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FIRST QUIZ
FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING

Directions: Cheating is strictly prohibited. Once caught, you will be subject to disciplinary actions.

TRUE OR FALSE: Write T if the answer is true and write F if the answer is False. Put your answers on the space provided
before each question.
1. A contour line on a topographic map represents a straight line between two elevation points. (False)
2. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based system commonly used in surveying for accurate positioning.
(True)
3. Total stations are surveying instruments that combine the functions of a theodolite and an electronic distance measuring
device. (True)
4. A plumb bob is used in surveying to measure horizontal angles. (False)
5. In surveying, "staking out" refers to the process of physically marking the locations of surveyed points on the ground.
(True)

FILL IN THE BLANKS: Write your answers on the space provided in each question.
1. Surveying is the science and art of determining the shapes and dimensions of the Earth's surface.
2. The basic unit of measurement for angles in surveying is the degree.
3. A topographic survey involves measuring the dimensions and elevations of natural and man-made features on the
Earth's surface.
4. In a geodetic survey, the curvature of the Earth is considered when making measurements over long distances.
5. The precision of a survey instrument is the ability to reproduce the same measurements consistently under the same
conditions.

ENUMERATION: Write your answers at the back of your answer sheets. (Refer to PPTs)
1. Give me 5 types of survey (5pts).
2. Give me 5 sources/types of error in surveying. (5 pts)

PROBLEM SOLVING: Write the correct answer with the correct units and write your solutions on the spaces provided below.
Box your final answers. No calculators on the phone are allowed.
1. In five trials of walking along a 90-m course on fairly level ground, a pacer for a survey party counted 51, 52.5, 51.5,
52.5, and 51.5 strides, respectively. He then started walking an unknown distance. XY in four trials which were recorded
as follows: 88.5, 89, 88, and 87 strides. Determine the following:
a. Pace factor of the pacer. (3 pts) – 0.869 m/pace
b. Paced Length of line XY. (3 pts) – 153.2 m
c. Percentage of error in the measurement if the taped length of XY is 150.5 meters. (3 pts) – 1.79%
2. A building 38m x 45m is to be laid out with a 50-m long metallic tape. If during standardization, the tape is found to be
only 49.950 m, determine the following:
a. Dimensions to be laid out, using this tape, in order that the building shall have the desired dimensions. (4 pts, 2 pts
each) – W’ = 38.038 m, L’ = 45.045 m
b. Using the same tape, what should the diagonals read? (3 pts) – D = 58.957 m
3. A 50-m steel tape weighs 0.04 kg/m and is supported at its end points and at the 8-m and 25-m marks. If a pull of 6 kg
is applied, determine the following:
a. Correction due to sag between the 0-m to 8-m marks, 8-m to 25-m marks, and the 25-m to 50-m marks. (6 pts, 2 pts
each) – 0.0009 m, 0.0091 m, 0.0289 m
b. Correction due to sag for one tape length. (3 pts) – 0.0389 m
c. Correct distance between the ends of the tape. (3 pts) – L’ = 49.9611 m
4. The following values were determined in a series of tape measurements of a line: 1000.58, 1000.40, 1000.38, 1000.48,
1000.40, and 1000.46 meters. Determine the following:
a. Most probable value of the measured length (3 pts) – 1000.45 m
b. Probable error of a single measurement and probable error of the mean (4 pts, 2 pts each) - ± 0.05 m, ± 0.02 m
c. Final expression for the most probable length (3 pts) – 1000.45 ± 0.02 m
d. Relative precision of a single measurement (3 pts) – 0.05/1000.45 or 1/20000