Salceda, Lemuel Josh M.

SURV 002F1
AR22S2 ENGR. AMIR Y. PASCUAL

FIELD WORK NO.1

DETERMINATION OF PACING FACTOR

PACING:

1ST PACE 2ND PACE 3RD PACE 4TH PACE MEAN

62 paces 63 paces 64 paces 63 paces 63 paces

GIVEN:
PACING FACTOR (PF) = ? KNOWN LENGTH (L) = 50 m MEAN NUMBER OF PACES (M) = 63 paces

SOLUTION:
62+63+64+63 𝐿 50𝑚
M= PF = = = 0.79365079365 m/pace

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4 𝑀 63 𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠

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M= 63 paces PF = 0.7937 m/pace

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TESTING CALIBRATION:
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1ST PACE 2ND PACE 3RD PACE 4TH PACE 5TH PACE MEAN
72 72 71 71 71 71.4
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PACING FACTOR (PF) = 0.7937 m/pace KNOWN LENGTH (L) = ?

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MEAN NUMBER OF PACES (M) = 71.4 paces

SOLUTION:
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72+72+71+71+71
M= L = PF X M = 0.7937 m/pace x 71.4 paces
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M= 71.4 paces L = 56.67 m

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GIVEN: KNOWN LENGTH (L) = 56.67 m MEASURING TAPE= 57.33 m

SOLUTION:
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DIFFERENCE = MEASURING TAPE – L = 57.33 m – 56.67 m = 0.66 m

𝐷𝐼𝐹𝐹𝐸𝑅𝐸𝑁𝐶𝐸 0.66
% OF ERROR = x 100% = x 100% = 1.15122972266 %
𝑀𝐸𝐴𝑆𝑈𝑅𝐼𝑁𝐺 𝑇𝐴𝑃𝐸 57.33

% OF ERROR = 1.15%

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 DOCUMENTATION:

1. Set up a measured distance around 50 meters on the ground, Mark them with either chalk or pegs.

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Figure 1. Measurement of 50-meter distance and setting of points A and B

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2. Starting from point "A" on the other end, walk casually on a straight line and count the number of paces

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from a to b.

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Figure 2. Casual walk from point-to-point

3. Repeat procedure 2 for four times.

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Figure 3. Four trials of casual walk from point-to-point

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 4. Determine the average number of paces.

Figure 4. Computation of mean number of paces

5. Compute for your pace factor by dividing the measured distance by the average number of paces.

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Figure 5. Computation of pace factor

6. Now let us see whether your pace factor is more or less accurate set up an unknown distance on the
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ground marking it points C and D.

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Figure 6. Marking of unknown distance from point C to D

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 7. Walk from C to D and count the number of paces. Do it five times.

Figure 7. Five trials of casual walk from point-to-point

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8.Determine the length of the unknown distance by multiplying the pace factor by the average number of

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paces. determine percent error by actually measuring the unknown distance.

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Figure 8.0 Five trials of casual walk from point-to-point.

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Figure 8.1 Measuring of the unknown distance.

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