Setting up of a Theodolite (Centering, Levelling, and Focusing)
đ E-Learning Module: Setting up of a Theodolite
1ď¸âŁ Dual Language Explanation
English:
Setting up a theodolite involves three main steps: Centering, Levelling, and Focusing. These ensure accurate measurement of horizontal and vertical angles during surveying.
Myanmar:
Theodolite áááşáááşááŹáá˝ááş Centering, Levelling, Focusing áááŻááąáŹ áĄáááˇáşááŻáśá¸áᯠáĄááá áááŻáĄááşáááşá á¤áĄáááˇáşááťáŹá¸áááş ááááťáážááşáááşááąáŹ áĄááťáŹá¸áááşá¸á ááąáŤááşáááŻááşááąáŹááˇáşáááŻááşá¸ááŹáážáŻááťáŹá¸áĄáá˝ááş áĄááąá¸ááźáŽá¸áááşá
2ď¸âŁ Reading Material (A4 size â 2 pages)
đ Step 1: Centering
English: Placing the theodolite exactly over the survey station point so that the vertical axis passes through it.
Steps:
Set the tripod over the point.
Adjust tripod legs for stable height.
Use a plumb bob/optical plummet to align.
Myanmar:
Theodolite ááᯠáááŻááşá¸áĄáážááşááąáŤáşáá˝ááş ááááťá á˝áŹ áááşáááşááźááşá¸ááźá áşáááşáTripod ááᯠáááŻááşá¸áĄáážááşááąáŤáşáááşááŤá
ááźáąááąáŹááşááťáŹá¸ááᯠááťáááşá áĄááźááˇáşááááťá á˝áŹááŹá¸ááŤá
Plumb bob áááŻáˇáááŻááş Optical plummet ááźááˇáş ááááťáĄáąáŹááş ááťáááşááŤá
đ Step 2: Levelling
English: Making the horizontal plate of the theodolite truly horizontal.
Steps:
Use the foot screws to adjust.
Bring the bubble of the level tube to the center.
Repeat adjustments until the bubble stays centered.
Myanmar:
Theodolite á áĄáááşááźáŹá¸ááᯠááááťá á˝áŹ áĄáááşááźááşááŹá¸ááźááşá¸áFoot screw ááťáŹá¸ááᯠáážááˇáşááźáŽá¸ ááťáááşááŤá
Level tube á Bubble ááᯠáĄáááşáááŻáˇ ááťáááşááŤá
áĄáááˇáşáááŻááşá¸ ááźááşáááşááťáááşááźáŽá¸ Bubble áááş áĄáááşá ááááťá á˝áŹ áážáá áąáááşááŻááşááŤá
đ Step 3: Focusing
English: Adjusting the telescope to see a clear image of the target without parallax error.
Steps:
Focus the eyepiece until crosshairs are sharp.
Point telescope to target and adjust the objective lens.
Ensure crosshairs and target are both clear, with no relative movement.
Myanmar:
Telescope ááᯠááťáááşá áá áşáážááşááᯠáážááşá¸áááşá¸á á˝áŹ ááźááşáá áąááźááşá¸ (Parallax error áááźá áşá áąáááş)áEyepiece ááᯠááťáááşááźáŽá¸ Crosshair ááᯠááąáŤáşáá˝ááşá á˝áŹ ááźááşááŤá
Telescope ááᯠáá áşáážááşááś áá˝ážááşááźáŽá¸ Objective lens ááᯠááťáááşááŤá
Crosshair áážááˇáş áá áşáážááş áááŻáˇááᯠááááťá á˝áŹ áážááşá¸áááşá¸á á˝áŹ ááźááşááŤá
đ Summary
Centering: Align instrument exactly above the station point.
Levelling: Make instrument horizontal for accuracy.
Focusing: Adjust telescope for clear vision without parallax.
Myanmar:
Centering: ááááááŹááᯠáááŻááşá¸áĄáážááşááąáŤáş ááááťá á˝áŹ áááşáááşáááşá
Levelling: ááááááŹááᯠáĄáááşááźááşáĄááąáĄááŹá¸ááŹá¸áááşá
Focusing: Telescope ááᯠááťáááşá áá áşáážááşááᯠáážááşá¸áááşá¸á á˝áŹ ááźááşáááşá
3ď¸âŁ Suggested YouTube Link
đĽ How to Set Up a Theodolite (Surveying Tutorial)
4ď¸âŁ FAQs (10 with answers)
Q: What is theodolite used for?
A: Measuring horizontal and vertical angles.
ááźááşááŹ: áĄááťáŹá¸áááşá¸á ááąáŤááşáááŻááşááąáŹááˇáşááťáŹá¸ áááŻááşá¸ááŹáááşáQ: Why is centering important?
A: To ensure the instrument is exactly over the survey point.
ááźááşááŹ: áááŻááşá¸áĄáážááşááąáŤáş ááááťá á˝áŹ áááşáááşáááş áĄááąá¸ááźáŽá¸áááşáQ: What tool is used for centering?
A: Plumb bob or optical plummet.
ááźááşááŹ: Plumb bob áááŻáˇáááŻááş Optical plummet áĄááŻáśá¸ááźáŻáááşáQ: Why do we level the theodolite?
A: To ensure accurate angle measurements.
ááźááşááŹ: ááąáŹááˇáşáááŻááşá¸ááŹáážáŻááťáŹá¸ ááááťá áąáááşáQ: What does the bubble in the level tube indicate?
A: When centered, the instrument is level.
ááźááşááŹ: Bubble áĄáááşááąáŹááşááŤá ááááááŹáááş áĄáááşááźááşááźá áşáááşáQ: What is focusing in a theodolite?
A: Adjusting telescope for a clear image.
ááźááşááŹ: Telescope ááᯠááťáááşá áá áşáážááşááᯠáážááşá¸áááşá¸á á˝áŹ ááźááşáááşáQ: What error does focusing remove?
A: Parallax error.
ááźááşááŹ: Parallax error ááᯠáááşáážáŹá¸áááşáQ: Which is the first step in setting up a theodolite?
A: Centering.
ááźááşááŹ: Centering áááş ááááĄáááˇáş ááźá áşáááşáQ: Can a theodolite measure distances?
A: Not directly, but angles for distance calculations.
ááźááşááŹ: áááŻááşá¸ááŹááááŤá áááŻáˇááąáŹáş áĄáá˝áŹáĄááąá¸áá˝ááşááŻááşáááş ááąáŹááˇáşááťáŹá¸ááᯠáááŻááşá¸áááşáQ: Who operates a theodolite?
A: A trained surveyor.
ááźááşááŹ: áĄáááşáááşáˇ Surveyor áá áşáŚá¸á
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