BAG352

Elementary Agriculture & Surveying and Levelling Lab

L-T-P0-0-2 Credits1 Session2023-24 TypeLab / Practical
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Agricultural Engineering · Sem 3 (Lab)

List of Experiments / Activities

  1. 1Identification of rocks and minerals.
  2. 2Examination of soil profile in the field.
  3. 3Study of different garden tools.
  4. 4Chain survey of an area and preparation of plan.
  5. 5Compass survey of an area and plotting of compass survey.
  6. 6Plane table surveying.
  7. 7Contour survey of an area and preparation of contour map.
  8. 8Introduction of software in drawing contour.
  9. 9Theodolite surveying.
  10. 10Ranging by Theodolite, height of object by using Theodolite.
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Conduct experiments delivers knowledge about rocks, minerals and soil profile.
  2. CO2Perform experiment enables to make plan on sheet by chain surveying.
  3. CO3Experiment enables to make plan on sheet by compass surveying.
  4. CO4Application of software enables to draw contours.
  5. CO5Experiment enables to calculate height of an object with the help of Theodolite.

Suggested Reading

  1. T.D. Biswas, S.K. Mukherjee ‘Soil Science’ –TMH Publication
  2. T. Yellamanda Reddy, G.H Sankara Reddy ‘Principle of Agronomy’ - Kalyani Publication
  3. Jitendra Singh ‘Basic Horticulture’.Kalyani Publishers
  4. Mehta. K.K. Reclamation of Alkali Soil in India, Oxford & IBH Publication
  5. Maharaj Singh. Education for Sustainable Agriculture. Indian J. Agron
  6. Surveying and Levelling Part-1 by T.P. Kanetkar & S.V. Kulkarni , Pune, Vidyarthi Griha Prakashan
  7. Surveying and Levelling By B C Punamia Vol-I & Vol-II, Laxmi Publications,2005
  8. Surveying-III Higher Surveying, B.C.Punamia, Laxmi Publications 2004 Subject Code

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 7, 8 of the original AKTU PDF.

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