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Suveying Mid Term Exam PDF
Suveying Mid Term Exam PDF
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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
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CEG 2202 GEOMATICS
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Exam Rules:
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No restroom breaks during the exam. Leaving the room for any reason means you are not
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permitted to re-enter.
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Answers must be written in the blanks provided otherwise they will be not be graded.
Answers must include the unit of measurement and correct significant figures
True – False [Fill in the circle indicating whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).]
○T ○F The U.S. Survey Foot definition of the meter is 39.37 inches (exactly) is equivalent to
one meter.
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○T ○F A Gunter’s chain is 100 ft long.
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○T ○F The correctly rounded sum of 46.328 + 1.03 + 375.1 is 422.46
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○T ○F The National Geodetic Survey is responsible for establishing a network of survey
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control monuments.
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○T ○F It is acceptable to write field notes on scrap pieces of paper for later transfer in a neater
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○T ○F When in doubt, it is best to only enter a minimum amount of data into a field book.
○T ○F A page check in differential leveling only provides an arithmetic check of the notes.
○T ○F The statistical term used to express the precision of a data set is called standard
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deviation.
Problems/Short answers
(6 points)
0.0024 [2] 12,034 [5] 0.0007621 [4] 120.00 [5] 12,000 [2] 25.35 [4]
(8 points)
Compute the most probable distance and 95% probable error for the following set of distance
measurements.
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MPV = 75.8 m
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E95% = +/- 0.4997 m [will also accept 0.5 or 0.49]
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(14 @ 1 point each)
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True – False [Fill in the circle indicating whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).]
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○T ○F The velocity of an electromagnetic wave does not change when passing through
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atmosphere.
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○T ○F A cut tape is graduated with an extra foot beyond the zero mark.
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○T ○F When measuring distance with an EDM, the line of sight should never be within 1 m
anywhere along its path.
○T ○F A rod level will increase both the accuracy and speed in the field.
○T ○F In practice, instruments should always be kept in good adjustment, but used as though
they might not be.
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(3 points)
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The kinds of horizontal angles most commonly observed in surveying are:
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(1) Interior (2) Angles to right (3) Deflection.
(4 points)
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A distance between two points A and B is measured and recorded as 567.89 using a steel tape
that has a NIST-certified standard length of 99.96 ft. What is the true distance between A and B?
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(4 points)
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The magnetic bearing of a line in year 1884 was N 23° 15' W. The magnetic declination at this
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time was 5° 12’ W. What is the true bearing of this line? N 28° 27’W
(8 @ 1 point each)
True – False [Fill in the circle indicating whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).]
○T ○F If the azimuth of a line is 272°15′26′′, then the bearing of the same line is S92°15′26′′W.
○T ○F Angles to the right are clockwise angles with backsights at the “rearward” station and
the foresights on the “forward” station.
○T ○F To avoid ambiguity, only two reference ties should be used to reference a station.
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(6 points)
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What is the azimuth of line CD if the azimuth of AB is 105°39′12′′, observed angle ABC is
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67°35′08′′, and observed angle BCD is 275°10′15′′? 88° 24’ 35” –using angles to the right.
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However, I will give full credit to all for this problem because I failed to specify the type of
angle observation, which may have lead to confusion. Add 6 points to your score if I marked it
wrong.
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(5 points)
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What is the angular misclosure on a five-sided traverse with observed interior angles of
83°07′23′′, 105°23′01′′, 124°56′48′′, 111°51′31′′, and 114°41′27′′? 0° 00’ 10”
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(16 points)
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45°32′15′′ 415.76 +296.73 +291.22
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+5.685 – 5.690 + 398.017 = 398.022 checks with BM3
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