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 LABORATORY EXERCISES MANUAL

Laboratory Report-Grading Rubrics

Mechanics:
Mechanics:
 Each group shall perform competitively all the laboratory exercises given by their
instructor and must submit laboratory reports on time.
 Each group has given the freedom to choose a format but make sure that it is
appropriate, creative, and presentable.
 Delayed submission of lab reports shall mean a deduction of 5 points per day per
activity.

Criteria for Grading:

COMPONENT EXCEPTIONAL ACCEPTABLE MARGINAL POINT(S)

(5-4 POINTS) (3-2 POINTS) (1-0 POINT)
The content of The content of The content of the lab
the lab report is the lab report is report is not clearly
comprehensive mostly explained; it lacks
and well- comprehensive; much information and
tabulated and incorporates contains wrong data;
well-explained; important and procedures are not
incorporates correct well-explained; sketch
important and information; and computations are
correct procedures are erroneous.
CONTENT
information; copied from
procedures are books; sketch
originally listed and
in clear steps; computations
sketch and are correct but
computations some
are correct and computations
factual. are not being
shown.
Lab report is Lab report is Lab report is not
written using mostly written written using the
FORMAT appropriate and using appropriate and
presentable appropriate presentable format.
format; and

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 presentable
format.
No errors in Few errors in Many errors in
spelling, spelling, spelling, punctuation
punctuation, punctuation and/or grammar in the
MECHANICS
and grammar in and/or report
the lab report. grammar in the
lab report.
Lab exercise Lab exercise Lab exercise was not
was done in a was done on done on time; Data
very timely time; Data acquired is not
SPEED,
manner; Data acquired is accurate and precise
ACCURACY
acquired is very mostly accurate based on the
AND
accurate and and precise prescribed standards.
PRECISION
precise based on based on the
the prescribed prescribed
standards. standards.

Information Found in Laboratory Report

1. Title of the Field Work

2. Time of Day and Date
3. Weather Conditions
4. List of Equipment
5. Objectives
6. Procedure
7. Sketch
8. Tabulation
9. Computation
10. Laboratory Report (Introduction, Results, Conclusion)
11. Name of Leader, Asst. Leader, Recorder, and Group Members
12. Documentation

Information Found in Field Notebook

1. Title of the Field Work
2. Time of Day and Date
3. Weather Conditions
4. List of Equipment
5. Objectives
6. Sketch
7. Tabulation
8. Name of Leader, Asst. Leader, Recorder, and Group Members

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 Laboratory Exercise No. 6
PROFILE LEVELING

Time of Day and Date: Nov.8, 2022

Weather Condition: sunny
List of Equipment:
o Automatic Level, Leveling Rod, Measuring Tape, Hubs or Pegs, Range Poles, Markers
Objective/s:
o To determine the elevation of ground points along the centerline of a proposed
roadway.
Introduction:
Profile leveling is a method that is very useful for surveying a field or a road. For a certain road
or property, it will show the elevations, profile and uphill and downhill parts of the road. With the help
of a precision level and leveling rods, we are able to finish the field job on schedule. Over the course of
the fieldwork, we gained expertise using the precise level and enhanced our surveying leveling
abilities.

Procedure and Computation:

1. Establish stakes at every full station along the centerline of a 300-meter long-
proposed roadway at intervals of 20 meters.

Figure 1. Profile Leveling Level Route

2. Set up and level the instrument in some convenient location on one side of the
proposed roadway then take a backsight reading on BMa.
3. Take an intermediate foresight reading from as many centerlines points up to within
the practical limit of the sighting.
4. Establish a turning point and take a foresight reading on it to determine its elevation.
5. Transfer and set up the instrument in another position and take a backsight reading
on the turning point then continue taking rod readings on ground points as before

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until the end of the roadway is reached (Figure 2).

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 Figure 2. Profile Leveling

6. Record all the observed data (Table 1).

Table 1. Observed Rod Readings of Profile Leveling

Height of
Intermediate
Station Backsight the Foresight Elevation Remarks
Foresight
Instrument
BMa 1.074 13.174 12.10m
0+00 1.156 12.018m
0+05 1.164 12.005m
0+10 1.200 11.974m
0+15 1.113 12.061m
TP1 1.26 13.211 1.223 11.951m
0+00 1.237 11.974m
0+05 1.210 12.001m
0+10 1.197 12.014m
0+15 1.213 11.998m
0+20 1.230 11.081m
TP2 1.328 13.245 1.294 11.981m
0+00 1.236 12.009m
0+05 1.197 12.048m
0+10 1.174 12.021m
0+15 1.198 12.047m
0+20 1.209 12.036m
0+25 1.220 12.025m
TP3 1.320 13.305 1.294 11.985m
0+00 1.262 12.043m
0+05 1.227 12.078m
0+10 1.268 12.037m
0+15 1.203 12.102m

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0+20 1.208 12.097m
0+25 1.203 12.102m
0+30 1.230 12.075m
BM2 0.900 12.405m

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7. Compute the Height of the Instrument (HI) and Elevation using Equation 1 and 2,
respectively.

HI = Elev + BS Equation 1

Elev = HI – FS/IFS Equation 2

where: HI – height of instrument above a reference datum

BS – backsight reading on the rod (or plus sights)

FS – foresight reading on the rod (or minus sights)

IFS – Intermediate Foresight

Elev – elevation above a reference datum of a point sighted

DOCUMENTATIONS:

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