ENGINEERING SURVEY 1 – ASSIGNMENT 1.

GROUP 7.

6.9 Discuss the various options available for defining a north direction on a coordinate
grid.
6.10 What is the fractional linear misclosure for a traverse and how is it calculated?
6.12 Discuss the various sources of error that can occur when measuring traverse angles
and distances.
6.13 How does an intersection differ from a resection?
6.15 As they have not been used for some time, the coordinates of three control points A, S
and T are to be checked by measuring the internal angles and lengths of the triangle
AST. Using the coordinates given below, calculate the required angles and distances.

Point mE mN

A 1507.319 632.017

S 1635.904 725.769

T 1738.612 627.301

(Hint: To solve this problem, calculate rectangular polar conversions along each line
of the triangle. This gives the distances. To calculate the internal angles, use the
bearings obtained where angle A = bearing AT – bearing AS and so on)

6.20 A new 100 m × 40 m warehouse is to be set out from four traverse stations A, B, C
and D that were used in the site survey. However, all design coordinates are to be
based on a new structural grid aligned with the warehouse and not the coordinate grid
adopted for the site survey.

Using the data given below, calculate;

i. the transformation parameters to convert coordinates from the site grid to the
structural grid.

ii. the coordinates of B and D on the structural grid.

 Station Site survey Structural grid

mE mN mE mN

A 150.000 350.000 109.515 251.780

B 424.887 510.985

C 467.804 288.117 329.456 14.175

D 234.100 128.848

6.23 A distance resection is carried out at point P to two control points A and B. Calculate
the coordinates of P using the data given below.

Point mE mN Measured distances and angle

A 379.588 758.723 PA = 158.635 m PB = 208.272 m

B 411.800 572.850 APB = 60°05'00"

(Note: The approximate position of P is 240 mE, 690 mN)