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Taping Over Smooth and Level Ground

This document outlines the procedure for measuring a horizontal line over level ground using a steel tape. The key steps are: 1. Mark the start and end points of the line and place poles for sight lines. 2. One person holds the tape at the start while the other extends it to the end, pinning it at intervals. 3. The measurement is taken in both directions and the mean is calculated to determine the most probable length. The document provides computations to determine the mean length, discrepancy between measurements, and relative precision.

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Taping Over Smooth and Level Ground

This document outlines the procedure for measuring a horizontal line over level ground using a steel tape. The key steps are: 1. Mark the start and end points of the line and place poles for sight lines. 2. One person holds the tape at the start while the other extends it to the end, pinning it at intervals. 3. The measurement is taken in both directions and the mean is calculated to determine the most probable length. The document provides computations to determine the mean length, discrepancy between measurements, and relative precision.

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TAPING OVER SMOOTH AND LEVEL GROUND

OBJECTIVES: To determine the horizontal length of a line over smooth and level ground with the tape
supported throughout Its length

A. INTRUMENTS & ACCESSORIES:


Steel tape, markers

B. PROCEDURE:

1. Mark both ends of the line (approximately 50 meters to 60 meters) to be measured. Place a pole
behind each point and also established intermediate points along the line to ensure unobstructed sight
lines. If the point to be marked is on a pavement, use chalk or marking crayons. Designate these end
points as A and B.

2. The rear tape-man with one pin stations himself at the point of beginning and the head tape-man
takes the zero end of the tape and advances toward the other end of the line to be measured.

3. When the head tape-man has gone nearly a full tape length, the rear tape-man calls “tape” to stop
the headman.

4. At the starting point, and the head tape-man aligned, the rear tape-man calls “all right”. The head
tape-man then pulls the tape taut and sticks a chaining pin in the ground to mark the 0-m end of the
tape. If the measurement is done on pavement, a chalk or marking crayon is used to mark the end of the
tape.

5. The rear tape-man picks up his chaining pin and the head tape-man pulls the tape forward and the
process is repeated for the next full tape length.

6. When the end of the line is almost reached and the last full tape length has been measured, the
remaining partial length is then measured. The rear tape-man holds the tape until he has a full meter
mark at his chaining pin while the head tape-man pulls the tape taut and takes note of the fractional
measurement read from the tape end.

7. After the measurement of the whole line is completed, a second measurement should be made along
the opposite direction. The mean of the two measurements is taken as the most probable value of the
length of the line.

8. Tabulate observed and compute

Trial Line Length Difference Mean Relative Precision


1 AB
2 BA
C. COMPUTATIONS:
1. The mean length of the measured line is determined by adding the two measurements and dividing
the sum by two.

2. The discrepancy for the measurement is the difference between the first measurement and the
second measurement.

3. The relative precision of the measurement is determined by dividing the discrepancy by the mean
length, where the numerator is reduced to unity or 1. Relative precision is expressed in fractional form
and the denominator is rounded to the nearest hundredth.

D. RECOMMENDATION:

E. CONCLUSION:

F. SUPPORTING PICTURES:

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