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Contour

&
Slope Determination
Maliha Haque
Lecturer
G&E, DU
Date: 15-02-2023
Contour

• Contouring is the most important and standard method of showing


relief.

• Contours are imaginary lines drawn on a map joining all places with
the same altitude above and below mean sea level, which are fixed
by accurate survey.
Contour

• Contours are drawn on certain interval i.e. 10 ft, 20 ft etc. depending


on the scale of the map.

• Sometimes, formlines are used between two contour lines which are
of estimated altitude. These are expressed with dash lines.
Contour Characteristics

• All the points on a contour line have same elevation

• Flat surface is represented by widely spaced contours.

• Steep ground is represented by closely spaced contours.

• Uniform slope is represented by uniformly spaced contours.

• Uneven surface is represented by irregular contours.


Contour Characteristics

• A series of approximately
concentric closed contour
lines represents a
depression or pond if the
lower values are inside. A
series of approximately
concentric closed contour
represents a hill if the
higher values are inside.
Contour Characteristics

• Contour lines of V shape


with convexity towards
higher ground represent
valley. Contour lines of U
shape with convexity
towards lower ground
represent ridge line. .
Contour Characteristics

• Must close on
themselves, on or off
the map

• Contours generally
do not intersect or
cross one another.
But, in case of
vertical slope it can
Slope

• Slope is the numerical value that measures the steepness of any


line.

Slope= V.I (Vertical Interval)./ H.E. ( Horizontal Equivalent)


Slope
Question 1:

Suppose, you are climbing a mountain. You started


from point A which has an altitude of 40 meter above
sea level and when you arrived at your destination at
point B, it has an elevation of 140 meter. Horizontal
Distance between these two points is 375 meter. What
is the gradient of this part of the mountain? In which
category of slope, does it fall?
Question 2:

You are walking over the surface. BM A has an


elevation of 20 meter. 0.5 km away, there is another
BM, BM B which has an elevation of 29 meter. Another,
0.1 km away, there is another BM C which has an
elevation of 32 meter. Gradient of which part is
steeper?

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