Fieldwork No.

13

TRAVERSING WITH TRANSIT AND TAPE BY AZIMUTH METHOD

AND FINDING THE AREA BY DMD METHOD
Objective:
To familiarize students with the method traversing with
transit and steel tape and computing the area.

Location:
Any place with at least 1,000 square meters area.

Instruments needed:
1 engineer’s transit 1 measuring tape
I ruler
no of hubs/stakes
1 hammer or mallet 2 range poles

Procedures:
1. Drive 4 hubs with nails at 4 different points and designate
them as stations T1, T2, T3, and T4.
2. Set the transit at point T1.
3. Make the vernier A reading 0°00’ and tighten the upper screw.
4. Loosen the lower screw and the compass needle pin and orient
the transit by placing the north end of the needle over the
south mark of the compass box.
5. Tighten lower screw, loosen the upper screw and sight T4 with
the telescope normal. Read vernier Aand record it as back
azimuth for T1T4.
6. Sight T2, tighten upper screw and record the reading of
vernier A. Record also the compass reading.
7. Measure with tape the distance T1T2 with the aid of the transit
for alignment.
8. Loosen lower screw. Transfer to and set the transit at T2.
9. Backsight T1 with telescope at inverted position. Tighten
lower screw.
10. Plunge the telescope to normal, loosen upper screw and
sight T3. Tighten upper screw and record the reading of
vernier A. Record also the compass reading.
11. Measure the distance T2T3 with the aid of the transit for
alignment.
12. Loosen lower screw. Transfer to and set the transit at
point T3.
13. Repeat the same procedure as that at point T2.
14. At point T4, repeat also the same procedure.
15. Compute the error of closure and make the necessary
adjustment for the azimuth.
 16. Compute all the magnetic bearings of the line. (Compass
bearings shall serve only as checking for the correct
direction).
17. Compute for the latitudes and departures and balance
them.
18. Compute the linear error of closure and relative error
of closure. The relative error of closure shall be less than
1/1000.
19. Compute the station northings and eastings.

Party/Group No. IV Location: CSU Carig Campus Oval

Date: October 28, 2019
Weather Condition: Sunny

Members:
1. Andres, Migaea
2. Batalla, Steven
3. Catulin, Aldrin
4. Duque, Chessed Miles
5. Mauanay, Jalen
6. Pacis, Christian Frank
7. Tagudin, Jay Ar

Sketch/Computations (Use traverse computation sheet):

Remarks/Findings:

Conclusion:
Documentation:

Setting up the
instrument

Determining the azimuth

of Point A
Group picture of the team.