Mapua Institute of Technology

School of Civil, Environmental and Geological Engineering

FIELD WORK NO. 1

LAYING OF A SIMPLE CURVE BY
THEODOLITE AND TAPE
(THE INCREMENTAL CHORD AND DEFLECTION ANGLE METHOD)

CE121 - B1
Submitted By:
Name: Manalon,

Lois Marie S.

Student No.: 2012104556

Group No.:

Date of Fieldwork: October

29, 2014

Date of Submission: November

3, 2014

Submitted To:
Instructor: Engr.

Bienvenido Cervantes

Grade

FINAL DATA SHEET

FIELD WORK 1
LAYING OF A SIMPLE CURVE BY TRANSIT AND TAPE
(THE INCREMENTAL CHORD AND DEFLECTION ANGLE METHOD)

DATE: 10/29/14
TIME: 02:00 PM
WEATHER: Cloudy

GROUP NO.: 5
LOCATION: MIT South Parking
PROFESSOR: Engr. B.Cervantes

DATA SUPPLIED:
R = 381.97 m
Backward Tangent Direction = N 76 E
Forward Tangent Direction = S 66 E
Station of the Vertex: Sta. 26 + 004
Adopt full chord length of 20 m
STATION
OCCUPIED
OBSERVED

25 + 827. 48
25 + 880
25 + 900
25 + 920
25 + 940
25 + 960
25 + 980
26 + 000
26 + 020
26 + 040
26 + 060
26 + 080
26 + 100
26 + 120

25 + 880
25 + 900
25 + 920
25 + 940
25 + 960
25 + 980
26 + 000
26 + 020
26 + 040
26 + 060
26 + 080
26 + 100
26 + 120
26 + 125.81

INCREMENTAL
CENTRAL
CHORD
INCREMENTAL
ANGLE
7.52
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
5.81

1.13
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0.87

DEFLECTION
ANGLE
FROM BACK
TANGENT
0.56
2.06
3.56
5.06
6.56
8.06
9.56
11.06
12.56
14.06
15.56
17.06
18.56
19

COMPUTED LENGTH OF THE CHORD: 248. 71 m

ACTUAL LENGTH OF THE CHORD: 249. 60 m

SIGNATURE OF STUDENT

COMPUTATIONS
Given:
R = 381.97 m at D=3
Backward Tangent Direction =N 76E
Forward Tangent Direction = S 66E
Station of the Vertex: Sta. 26 + 004
Adopt full chord length of 20 m
Solution:
Intersection Angle, I:
I = 180 - 76 - 66 = 38
Tangent distance, T:
T = R * tan (I/2)
T = 381.97 * tan (38/2)
T = 131.52
Middle Ordinate, M:
M = R * [1 - cos (I/2)]
M = 381.97 * [1 - cos (38/2)]
M = 20.81
Length of the curve, Lc:
Lc = I * R (I is in rad)
Lc = (38 * pi/180) * (381.97)
Lc = 253.33
Long Chord, C:
C = 2 * R * sin (I/2)
C = 2 * 381.97 * sin (38/2)
C = 248. 71
Station of PC:
Sta. PC = Sta. V - T
Sta. PC = (26+004) - 131.52
Sta. PC = 25+872.48
Station of PT:
Sta. PT = Sta. PC + Lc
Sta. PT = (25+872.48) + 253.33
Sta. PT = 25+125.81

Length of the first sub chord from PC, C1:

C1 = first full station on the curve - Sta. PC
C1 = 880-872.48
C1 = 7.52
Length of the last sub chord from PT, C2:
C1 = Sta. PT - last full station on the curve
C2 = 125.81-120
C2 = 5.81
First deflection angle, d1:
d1 = 2 * sin-1 (C1/2*R)
d1 = 2 * sin-1 (7.52/2*381.97)
d1 = 1.13
Last deflection angle, d2:
d2 = 2* sin-1 (C2/2*R)
d2 = 2* sin-1 (5.81/2*381.97)
d2 = 0.87
Percentage Error:
Computed Length of the Chord = 248.71
Actual Length of the Chord = 249.60
Percent Error = (Actual-Computed)/Actual
Percent Error = (249.60-248.71)/249.60
Percent Error 0.003566%

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