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FIELD WORK NO. 2

TAPING ON LEVEL AND ON UNEVEN GROUND
OBJECTIVES:
1. To develop the skills of taping the distance on a level ground
where the tape is fully supported by the ground.
2. To acquire the skills of taping the distance on an uneven
ground where the tape is only supported at the ends .
3. To to apply the value of excellence and patience measuring
on level ground.

INSTRUMENTS NEEDED:

Qty. Materia
l

2
pcs.

Illustration

description
A range pole, which
may also be called a
lining pole, is a pole
painted with
alternating stripes of
different colors in
consistent widths
used often to site
measurements. The
tool may be a
common one for
surveyors, where
the colors for the
stripes are usually
red and white or red
and yellow. The

Range
Poles

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3
pcs.

Chalk

2
Pcs.

Plumb
bobs

colors are picked

based on their
visibility. One end of
the pole will
typically have either
a pointed tip or
gripping shoe to aid
in standing it on
edge. Longer range
poles may be
equipped with a
tripod or stand.
is a soft, white,
porous sedimentary
rock, a form of
limestone composed
of the mineral
calcite. This is used
in marking
measurements on
ground.
A plumb bob is a
tool used to ensure
that a building
structure like a door
frame or a shelving
support is as vertical
as possible. It is also
used to measure if
an object is placed
directly under a
point above it, such
as placing a shower
drain relative to

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1 pc.

some point on the

ceiling, or putting
something right
under a lighting
fixture.
A tape measure or
measuring tape is a
flexible form of ruler.
It consists of a
ribbon of cloth,
plastic, fiber glass,
or metal strip with
linear-measurement
markings. It is a
common measuring
tool. Its flexibility
allows for a measure
of great length to be
easily carried in
pocket or toolkit and
permits one to
measure around
curves or corners.
Today it is
ubiquitous, even
appearing in
miniature form as a
keychain fob, or
novelty item.
Surveyors use tape
measures in lengths
of over 100 m
(300+ ft).

50
meter
tape

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PROCEDURE:
A) Taping on a plain level ground
1. The professor assigns the accessible and unobstructed
course to be measured by the student on the level
ground.
2. The chief of the party marks the end points by a chalk if it
ison 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 10-meter tape is stretched out on the ground on the
straight path along A to B where the 0-end is held ahead.
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 to the
ground exactly opposite to the )-meter mark of the tape.
6. Rear Tapeman holds one pin and the rest of the pins(10
pins) are held by front taper man.
7. Both the Front and the rear tapeman lift simultaneously
the tape and move forward along the tape A B to measure
the next tape length.
8. The procedure 4-6 is repeated to complete the next tape
length measurement.
9. Repeat the same process until the pins being held by the
front tapeman have been used up which signifies one
tally( 1tally= 10 tape lengths).
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

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tapeman while in front of tapeman is holding the 0-mark

at B.
12. The number of small pebbles in the rear tapemans
pocket now indicates the number of tallies made and the
number of pins in his possession indicates the number of
additional tapelengths.
13. The course is measured back and forth to complete
number of trials required by the professor.

COMPUTATIONS:
A)
No. of tallies = pebbles
B)
No. of tapelegths =(No of tallies)*10 +no. of pins
C)
Length of the course AB= (No of Tapelengths)x(length of one
tapelength) +partial length of the tape.

QUESTIONS and PROBLEMS

1. What are the different sources of taping errors?
Different sources of taping errors are; first, the uneven
ground. Second the uneven level of the tape(tape is not
perfectly horizontal).Third not walking in a straight path.
Fourth, lack of teamwork and lastly the tardiness sometimes
others are making this work a shortcut.

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

taping errors.
Different ways are first, start slowly and accurately use the
plumb bobs always and base the plum bobs as the main
point and carefully mark it with a chalk. And also look as
much as possible the tape is at perfect horizontal position.
3. What is the total length of the course XY if the Rear tapeman holds exactly holds 9pebbles and 3 pins after
measuring the course XY? Assume that one tape length is
30m.
Total length XY=(117)X(30) +0
Distance =3,510

Final Data Sheet

A)Taping on level ground
Tri
al
1
2
3

Lin
e
AB
BC
CD

No. of
No. Of
tally pins
1
4
1
3
1
4

Partial Tape
length
3m
5m
6m

ILLUSTRATION

ComputedDistance
73m
65m
76m

Mean distance

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Legend:
A-B = 73 meters
B-C = 65 meters
C-D = 76 meters

A-1 = 42meters
33meters

C-2 =

B-1 = 31 meters
meters

C-3 = 42

B-2 = 32meters
meters

D-3 = 42

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CONCLUSION
Based on my own observation to get more accurate
results you need look the tape carefully and ensure that it
is in horizontal position. There is a definite procedure to
be followed in measuring the distance between two
points. The person moving ahead or away from the
instrument is called the head chainman. The head
chainman takes the zero end of the tape or the end of the
tape with the graduated foot, and moves on the line
toward the distance point..As an additional information
we must also apply the value of patience in making the
task because the location is outside so expect extreme
heat or rain. We need to be patient and follow all the
procedures carefully to make the measurement accurate.