵𝑆𝑇𝑃2 𝐻𝐼3

𝐻𝐼3 = 100.20 𝑚 + 1.765 𝑚
𝐻𝐼3 = 101.965 𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑇𝑃3
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑃2 = 100.20𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑇𝑃3 = 𝐻𝐼3 − 𝐹𝑆𝑇𝑃3
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑇𝑃3 = 101.965 𝑚 − 1.515 𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑇𝑃3 = 100.45 𝑚
𝑅𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚
Computation:

𝐵𝑆 = 1.550𝑚 F𝑆 = 0.805𝑚

𝑇𝑃4
𝑇𝑃3
4th 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑡 − 𝑢𝑝
𝐻𝐼4 = 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣. 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑃3 + 𝐵𝑆𝑇𝑃3
𝐻𝐼4 = 100.45 𝑚 + 1.550 𝑚 𝐻𝐼4
𝐻𝐼4 = 102.00 𝑚

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃4 = 𝐻𝐼4 − 𝐹𝑆𝑇𝑃4 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑇𝑃4

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑃3 = 100.45𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃4 = 102.00 𝑚 − 0.805 𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃4 = 101.195 𝑚

𝑅𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚
Computation:

𝐵𝑆 = 2.445𝑚 F𝑆 = 0.785𝑚

𝑇𝑃5
𝑇𝑃4
5th 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑡 − 𝑢𝑝
𝐻𝐼5 = 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣. 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑃4 + 𝐵𝑆𝑇𝑃4
𝐻𝐼5 = 101.195 𝑚 + 2.445 𝑚 𝐻𝐼5
𝐻𝐼5 = 103.64 𝑚

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃5 = 𝐻𝐼5 − 𝐹𝑆𝑇𝑃5 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑇𝑃5

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑃4 = 101.195𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃5 = 103.64 𝑚 − 0.785 𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃5 = 102.855 𝑚

𝑅𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚
Computation:

𝐵𝑆 = 2.435𝑚 F𝑆 = 0.400𝑚

𝑇𝑃6
𝑇𝑃5
6th 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑡 − 𝑢𝑝
𝐻𝐼6 = 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣. 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑃5 + 𝐵𝑆𝑇𝑃5
𝐻𝐼6 = 102.855 𝑚 + 2.435 𝑚 𝐻𝐼6
𝐻𝐼6 = 105.29 𝑚

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃6 = 𝐻𝐼6 − 𝐹𝑆𝑇𝑃6 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑇𝑃6

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑃5 = 102.855𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃6 = 105.29 𝑚 − 0.400 𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃6 = 104.89 𝑚

𝑅𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚
Computation:

𝐵𝑆 = 2.115𝑚 F𝑆 = 1.055𝑚

𝑇𝑃7
𝑇𝑃6
7th 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑡 − 𝑢𝑝
𝐻𝐼7 = 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣. 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑃6 + 𝐵𝑆𝑇𝑃6
𝐻𝐼7 = 104.89 𝑚 + 2.115 𝑚 𝐻𝐼7
𝐻𝐼7 = 107.005 𝑚

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃7 = 𝐻𝐼7 − 𝐹𝑆𝑇𝑃7 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑇𝑃7

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑃6 = 104.89𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃7 = 107.005 𝑚 − 1.055 𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑇𝑃7 = 105.95 𝑚

𝑅𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚
Computation:

𝐵𝑆 = 1.665𝑚 F𝑆 = 1.540𝑚

𝐵𝑀2
𝑇𝑃7
8th 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑡 − 𝑢𝑝
𝐻𝐼8 = 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣. 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑃7 + 𝐵𝑆𝑇𝑃7
𝐻𝐼8 = 105.95 𝑚 + 1.665 𝑚 𝐻𝐼8
𝐻𝐼8 = 107.615 𝑚

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝐵𝑀2 = 𝐻𝐼8 − 𝐹𝑆𝐵𝑀2 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝐵𝑀2

𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑃7 = 105.95𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝐵𝑀2 = 107.615 𝑚 − 1.540 𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣𝐵𝑀2 = 106.075 𝑚

𝑅𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚
Differential Leveling
Summary
Station BS HI FS Elevation
BM1 1.195 m 101.195 100 m
TP1 1.325 101.515 1.005 100.19
TP2 1.765 101.965 1.315 100.20
TP3 1.550 102.00 1.515 100.45
TP4 2.445 103.64 0.805 101.195
TP5 2.435 105.29 0.785 102.855
TP6 2.115 107.005 0.4 104.89
TP7 1.665 107.615 1.055 105.95
BM2 1.54 106.075
Sum 14.495 8.42
Differential Leveling
Checking:
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑀1 = 100 𝑚
+ 𝑆𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑆 = 14.495𝑚
114.495m
- 𝑆𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝐹𝑆 = 8.42𝑚
𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑣 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑀2 = 106.075 𝑚