4-2 LAB EXERCISE NO.

2 ELEMENTARY SURVEYING
PROBLEM: TAPING OVER SMOOTH AND LEVEL GROUND
OBJECTIVES: To determine the horizontal length of a line over smooth and level
ground with the tape supported throughout its length.

LAB EXERCISE OUTLINE

A. INSTRUMENTS & ACCESSORIES: 30-m or 100-ft Steel Tape, Chaining Pins, Range
Poles, Pegs or Hubs, Chalk or Marking Crayons, and Spring Scale.
B. PROCEDURE:
1. Using hubs, mark both ends of the line (150 to 300 m long) to be
measured. Place a range pole behind each point end also establish intermediate
points along the line to ensure unobstructed sight lines. If the point to be marked
is on a pavement, use chalk or marking crayons. Designate these end points as A
and B.
2. The rear tapeman with one pin stations himself at the point of beginning
and the head tapeman takes the zero end of the tape and advances toward the
other end of the line measured.
3. When the head tapeman has gone nearly a full tape length, the rear
tapeman calls “tape” to stop the head tapeman. The rear tapeman then holds the
30-m (or 100-ft) mark at the starting point and aligns the other end of the tape
held by the head tapeman on the range pole set behind the end point or on any of
the intermediate points earlier established along the line.
4. With the 30-m mark at the starting point, and the head tapeman aligned,
the rear tapeman calls “all right”. The head tapeman then pulls the tape taut and
sticks a chaining pin in the ground to mark the 0-mend of the tape. If the
measurement is done on pavement, a chalk or marking crayon is used to mark the
end of the tape.
5. The rear tapeman picks up his chaining pin and the head tapeman pulls the
tape forward and the process is repeated for the next full tape length.
6. When the end of the line is almost reached and the last full tape length has
been measured, the remaining partial length is then measured. The rear tapeman
holds the tape until he has a full meter (or foot) at his chaining pin while the head
tapeman pulls the tape taut and takes note of the fractional measurement read
from the tape end.
7. After the measurement if the whole line is completed, a second
measurement should be made along the opposite direction. The mean of the two
measurements is taken as the most probable vale of the length of the line.
8. Tabulate observed and computed values accordingly. Refer to the
accompanying sample format for the tabulation of data.

TRIAL LINE LENGTH DIFFERENCE MEAN RELATIVE PRECISION

1 AB
2 BA