FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING

PROBLEM SET 1

NAME: ________________________________________ DATE: ______________

FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING

1. A 50 m. tape was standardized and was found to be 0.0042 m. too long than the standard
length at an observed temperature of 58˚C and a pull of 15 kilos. The same tape was used to
measure a certain distance and was recorded to be 673.92 m. long at an observed temp, of
68˚C and a pull of 15 kilos, Coefficient of linear expansion is 0.0000116 m/˚C.2

a. Determine the standard temperature

b. Determine tie total correction,
c. Determine the true length of the line.
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2. A civil engineer used a 30 m tape in measuring an inclined distance. The measured lengthen
the slope was recorded to be 459.20 m long. The difference in elevation between the initial point
and the end point was found to be 1.25 m: The 30 m tape is of standard length at a temperature
of 10˚C and a pull of 50 N. During measurement the temperature reading was 15˚C and the
tape was supported at both ends with an applied pull of 75 N. The cross-sectional area of the
tape Is 6.50mm² and the modulus of elasticity is 200 GPa. The tape has a mass of 0.075 kg/m.
K= 0.0000116 m/˚C. 9

a. Determine the total correction per tape length.

b. Determine the correction for slope.
c. Determine the horizontal distance.
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3. A steel tape is 30m.long under a standard pull of 6 kg. with a constant cross-sectional area of
0.05 cm². If the normal tension applied to make the tape equal to its nominal length when
supported only at the end points, that is the effect of sag will be eliminated by the elongation of
the tape due to the application of this load is equal to 16 kg. Determine the unit weight of the
tape. Modulus of elasticity of tape is 2 x 10⁶ kg/cm².15-2
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4. The Interior angles of a quadrilateral are as follows: 34

Angles Value No. of

Measurements
A 92˚ 2
B 88 ˚ 4
C 71 ˚ 3
D 110 ˚ 6

a. Compute the corrected value of angle A

b. Compute the corrected value of angle B
c. Compute the corrected value of angle C