Name: PINGLI, NAMSHUR Y.

Weather Condition: Gloomy

Course and Section: BSCE 2B Subject: CE 121
Time: W(10:00-1:00); (2;00-5;00) Group No. :
Date and Temperature: September 21, 2022 Designation: Chief of Party
Field Activity No.: 2

LABORATORY
EXERCISE NO. 2

Problem : TAPING OVER SMOOTH AND LEVEL GROUND

Objectives :

a) To determine the horizontal length of a line over smooth and level ground with the tape
supported throughout its length.

A. INSTRUMENTS: 30-m or 100-ft Steel Tape, Chaining Pins, Range Poles, Pegs or Hubs,
Chalk or Marking Crayons, and Spring Scale

B. PROCEDURE
1. Using hubs, mark both ends of the line (150 to 300 m long) to be measured. Place a range
pole behind each point and also establish intermediate points along the line to ensure
unobstructed sight lines. If the point to be marked is on a pavement, use chalk or crayons.
Designate these end points as A and B.
2. The rear tape man with one pin stations himself at the point of beginning and the head tape
man takes the zero end of the tape and advances toward the other end of the line to be
measured.
3. When the head tape man has gone nearly a full tape length, the rear tape man calls “tape” to
stop the head tape man. The rear tape man then holds the 30-m (or 100-ft) mark at the
starting point and aligns the other end of the tape held by the head tape man on the range
pole set behind the end point or on any of the intermediate points earlier established along
the line.
4. With the 30-m mark at the starting point, and the head tape man aligned, the rear tape man
calls “all right”. The head tape man then pulls the tape taut and sticks a chaining pain in the
ground to mark the 0-m end of the tape. If the measurement is done on pavement, a chalk or
marking crayon is used to mark at the end of the tape.
5. The rear tape man picks up his chaining pin and the head tape man pulls the tape forward
and the process is repeated for the next full tape length.
6. When the end of the line is almost reached and the last full tape length has been measured,
the remaining partial length is the measured. The rear tape man hold the tape until he has a
full meter(or foot) mark at his chaining pin while the head tape man pulls the tape taut and
takes note of the fractional measurement read from the tape end.
7. After the measurement of the whole line is completed, a second measurement should be
made along the opposite direction. The mean of the three measurements is taken as the most
probable value of the length of the line.
8. Tabulate observed and computed values accordingly. Refer to the accompanying sample
format for the tabulation of data.

C. TABULATION

Table 1 (AB)

TRIAL LINE LENGTH DIFFERENCE MEAN RELATIVE

PRECISION

1 AB 150. 25 m

2 BA 150.15 m 0.15 m 150.15 m 1: 1001

3 AB 150.05

D. SKETCH
E. COMPUTATION
1. The mean length of the measured line is determined by adding the three measurements
and dividing the sum by three.
2. The discrepancy for the measurement is the difference between the first measurement, the
second measurement and the third measurement.
3. The relative precision of the measurement is determined by dividing the discrepancy by
the mean length, where the numerator is reduced to unity or 1. Relative precision is
expressed, in fractional form and the denominator is rounded to the nearest hundredth.
F. CONCLUSION
Taping is the use of a surveyor's tape to measure the horizontal distance between two points.

G. REMARKS, HINTS AND PRECATUTIONS

1. The hub is set at each end of the designated line, and a range pole is set about a meter
beyond the far hub to serve as guide during taping. A 2”x 2” piece of lumber with a nail
in the middle is used for this purpose and embedded securely into the ground.
2. Prior to measurement, the tape should first be calibrated.
 3. As a rough check, the designated line should also be measured by pacing.
4. During measurement, the tape should be supported throughout its entire length and a
required pull (approximately 4 to 7 kg) applied at the ends of the tape to avoid
inconsistent errors.
5. During the lining-in process, the head tape man is in a kneeling position to one side and
facing the line so that he can hold the tape steady and allow the rear tape man to have a
clear view of the range pole marking the distant point.
6. As the rear tape man leaves after each full tape length is measured, a pin is pulled out of
the ground. There is always one pin in the ground, and the number of pins held by the rear
tape man at any time indicates the number of full tape lengths measured from the point of
beginning to the pin in the ground.
7. A steady and firm pull is made on one end of the tape id the leather thong at the end of the
tape is wrapped around the hand, or by holding on to a changing pin slipped through the
eye at the end of the tape, or by using a tape clamp.
8. The tape may be held between the fleshy portion of the fingers and that of the palm.
Enough friction is applied to sustain the required pull without causing injury or
discomfort to the tape man.
9. The acceptable precision should be at least 1/1000. If this is not attained the measurement
should be repeated.

H. DOCUMENTATION (pictures with captions)

I was aligning the surveyor’s tape and helping my classmates measure the
distance.