Mabuti, Roy Jason M.: Field Work Report No. 1

FIELD WORK REPORT NO.
1
GRADE
Mabuti, Roy Jason M.

2013107712
Group
No. 3
CE120-0F/A4
MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TEHNOLOGY

ELEMENTARY SUREYING FIELD WORK REPORT
Table of Contents
Page 2
Introduction
Page 3
Objectives and Instruments
Page 4
Procedures and Computation
Page 6
Questions and Problems
Page 9
Preliminary Data Sheet
Page 10
Final Data Sheet
Page 12
Research and Discussion
Page 13
Conclusion
Page 14
Fieldwork Peer Assessment
Chief of party: Araracap, Jasper

Date of field work: July 20, 2015
Date of submission: July 27, 2015
Pacing on Level Ground
Page 1
INTRODUCTION
Pacing is a reasonably easy and quick method of measuring
distance in the field. This fieldwork is about determining the pace factor
of an individual.
The pace factor is determined by getting the product of the sum
of steps by the known value of the line or course. From getting the pace
factor by pace or one step, or by the stride or double step, you can use
your own pace factor to measure a line or a course.
Knowing pace factor is very
useful in the field of engineering
specifically in civil engineering in the
field of surveying when you don't have
an instrument in measuring a long
distance of course or a line. Different
people have their own pace factor so
every individual differ on other pace
factor.
To know the distance of the
course you want to measure, it is by
getting the product of your pace factor
to the sum of the steps or the pacing of the course or line. This is
significant for all the engineering for their field works.
Page 2
OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS
Objectives:
To obtain individual pace factor.
To determine an unknown distance by individual pacing.
Instruments:
Two range poles
Chalk (for pavements)
2 marking pins (for soft grounds)
50 meter tape
Range pole- A conspicuously

painted pole held upright to show
the position of a survey mark.
Meter tape-Used to measure

distance between two points
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PROCEDURES AND COMPUTATION

Procedure:
A)
1. The professor measures and designates a 50m course on a level
ground. (Remember to remove the tape while the students will be
pacing on the course to prevent them from using the tape as a basis for
a straight course.)
2. The ends of the assigned course are marked with either hubs or
marking pins or, by chalk marks if on pavements. Designate the points
as A and B.
3. Set or hold range poles behind points A and B or outside the
course AB. These poles will aid the students to travel in a straight path.
4. Each student should take turn pacing on the course from A to B
starting with heel or toe over A, keeping their eyes focus on the range
pole behind point B to keep themselves on a straight path. One has to
walk in their natural unaffected manner, and has to keep counting their
number of paces for the entire course being oared. A partial pace at the
end of the course should be figured out to the nearest one fourth of a
pace. Record this as the number of paces for Trial No. 1.
5. For Trial No. 2, each student should walk from B to A in the
same manner as in the first trial.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for the subsequent trials to comply with
the number of trials required by the professor.
7. Data should be entered in the preliminary data sheet.
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B)
1. The professor marks the ends of a level course to be paced by
each student.
2. Range poles are to be set up outside the level course to
straighten the path of the student.
3. Each student paces the course with the minimum number of
trials as required, recording the number of paces for each trial.
4. The professor, after all field notes shall have been submitted,
assign two students to make an actual taping of the course to
determine its actual taped distance.
Computation:
A)
= =
. . =
B)

= =

. . = . .
% =
| |
100%

Page 5
QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
1. Why is it important to know the individuals pace factor?

Knowing pace factor is very useful in the field of engineering
specifically in civil engineering in the field of surveying when you don't
have an instrument in measuring a long distance of course or a line.
2. Name three most important pointers that an individual must

remember to follow in order to make his/her approximation of the
distance of an unknown course to be as accurate as possible.
Remember to travel in a straight path.
Remember to walk in a natural unaffected manner
Remember to focus while counting the number of paces
3. A student tries to measure the perimeter of a small park of his

community by pacing around the area for three consecutive
times. The no of paces was tallied at 535,543, and 539
respectively, for each trial. If the students pace factor is 0.74
m/pace, determine the actual perimeter of the land.
Mean =
535 + 543 + 539

3
= 539
Perimeter = (mean) (pace factor)

= (539) (0.74)
Perimeter = 398.86m
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4. Every morning Joy walks to school from her boarding house and
takes only a single route. For five consecutive days, she tries to count
the number of paces she makes. Monday mornings number of pace
made by Joy is listed as 345 paces. On Tuesday, 353 paces;
Wednesday, 358 paces; Thursday, 348 paces and, lastly, on Friday
355 paces. That Friday afternoon, a surveyor from City Engineers
office who is tasked to lay out a new drainage piping system,
measured the exact route she took and found out that the taped
distance is 275m. What is Joys pace factor?
mean =
345 + 353 + 358 + 348 + 355

5
= 351.8
Pace factor =
=
Taped distance
mean
275
351.8
Pace factor = 0.78 m/pace
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5. The table shown below was taken from Jacks notes when he tried
to determine the perimeter of his newly acquired agricultural
piece of land. Knowing that his pace factor is 0.81, determine the
perimeter of his lot. Complete the table:
NO. OF
PACES
TRIAL
LINE
PACED
FACTOR
AB
125.25
101.45
BC
85
68.85
CD
79.5
64.4
DE
133
EF
185
149.85
FA
112
90.72
0.81
PACED
DISTANCE
107.73
PERIMETER
97.17
P.D. = (N) * (P.F.)
P.D1= (125.25) (0.81) = 101.45

P.D2= (85) (0.81) = 68.85
P.D3= (79.5) (0.81) = 64.4
P.D4= (133) (0.81) =107.73
P.D5= (185) (0.81) = 149.85
P.D6= (112) (0.81) =90.72
Perimeter = sum of all the pace distance
= 588m
Page 8
PRELIMINARY
DATA
SHEET
Page 9
FINAL
DATA
SHEET
Page 10
Sketch:
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Determination of individuals pace factor.

Mr. De Torres was counting his steps from point A to B
(50meters)
Determination of an unknown
distance using individuals pace
factor. Mapua rooftop)
Page 11
RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION
Principle:
A pace maybe measured from heel to heel or
from toe to toe. While half
a piece is from the toe of
one foot to the heel of the
other foot. To keep one on
the line while pacing, it is
good practice to fix his
eyes on a distant object at
the range behind the pole
on the farther end of the line being paced. Since the
accepted precision of measuring distance by pacing
is 1/300, it should be used only for estimating
distances such as those used for sketching and
making reconnaissance surveys.
Page 12
CONCLUSION
In this fieldwork, I learned the importance of

knowing my own pace factor. It is very useful whenever I
needed to measure the distance of a course without
using any instruments.
I think one source of error using pacing is not
walking in a straight path. Sometimes walking without a
mark makes it difficult to walk directly.
I can now estimate a distance on a field using only
my pace factor!
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FIELD WORK REPORT NO.

Mabuti, Roy Jason M.

MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TEHNOLOGY

Objectives and Instruments

Procedures and Computation

Questions and Problems

Preliminary Data Sheet

Final Data Sheet

Research and Discussion

Fieldwork Peer Assessment

Chief of party: Araracap, Jasper

Pacing on Level Ground

OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS

Range pole- A conspicuously

Pacing on Level Ground

Meter tape-Used to measure

PROCEDURES AND COMPUTATION

Pacing on Level Ground

Pacing on Level Ground

QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS

1. Why is it important to know the individuals pace factor?

2. Name three most important pointers that an individual must

3. A student tries to measure the perimeter of a small park of his

535 + 543 + 539

Perimeter = (mean) (pace factor)

Pacing on Level Ground

345 + 353 + 358 + 348 + 355

Pace factor = 0.78 m/pace

Pacing on Level Ground

P.D. = (N) * (P.F.)

P.D1= (125.25) (0.81) = 101.45

Pacing on Level Ground

Pacing on Level Ground

Pacing on Level Ground

Determination of individuals pace factor.

Pacing on Level Ground

RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION

Pacing on Level Ground

In this fieldwork, I learned the importance of

Pacing on Level Ground

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