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Class Objectives
CE 211 – SURVEYING ENGINEERING • Adjust angular misclosure for closed traverses.
CLASS 15: TRAVERSE COMPUTATION-2 • Compute departure and latitudes for traverse courses
using the link’s length and its bearing/azimuth
• Define traverse misclosure error and determine the
relative accuracy of the field measurements
Ahmed Abdel-Rahim, Ph.D, P.E. • Adjust departures and latitudes using the compass and
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering transit methods
• Compute the coordinates of the traverse stations using
the adjusted latitudes and longitudes

TRAVERSE CLOSURE COMPUTATIONS Example

• The computations for adjusting and closing a • Balance the following interior angles for the
traverse can be summarized in six basic steps, as
follows: closed-polygon traverse ABCDEA to the
– 1. Compute the angular error and adjust the angles. nearest 1”.
– 2. Compute course bearings or azimuths.
– 3. Compute course latitudes and departures. • If the Bearing of AB is S 44o 35’ 20’’ W, what
– 4. Determine the error of closure and accuracy; if is the Azimuth and Bearing of BC?
unacceptable, then redo traverse or parts of traverse. If
acceptable, move to step 5.
– 5. Adjust course latitudes and departures.
– 6. Compute station coordinates.

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Example Example
Length (m) Azimuth Departures Latitudes • Departure and Latitude corrections
AB 1352.562 224 35 20 -949.519 -963.244
BC 1999.67 126 25 34 1608.981 -1187.375 – Compass method-relative to link lengths
CD 1329.127 73 52 17 1283.063 346.884 Unadjusted Correction Adjusted
DE 2427.328 3 4 17 130.057 2423.841 Length Dep Lat Dep Lat Dep Lat
EA 2163.325 253 20 42 -2072.569 -620.027 AB 1352.562 -949.519 -963.244 0.002 0.012 -949.521 -963.255
9272.012 0.013 0.080 BC 1999.67 1608.981 -1187.375 0.003 0.017 1608.978 -1187.393
CD 1329.127 1283.063 346.884 0.002 0.011 1283.061 346.873
DE 2427.328 130.057 2423.841 0.003 0.021 130.053 2423.820
Error = 0.081 EA 2163.325 -2072.569 -620.027 0.003 0.019 -2072.572 -620.045
Relative Accuracy = Error/total length of links = 8.75149E-06 114266 Sum= 9272.012 0.013 0.080 0.013 0.080 0.000 0.000
1: 115,000

Example Example
• Departure and Latitude corrections • For the traverse ABCDEA , determine the followings:
– The departures and latitudes.
– Transit method-relative to absolute values of
– The linear misclosure and relative precision for the traverse.
departures/latitudes – The balanced (adjusted) departures and latitudes (Compass and
Unadjusted Correction Adjusted Transit Rules)
Length Dep Lat Dep Lat Dep Lat – If the X and Y coordinates of point A are 706,495.671 m and
AB 1352.562 -949.519 -963.244 0.002 0.014 -949.521 -963.257 119,115.199 m, respectively, determine the x and y coordinates of
BC 1999.67 1608.981 -1187.375 0.003 0.017 1608.978 -1187.392 point B on the traverse.
CD 1329.127 1283.063 346.884 0.003 0.005 1283.060 346.879
DE 2427.328 130.057 2423.841 0.000 0.035 130.056 2423.806
EA 2163.325 -2072.569 -620.027 0.004 0.009 -2072.573 -620.036
Sum= 9272.012 0.013 0.080 0.000 0.080 0.000 0.000
Sum ABS= 6044.188 5541.371

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Example TRAVERSE CLOSURE COMPUTATIONS

• If the x and y coordinates of pint A are (1500,
800), the coordinates of point B are (2300,
300), and the angle BAC = 128o 25’ 30”:
– What is the bearing of line AC?
– What is the azimuth of line AB?

FIGURE 7-12. Typical

computation of coordinates for
Figure 7-11. FIGURE 7-13. Example of a connecting
traverse showing original (unadjusted)
field data.

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Table 7-4. Computation of Station Coordinates Table 7-5. Computation of Angular Error

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Table 7-6. Computation of Directions

Table 7-7. Computation of Coordinates

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Table 7-8. Computation of Corrections by Compass Rule

FIGURE 7-14. Adjusted connecting traverse plotted by
coordinates.

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TRAVERSE CLOSURE COMPUTATIONS

FIGURE 7-15. Geometry for the

process of inversing between
two points.