ADVANCED SURVEYING FIELD MANUAL © 2006 LAYING OF A SIMPLE CURVE BY TRANSIT AND TAPE | (THE INCREMENTAL CHORD AND DEFLECTION ANGLE METHOD) COURSE AND SECTION: SUBMITTED BY: ‘SN. __ NAME: STUDENT NO. GROUP NO. CHIEF OF PARTY: DATE OF FIELDWORK: DATE OF SUBMISSION: SUBMITTED To: INSTRUCTOR: GRADE ADWANCED SURVEYING 1GROUP NO. CHIEF OF PARTYILEADER: MEMBERS: FIELD WORK NO. 1 LAYING OF A SIMPLE CURVE BY TRANSIT AND TAPE (THE INCREMENTAL CHORD AND DEFLECTION ANGLE METHOD) OBJECTIVE: 1. Tobe able to lay a simple curve by deflection angle 2. To master the skill in leveling, orienting and using the transit effectively Instruments: 2 range poles chalk (for pavements) 2 marking pins (for soft ground) 50 meter tape theodolite or transit geen PROCEDURE 1, The professor gives the following data: Re m Backward Tangent direction (azimuth or bearing) Forward Tangent direction (azimuth or bearing) Station of the Vertex: ‘Adopt Full chord length of m 2. The student compute the elements of the simple curve using the following formulas: If the azimuth of the backward and forward tangents are given, the intersection angle | can be solved using azimuth of the forward tangent — azimuth of the backward tangent 1) ‘The tangent distance must be solvedusing: T=R* tan. 3} ‘The middle ordinate distance (M) can be computed using: M= +) 1-00 L \‘The length of the curve (Le) can be computed using (provided that | is converted to radians): Le=I"R The long chord (C) can be solved using: © C =2" The station of PC can be computed using: Station- of -PC = Sta-V-T The station of PT can be found by: Station -of .PT = Sta-PC + Le The length of the first subchord from PC, if PC is not exactly on a full station (otherwise C,=a full chord length) C, = first-full- station-on- the- curve - Sta-PC The length of the last subchord from PT, if PT is not exactly on a full station (otherwise C2=a full chord length) C, = Sta-PT —last- full a The value of the first deflection angle d,, d, = 2* sin’) e } Ace The value of the last deflection angle ds, ds =27sin 5. 3. Set up the transititheodolite over the vertex V, level the instrument and sight/locate PC and PT using the computed length of the tangent segments. Mark the position of PC and PT by marking pins if on soft ground or chalk if on pavement. 4, Transfer the instrument over PC, level and start locating points of the curve using the following procedures’ a) Initialize the horizontal vernier by setting to zero reading. Tighten the upper clamp and adjust it with the upper tangent screw. b) Using the telescope, sight the vertex or PI with the vernier still at zero reading. ©) Tighten the iower clamp and focus it using the lower tangent screw. d) With the lower tangent screw already tight, loosen the upper clamp and start to measure half the first deflection angle. Mark the direction with a range pole. Along this line, using a ‘marking pir/chaik, mark point A measured with a tape the length of the first subchord €) Locate the next point B, a full chord length from point A but this time intersecting the line sighted at an angle of half the sum of d1 and the full D of the curve. Note that the transittheodolite is still positioned over station PC. ) Proceed in locating other points on the curve following step e until you cover all full chord stations on the entire length of the curve. 9) Measure the distance C; and from the last full station on the curve and intersecting the line of sight with a deflection angle equal to haif the intersection angle, mark the last point as PT. 5. Check the position of PT by determining the length of PC from PT and compare it to the computed total length of the chord of the simple curve. ADVANCED SURVEYING 3PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET FIELDWORK 1 LAYING OF A SIMPLE CURVE BY TRANSIT AND TAPE (THE INCREMENTAL CHORD AND DEFLECTION ANGLE METHOD) DATE: GROUP NO. TIME: LOCATION: WEATHER: PROFESSOR: DATA SUPPLIED: m Backward Tangent direction: {azimuth or bearing) Forward Tangent direction: {azimuth or bearing) Station of the Vertex: Adopt Full chord length of STATION INCREMENTAL | jy GENIRAt,, | DEFLECTION ANGLE | OCCUPIED | OBSERVED CHORD ‘ANGLE. FROM BACK TANGENT COMPUTED LENGTH OF THE CHORI ACTUAL LENGTH OF THE CHORD: COMPUTATIONS: (ON SEPARATE SHEET) SKETCH OF THE SITE: (ON SEPARATE SHEET) Sketch the location ofthe field site TNSCUSSION: (ON SEPARATE SHEET) Discuss the lesson learned inthe performance of the feidwork. USION: (ON SEPARATE SHEET) Give the reason for accuratelinaccurate date gatheres PEER EVALUATION SHEET: (ON SEPARATE FORM) ‘SIGNATURE OF STUDENT ‘SIGNATURE OF PROFESSOR 5FINAL DATA SHEET FIELD WORK 1 —_LAYING OF A SIMPLE CURVE BY TRANSIT AND TAPE (THE INCREMENTAL CHORD AND DEFLECTION ANGLE METHOD) DATE: GROUP NO. TIME: LOCATION: WEATHER: PROFESSOR: DATA SUPPLIED: Re m Backward Tangent directiot Forward Tangent directio Station of the Vertex: Adopt Full chord length of STATION, INCREMENTAL | yGeWearaL | DEFLECTION ANGLE Foccurten|opserven| cHoRD | INCREMENTAL | cRoM BACK TANGENT COMPUTED LENGTH OF THE CHORD : ACTUAL LENGTH OF THE CHORD: SIGNATURE OF STUDENT