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The document describes an exercise to measure the area of a field using chain triangulation. The field was divided into three triangles and the lengths of the sides were measured using a tape and by pacing. This yielded the taped and paced areas which were 36.8079 sqm and 36.5467 sqm respectively. The percentage error between the two measurements was 0.7097% which is attributed to environmental factors. The exercise provided insights into measuring area precisely and accounting for sources of error.

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Lab 4

The document describes an exercise to measure the area of a field using chain triangulation. The field was divided into three triangles and the lengths of the sides were measured using a tape and by pacing. This yielded the taped and paced areas which were 36.8079 sqm and 36.5467 sqm respectively. The percentage error between the two measurements was 0.7097% which is attributed to environmental factors. The exercise provided insights into measuring area precisely and accounting for sources of error.

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CVE 202F: LAB EXERCISE #4

MEASUREMENT OF AREA BY CHAIN TRIANGULATION (USING TAPE AND


PACE FACTOR)

SUBMITTED TO: ENGR. JENNIE C. ROQUE


SUBMITTED BY: MANREZA, ANN KYLA S.
MEASUREMENT OF AREA BY CHAIN TRIANGULATION
DATE: NOVEMBER 10, 2023
LOCATION: VALENCIA HALL ROAD
WEATHER: SUNNY

I. OBJECTIVES:

• TO MEASURE THE AREA USING THE COMPUTED THE INDIVIDUAL’S PACE FACTOR.
• TO MEASURE THE AREA OF THE GIVEN FIELD BY CHAIN TRIANGULATION.

II. INSTRUMENTS:

• MEASURING TAPE (50m)


• CHALK

III. PROCEDURES:

AREA OF A CERTAIN LOT CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TRIANGLES.

1. LET ABCDE BE THE GIVEN FIELD WHOSE AREA IS TO BE MEASURED, FIX THE
PEGS/MARK POINTS AT A, B, C, D & E. (THE DISTANCE BETWEEN POINTS SHOULD
NOT BE LESS THAN 3M)
2. DIVIDE AREA INTO THREE TRIANGLES ADE, ABD AND BCD BY JOINING AD AND BD
3. MEASURE THE LENGTHS AB, BC , CD, DE, EA, AD AND BD USING THE MEASURING
TAPE.(IF THERE ARE OBSTRUCTIONS APPLY THE METHODS DISCUSSED
PREVIOUSLY).
4. PACE THE SAME LENGTHS TWICE TO DETERMINE THE MEASUREMENTS USING THE
COMPUTED PACE FACTOR IN FW 2.

(NOTE: COMPUTE FOR THE PACED DISTANCE, GET THE MEAN OF THE NUMBER OF
PACES FOR THE TWO TRIALS PERFORMED ON LINES AND MULTIPLY THIS TO THE
PACE FACTOR PREVIOUSLY COMPUTED.)

5. CALCULATE THE AREA OF THE TRIANGLES


6. THE SUM OF THE AREAS OF THE THREE TRIANGLES IS THE AREA OF THE GIVEN
FIELD.
7. COMPUTE THE PERCENTAGE ERROR, DETERMINE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE AREA USING TAPED DISTANCE AND THE PACED DISTANCE. THEN, DIVIDE THE
DIFFERENCE BY THE AREA TAPED DISTANCE.
MEASUREMENT OF AREA BY CHAIN TRIANGULATION
DATE: NOVEMBER 10, 2023
LOCATION: VALENCIA HALL ROAD
WEATHER: SUNNY

IV. GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION:

V. DATA:
NOS. OF PACES MEAN NOS. OF PACED
LINES LENGTH (m)
(2 TRIALS) PACES DISTANCE (m)
AB 3.9925 10 9 9.5 3.8532
BC 4.1150 10 10 10.0 4.0560
CD 5.9615 15 14 14.5 5.8812
DE 6.1385 15 16 15.5 6.2868
EA 4.3680 11 11 11.0 4.4616
AD 6.3335 15 16 15.5 6.2868
BD 6.4160 16 16 16.0 6.4896

VI. COMPUTATIONS:

A. TAPED DISTANCE
MEASUREMENT OF AREA BY CHAIN TRIANGULATION
DATE: NOVEMBER 10, 2023
LOCATION: VALENCIA HALL ROAD
WEATHER: SUNNY
• ∆ ADE

S =4.3680 + 6.1385 + 6.3335


2
S = 8.4290 m

• ∆ ABD
S = 3.9925 + 6.3335 + 6.4160
2
S = 8.3710 m

• ∆ BCD
S = 4.1150 + 6.4160 + 5.9615
2
S = 8. 24625 m

∆ ADE = √ 8.4290 ( 8.4290 – 4.3860)(8.4290 – 6.1385)(8.4290 – 6.3335)


∆ ADE = 12. 7894 m

∆ ABD = √ 8.3710 ( 8.3710 – 3.9925)(8.3360 – 6.3335)(8.3710 – 6.4160)


∆ ABD = 12.0830 m

∆ BCD = √ 8.24625 ( 8.24625 – 4.1150)(8.24625 – 6.4160)(8.24625 – 5.9615)


∆ BCD = 11. 9356 m

TOTAL AREA:
AT = 12.7894 + 12.0830 + 11.9356
AT = 36.8079 m

B. PACED DISTANCE

• ∆ ADE
S = 4.4616 + 6.2868 + 6.2868
2
S = 8.5176 m

• ∆ ABD
MEASUREMENT OF AREA BY CHAIN TRIANGULATION
DATE: NOVEMBER 10, 2023
LOCATION: VALENCIA HALL ROAD
WEATHER: SUNNY
S = 3.8532 + 6.2868 + 6.4896
2
S = 8.3148 m

• ∆ BCD
S = 4.0560 + 6.4896 + 5.8812
2
S = 8. 2134 m

∆ ADE = √ 8.5176 ( 8.5176 – 4.4616)(8.5176 – 6.2868)(8.5176 – 6.2868)


∆ ADE = 13. 1120 m

∆ ABD = √ 8.3148 ( 8.3148 – 3.8532)(8.3148 – 6.2868)(8.3148 – 6.4896)


∆ ABD = 11. 7182 m

∆ ABD = √ 8.2134 ( 8.2134 – 4.0560)(8.2134 – 6.4896)(8.2134 – 5.8812)


∆ ABD = 11. 7182 m

TOTAL AREA:
AT = 13.1120 + 11.7182 + 11.7165
AT = 36.5467 m

PERCENTAGE ERROR = [36.8079 – 36.5467] ×100


36.8079
% ERROR = 0.7097 %

VII. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS


IN THIS LABORATORY FIELDWORK, WE UNDERTOOK THE TASK OF MEASURING THE
AREA OF A PENTAGON SITUATED ALONG VALENCIA HALL ROAD, EMPLOYING TWO
DIFFERENT METHOD: TAPED DISTANCE AND PACED DISTANCE. THE FORMER INVOLVED
USING A MEASURING TAPE, AND OUR CALCULATIONS REVEALED A TOTAL AREA OF
36.8079 SQUARE METERS. THE LATTER METHOD, PACED DISTANCE, RELIED ON OUR
PERSONAL PACE FACTOR, EQUATING TO 0.4056 METERS PER PACE, AND MULTIPLYING IT
BY THE NUMBER OF PACES ALONG EACH SIDE OF THE PENTAGON, WHICH YIELDED A
TOTAL AREA OF 36.5467 SQUARE METERS.

UPON COMPARING THESE TWO MEASUREMENTS, A PERCENTAGE ERROR OF


0.7097% BECAME APPARENT. THIS DISCREPANCY CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO VARIOUS
FACTORS THAT POTENTIALLY INFLUENCED THE MEASUREMENT PROCESS. FACTORS
SUCH AS WIND, THE PRESENCE OF PEOPLE AND PASSING CARS IN THE VICINITY, AND
THE SUNNY WEATHER CONDITIONS MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE DIVERGENCE
MEASUREMENT OF AREA BY CHAIN TRIANGULATION
DATE: NOVEMBER 10, 2023
LOCATION: VALENCIA HALL ROAD
WEATHER: SUNNY

BETWEEN THE TWO MEASUREMENTS. ACKNOWLEDGING THESE ENVIRONMENTAL


VARIABLES IS CRUCIAL WHEN INTERPRETING THE OBSERVED DISCREPANCY.

IN CONCLUSION, OUR EXPLORATION INTO MEASURING THE AREA OF THE


PENTAGON ALONG VALENCIA ROAD USING TWO DISTINCT METHODS PROVIDED
VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO THE PRECISION AND POTENTIAL SOURCES OF ERROR IN SUCH
MEASUREMENTS. THE RELATIVELY SMALL PERCENTAGE ERROR OF 0.7097% SUGGESTS
THAT BOTH THE TAPED DISTANCE AND PACED DISTANCE METHODS ARE REASONABLY
RELIABLE. HOWEVER, THIS STUDY UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCOUNTING
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND VARIATIONS THAT CAN IMPACT THE ACCURACY OF
MEASUREMENTS, DEMONSTRATING THE NEED FOR RIGOROUS SCIENTIFIC
METHODOLOGIES AND THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION OF EXTERNAL INFLUENCES IN
THE FIELD OF SURVEYING AND MEASUREMENT.

VIII. GROUP COMPOSITION


NAME OF MEMBERS WORK CONTRIBUTIONS
BALUYUT, ZYRYNE MHAE G. ASSISTANT CHIEF OF THE PARTY, PACER
DE BELEN, BEA NICOLE T. CHIEF OF THE PARTY, PACER
DULALIA, RIANNA MAE D. REAR TAPEMAN, PACER
MANREZA, ANN KYLA S. RECORDER, PACER
TORRES, CHARLES DAVE E. HEAD TAPEMAN, PACER

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