ELEMENTARY SURVERING

FIELD MANUAL

FIELD WORK NO.2

LAYING OF A SIMPLE CURVE BY TRANSIT AND TAPE
(INCREMENTAL CHORD AND DEFLECTION ANGLE METHOD)

COURSE AND SECTION: CE 121F / B1

SUBMITTED BY:
NAME: Katrizzia Marie V. Palon.

SEAT NO.: 01

STUDENT NO.: 2012107644

GROUP NO.: 1

DATE OF FIELD WORK: October 25, 2014

DATE OF SUBMISSION: November 12, 2014

SUBMITTED TO:
PROFESSOR: Engr. Bienvenido Cervantes

GRADE

GROUP NO. 8

CHIEF OF PARTY/LEADER: Palon, Katrizzia Marie V.

MEMBERS:
Panganiban, Ian Jasper

Purugganan, Erik Jan

Pugao, Jhumar

Saavedra, James Charles

FIELD WORK NO.2

LAYING OF A SIMPLE CURVE BY USING THE TAPE ALONE
(INCREMENTAL CHORD AND TANGENT OFFSET METHOD)
OBJECTIVE:
1. To be able to lay a simple curve by using the tape alone.
INSTRUMENTS:
1. 2 range poles
2. chalk (for pavements)
3. 2 marking pins (for soft ground)
4. 50 meter tape

PROCEDURE:

1. The professor gives the following data:

I= 38

R=381.972m

Station PC (preferably not on full station):

Adopt Full chord length of 20 m

2. The professor assigns the location of PC in the field, together with the
direction of the backward tangent. (Note: Be very careful in assigning
the location of station PC and direction of the backward tangent so
that the curve will not be obstructed by any large permanent
structure.)

3. The students

3.1 Compute the central incremental angle of the simple curve

assigned, LC and PT.

3.2 Compute the incremental tangent offset distances x and y of

each intermediate stations before going to the field.

3.3 Compute the first offset distances x and y using the formula:

The tangent offset distance x1 must be solved using:

x1 = c1* cos(d1 / 2)

The tangent offset distance y1 must be solved using:

y1 = c1 * sin(d1 / 2)

3.4 Compute the second offset distances x and y using the formula:

The tangent offset distance x2 must be solved using :

x2 = c*cos[(d1+D)/2]

The tangent offset distance y2must be solved using :

x2 = c*sin[(d1+D)/2]

3.5

Compute the succeeding offset distances x and y using the

formula:

The tangent offset distance x3 must be solved using :

x3 = c * cos[(D+D)/2]
or x3 = c * cos(D)

The tangent offset distance y3 must be solved using:

y3 = c * sin[(D+D)/2] or y3 = c * sin(D)

3.6

Compute the last offset distances x and y using the formula:

The tangent offset distance xn must be solved using:

xn=c*cos[(d2 + D)/2]

The tangent offset distance yn must be solved using:

yn=c*sin[(d2 + D)/2]

3.7 Lay the curve in the field starting in the position of the PC. The
process explained below assumed that the total length of the
tape will not be exhausted.

4. Station A is now laid on the ground using the procedure below.

4.1 The front tapeman should hold the 0 mark of the tape at station
PC.

4.2 The tangent offset tapeman (man at station A) should hold and
locate the length x1 mark, loop the tape and hold also the next
full meter length.

4.3 The point A tapeman should locate and hold the y 1 length of the
tape from the tangent offset tapeman and also loop the tape and
hold the next full meter length of the tape.

4.4 The front tapeman while holding the zero mark of the tape must
also hold the c1 tape length distance from point A tapeman.

4.5 The front tapeman and tangent offset tapeman should align
themselves in the direction of the back tangent of the simple
curve.

4.6 The three tapeman should sketch the tape and the point A
tapeman should mark its exact position on the ground with a
marking pin or chalk if on pavement.

5. Station B is now laid on the ground using the procedure below.

5.1 The front tapeman holds the 0 mark of the tape at station A.

5.2 The tangent offset tapeman (man at station B) holds and locates
the length x2 mark, loop the tape and hold also the next full
meter length.

5.3 The point B tapeman locates and holds the y 2 length of the tape
from the tangent offset tapeman; he also loops the tape and
holds the next full meter length of the tape. The front tapeman
while holding the zero mark of the tape also holds the c tape
distance from point B tapeman.

5.4 The front tapeman and tangent offset tapeman align themselves
in the direction along the prolongation of line PC to A.

6. Station C and full stations are now laid on the ground using the same
procedures a to d.

7. Station PT is laid in the same manner as above but this time with a
chord length of only C2.

8. Determine the percentage of error by using the formula:

% Error = Computed.Long.Chord.Length Measured.Long.Chord.Length

Computed.Long Chord.Length.

Sketch:

PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET

FIELD WORK 2

LAYING OF A SIMPLE CURVE BY USING THE TAPE

ALONE
(INCREMENTAL CHORD AND TANGENT OFFSET METHOD)

DATE: October 29, 2014

TIME: 1:30 PM 6:00 PM
WEATHER:
CLOUDY

GROUP NO.: 8
LOCATION: South Parking Lot -MIT
PROFESSOR: Engr. Cervantes

DATA SUPPLIED:
I= 38
R= 381.972m
Station of the PC: 25+872.48 (Preferably not on a full station
mark)
Adopt Full chord length of 2m (Preferably in between 2m-5m)

STATION
OCCUPIED OBSERVED
PC
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
E
E
F
F
G
G
H
H
I
I
J
J
K
K
PT

CHORD
7.52
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
5.81

CENTRAL
ANGLE
1.128
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0.872

OFFSET DISTANCES
X
Y
7.520m
0.074m
19.987m
0.720m
19.973m
1.047m
19.973m
1.047m
19.973m
1.047m
19.973m
1.047m
19.973m
1.047m
19.973m
1.047m
19.973m
1.047m
19.973m
1.047m
19.973m
1.047m
5.807m
0.196m

COMPUTED LENGTH OF THE CHORD: 248.7158m

ACTUAL LENGTH OF THE CHORD: 249.60m

SAMPLE COMPUTATION
Given:
I = 38
R = 381.97 m
Station of PC = 25 + 872.48
Adopt full chord length of 2 m
d1 = 1.13
D = 3
Solution:

Tangent offset distance x3:

x3 = C * cos (D)
x3 = 20 * cos (3)
x3 = 19.97
Tangent offset distance y3:
y3 = C * sin (D)
y3 = 20 * sin (3)
y3 = 1.05

1st Offset Distance: Sta. PC to Sta. 25 +

880:
Tangent offset distance x1:
x1 = C1 * cos (d1/2)
x1 = 7.52 * cos (1.13/2)
x1 = 7.52
Tangent Offset distance y1:
y1 = C1 * sin (d1/2)
y1 = 7.52 * sin (1.13/2)
y1 = 0.07

Last offset Distance: Sta. 26 + 120 to Sta.

PT:

2nd Offset Distance: Sta. 25 + 880 to Sta.

25 + 900:

Tangent offset distance x13:

x13 = C * cos [(d1+D)/2]
x13 = 5.81 * cos [(1.13+3)/2)]
x13 = 5.81

Tangent offset distance x2:

x2 = C * cos [(d1+D)/2]
x2 = 20 * cos [(1.13+3)/2]
x2 = 19.99

Tangent Offset distance y13:

y13 = C * sin [(d1+D)/2]
y13 = 5.81 * sin [(1.13+3)/2]
y13 = 0.21

Tangent offset distance y2:

y2 = C * sin [(d1+D)/2]
y2 = 20 * sin [(1.13+3)/2]
y2 = 0.72

Percentage Error:
Computed Length of the Chord = 248.71
Actual Length of the Chord = 249.60

3rd Offset Distance: Sta. 25 + 900 to Sta.

25 + 920:

Percent
Error
=
(ActualComputed)/Actual
Percent Error = (249.60-248.71)/249.60
Percent Error 0.003566%

(And succeeding offset distances until

Sta. 26 + 120)