FIELD WORK 2 TAPING ON LEVEL GROUND

I. OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS

1. To develop the skills of taping the distance on a level ground where the tape is fully

supported by the ground.

INSTRUMENTS USED:

2 range poles

Chalk

2 Plumb Bobs

50 meter tape

II. PROCEDURES AND COMPUTATION

1. The student assigns the accessible and unobstructed course to be measured by the

student on a level ground by about 60 – 80 paces.

2. The student marks the end points by a chalk if it is on a pavement or by a 3’’

common wire nail (c.w nail) if it is on soft ground and designates it as end points A

and B.

3. A range pole man holds the pole vertically and steadily during the entire taping

procedure at B to keep the complete taping process aligned and straightened.

4. A 2-meter tape is stretched out on the ground on the straight path along A to B

where the 0-end is held ahead. (Note: 0-end is nearer B than A). The rear tape man

is responsible for giving the signal to the front tape man if his path is straight while

the front tapeman is responsible to pull the tape taut once the tape is aligned

already.
5. The front tapeman gets a pin and sticks it vertically in the ground exactly opposite

the 0-meter mark of tape.

6. Rear tapeman holds 1 pin and the rest of the pins (10 pins) are held by front

tapeman.

7. Both the front and the rear tapeman lift simultaneously the tape and move forward

along the line AB to measure the next tape length. By now the rear tape man holds

1 marking pin which signifies one tape length.

8. The procedure 4-6 is repeated to complete the next tape length measurement.

Make sure that the rear tapeman pulls the pin before lifting the tape to move on the

next tape length. The rear tapeman holds 2 marking pins to connote 2 tape lengths

have been measured.

9. Repeat the same process until all the pins being held by the front tapeman have

been used up which signifies one tally (1 tally=10 tape lengths). After a tally has

been accomplished, the rear tapeman returns all the 10 pins to the front tapeman to

proceed in measuring the length of the course. (it is suggested that the rear

tapeman or the recorder tallies in the field computation sheet provided the number

of one complete round) Note: One round is when all the ten pins are now being held

by the rear tapeman).

10. Repeat the same procedure if more than one tally is needed.

11. Upon reaching point B the partial length must be measured accurately up to

centimeters by the rear tapeman while the front tapeman is holding the 0-mark at B

and both of them are holding the tape taut.

12. The number of small pebbles in the rear tapeman’s pocket now indicates the

number of tallies made and the number of pins in his possession indicates the
 number of additional tapelenghts. This is recorded in the field computation sheet

provided.

13. The course is measure back and forth to the complete the number of trials required

by the professor.

COMPUTATIONS

A.) Computation of an unknown distance.

The number of tallies equivalent to the number of chalk marks being held by the rear tape-an,

and the number of chalk marks is the number of tape lengths. Multiply the number of tallies by

ten (10) and add it to the number of pins. The sum is then multiplied by the length of one tape

length and then added to the last partial tape length to get the length of course AB.

𝑁𝑜. 𝑡𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ𝑠 = (𝑁𝑜.𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠)∗10+𝑁𝑜.𝑜𝑓 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑘 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠

𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝐴𝐵 = (𝑁𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ𝑠)𝑥(𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑛𝑒

𝑡𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ)+𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑎𝑝𝑒

III. QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS

1.) What are the different sources of taping errors?

2.) Discuss the different ways to lessen them or fully eliminate taping errors.

3.) What is the total length of the course XY if the rear tape-man holds exactly holds 9 pebbles

and 3 pins after measuring the course XY? Assume that one tape length is 3 meters.
 PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET

FIELD WORK 2 TAPING ON LEVEL AND ON UNEVEN GROUND

DATE: GROUP NO:

TIME: LOCATION:
WEATHER: PROFESSOR:

1. TAPING ON LEVEL GROUND

Trial Line Number of Number of Pins Partial Tape length Distance Mean
Tally Computed Distance

COMPUTATIONS

SKETCH

SIGNATURE OF STUDENT

SIGNATURE OF PROFESSOR