FIELD WORK REPORT NO.

2
GRADE

Mabuti, Roy Jason M.

2013107712
Group
No. 3
CE120-0F/A4

MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TEHNOLOGY

ELEMENTARY SUREYING FIELD WORK REPORT

Table of Contents
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Introduction

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Objectives and Instruments

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Procedures and Computation

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Questions and Problems

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Preliminary Data Sheet

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Final Data Sheet

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Research and Discussion

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Conclusion

Page 11

Fieldwork Peer Assessment

Chief of party: Cordano, Hazel

Date of field work: July 22, 2015
Date of submission: July 29, 2015
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INTRODUCTION

This fieldwork focuses mainly on measuring sloping ground. The

method used was breaking the tape method.

Slope is a number that describes both the direction and the

steepness of the line. The direction of a line is increasing, decreasing,
horizontal or vertical. The slopes or grades of existing physical features
such as hillsides, canyons, stream and riverbanks, and beds are often
described. Slopes are typically specified for new constructions such as
roads, landscape grading, roof pitches, railroads and pedestrian or
bicycle circulation routes.

Performing this fieldwork needs extra precaution by taking special

are to measure the vertical distance at the point of each section by the
use of plumb bob.

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OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS

Objectives:
To develop the skills in determining the horizontal distance of a
sloping ground by breaking the tape method up and down the slope.
To acquire the skills in determining the horizontal distance of a
sloping ground by using the tape and the Abney hand level.

Instruments:
Two range poles
Chalk/ 1 set of marking pins
2 plum bobs
50 meter tape

Range pole- A conspicuously

painted pole held upright to show
the position of a survey mark.
PROCEDURES AND COMPUTATION

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Plum bob- A weight, usually with a

pointed tip on the bottom, that is
suspended from a string and used as a
vertical reference line, or plumb-line.

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Procedure:
A)
BREAKING THE TAPE METHOD
MEASURING UP THE SLOPE
1.
The professor designates two points on sloping grounds to be
measured by the students and marks the lower point down the hill as A and uphill
as B.
2.
Set or hold range poles behind points A and B or outside the course
AB. These poles will aid the students to travel in a straight path. Front tape man
holds the reeled out tape while the 0-mark elevated by about a breast high is held
by the rear tape man directly over point A with the used of Plumb bob.
3.
Front tape man aligns himself along the course AB with the aid
direction given by the rear tape man. The front tape man while holding the ends
of the tape length, pills the tape taut to make the tape horizontal.
4.
Front tape man drives a marking pin on the ground or mark a chalk
on a pavement once the tape is horizontal and the course is a straight path from A
to B.
5.
The rear tape man leaves point A and moves up the slope to the pin
previously driven by a front tape man. Front tape man now moves further
upward.
6.
Procedures 3-4 are repeated until all possible full tape length can be
accommodated by the course.
7.
The last partial tape length is measured if possible with the 0-mark of
the tape now held at B. All data must be carefully recorded on the computation
sheet provided for this fieldwork.

MEASURING DOWN THE SLOPE

1.
The same two points will be used by the students but this time the 0mark is now held by the front tape man and they are to travel down the slope on
a course from B to A.
2.
Set or hold range poles behind points A and B or outside the course
AB. These poles will aid the students to travel in a straight path. The front tape
man now must hold the 0-mark about a breast high with the aid of plumb bob.

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3.
The rear tape man on the upper rear B now guides the front tape
man to straighten his path. The rear tape man holds the end of the full tape
length.
4.
Once the alignment is attained, the front tape man drops the plumb
bob and drives a marking pin or marks the pavement with a chalk where the
plumb bob dent is found.
5.
The rear tape man leaves point B and moves down the slope to the
pin previously driven by the front tape man. Front tape man now further
downward.
6.
Procedures 3-4 are repeated until a full tape length can be
accommodated by the course.
7.
The last partial tape length is measured if possible with the 0-mark of
the tape now held at B. All data must be carefully recorded on the computation
sheet provided for in this field work.

Computation:
PRINCIPLE:

There are several ways that we can measure the horizontal distance of a
sloping ground. It can be accomplished by breaking the tape method, both in
going up to its slope and down to its slope. Another is by using abney hand level,
which is usually a 50 cm long device. Abney hand level consists of sighting with
level on one end as a deep sight opening for viewing sighted object. A horizontal
line of sight is established if the bubble is centered while sighting through tube.
This device is simply a level adopted for measuring vertical angles. Vertical aide is
acted on where angles are read. It gives the value and the slope in terms of arc
measure.

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QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the breaking
the tape method in measuring the horizontal distance of a sloping
terrain?
The advantage of using the breaking the tape method is that
shorter the tape, the more accurate the result will be.
Measuring a long sloping distance is the disadvantage of using
this method.

2. Give other methods of determining the horizontal distance

between two points.
For measuring a few feet, a measuring tape is used.
For measuring in surveys, a chain is used.
For measuring a few kilometers, Tachometry (Theodolite - optic
method) is used.

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PRELIMINARY
DATA
SHEET

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FINAL
DATA
SHEET

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Sketch:

Measuring 1 tape length which is 3m

long. Making sure that it is horizontal.

Measuring up the slope. Starting from A.

(First tape length)

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RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION

There are many ways in which we can measure

the horizontal distance of a sloping ground. It can be
accomplished by using the breaking the tape
method. This method is measuring shorter distances
at a time to allow the tape to be held horizontal at or
below chest height.

CONCLUSION
In this fieldwork, I learned and deepen my skills in
determining the horizontal distance of a sloping ground
by breaking the tape method.
I observed that some errors may occur due to sag,
even though the tape is only three meters long.
It is generally not considered good practice to hold
the tape more than 1.5m above the ground.

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