Stages of Highway Development Highway design is only one element in the overall highway development process. Historically, detailed design occurs in the middle of the process, linking the preceding phases of planning and project development with the subsequent phases of right-of-way acquisition, con...
Road Development in India Excavations in the sites of Indus valley revealed the existence of planned roads in India as old as 2500-3500 BC. The Mauryan kings also built very good roads. During the time of Mughal period, roads in India were greatly improved. Roads linking North-West and the Eastern a...
Theodolite Surveying Theodolite is a surveying instrument. It is very popular in measuring horizontal and vertical angles. There are different types of theodolite available in the market. To fulfill the purpose of a specific one must choose the right type of theodolite for the surveying. Different t...
Tacheometric Surveying- Methods, Detail Procedures Tacheometry is a branch of angular surveying in which the horizontal and vertical distances are obtained by optical means as opposed to the ordinary process of chain and tape. This is done with the help of two special type of instruments- transit th...
Traverse Surveying - Definition, Types, Methods, Checks Traverse Surveying is a popular method of surveying. This article includes the definition of traverse surveying along with its classification, errors in traversing, checks, the completed method of traversing and plotting of traverse survey. Def...