TRIANGULATION AND GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM

(SURVEYING OUTPUT )

GROUP 3: 1 EXAMPLE PROBLEM (w/solutions) OF TRIANGULATION IN SURVEYING

PROBLEM: Adjust the angles and compute the final lengths of the sides of the
triangulation network below.

(Insert the illustration of triangulation)

ANGLES SINES FORMULAS SIDES

e-CD 68°14’43’’ +1’’ 44’’ 0.92878 CD/sin e BASE= 1433.2
1543.100
c-DE 54°34’12’’ +1’’ 13’’ 0.81483 (sin c) CD/sin e
1257.364
d-CE 57°11’02’’ +1’’ 03’’ 0.84042 (sin d) CD/sin e 1296.852
SUMS = 179°59’57’’ +3’’ 60’’
a-EC 55°13’31’’ +2’’ 33’’ 0.82141 CE/sin e 1578.812
e-AC 63°24’23’’ +2’’ 25’’ 0.89421 (sin e) EC/sin a 1411.789
c-EA 61°22’00’’ +2’’ 02’’ 0.87771 (sin c) EC/sin a 1385.835
SUMS = 179°59’54’’ +6’’ 60’’
b-AE 60°24’33’’ +1’’ 34’’ 0.86958 EA/sin e 1593.683
e-AB 53°12’14’’ +1’’ 15’’ 0.80077 (sin e) AE/sin e 1276.174
a-BE 66°13’10’’ +1’’ 11’’ 0.91510 (sin a) AE/sin e 1458.379
SUMS = 179°59’57’’ +3’’ 60’’

CORRECTION FINAL SIDES

CD= 0.2015 1433.402
DE= 0.1768 1257.541
CE= 0.1823 1297.034
AC= 0.1985 1411.688
EA= 0.1948 1386.030
AB= 0.1794 1276.353
BE= 0.2050 1458.584
BASE=1433.2
CHECK BASE= 1457.973

BE computed = 1458.379
MEASURED ERROR= BE COMPUTED - BE MEASURED LENGTH
= 1458.347 - 1457.973
= 0.41

AVERAGE= 1458.379 + 1457.973

2
= 1458.176

1/2 (0.41/1458.176)= 0.0001406

CORRECTIONS (SIDE)(0.0001406)

CORRECTION FOR SIDE CD = (1433.2) (0.0001406)

= 0.2015
CORRECTION FOR SIDE DE = (1257.364) (0.0001406)
= 0.1768
CORRECTION FOR SIDE CE = (1296.852) (0.0001406)
=0.1823
CORRECTION FOR SIDE AC = (1411.789) (0.0001406)
= 0.1985
CORRECTION FOR SIDE EA = (1385.835) (0.0001406)
= 0.1948
CORRECTION FOR SIDE AB = (1276.174) (0.0001406)
= 0.1794
CORRECTION FOR SIDE BE = (1458.379) (0.0001406)
= 0.2050

FINAL SIDES (CORRECTION OF THE SIDE + LENGTH OF THE SIDE)

FINAL SIDE FOR CD = 0.2015 + 1433.2

= 1433.402
FINAL SIDE FOR DE = 0.1768 + 1257.364
= 1257.541
FINAL SIDE FOR CE = 0.1823 + 1296.852
= 1297.541
FINAL SIDE FOR AC = 0.1985 + 1411.789
= 1411.688
FINAL SIDE FOR EA = 0.1948 + 1385.8
= 1386.030
FINAL SIDE FOR AB = 0.1794 + 1276.174
= 1276.353
FINAL SIDE FOR BE = 0.2050 + 1458.379
= 1458.584