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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND FOOD SCIENCE

Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

ENGINEERING SURVEYING

Practice Exercise No. 4

Source of Error and Correction

NAME: __________________________________________________________________________

Questions:
1. A line was determined to be 2395.25 m. when measured with a 30-m steel tape supported
throughout its length under a pull of 4kg at a mean temperature of 35°C. Tape used is of
standard length at 20°C under a pull of 5kg. Cross-sectional area of tape is 0.03 sq.cm.
Coefficient of thermal expansion is 0.0000116/°C. Modulus of elasticity of tape of 2x10^6
kg/sq.cm.
a. Determine the error of the tape due to change in temperature
b. Determine error due to tension
c. Determine the corrected length of the line.

2. A 50m tape was standardized and was found to be 0.0042m too long than the standard
length at an observed temperature of 58°C and a pull of 15kg. The same tape was used
to measure a certain distance and was recorded to be 673.92m, long at an observed
temperature of 68°C and a pull of 15kg. Coefficient of linear expansion is 0.0000116m/°C.
a. Determine the standard temperature
b. Determine the total correction.
c. Determine the true length of the line

3. A 30 m steel tape weighing 1.45kg is of standard length under a pull of 5kg supported for
full length. The tape was used in measuring a line 938.35m long on a smooth level ground
under a steady pull of 10kg. assuming E=2x106 kg/cm2 and the unit weight of steel to be
7.9x10-3 kg/cm3.
a. Determine the cross-sectional area of the tape in cm2.
b. Determine the correction for increase in tension.
c. Determine the correct length of the line measured.

Prepared by:

LHIZEL L. CLAVERIA, ABE

ESCI 104, Instructor