Charisse Mae Mara BCE 211

In a Nutshell

Problem Set: Measurement of Horizontal Distance

1. In walking along a 75-m course, the pacer of a field party counted 43.50, 44.00, 43.50,
43.75, 44.50, 43.25 strides. Then 105.50, 106.00, 105.75, and 106.25 strides were
counted in walking from one market to another established along a straight and level
course. Determine the distance between the two markers.

2. A student paces a 50-m length five times with the following results: 57.00, 56.75, 56.50,
58.00, and 56.25 paces. Determine how many paces must he step off in order to establish
a distance of 450 meters in on level ground.

3. Determine the length of a line negotiated in 208 paces by a person whose pace is 0.76
meters long.
4. With the use of a 1-sec theodolite positioned at the center of a six-sided lot, the
following readings were taken on a 2-m subtense bar set up at each corner: 0° 25' 16",
0°12’35",0°15'05", 0°22'29", 0°30’45", and 0°09’50". Determine the distance of each
corner from the Instrument position.

5. A 2-m long subtense bar was first set up at A and subsequently at B, and the subtended
angles to the bar, as read from a theodolite positioned somewhere along the middle of
line AB, were recorded as 0°24'15’’ and 0°20'30', respectively. Determine the length of
AB.
6. A slope measurement of 545.38 m is made between points and B. The elevation of A
is 424.25 m and that of B in 459.06 m. Determine the horizontal distance between the two
points.

7. The sides of rectangular parcel of property were measured and recorded as 249.50 m
and 496.85 m. It was determined, however, that the 30-m tape used in measuring was
actually 30.05 m long, Determine the correct area of the rectangle in hectares.

8. A track and field coach wishes to layout for his team a 200-m straightaway course. If
he uses a 50-m tape known to be 50.20 m long, determine the measurements to be made
so that the course will have the correct length.
9. A 30-m steel tape is of standard length at 20°C. If the coefficient of thermal expansion
of steel is 0.0000116/1°C, determine the distance to be laid out using this tape to establish
two points exactly 1235.65 m apart when the temperature is 33°C.

10. A steel tape is 30.0-m long under a pull of 6.0 kg when supported throughout. It has
a cross-sectional ported area of 0.035 cm2 and is applied fully supported with a 12- kg
pull to measure a line whose recorded length is 308.32 m. Determine the correct length
of the line if E=2.1 x 106 kg/cm2.

11. A 30-m steel tape weighs 1.5 kg and is supported at its end points and at the 5 and
15meter marks. If a pull of 8 kg is applied, determine the correction due to sag between
supports and for one tape length.
12. Determine the normal tension required to make a tape exactly 30.0 m between its
ends when used in an unsupported mode, If the tape has a cross-sectional area of 0.045
cm2 and weighs 0.90 kg. Assume that the tape exactly 30.0 m when supported throughout
its length under a standard pull of 6.0 kg, and its modulus of elasticity 2.10 x 106 kg/cm2.

13. A 30-m tape weighs 12.5 g/m and has a cross section of 0.022 cm2. If it measures
correctly when supported throughout under a tension of 8.0 kg and at temperature of
20°C. When used in the field, the tape is only supported at its ends, under a pull of 9.0
kg, and at an average temperature of 28°C. Determine the distance between the zero
and 30-m marks.
14. A line was found to be 2865.35 m long when measured with a 30-m tape under a
steady pull of 6.5 kg at a mean temperature of 30°C. Determine the correct length of the
line if the tape used is of standard length at 20°C under a pull of 5.5 kg. Assume the cross-
sectional area of tape to be 0.025 cm2, elastic modulus as 2.10 x 106 kg/cm2, and
coefficient of thermal expansion to be 0.0000116/1°C.

15. The sides of a triangle measure 1063.55, 1840.33, and 1325.05 m. Determine the
three angles in the triangle.