Surname & Initials: Makhetha K.

Student number: 217148417

Team number: 11

Subject name & code: Engineering surveying 2 (ECESU2A)

Project name: Setting out

Date: 31/08/2022

Weather conditions: Sunny (warm) 24℃

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Table of contents

1. Introduction………………………………………….. 3
2. Aim…………………………………………………… 3
3. Orientation and direction calculation………………. 3-9
4. Fieldwork…………………………………………….. 9-10
5. Sketch of building……………………………………. 11
6. Summary and conclusion……………………………. 12

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1. Introduction

Setting out is either the process by which information is taken from construction design drawings
and then pegs, profiles, or other marks are set to control the construction work and to ensure that
each element is constructed, where the positions and levels of buildings, roads, drainages, sewers, and
all other engineering projects are already marked on a plan are transferred to the ground by a variety
of methods and by specifically manufactured instruments.

2. Aim

To position the structure in the appropriate relative and absolute positions.

3. Orientation and direction calculation

Join J1 (set up station) to CANAL (orientation station)

J1 -85 962.061 +56 067.238 -1.277520

CANAL -86 071.823 +56 153.156 -51°56’50’’ 0.683481

128°3’10’’ -0.729968

+109.762 -85.918 139.390m

Join J1 (set up station) to J2 (check station)

J1 -85 962.061 +56 067.238 -0.157779

J2 -85 960.697 +56 058.593 -8°53’38’’ -0.683498

351°6’21’’ 0.729952

-1.364 +8.645 8.751m

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Point A

Horizontal direction J1-A= 255°45’50’’

Horizontal distance J1-A= 25.185m

Polar J1-A J1 -85 962.061 +56 067.238

α= 255°45’50’’ -0.969290 -24.412 -6.193

S= 25.185 -0.245918

A -85 986.473 +56 061.045

Point B

Horizontal direction J1-B= 255°45’50’’

Horizontal distance J1-B= 25.185m + 18m= 43.185m

Polar J1-B J1 -85 962.061 +56 067.238

α= 255°45’50’’ -0.969290 -41.859 -10.620

S= 43.185m -0.245918

B -86 003.92 +56 056.618

Point C

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 𝐵𝐶
Tan θ= (𝐽1−𝐵)

10
θ= 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1(43.185)

= 13°2’16’’

α= 255°45’50’’ - 13°2’16’’

= 242°43’34’’

Horizontal direction J1-C= 242°43’34’’

Horizontal distance J1-C= √(43.185)2 + (10)2

= 44.328m

Polar J1-C J1 -85 962.061 +56 067.238

α= 242°43’34’’ -0.888826 -39.400 -20.313
S= 44.328m -0.458244
C -86 001.461 +56 046.925

Point D

10
Tan θ= (37.185)
10
θ= 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1(37.185)

= 15°3’8’’

α= 255°45’50’’ - 15°3’8’’

= 240°42’42’’

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Horizontal direction J1-D= 240°42’42’’

Horizontal direction J1-D= √(37.185)2 + (10)2

= 38.506m

Polar J1-D J1 -85 962.061 +56 067.238

α= 240°42’42’’ -0.872169 -33.584 -18.837
S= 38.506m -0.489205
D -85 995.645 +56 048.401

Point E

5
Tan θ= (37.185)
5
θ= 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (37.185)

= 7°39’30’’
α= 255°45’50’’ - 7°39’30’’

= 248°6’20’’

Horizontal direction J1-E= 248°6’20’’

Horizontal distance J1-E= √(37.185)2 + (5)2

= 37.520m

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 Polar J1-E J1 -85 962.061 +56 067.238
α= 248°6’20’’ -0.927872 -34.814 -13.991
S= 37.520m -0.372898
E -85 996.875 +56 053.247

Point F

5
Tan θ= ( )
31.185
5
θ= 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1(31.185)

= 9°6’32’’
α= 255°45’50’’ - 9°6’32’’

= 246°39’18’’

Horizontal direction J1-F= 246°39’18’’

Horizontal distance J1-F= √(31.185)2 + (5)2

= 31.583m

Polar J1-F J1 -85 962.061 +56 067.238

α= 246°39’18’’ -0.918135 -28.997 -12.515
S= 31.583m -0.396267

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 F -85 991.058 +56 054.723

Point G

10
Tan θ= (31.185)
10
θ= 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1( )
31.185

= 17°46’46’’

α= 255°45’50’’ - 17°46’46’’

= 237°59’4’’

Horizontal direction J1-G= 237°59’4’’

Horizontal distance J1-G= √(31.185)2 + (10)2

= 32.749m

Polar J1-G J1 -85 962.061 +56 067.238

α= 237°59’4’’ -0.847904 -27.768 -17.362
S= 32.749m -0.530149
G -85 989.829 +56 049.876

Point H

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 10
Tan θ= (25.185)
10
θ= 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1(25.185)

= 21°39’22’’

α= 255°45’50’’ - 21°39’22’’

= 234°6’28’’

Horizontal direction J1-H= 234°6’28’’

Horizontal distance J1-H= √(25.185)2 + (10)2

= 27.098m

Polar J1-H J1 -85 962.061 +56 067.238

α= 234°6’28’’ -0.810121 -21.953 -15.886
S= 27.098m -0.586262
H -85 984.014 +56 051.352S

4. Fieldwork

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5. Sketch of building

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6. Summary and conclusion
In order for a building to be effectively constructed, it is crucial to precisely measure the structure's
measurements in accordance with the layout plan. Buildings with errors will have defaults, which
will cost more money and even put the safety of the facility at risk. Therefore, when starting out,
more caution must be used. The length of each wall shall be clearly defined, and the angles of each
wall shall be 90 degrees.

There are two types of mistakes that can be made when a structure is set up: systematic mistakes and
random mistakes. These errors ought to be avoided, and there are a few things that may be done to fix
them. To properly lay out the structure, office work must be carried out with extreme precision. It is
recommended that two separate people perform the computations because the person who checks the
first computation might follow procedures yet fail to catch problems. Nevertheless the project was
done successfully as a group and the calculation also augment the precision of the setting out done at
the field.

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