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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND FOOD SCIENCE

Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

ESCI 104

Measurement of Angles by Repetition

Fieldwork No. 6

NAME:
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I. Objective
II. Instruments
1. Theodolite
2. Range Poles
3. Chaining Pins
4. Pegs
III. Procedure
1. Establish the corners of a triangle(ABC) with each side measuring about 30 to 50m long.
Call the vertices or corners A, B, and C and use pegs or chaining pins to mark each. Refer
to the accompanying sample sketch.
2. Set up and level the instrument at A and measure the interior angle (angle 1) in four or six
repetitions. A horizontal angle is measured by repetitions as follows:
a. Release the upper and lower clamps and turn the instrument on its spindle until the
horizontal circle reading and index mark is near zero. Then, tighten the clamps and
turn upper motion tangent screw until the index reading exactly zero.
b. Release the lower motion and sight the telescope (in direct position) approximately to
the preceding corner (B). Tighten the lower clamp and set the line of sight precisely
on the corner using the lower tangent screw.
c. Loosen the upper clamp and turn the telescope toward the succeeding corner (C), then
clamp the upper motion and turn the upper tangent screw until the line of sight is
exactly on the succeeding corner. The horizontal angle reading should now be on the
circle.
d. Turn the telescope and again sight back on the preceding corner (B) by using lower
clamp. Tighten the lower clamp and set the line of sight exactly on the corner this
time using the lower tangent screw.
e. The upper clamp is loosened, the succeeding point (C) is sighted approximately
again, and the upper clamp tightened. The cross hairs are brought exactly on the point
 by turning the upper tangent screw. The sum of the first two turnings of the angle
should now be on the horizontal circle.
f. The process is continued for the number of desired repetitions by repeating steps d
and e above.
3. After measuring the interior angle at corner A, also measure by similar number of
repetitions the corresponding exterior angle, or angle 2.
4. Transfer the instrument to corner B, then to C, and again measure in a similar process the
interior and exterior angles at each corner to the specified number of repetitions. Record
each of these observed quantities as the measured average value of the angle.
5. Tabulate observed and calculated values accordingly. Refer to the accompanying sample
format for the tabulation of field data.