Date: October 6, 2022 Fieldwork # 3 Name:

Alindogan, Ma. Theresa B.

Time Started: 9:45 AM
Measurement of Angles
Time Ended: 1:30 PM Group Members:

Weather: Sunny

Location/s:TIP QC (Infront
of TechnoCore)

To measure the angles through azimuths and bearing angles by determining

Objectives:

its distances using transit and calculating the possible errors in angle
measurement

Intended Learning Outcomes: To be familiar with the use of transit in measuring angles and

applying possible corrections in the survey

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1 100m Tape
1 Transit
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2 Range Poles
1 Chalk/Marker
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Gather all required materials and go in front of the TechnoCore Building.
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Locate an arbitrary starting point for your surveying activity and setup your
instrument (transit) on that point. Mark its center as point A. Locate points B
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and C based on your preference and mark them securely using the chalk. A
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dot mark is preferred to accurate pin point your points.

From point A, determine the distance and the angle (azimuth and bearing
angle) of point B using the tape measure and the transit, respectively.

Take note that the Northing orientation of your azimuth and bearing angles
should correspond to the North direction of the transit’s compass. For
convenience and simplicity of the activity, ignore corrections in compass
reading i.e. magnetic declination.
 Transfer your instrument at point B and properly setup your instrument by
vertically aligning the center (plumb bob) of your instrument to the dot mark
of point B. Determine the distance and the angle (azimuth and bearing
angle) of point C using the tape measure and the transit, respectively.

Transfer your instrument at point C and properly setup your instrument by

vertically aligning the center (plumb bob) of your instrument to the dot mark
of point B. Determine the distance and the angle (azimuth and bearing
angle) of point A using the tape measure and the transit, respectively.

After securing all your data correctly, pack up all instruments and return
them properly at the CE Toolroom.

Illustration:

Gathering of materials

The materials that would be used in this

fieldwork are ordinary tape measure
(100m), Transit, Range Poles, and
chalks. Tape measures would be used to
measure the distance between the three
points. Transit would be used to
determine the angles from line AB, BC,
and CA.
Balancing the transit

This is the documentation of balancing the

bubbles inside the plate level tubes.
Stabilizing the bubbles to be at the center
of the tube reassures and confirms that the
transit is in its proper horizontal position.

Measuring the angles

After aligning the transit properly to its

horizontal position, the group could now
look inside the telescope to find the position
from the next point in order to determine its
angle.
Switching Points

This is the documentation of the group

moving from one point to another. After
switching positions, the group would have
to rebalance the transit and its bubbles
before finding the other angle.

Issue encountered

There was an issue that the group

encountered which is the faulty compass.
Initially, the compass was working perfectly
fine but upon reaching a certain point, the
magnetic needle started to get stuck at a
certain position.
Digital Representation

This illustration is the digital representation

of the combined measurements on a
sketch. This would help in visualizing the
distances between each point that was
used in the activity.

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Observations:

In the initial process of measuring the distance and angles between points, the equipment
must first be borrowed from the CE toolroom. Subsequently, the transit would be then utilized
to determine the distance, and the bearing angles from point to point; A to B, B to C, and C
to A, respectively. After gathering the required data, it would now be feasible to proceed and
compute for the Azimuth, north and south, of the following line; the computation and data is
listed below;

Computations:

Line Distance (m) Bearing Azimuth North Azimuth South

AB 30 S 21° E 159° 339°

BC 17 N 31° W 329° 149°

CA 14.52 N 20° E 20° 200°

TABLE 1 Gathered data

Computations and Illustration for the Angles

LINE AB Bearing: S 21° E

Azimuth North:
90° + ( 90° - 21° )
90° + 69°
159°

Azimuth North: 159 °

Azimuth South:
270° + ( 90° - 21° )
270° + 69°
339°

Azimuth South: 339°

 LINE BC Bearing: N 31° W

Azimuth North:
270° + ( 90° - 31° )
270° + 59°
329°

Azimuth North: 329 °

Azimuth South:
90° + ( 90° - 31° )
90° + 59°
149°

Azimuth South: 149°

LINE CA Bearing: N 20° E

Azimuth North:
20°

Azimuth North: 20 °

Azimuth South:
180° + 20°
200°

Azimuth South: 200°

Conclusion:

In the process of determining the angles between two points, the points were determined
and formed a closed shape; however, upon inputting the gathered data into AutoCAD, the
form became seemingly disconnected and failed to form a closed shape.

It could be assumed that the distance measured by the group is somehow accurate and
precise as the only error the group encountered is misalignment which the group has already
minimized. The distance measured can now be disregarded as the reason for failure to form a
closed shape. This leaves it to the bearings gathered. The discrepancy in the bearings
gathered could be due to the faulty compass in transit that caused this error. If the compass
used to get the bearings of the lines works properly, the shape should close with point A or
should almost close with Point A (considering minor error).