Fieldwork No.

01

MEASURING AND LAYING OUT HORIZONTAL ANGLES WITH TAPE

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I. Objectives

To measure horizontal angles with tape.

II. Materials

1 pc - 50-meter tape 5 pcs - marking pins

3 pcs - range poles

III. Procedure

Drive three range poles or pins to define the vertices of a triangle with no side less than 50
paces and no angle greater than 180 degrees. Designate these points as A, B, and C. Do not
remove any of the range pole or pin set until the entire fieldwork is completed and the
computational check is made.
A. Chord Bisection Method

Measure the interior angle at A by chord bisection method. Layout any convenient length
L along the lines AB and AC. Measure the chord distance bc (or d). The angle A can be
computed as follows:

A d /2
sin =
2 L

b B
L
d
2
A A/2
A/2 d
d
L 2

c C

B. Three Sides Method

Measure the interior angle at B by the three sides method. Layout any convenient lengths
a and c along the lines BC and BA respectively. Measure the distance b. The angle at B
can be computed by using the trigonometric equation,

b2 = a2 + c2 - 2ac cosB

C. Erecting a Perpendicular to a Side

Measure the interior angle at C by erecting a perpendicular to one of its adjacent sides.
Establish a perpendicular from point b (on line CB to the line AC by chord bisection
method. Measure the distance Cb and Ca. The angle at C is then computed by the relation,

Ca
cos C =
Cb
 Remarks:

1. The accuracy of measuring angles with tape depends on the care taken in laying out
lengths and establishing the needed points on the ground.
2. The error in the sum of the computed angles must not be greater than 30 0. If this is
exceeded, the measurements should be repeated.

IV. Findings and Computations

Record all measurements with an accompanying sketch. Take the sum of the computed
interior angles and compare it to the theoretical sum of the interior angles in a triangle.

V. Conclusion
VI. Sketch
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