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NAME: TIVAS, MAIKEE AMOR F.

YR & SECTION : BSABE 2A

INSTRUCTOR: ENGR. ADONES SILVANO ENSC 234 : SURVEYING

LAB EXERCISE NO.4


OPEN COMPASS TRAVERSE

OBJECTIVES :
a) To determine the magnetic bearings of each line of an open compass traverse.
b) To learn how to adjust an open compass traverse.
LAB EXERCISE OUTLINE
A. INSTRUMENTS & ACCESSORIES : Surveyor’s or Brunton Pocket, Compass, Steel tape,
Range Poles, and Pegs or Chaining Pins.

LINE LENGTH OBSERVED BEARINGS ADJUSTED BEARINGS

FORWARD BACKWAR FOWARD BACKWARD


D
A-B 40
B-A 220
B-C 99
C-B 276
C-D 181
D-C 0
D-E 254
E-D 75
E-F 18
F-E 198
B. PROCEDURE :

Tabulate observed and computed values accordingly. Refer to the accompanying sample
formate for the tabulation of data.
C.
D. COMPUTATIONS :
1. Mean Length
203.81 + 203.61 = 407.42
407.42 / 2 = 203.71

2. Disperency of Measurement
203.81 – 203.61 = 0.2
3. Relative Precision
2.0/20371 = 1/1018.55

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