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TÜV-R 01 100 1934918 Republic of the Philippines

CENTRAL BICOL STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur 4418
www.cbsua.edu.ph

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND FOOD SCIENCE

Department of Agricultural Engineering

ELEMENTARY SURVEYING 1
Determining Area of a Rectilinear Field by Tape
Fieldwork No. 7

NAME: __________________________ ___ RATING: _____________

SECTION & YEAR: _________________ DATE: _______________

I. Objectives
a. To determine the elevation of a point some distance away by the three-wire
method of differential leveling
II. Instruments
1. Theodolite
2. Tripod
3. Stadia Rod
4. Level Bar
III. Procedures
1. Designate the initial or reference point of the level route as BM-1 and the final or
terminal point as BM-2. The elevation of BM-2 is to be determined and the
elevation of BM-1 must be known or assumed.
2. At a convenient location just beyond BM-1 and along the general designated
route of the level line, set up the instrument and level its line of sight.
3. Take and record a backsight on BM-1 and note the upper, middle, and lower
cross-hair readings.
4. Direct the rod man to move forward along the general route (not necessarily in a
straight line joining BM-1 and the next point) and establish TP-1.
5. With
the
leveling
rod
held
plumb
on TP-
 1, take a foresight on it and record the upper, middle, and lower cross-hair
readings.
6. Transfer, set up and level the instrument at another suitable location beyond TP-
1 and take a backsight on TP-1, and record the upper, middle, and lower cross-
hair readings.
7. Direct the rodman to move a convenient distance ahead of the instrument and
establish TP-2.
8. Take a foresight on TP-2 and again record the three hair readings.
9. Repeat the above procedure until finally a foresight is taken on the designated
point (BM-2) at the end of the level line.
10. Tabulate observed and computed values accordingly. Refer to the accompanying
sample format for the tabulation of field data.
STA BACKSIGHT HI FORESIGHT Elevation Remarks
Hair Hair
Mean S Mean S
RDGS RDGS

IV. Computations
1. The mean of the readings of the upper, middle, and lower cross-hair for each
sight is taken as the correct rod reading.
2. The interval between the reading on the upper cross-hair and the reading on the
lower cross-hair is a measure of the distance from the instrument to the rod
sighted. The distance is determined by multiplying the observed interval by the
stadia interval factor (K) of the instrument, which is usually equal to 100.
3. The height of instrument for a set-up is found by adding the mean backsight
reading to the elevation of the point backsighted. Subtracting the mean foresight
reading on a turning point from the height of instrument gives the elevation. The
process of computation is repeated for each set up.
4. The difference in elevation between the initial and final points equals the
difference between the sum of the mean backsights and the sum of the mean
foresights.
V. Results
VI. Sketch