Mapúa University

School of Civil, Environmental and Geological Engineering

FIELD WORK NO. 4

DETERMINATION OF THE HEIGHT OF A
REMOTE POINT

CE120-02F – A3

SUBMITTED BY:
Name: BELLO, Jhon Agustin B. Student no.: 2018102641
BERNAS, Trisha Angeline C. 2016142289
GABI, Julius Edward G. 2018150903
LEONES, Patricia Jae J. 2018103623
PANGIBITAN, Geojanni R. 2018109231
RAMOS, Julliane Paul A. 2018109155
SARTE, Fellona Sealtielle Anne 2018102440
Date of Field Work: August 23, 2019 Chief of Party: GABI, Julius Edward G.
Date of Submission: August 29, 2019

SUBMITTED TO:
Professor: Engr. Henry Florendo

GRADE
GROUP NO. 2
MEMBERS:
1. BELLO, Jhon Agustin B.
3. LEONES, Patricia Jae J.
5. RAMOS, Julliane Paul A.
CHIEF OF PARTY: GABI, Julius Edward G.
2. BERNAS, Trisha Angeline C.
4. PANGIBITAN, Geojanni R.
6. SARTE, Fellona Sealtielle Anne

FIELD WORK NO. 4

DETERMINATION OF THE HEIGHT OF A REMOTE POINT

OBJECTIVES:
1. To develop the skills in getting the vertical distance of a certain inaccessible point using a
single vertical plane and using two planes, horizontal and vertical.
2. To apply the knowledge learned in the analysis of right triangles in determining the height
of a remote point.
3. To learn how to read vertical angle of a transit
4. To have the confidence in working with one’s party or group and to be fully responsible in
the performance of the assigned task

INSTRUMENTS:

 Engineer’s transit
 1 leveling rod
 Tape
 Chalk/1-set of marking pins
 Range pole
 Reading glass

ORGANIZATION OF PARTY:

 Chief of Party (COP)

 1 rod man
 1 instrument man
 1 instrument man
 2 tape men
 1 recorder
PROCEDURE:

A. Determination of the heught of a flagpole as the remote point using a single vertical
plane

1. Set-up the transit at a convenient location and call it point A where one can see clearly
the leveling rod and the topmost part of the flagpole.
2. Using the normal form of the telescope, sight the topmost part of the flagpole. Record
the reading on the vertical circle, call it angle α.
3. For the second trial, use inverted telescope to view the remote point. This is done to
determine the index error of the instrument.
4. Get the mean of the two readings and record it as the mean of angle α or the angle of
elevation of the remote point from the first station.
5. Set the levelling rod vertically near the flagpole and level the telescope of the transit.
Sight the reading to get the height of the instrument on its initial location.
6. Move the transit towards the flagpole and call it station B, then measure its distance
from its initial location. Record this as distance AB.
7. After levelling the transit, sight the top of the flagpole twice, again using the normal
and inverted position of the telescope for the two trials. Record the two vertical angle
readings. Determine the mean of the two readings and call it mean angle β.
8. Level the telescope, and get the height of the instrument by sighting the levelling rod
at the base of the flagpole. This will represent the height of the instrument on station
B.
9. Analyze the two right triangles formed to determine the height of the remote point.

COMPUTATIONS:
The computation of sample field notes is done in accordance with the steps listed hereunder:

Computation of the height of the remote point

Determine the difference in elevation between the two instruments set-ups.

𝐷𝑖𝑓𝑓. 𝑖𝑛 𝐻𝐼 = ℎ2 − ℎ1
Analyze the triangle B’EF, solve for the distance “x” using tangent function.
ℎ2 − ℎ1
tan 𝛽 =
𝑥
Determine the sum of the distance AB and “x” for the analysis of the oblique triangle.

𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐴′ 𝐹 = 𝐴𝐵 + 𝑥
Using sine law in the oblique triangle A’FD, solve for the distance FD.
 𝐴𝐵 + 𝑥 𝐹𝐷
=
sin(𝛽 − 𝛼) sin 𝛼
Using the right triangle, FDG, solve for the height of the remote point DG.
𝐻 − ℎ2
sin 𝛽 =
𝐹𝐷

INSTRUMENT SET-UP
PRINCIPLE:
In an oblique triangle the ration of the length of any side and the sine function of the angle
opposite this side is proportional to the ratio of any other side and the sine function of the angle
opposite this other side.
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
= =
sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵 sin 𝐶
QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS:

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the breaking the tape method in
measuring the horizontal distance of a sloping terrain?
The advantages of breaking the tape technique in evaluating a slope's horizontal
distances are that it makes it simpler for surveyors to measure long distances as the tape is
split into a certain length and provides precise readings of distance. It can also be helpful
if there is no Abney level in the hand of the surveyors.
The downsides of using this are the tape will shrink and the tape may not be
horizontal as the individual downhill may hold it too low or too high. The temperature can
also influence the tape's length. The surveyors also find this method too labor-intensive.
2. Give other methods of determining the horizontal distance between two points.
Instead of breaking the tape on a steep but uniform path, slope taping may be used.
Taping here is performed along the path and using an Abney hand level to get the slope
angle. The horizontal distance is calculated after that.
Dynamic taping is another technique. The taping is performed along the path, just
like in slope taping, but this time the vertical angle is measured with a shuttle. The
horizontal distance is then calculated.
 FINAL DATA SHEET
FIELD WORK 8: DETERMINATION OF THE HEIGHT OF A REMOTE POINT
DATE: September 6, 2019 GROUP NO. 2
TIME: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm LOCATION: Mapua University Quadrangle
WEATHER: Sunny PROFESSOR: Engr. Henry Florendo

MEAN HEIGHT OF MEAN HEIGHT

STATION ANGLE α
ANGLE α INSTRUMENT OF INSTRUMENT
A
(TELESCOPE 65°11’ 1.146
NORMAL)
65°9’30” 1.1425
A
(TELESCOPE 65°08’ 1.139
INVERTED)
MEAN HEIGHT OF MEAN HEIGHT
STATION ANGLE β
ANGLE β INSTRUMENT OF INSTRUMENT
B
(TELESCOPE 58° 1.125
NORMAL)
57°54’30” 1.123
B
(TELESCOPE 57°49’ 1.121
INVERTED)
DISTANCE AB = 8.95 m COMPUTED HEIGHT OF REMOTE POINT = 17.065 m

COMPUTATIONS:
65°11′ + 65°08′
𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝛼 = = 65°9′30"
2
1.146 + 1.139
𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝐻𝐼 =
2
𝐻𝐼 = 1.1425 − 1.123 = 0.0195 𝑚
𝐻
tan(32.09167) = → 𝑥 = 0.0317
𝑥
𝛼 = 90° − 65°9′ 30 = 24°50'30(24.84167°)

𝛽 = 90° − 57°54′ 30 = 32°5'30(32.09167°)

 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐶
sin(𝐵 − 𝛼)

𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐴′ 𝐹 = 𝐴𝐵 + 𝑥

= 8.95 + 0.0317

= 8.9378