ELEMENTARY SURVEYING FIELD

MANUAL
2006

FIELD WORK NO. 9

DETERMINATION OF THE
HEIGHT OF A REMOTE POINT

COURSE AND SECTION: CE120-02F/E01

SUBMITTED BY:

SN. NAME: STA.MARIA,JILLIAN REN R STUDENT

NO.: 2017130707

GROUP NO. 4 CHIEF OF PARTY: SEIJO, ELIJAH CHRIS R.

DATE OF FIELDWORK: 08/17/21 DATE OF SUBMISSION: _08/31/21

SUBMITTED TO:

PROFESSOR: ENGR. CIRILO MORILLO JR. GRADE

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 GROUP NO. 4 CHIEF OF PARTY: SEIJO. ELIJAH CHRIS R.

MEMBERS:

1. RELOR, JOHN CARLO L. 6.SATUITO, DANIELA MARI G.

2. ROBLES, RHENEE ROSE M. 7. SEGURIGAN, JOHN ROBERT N.
3. RODRIGUEZ, PRINCES RICA B. 8. SEIJO, ELIJAH CHRIS R.
4. ROMANO, JOHN MARLON M. 9. SORIANO, MARTIN ALFONSO P.
5. SARTORIO, ISIAH JEMAR S. 10. STA. MARIA, JILLIAN REN R.

FIELD WORK NO. 9

DETERMINATION OF THE HEIGHT OF A REMOTE POINT

OBJECTIVES:

1. To develop the skills in getting the vertical distance of a certain inaccessible point
using a single vertical plane and using two planes, horizontal and vertical.
2. To apply the knowledge learned in the analysis of right triangles in determining
the height of a remote point.
3. To learn how to read vertical angle of a transit/ T.heodolite.
4. To have the confidence of working with one’s party or group and to be fully
responsible in the performance of the assigned task.

INSTRUMENTS:

1. Engineer’s transit/ Theodolite

2. 1 leveling rod
3. tape
4. chalk/1-set of marking pins
5. range pole
6. reading glass

ORGANIZATION OF PARTY:

1. Chief Of Party (COP)

2. 1 rod man
3. 1 Instrument man
4. 2 tapemen
5. 1 Recorder

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PROCEDURE:

Determination of the height of a remote point using a single vertical plane.

1. The student designates the location of a remote point inside the house or own
backyard (e.g. roof overhang, a tree, electric post, among others) to determine
the vertical distance of a certain inaccessible point using a single vertical plane
and using two planes, horizontal and vertical.
2. Using the normal form of the telescope, sight the topmost part of the flagpole.
Record the reading on the vertical circle, call it angle . Equivalent instruments or
measuring tool are advised including the use of application in their devices to
measure the distance from one point to another and required vertical angles in
degrees.
3. For the second trial, use inverted telescope to view the remote point. This is done
to determine the index error of the instrument.
4. Get the mean of the two readings and record it as the mean of angle or the angle
of elevation of the remote point from the first station.
5. Set the leveling rod vertically near the flagpole and level the telescope of the
transit. Sight the reading to get the height of the instrument on its initial location.
6. Move the transit towards the flagpole and call it station B, then measure its
distance from its initial location. Record this as distance AB.
7. After leveling the transit, sight the top of the flagpole twice, again using the normal
and inverted position of the telescope for the two trials. Record the two vertical
angle readings. Determine the mean of the two readings and call it mean angle
.
8. Level the telescope and get the height of the instrument by sighting the leveling
rod at the base of the flagpole. This will represent the height of the instrument on
station B.
9. Analyze the two right triangles formed to determine the height of the remote point.

COMPUTATIONS:

The computation of sample field notes is done in accordance with the steps listed
hereunder:

Computation of the height of the remote point

Determine the difference in elevation between the two instruments set-ups.

Diff · in HI h2 h1

Analyze triangle B’EF, solve for the distance “x” using tangent function.
h2 h1
tan
x
Determine the sum of the distance AB and “x” for the analysis of the oblique triangle.
Dis tance A' F AB x
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Using sine law in the oblique triangle A’FD, solve for the distance FD.
AB x FD
sin sin

Using the right triangle, FDG, solve for the height of the remote point DG.
H h2
sin
FD

A’
B’

h1 h2

AB

INSTRUMENT SET-UP

PRINCIPLE:

In an oblique triangle the ratio of the length of any side and the sine function of the
angle opposite this side is proportional to the ratio of any other side and the sine
function of the angle opposite this other side.

a b c
sin A sin b sin C

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?
2. Give other methods of determining the horizontal distance between two points.

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 PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET

FIELD WORK 9 DETERMINATION OF THE HEIGHT OF A REMOTE POINT

DATE: GROUP NO.

TIME: LOCATION:
WEATHER: PROFESSOR:

ANGLE MEAN HEIGHT OF MEAN HEIGHT OF

STATION ANGLE INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENT
A 48 1.524m
(TRIAL 1) 48.5 1.46304m
A 49 1.40208m
(TRIAL 2)
ANGLE MEAN HEIGHT OF MEAN HEIGHT OF
STATION
ANGLE INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENT
B 54 1.524
(TRIAL 1) 55 1.46304m
B 56 1.40208m
(TRIAL 2)

DISTANCE AB= 1.2192m COMPUTED HEIGHT OF

REMOTE POINT: 8.5943m

COMPUTATIONS:
Difference in height = h2 – h1
= 1.524m – 1.40208m
= 0.12192 m
Analyze triangle B’EF, solve for the distance “x” using tangent function.
!"#$%
= tan(β) = &

%.(")* # %.),",-*
= tan(55°) = &

x = 0.0854m

distance AB and “x” for the analysis of the oblique triangle.

A’F = AB + x
= 1.2192m + 0.0854m
= 1.3046m

Using sine law in the oblique triangle A’FD, solve for the distance FD.
./0& 89
123 (5# 6)
= 123 (6)

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%."%:"0,.,-() 89
123 (((#)-.()
= 123 ()-.()

FD = 8.6313m

Using the right triangle, FDG, solve for the height of the remote point DG.
;#!"
sin(β) = 89

;#%.(")*
sin(55) = -.<=%=*

H = 8.5943m

SKETCH:

A’ 48.5° F
α 55°
B’ β
h2 = 1.524m
h1 = 1.40208m

A B

AB x
SIGNATURE OF STUDENT

SIGNATURE OF PROFESSOR

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 PDS
Using an app to measure the horizontal angle

Station A height = 1.524m

Station B
height
= 1.40208m

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 Remote point

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 SIGNATURE OF STUDENT

FINAL DATA SHEET

FIELD WORK 9 DETERMINATION OF THE HEIGHT OF A REMOTE POINT

DATE: GROUP NO.

TIME: LOCATION:
WEATHER: PROFESSOR:

ANGLE MEAN HEIGHT OF MEAN HEIGHT OF

STATION ANGLE INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENT
A 48 1.524m
(TRIAL 1) 48.5 1.46304m
A 49 1.40208m
(TRIAL 2)
ANGLE MEAN HEIGHT OF MEAN HEIGHT OF
STATION ANGLE INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENT
B 54 1.524
(TRIAL 1) 55 1.46304m
B 56 1.40208m
(TRIAL 2)

DISTANCE AB= 1.2192m COMPUTED HEIGHT OF

REMOTE POINT: 8.5943m

COMPUTATIONS:
Difference in height = h2 – h1
= 1.524m – 1.40208m
= 0.12192 m
Analyze triangle B’EF, solve for the distance “x” using tangent function.
!"#$%
= tan(β) = &

%.(")* # %.),",-*
= tan(55°) = &

x = 0.0854m

distance AB and “x” for the analysis of the oblique triangle.

A’F = AB + x
= 1.2192m + 0.0854m
= 1.3046m
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Using sine law in the oblique triangle A’FD, solve for the distance FD.
./0& 89
123 (5# 6)
= 123 (6)

%."%:"0,.,-() 89
= 123 ()-.()
123 (((#)-.()

FD = 8.6313m

Using the right triangle, FDG, solve for the height of the remote point DG.

;#!"
sin(β) = 89

;#%.(")*
sin(55) = -.<=%=*

H = 8.5943m

SKETCH:

A’ 48.5° F
α 55°
B’ β
h2 = 1.524m
h1 = 1.40208m

A B

AB x

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