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Surveying-I (CL-314)

Semester-III, Civil Engineering


FoT, D D University
Planimeter
• Planimeter is an instrument used in surveying to compute
the area of any given plan.

• Planimeter only needs plan drawn on the sheet to calculate


area.
Planimeter
Parts of a Planimeter
Parts of a Planimeter

• Tracing arm • Tangent screw


• Tracing point • Index
• Anchor arm • Wheel
• Weight and needle point • Dial
• Clamp • Vernier
• Hinge
Parts of a Planimeter
Parts of a Planimeter
Method
• In the first step anchor point is to be fixed at one point. If
the given plan area is small, then anchor point is placed
outside the plan. Similarly, if the given plan area is large
then it is placed inside the plan.

• After placing the anchor point, place the tracing point on


the outline of the given plan using tracing arm. Mark the
tracing point and note down the reading on Vernier as initial
reading A (IR).
Method
• Now move the tracing needle carefully over the outline of
the given plan till the first point is reached. The movement
of tracing needle should be in clockwise direction. Note
down the reading on Vernier after reaching the first point
and it is the final reading B (FR).

• Now the area of the plan which boundary is traced by the


planimeter is determined from the below formula:
Area = M (B – A + 10N + C)
Method
Area = M (B – A + 10N + C)

Where, A = initial reading, B = final reading

N = no. of completed revolutions of wheel during one complete


tracing. N is positive if dial passes index in clockwise, N is negative if
dial rotates in anti-clock wise direction.

M and C = constants which values are provided on the planimeter.


Constant C is used only when the anchor point is placed inside the
plan.
Method
Example
The following particulars were recorded while measuring the area of
a figure with planimeter:
• IR & FR were 8.652 & 6.798
• Tracing arm was set to natural scale
• The zero of the dial passed the index mark once in the acw
direction
• C=20
• Scale of map: 1 cm = 10 m
• The anchor point was inside the figure.
Find the area of the figure and corresponding area of field.

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