GE 135 – FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING AND MAPPING

Laboratory Exercise No. 3

DETERMINING AREA OF A RECTILINEAR FIELD BY TAPE

SECTION:
GROUP NO.: ______
GROUP LEADER: ___________________________
GROUP MEMBERS:
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
4. ____________________________

OBJECTIVE/S:
o To learn how to measure horizontal angles with tape.
o To determine the area of a rectilinear field with tape.

FIELDNOTES:

Observed Chord Distance to determine the included angles

Included Chord Length of Computed
Correction Adjusted Angle
Angle Distance Side Angle

θ1 7.32m 42 ° 56' 17.79' ' 79 ° 39' 45.02' '

θ2 5.69m 33 ° 3 ' 28.54 ' ' 69 ° 46' 55.77 ' '
θ3 5.3m 10m 30 ° 44' 2.06 ' ' 36 ° 43' 27.24 ' ' 67 ° 27' 29.3 ' '
θ4 6.75m 39 ° 26 ' 57.36 ' ' 76 ° 10 ' 24.6 ' '
θ5 5.21m 30 ° 11 ' 58.07 ' ' 66 ° 55' 25.31 ' '

Observed Distance of the Sides of each Triangle

Sides Adjusted
Triangle Area
1st 2nd Angle

ABF 16m 17m 79 ° 39' 45.02' '

 BCF 17m 19m 69 ° 46' 55.77 ' '
CDF 19m 16m 67 ° 27' 29.3 ' '
DEF 16m 17m 76 ° 10 ' 24.6 ' '
AEF 17m 16m 66 ° 55' 25.31 ' '

COMPUTATIONS:

COMPUTED ANGLE

sin ( θ2 )=( d2 )÷ L
DERIVED FORMULA

d
θ
[ ( )]
¿ 2 sin−1
2
L

COMPUTED ANGLES:

−1 7.32 m
[ (
θ1¿ 2 sin 2 )
÷ 10 m
]
¿ 2 [ sin−1 ( 3.66 m) ÷ 10 m ]

θ1¿ 4 2° 5 6' 17.7 9

−1 5.69 m
[ (
θ2¿ 2 sin 2 )
÷ 10 m
]
¿ 2 [ sin−1 ( 2.845 m) ÷ 10 m]
Laboratory Exercise No. 3
θ2¿ 33 ° 3 ' 28.54
 −1 5.3 m
[ ( ) ]
θ3¿ 2 sin 2
÷ 10 m

¿ 2 [ sin−1 ( 2.65 m) ÷ 10 m]

θ3¿ 30 ° 4 4 ' 2.06 ' '

−1 6.75 m
[ (
θ4¿ 2 sin 2
÷10 m ) ]
¿ 2 [ sin−1 ( 3.375 m) ÷10 m ]

θ4¿ 39 ° 2 6' 57.36' '

−1 5.12 m
[ (
θ5¿ 2 sin 2
÷ 10 m) ]
¿ 2 [ sin−1 ( 2.605 ) ÷ 10 m ]

θ5¿ 30 ° 1 1' 58.07 ' '

DISCREPANCY:

∑ θ=¿ ¿ θ1 + θ2 + θ3 + θ4 + θ5
¿ 42 ° 5 6 ' 17,79' ' +33 ° 3' 28.54 '' +30 ° 4 4' 2.06 '' +39 °26 ' 57.36' ' + 30° 11' 07 ' '
∑ θ=¿ 176 ° 22' 43.82 ' '

Discrepancy = expected correct sum - sum of the observed value ( ∑ θ )

¿ 360 °−176 ° 22' 43.82 ' ' Laboratory Exercise No. 3

 discrepancy=183 ° 37 ' 18 ' '

Correction:
discrepancy
correction= where n = 5
n

183° 37' 18 ' '

¿
5
correction=36 ° 43' 27.24 ' '

ADJUSTED VALUE

θ1¿ θ1 +correction
¿ 47 ° 9 ' 22.89 + (-0° 0' 44.95 ¿

¿ 47 ° 8 ' 37.94

θ2¿ θ2 +correction
¿ 70 ° 11 ' 57.35 + (-0° 0' 44.95¿

¿ 70 ° 11 ' 12.4

θ3¿ θ3 +correction
¿ 79 ° 12 ' 40.7 + (-0° 0' 44.95 ¿

¿ 79 ° 11 ' 55.75

θ4¿ θ4 + correction
¿ 95 ° 2' 15.99 + (-0° 0' 44.95¿

¿ 95 ° 1 ' 31.04
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θ5¿ θ5 +correction
¿ 68 ° 27 ' 27.84 + (-0° 0' 44.95¿
¿ 68 ° 26 ' 42.89

LABORATORY REPORT:
● Introduction
● Results
● Conclusion

DOCUMENTATION:

Laboratory Exercise No. 3