Malicdem, Micah Eunice Plane Surveying

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FIELDWORK No. 3
Taping over Level and sloping ground

OBJECTIVES
1. To measure horizontal distance of a line over a level ground with tape supported
throughout its length.
2. To measure horizontal distance of a line over sloping ground by the method of braking
the tape.

THEORY
Accurate measurement of length between two points on ay type of surface is one of the
basic operations of plane surveying. Such linear measurements are understood as getting the
average or mean horizontal distances. It involves the process of aligning the tape, stretching it,
plumbing selected tape marks, marking and recording the tape lengths.

The oldest method of measuring the horizontal length on a plain level ground us that with
tape supported throughout its length by the ground. However, it is standard practice to hold the
tape horizontally above the ground and plumb at one or both ends when taping on sloping or
uneven terrain surfaces.

Breaking the tape involves he measurement of a short horizontal lengths and

accumulating these lengths to a total full tape length. The segmented individual lengths counted
by tallies and pins are added to determine the total length of line.

The accepted relative precision of taping the horizontal length of the line over level and
sloping ground should be at least one over one thousand (1/1000).

INSTRUMENTS
1 50m steel tape 2 Range poles
1 set of marking pins 2 Plumb bobs
PROCEDURE
A. Taping on Level Ground
1. Drive two range poles or mark a chalk it on pavement at a 100 paces length of an
obstructed distance and call these points A and B.

2. The back rear tapeman hold the zero point of the tape at he starting rage pole (A). The
front tapeman drags his end of the tape in the direction of the range pole (B). Directed
by the rear tapeman, he stretches the tape in line with the ranging poles. Then he
plants marking pins to mark he end of the tape. Use sufficient tape length for the one
marking pin let say 5.0 m full meter marks.

3. With zero end of the tape, the tapeman transfer the tape and setanother point at te
ground and marks his 2nd marking pin.

4. The procedure is repeated until the remaining distance between the last marking pin
and the range pole (B) is less than 5m in length.

5. Measure the remaining tape length of the line with the rear tapeman pulling the tape
and the front tapeman reads the fractional measurement from the tape.

6. Count the number of pins used and record the length of the full meter mark used as
measurement by one (1) marking pin. Add the number of tape lengths and partial tape
lengths to determine the total length of the line measured.

7. When the whole line has reached the other end measure the same line in opposite
direction using the same procedure above to complete the second trial.

B. Taping on sloping Ground

1. Locate a straight unobstructed line on an area with sloping terrain and designate the
upper portion of the line as point A and the bottom portion as point B.

2. The front tape man pulls the terminal end of the tape firmly at the bottom of the range
pole in the starting point A. When the front tape man has leveled or aligned the tape
with the same elevation of point B, be then drops the plumb bob using it to leave a
mark on the ground. He then plants the 1 st making pin on the line left by the plumb
bob.
 3. The rear tape man moves forward and place again the zero end of the tape at the 1 st
marking pin while the front tape-man levels again the tape with same elevation as the
1st marking pin, He then again drops the plumb bob on the side of the tape the full
meter mark and place the 2nd marking pin.

4. The procedure is repeated following the same procedure until the remaining distance
between the last marking pin and the range pole was reached.

5. Repeat the horizontal measurement in uphill direction following the same procedure.

6. Compute the relative precision using the following formula below.

Questions:
1. Discuss briefly the process of breaking the tape.

2. In what direction does taping on sloping ground is easier to perform, the uphill or the
downhill? Explain.

3. Is the process of taping over the level ground and sloping ground similar? In what way do
they differ? Explain.

Problems:
1. The distance between two range poles (A) and (B) has been measured. When reaching the
range pole (B) the rear tape man used 17 marking pins. 2.30 m has been measured
between the last pin and the range pole (B). What is the total distance between range pole
(A) and range pole (B)?
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PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET

FIELDWORK No. 3
Taping over Level and Sloping Ground

A. Taping over level ground

Line Length Number Number Partial Total Mean Relative
of tape of Tally of Pins Tape Taped Precision
per pin Length Distance
A-B
B-A

B. Taping over sloping ground

Trial 1 Trial 2 Differences in Mean Relative
Lengths Lengths Precision
Line Length Line Length
AB GF
BC FE
CD ED
DE DC
EF CB
FG BA
SUM REMARKS
Note: Computation of results must be written on separate sheet of paper/s.