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NO: STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS PAGE

PROBELMS PROBLEMS OF CHAINING NO:

1 The length of line was found to be 600m when measured with 20m
chain. If the chain is 15cm too short, find the true length.

2 The length of line by 20m chain was found to be 600m. find the true
length of line, if the chain used is 0.5 link too long

3 The length of line measured with an engineer’s chain was found to be

800ft. It was afterwards found to be chain was 3 inches too long, find
the true length of line.

4 The length of line measured with the Gunter’s chain is 5000 links. If the
chain is 0.20 links too short. Find the true length of line.

5 A line 500m long when measured with 20m chain was found to be
503m. Find the error in chain.
6 The length of line measured with Gunter’s chain was recommended as
3200 links. The same line when measured with Engineer’s chain was
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found to be 2103ft. If the Gunter’s chain was links too long. What
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was the error in 100ft chain?
7 The distance measured between two points by 20m chain was 1340m
and when measured with 30m chain was 1345m. if 30m chain was 1link
too short, what correction was required in 20m chain.
8 The length of the line measured with 20m chain was found to be 800m,
the same line when measured with 30m chain was found to be 808m.
The 20m chain was 8cm too short, what was the error in 30m chain.
9 A 20m chain was corrected before the comment was found to be 10cm
too long at the end of the day of work after measuring the distance of
500m. Find the correct length of line.
10 An area surveyed by20m chain was plotted straight 1cm=40cm and
found to be 125cm2. Later it was found that chain was 10cm too long,
find the area of the length surveyed in hacters.

11 A line measured with a steel tape which was exactly 30m long at 18℃
and found to be 452.34m. The temperature during measurement is 32
℃ . Find the true length of line when co-efficient of expansion of the
tape per degree centigrade is 0.000017.
12 A 50cm tape is suspended between the ends under the pull of 150N.
The mass of the tape is 1.52kg, find the correct length of length of tape.
13 A distance between two points along a slopping ground is 500m. Find
the horizontal distance if the slopping angle is 8° 10' .
14 What will be horizontal distance of a sloppy ground which is 860m long?
If the angle of slope is 1in 8.
15 The length of line measured a on the slope 12° was recorded to be 1680
links. It was subsequently found that the chain 0.5 links too short. Find
the true horizontal distance? Assume the length of chain is 100ft.
16 The following distance was measured by means of 100ft steel tape 310ft
on 4° 30' slope, 218.6ft on a 6° 40' slope and 244.4ft on a slope 9° slope.
What will be total horizontal distance?
17 A distance between two stations A and B measured along a slope was
2000m. Determine the horizontal distance between A and B, when
i. The angle of slope is 10°
ii. The slope is 1 in 8.
iii. Difference of level between A and B is 70m.

PROBLEMS CONTAINED IN TEST:

18 A 20m chain corrected before the commencement was found to be

10cm too long at the end of the days work after measuring a distance of
5000m.Find the correct length of line.
19 A 20m chain was 6cm too long after measuring the distance of 1800m. it
was 6cm too long at the end of eight days work after chaining distance
of 4800m. If the chain was corrected at the starting of work. Find the
true distance.
20 An engineer’s chain was found to be 3” too long after chaining a
distance of 4000ft.it was found to be 6” too long at the end of days
work after chaining a distance 7000ft. If the chain was corrected before
the commencement of work, then find the true distance.

PROBLEMS OF ANGLES,BEARING AND LEVELING

21 Convert the following WCB into RB and vise versa

a)35 36’ 30” b)125 110’ 35” c)237 120’ 60” d)N75E e)S65E f)N43W g)N43
37’ 120”E h)S55 60’E i)N87 35’W.
22 Convert the following F.B into B.B.
a)120 1’ 13” b)20 13” c)221 1” d)351 55” e)181 59’ 60”.
23 Find the angle between OA and OB of given respective bearings
a)32 15’ and 148 45’
 b)16 10’ and 332 18’
c)100 30’ and 260 45’
24 If the bearing of lines AB and AC are followings, then find the included
angle
a)25 40’ and 147 15’
b)10 50’ and 350 10’
25 Compute the angle between lines AB and BC
a)30 15’ and 178 30’
b)136 75’ and 28 45’
c)248 30’ and 76 45’
d)328 45’ and 52 30’
26 Find the angle between line AB and BC of given bearings. Express both
bearings if measured from the point of B intersection of the line AB and
BC and find their difference.
a)146 12’ and 68 24’
b)70 38’ and 126 18’
27 If RB of line OA is equal to N35E and of line OB is S35E. Compute the
internal angle
28 RB of line OA is N70E and that of OB is S30W. find internal angle.
29 RB of line OA is N40E and of OB is N60W.
30 RB of line OA is N80E and that of OB is N30E.
31 The bearings of sides of triangles ABC, AB=60, BC=130 and CA=270 then
find the angles of triangle ABC and also apply usual checks.
32 The following bearing were recorded in during a compass theodolite,
calculate the interior angles.
LINE AB BC CD DA
F.B 45 15’ 123 15’ 181 289 30’
B.B 225 15’ 303 15’ 1 109 30’
33 The following bearing were recorded in during a compass theodolite,
calculate the interior angles.
LINE AB BC CD DE EA
F.B 97 15’ 12 271 30’ 189 15’ 124 45’
B.B 277 15’ 192 91 30’ 9 15’ 304 45’
34 The following bearing were recorded in during a compass theodolite,
calculate the interior angles.
LINE AB BC CD DA
F.B 130 30’ 22 31’ 20” 300 12’ 50” 188 44’ 2”
B.B 310 30’ 202 31’ 20” 120 12’ 50” 8 44’ 2”
35 The following bearing were recorded in during a compass theodolite,
calculate the interior angles.
LINE AB BC CD DE EA
F.B 107 22’ 156 45’ 222 22’ 275 45 32’
B.B 287 22’ 336 45’ 42 22’ 95 225 32’
36 Following are the included angles of a closed traverse
<A=105 30’
<B=98 25’
<C=125 10’
<D=68 45’
<E=142 10’
The bearings of line AB=212 35’. Calculate the bearings of other lines.
37 A traverse was running anti-clockwise, if the following interior angles
were observed. If the RB of line AB=S50 30’W. find the RB of other lines.
<A=72 10’
<B=100 30’
<C=98 20’
<D89
38 Determined the true bearings and magnetic bearings.
a) Magnetic bearings is 135 50’ and declination is 5 15’
b) True bearings is 210 45’ and declination is 8 15’
39 The following bearings were observed in a closed compass traverse,
where local attraction was suspected.
LINE F.B B.B
AB 74 20’ 256
BC 107 20’ 286 20’
CD 224 50’ 44 50’
DA 306 40’ 126
40 The following bearing were observed in a closed compass traverse, where
local was suspected.
LINE F.B B.B
AB 44 30’ 226 30’
BC 124 30’ 303 15’
CD 181 1
DA 289 30’ 108 45’
41 Compute the area of given values by various formulae.
Distance in ft 0 75 150 225 300 375 450
Distance of 9.82 7.20 4.62 8.33 9.98 10.25 8
offsets in ft
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MID TERM PROBLEM
44 Convert the following WCB into RB and vice versa.
a)275 12’ 23” b)25 34’ 56” c)220 25’ 27” d)122 56’ 24” e)N25 12’ 41”E
f)S45 44”E g)S33 56’W h)12 12’ 12”W
45 ASSIGNMENTS PROBLEMS
46 ABCD and E are five survey stations an open traverse.at station B, C and
D. The angles ABC BCD and CDE are measured clockwise, and their values
 being 196 142 and 158 respectively. If bearing of line AB S 10 E. Find the
WCB of their lines.
47 Close traverse was running clockwise and the following interior angle
were observed.
<A=100 20’
<B=80 30’
<C=70 40’
<D=162 20’
<E=126 10’
If the bearing of line CD is 60 20’ then find the bearing of other lines.
48 Compute the interior angles of the following traverse.
LINE F.B B.B
AB 130 30’ 30” 310 30’ 30”
BC 22 31’ 20” 202 31’ 20”
CD 300 12’ 45” 120 12’ 45”
DA 185 44’ 2” 5 44’ 2”
49 Compute the interior angles of the following traverse.
LINE F.B B.B
AB 107 22’ 287 22’
BC 156 45’ 336 45’
CD 222 22’ 42 22’
DE 275 32’ 95 32’
EA 45 32’ 225 32’
50 The following were taken in running a compass traverse at what station
do you suspected local attraction, find the corrected bearing
LINE F.B B.B
AB N46 10’E S46 10’W
BC S60 40’E N60 40’W
CD S10 30’E N10 30’W
DA N79 40’W S79 40’E
51 The following perpendicular offsets were taken at 20m intervals from a
chain long to an irregular boundary.8.75, 7.56, 10.24, 8.30, 9.95, 11.26,
and 5.65m. calculate the area in m2 enclosed between the chain line, the
irregular boundary. Calculate by Average-ordinate, Trapezoidal and
simsons rule.
52 A series of perpendicular offsets shown below are taken from a straight
line to a curve boundary.
Distance in 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
m
Distance 6.92 8.34 8.68 9.10 10.01 11.79 9.88 10.92 11.69
of offsets
in m
53 Calculate area in sq. m by applying trapezoidal,semsons and average
ordinate rule of given data
Distance 0 20 40 60 80 120 160 200 240 270 300
(meter)
Offsets(meter) 12 10 8 6 4 5 7 8 10 11 13