Lyceum of the Philippines University

Cavite

College of Engineering Computer Studies and Architecture

Department of Engineering – Civil Engineering

CE 301
SUVL01E
Surveying 1 - Laboratory

Fieldwork No.1
DISTANCE DETERMINATION BY PACING

Chief of Party:
Alvin Abgao

Members:
Mahmoud Alkurdi
R.G. Vencent Asil
Stephanie May Cabangon
Carl Enrick Caday
John Albert Chiang

Date Performed:
August 31, 2019
Date of Submission:
August 31, 2019

Engr. Mark G. Costelo

Instructor
FIELDWORK GROUPMATE ASSESSMENT Date: August 31, 2019
Course/Year/Section

NAME: Alvin Abgao

DISTANCE DETERMINATION BY PACING Group No.: 1

Group mates:

1. Mahmoud Alkurdi Score:

2. R.G. Vencent Asil Score:
3. Stephanie May Cabangon Score:
4. Carl Enrick Caday Score:
5. John Albert Chiang Score:

CRITERIA EXCELLENT VERY GOOD FAIR POOR GROUPMATES

4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Late at
Arrives at the Late at most 15 more
TIME ELEMENT most 30
time minutes than 30
minutes
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well and ming
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ACCURACY
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WORK
task assigned
 Lyceum of the Philippines University
Cavite

College of Engineering Computer Studies and Architecture

Department of Engineering – Civil Engineering

CE 301
SUVL01E
Surveying 1 - Laboratory

Fieldwork No.1
DISTANCE DETERMINATION BY PACING

Chief of Party:
Alvin Abgao

Members:
Mahmoud Alkurdi
R.G. Vencent Asil
Stephanie May Cabangon
Carl Enrick Caday
John Albert Chiang

Date Performed:
August 31, 2019
Date of Submission:
August 31, 2019

Engr. Mark G. Costelo

Instructor
 Lyceum of the Philippines University
Cavite

College of Engineering Computer Studies and Architecture

Department of Engineering – Civil Engineering

CE 301
SUVL01E
Surveying 1 - Laboratory

Fieldwork No.1
DISTANCE DETERMINATION BY PACING

Chief of Party:
Alvin Abgao

Members:
Mahmoud Alkurdi
R.G. Vencent Asil
Stephanie May Cabangon
Carl Enrick Caday
John Albert Chiang

Date Performed:
August 31, 2019
Date of Submission:
August 31, 2019

Engr. Mark G. Costelo

Instructor
 Lyceum of the Philippines University
Cavite

College of Engineering Computer Studies and Architecture

Department of Engineering – Civil Engineering

CE 301
SUVL01E
Surveying 1 - Laboratory

Fieldwork No.1
DISTANCE DETERMINATION BY PACING

Chief of Party:
Alvin Abgao

Members:
Mahmoud Alkurdi
R.G. Vencent Asil
Stephanie May Cabangon
Carl Enrick Caday
John Albert Chiang

Date Performed:
August 31, 2019
Date of Submission:
August 31, 2019

Engr. Mark G. Costelo

Instructor
 Lyceum of the Philippines University
Cavite

College of Engineering Computer Studies and Architecture

Department of Engineering – Civil Engineering

CE 301
SUVL01E
Surveying 1 - Laboratory

Fieldwork No.1
DISTANCE DETERMINATION BY PACING

Chief of Party:
Alvin Abgao

Members:
Mahmoud Alkurdi
R.G. Vencent Asil
Stephanie May Cabangon
Carl Enrick Caday
John Albert Chiang

Date Performed:
August 31, 2019
Date of Submission:
August 31, 2019

Engr. Mark G. Costelo

Instructor
 Lyceum of the Philippines University
Cavite

College of Engineering Computer Studies and Architecture

Department of Engineering – Civil Engineering

CE 301
SUVL01E
Surveying 1 - Laboratory

Fieldwork No.1
DISTANCE DETERMINATION BY PACING

Chief of Party:
Alvin Abgao

Members:
Mahmoud Alkurdi
R.G. Vencent Asil
Stephanie May Cabangon
Carl Enrick Caday
John Albert Chiang

Date Performed:
August 31, 2019
Date of Submission:
August 31, 2019

Engr. Mark G. Costelo

Instructor
FIELDWORK NO.1
DISTANCE DETERMINATION BY PACING

I. OBJECTIVES:
To determine the individual pace factor
To determine the unknown distance between two points by pacing

II. INSTRUMENTS/MATERIALS:
2 Range Poles
Marker on the ground: chalk (for pavements) or marking pins (for soil ground)
50-m tape

III. PROCEDURES:

A. INDIVIDUAL PACE FACTOR DTERMINATION

1. The instructor designates a 50-m course on a level ground
2. Ends of selected course are marked with chalk/marking pins. Set end points as Mark 1 and 2.
3. Hold range poles on points 1 and 2. These serve as guide for students on a straight travelled
path.
4. Each member should take turn pacing the course from 1 to 2. One has to walk in his/her natural
way and count the number of paces until reaching the other end. If the last pace does not
obtain one full pace, round-off it to the nearest one-fourth of a pace. Record the number of
paces for Trial No.1.
5. For Trial No. 2 each student should walk from 2 to 1 in the same way as in the first trial.
6. Repeat procedure 4 and 5 for the succeeding trial to accomplish the number of trials needed.
7. Complete the preliminary data sheet.

B. DETERMINATION OF UNKNOWN DISTANCE OF THE DESIGNATED COURSE BY PACING

1. The instructor/professor designates another course longer than the course assigned from pace
factor determination.
2. Range poles are to be set up on the course to straighten the path of walk.
3. Complete the numbers of trials required and record all the data in fieldwork notes.
4. The instructor assigns two students to measure the actual taped distance after performing
pacing and calculation.

COMPUTATIONS

A. Computation of Pace Factor

1. Get the sum of the five trials and divide this sum by number of trials to get the mean. Mean no.
of Paces = sum of the no. of Paces/ No. of Trials
2. Divide the length of the course by the mean number of paces to get the individual pace factor.
Pace Factor = length of course/ mean no. of paces

B. Computation of an unknown distance and related precision

1. Get the sum of the number of paces in each trial and divide this by the no. of trials performed
to get the mean.
Mean no. of Paces = Sum of the no. of paces / No. of Trials
2. Multiply the number of paces of the unknown distance by the pace factor to obtain the paced
distance.
 Paced Distance = (Mean No. of Paces * Pace Factor)
3. Divide the difference between the taped distance and the paced distance by the taped distance
and multiply the quotient by 100 to get relative precision.
Relative Precision = [taped distance – paced distance / taped dist]* 100%

PRACTICAL QUESTIONS AND PROBLEM SOLVING

1. What is the importance of knowing individual pace factor?
2. What are the things needed to consider in order to make your approximation of the distance of an
unknown course to be as accurate as possible?
3. A man tried to measure the length of perimeter fence of a construction site by pacing around the
vicinity for four successive times. The no. of paces was recorded at 494, 485, 498, 489 respectively,
for each trial. Determine the measured length of the fence if the man’s pace factor is 0.65m/pace.
4. The table shown below was taken from a surveyor’s notes when he tried to determine the perimeter of the
irregularly-shaped vacant lot for building construction. He found out that his pace factor was 0.77m/pace.
Determine the perimeter of the lot.

TRIAL LINE NO. OF PACES PACED DIST. PERIMETER

1 AB 132
2 BC 345
3 CD 253.50
4 DE 110.50
5 EF 206
6 FG 142
7 GA 117.75
5. A student paces a 50-m length five times with the following results: 57, 56.75, 30, 58.25 and 56.50
paces. Determine how many paces he must step off in order to establish a distance of 450 meters on
level ground.
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
FIELDWORK NO.1 DISTANCE DETERMINATION Date: August 31, 2019 Weather: Cloudy
BY PACING Time: 7:00 - 1:30 Location: LPU-C
Instructor: Engr. Mark G. Costelo Group No.: 1

Chief of Party: Alvin Abgao

Members: Mahmoud Alkurdi
R.G. Vencent Asil
Stephanie May Cabangon
Carl Enrick Caday
John Albert Chiang

A. PACE FACTOR DETERMINATION

Alvin Abgao
TRIAL COURSE TAPED DIST NO. OF MEAN PACE
PACES FACTOR
1 1-2
2 2-1
3 1-2 50m
4 2-1

Mahmoud Alkurdi

TRIAL COURSE TAPED DIST NO. OF MEAN PACE

PACES FACTOR
1 1-2
2 2-1
3 1-2 50m
4 2-1

R.G. Vencent Asil

TRIAL COURSE TAPED DIST NO. OF MEAN PACE

PACES FACTOR
1 1-2
2 2-1
3 1-2 50m
4 2-1

Stephanie May Cabangon

TRIAL COURSE TAPED DIST NO. OF MEAN PACE

PACES FACTOR
1 1-2
2 2-1
3 1-2 50m
4 2-1
 Carl Enrick Caday

TRIAL COURSE TAPED DIST NO. OF MEAN PACE

PACES FACTOR
1 1-2
2 2-1
3 1-2 50m
4 2-1

John Albert Chiang

TRIAL COURSE TAPED DIST NO. OF MEAN PACE

PACES FACTOR
1 1-2
2 2-1
3 1-2 50m
4 2-1

B. DISTANCE DETERMINATION BY PACING:

Alvin Abgao

TRIAL COURSE NO. OF MEAN PACE PACED TAPED PRECISION

PACES FACOR DIST DIST
1 1-2
2 2-1
3 3-4
4 4-3

Mahmoud Alkurdi

TRIAL COURSE NO. OF MEAN PACE PACED TAPED PRECISION

PACES FACOR DIST DIST
1 1-2
2 2-1
3 3-4
4 4-3

R.G. Vencent Asil

TRIAL COURSE NO. OF MEAN PACE PACED TAPED PRECISION

PACES FACOR DIST DIST
1 1-2
2 2-1
3 3-4
4 4-3
 Stephanie May Cabangon

TRIAL COURSE NO. OF MEAN PACE PACED TAPED PRECISION

PACES FACOR DIST DIST
1 1-2
2 2-1
3 3-4
4 4-3

Carl Enrick Caday

TRIAL COURSE NO. OF MEAN PACE PACED TAPED PRECISION

PACES FACOR DIST DIST
1 1-2
2 2-1
3 3-4
4 4-3

John Albert Chiang

TRIAL COURSE NO. OF MEAN PACE PACED TAPED PRECISION

PACES FACOR DIST DIST
1 1-2
2 2-1
3 3-4
4 4-3

C. ILLUSTRATION/SKETCH: