DALTA – CALAMBA
College of Engineering
1. Data
Distance (m)
a: ___5___ b: ___10___ c: __15___ d: ___15___ e: __20____
2. Sample Computations
Stadia Interval
S = Upper – Lower
= 1.337 – 1.118
= 0.149
Percent Difference
%DIFF = Calculated/Actual
= 14.94227/15
= 99.6%
3. Illustration
4. Data Analysis
Other than the data gathered from Point A, other data that was taken were
consistent enough to gain a definite conclusion to the value of the stadia
interval constant. This may have been a reading error as the other data were
consistent with each other, garnering a 98% to 98% accuracy. Through there
were little variations in the data gathered, consistency can still be seen.
However, having a point A, the closest to the instrument, become an error is
significant.
Other sources of possible error may also stem from other human errors such
as unsteady handling of vertical stadia rod, misreading, and so on.
If the stadia constant is removed for the calculations, the constant become ore
consistent with each other, as can be seen from the table. The data gets
relatively close to 100 exactly. This would entail that the instrument is
internally focusing and thus don’t require a constant.
5. Conclusion
From this experiment, we can conclude that utilizing the stadia interval is an
effective and rapid means in determining horizontal distances. The
determination of the distance is of course more calculations based than tape
measurements. However, this helps lessening errors in measurement,
especially with tape measurement as it has several disadvantages when it
comes to measuring.
INCLINED STADIA SIGHTS
2. Background
In stadia surveying, most stadia sights encountered in the field are inclined
because of the varying ground surface elevations, however the stadia
intercept is still read with the stadia rod held vertical. Figure 2.1 shows the
typical setup of a transit and it is desired to determine the horizontal (H) and
vertical (V) stadia distances of a stadia rod from a given position under
inclined stadia sights.
From Figure 2.2, is known to be 017’, which is the angle subtended by the
projection of the middle cross hair and either the lower or upper cross hair.
The angle is however neglected and the angle at corner F is assumed to be
equal to 90 degrees.
Considering Figure 2 and Figure 3, and relating it to horizontal sights
D = KS’ + C (2.1)
Cos = (S’/2)/(S/2)
Simplifying,
S’ = S cos (2.2)
D = K S cos + C (2.3)
cos = H / D
H = D cos (2.4)
Subs. Eq (2.3) into Eq. (2.4)
H = (K S cos + C) cos
And, sin = V / D
V = D sin (2.6)
V = (K S cos + C) sin
H = K S cos2 (2.8)
4. Location
Any level open surface
5. Procedure
a. Select a sloping ground surface with clear distance of around 50
meters. Drive a hub into the ground at one end of this distance and
designate this as point O (See Figure 2.3) A marking pin may be used
to mark point O if a hub is not available.
Fig. 2.3
Considering Pt. A
HA = KS cos^2θ
= 100(SA) cos^2(12)
= 95.677 Sa Eq. 1
Va = (1/2)KS sin 2θ
= (1/2)(100)Sa sin [2(12)]
Va = 20.337 Sa Eq. 2
Considering Pt. B
Hb = KS cos^2θ
= 100(Sb) cos^2(10)
= 96.985 SB Eq. 3
Vb = (1/2)KS sin 2θ
= (1/2)(100)Sb sin [2(10)]
VB = 17.101 Sb Eq. 4
From the Figure,
Ha – Hb = 35 Eq. 5
Substituting Eqs. (1) and (3) to Eq. 5
95.677Sa – 96.985Sb = 35 Eq. 6
Va – RRa – (Vb – RRb) = 15
20.337Sa – 1.863 – 17.101Sb + 1.500 = 15
20.337Sb – 17.101Sb = 15.363
Sa = (15.363 + 17.101Sb)/20.337 Eq. 7
Eq. 7 into Eq. 6,
95.677[(15.363 + 17.101Sb)/20.337] – 96.985 Sb = 35
72.2906 + 80.4688Sb – 96.985Sb = 35
7. Conclusion
From the problem we therefore conclude that ou are using an
internallyfocusing instrument. In this case, the instrumentconstant is zero
and can be disregarded. This is the advantage of an internally focusing
telescope.
STADIA LEVELLING
DIFFERENTIAL LEVELING
Introduction:
Differential leveling is the process used to determine a difference in
elevation between two points. A Level is an instrument with a telescope that
can be leveled with a spirit bubble. The optical line of sight forms a
horizontal plane, which is at the same elevation as the telescope crosshair. By
reading a graduated rod held vertically on a point of known elevation (Bench
Mark) a difference in elevation can be measured and a height of instrument
(H.I.) calculated by adding the rod reading to the elevation of the bench
mark. Once the height of instrument is established, rod readings can be taken
on subsequent points and their elevations calculated by simply subtracting the
readings from the height of instrument.
Objectives:
To learn how to run differential levelling, to learn how to determine the
elevation of points by differential levelling, to learn how to adjust the
differential levelling.
Instruments:
Stadia rod, engineer’s transit/theodolite, steel tape
Procedure:
The table above shows the results in differential leveling. The elevation at
BM1 is known to be 30.8 meters, and we need to know the elevation of BM2.
The level is set up at a point near BM1, and a rod reading taken. The height
of instrument (HI) is calculated by adding the elevation of the benchmark and
the backsight. And then a rod reading to a turning point (TP1) is taken. The
reading of the foresight is subtracted from the height of instrument to obtain
the elevation at TP1. The rod stays at TP1, the level moves ahead and the rod
at TP1 now becomes the backsight. This procedure was repeated until the
final foresight to BM2 was obtained which has an average of 12.84 meters.
Conclusion:
I conclude that to run differential leveling, we have to know first the
benchmarks of the said elevation and need to get the basksights and
foresights from the first benchmark down to the last and then calculate the
height of instrument by adding the elevation of the station and the backsight.
Then finally, elevation is computed by subtracting the foresight from the
height of instrument.
PLANE TABLE SURVEY
General:
Instruments required:
Alidade, Drawing board, Plumbing fork, Spirit level and Trough compass
Temporary adjustments of plane table:
Following three distinct operations at each survey station are carried out for
the temporary adjustments of a plane table.
1. Centering
The legs of tripod are well spread out to get the convenient height for
working on the board. Then, the operation of centering is carried out by
means of plumbing fork or U-frame and plumb bob. This process ascertains
the fact that the point on paper represents the station point on ground. The
pointed end of the plumbing fork is kept on point on paper and at the other
end, a plumb bob is fixed. The table or board is shifted bodily till the plumb
bob hangs exactly over the peg of the station.
2. Leveling
The process of leveling is carried out with the help of spirit level and it
consists of making the table level either by ordinary tilting the board or by
ball and socket arrangement or by adjusting the legs of tripod.
3. Orientation
The process by which the position occupied by the board at various survey
stations are kept parallel is known as the orientation. Thus, when a plane
table is properly oriented, the lines on the board are parallel to the lined on
ground which they represent. The methods of orientation are:
i. Orientation by magnetic needle: In this method, the magnetic north
is drawn on paper at a particular station. At the next station, the
trough compass is placed along the line of magnetic north and then
the table is turned in such a way that the ends of magnetic needle are
opposite to the zeros of the scale. The board is then fixed in position
by clamps. This method is inaccurate in the sense that the results are
likely to be affected by the local attraction.
Following are the four methods by which an object might be located on paper
by plane table:
1. Radiation
This is the simplest method and it is useful only when the whole traverse can
be commanded from a single station. The procedure is as follows:
i. Select a point P so that all the corners of the traverse ABCD are
seen.
ii. Carry out the usual temporary adjustments of centering and leveling.
Mark the north line on paper.
iii. Put the alidade on point P and dram a line of sight for station A.
iv. Measure the distance PA on ground and put this length to a suitable
scale on paper which will give point a.
v. Similarly, obtain points b, c and d on paper by drawing lines of sight
for stations B, C and D and measuring the distances PB, PC and PD
on ground respectively.
vi. Join points a, b, c and d on paper, as shown in figure.
vii. For checking the accuracy of work, measure the distances AB, BC,
CD and DA on ground and compare them with the lengths ab, bc, cd
and da respectively on paper.
2. Intersection
Introduction:
The accurate determination of the distance between two points on any surface
is one of the basic operations of plane surveying.
Any unknown distance may be approximately calculated by determining
one’s pace factor and by multiplying it by the mean number of paces (Paced
Distance=Pace Factor × Mean Number of Paces).
Objectives:
. To measure distance by pacing and taping over a smooth and level ground.
Procedure:
Determining Distance by Pacing
A. Look for a place having a level ground of unknown length and
designate the end points as point A and B.
B. Walk over the course at natural pace with either heel or toe and count
the paces made from point B to A, then A to B, until you reach five
trials. Record the paces made in your engineer’s field notebook.
Determining the distance by taping
A. In a group, a head tapeman, a rear tapeman, a rodman and a recorder
were chosen among the members. A line of unknown length of almost
level ground was called as endpoints A and B.
B. Range poles were placed behind each point. The rear tapemen with one
(1) pin station stayed at the point of beginning while the head tapemen
took the zero end of the tape and moved forward to the other end of the
line to be measured. When the head tapemen was near to a full tape
length, the rear tapemen signalled “okay” to stop the head tapeman.
The last mark of the tape was held by the rear tapemen and aligned it to
the other end of the tape held by the head tapeman on the range pole
behind the end point.
C. The rear tapeman signalled “okay”, with the last mark at the starting
point and when the head tapeman was aligned on the line of sight. The
tape taut was pulled by the head tapeman and a chaining pin was
sticked on the ground to mark the zero (0) mark end of the tape.
D. The chaining pin was picked-up by the rear tapeman and the tape was
pulled forward by the head tapeman . The process was repeated for the
next full tape length.
E. When the end of the line was almost reached and the last full tape
length had been measured, the remaining partial length was then
measured. The tape was held by the rear tapeman until its full meter
mark was at the chaining pin while the tape taut was pulled by the head
tapeman and took note of the fractional measurement read from the
tape end.
F. . A second measurement was made along the opposite direction after
the measurement of the whole line was completed. The mean of the two
measurements was taken as the most probable value of the length of the
line.
CONCLUSION:
Therefore, to measure a distance by pacing, you just have to multiply the
mean no. of paces by your pace factor while in measuring distance in taping,
you simply measure using steel tape or any measuring device. It can also be
concluded that it is still more accurate to use any measuring device than
pacing. Furthermore, pacing is one of the most essential techniques for
measuring distance because it allows a person to work quickly and accurately
without an assistant.
CLOSED TRAVERSE
EQUIPMENT:
INTRODUCTION:
Taping distances
In theory taping is the simplest surveying method. But taping requires more
skill and practice than any other surveying method. Accuracy of the data
collected by means of taping depends more on the surveyor’s field technique
than on the equipment used. The laboratory instructor will identify all
stations of a closed traverse. The student survey crew will establish the
distance between each traverse station with steel tapes. In a later lab the
student survey crew will resurvey the same distances using an EDMI
(electronic distance measuring instrument). The survey point where tape
measurements begins is towards the back of the survey crew, and
measurements proceed forward to the next survey point. The individual at the
back is referred to as the rear tape man, and the individual at the front is the
head tape man. Any point on the straight line between the two survey points
is on line. If a point is not on line it is right or left looking forward from the
back.
Measure all lines between traverse stations by taping in both directions and
averaging your measurements. Be sure to maintain the tape horizontal and
make the necessary tension corrections if specified by the lab instructor. Note
that tape measurements are not made with the tape held on the survey points.
Good practice dictates that each end of the tape is held above the survey
points by means of a plumb bob attached to a string and gammon reel. A
range pole is held, or stuck into the ground, just beyond the survey point
ahead. This enables the rear tape man to keep the head tap man on line.
Be sure to use at least two ties for each survey point (bench mark) in the
traverse. Also note the direction of north in your field book sketch and make
your sketch approximately to scale. Make tape corrections if your tape is
other than standard and make temperature corrections if necessary. This
requires you to observe the temperature when taping a distance.
Taping angle data
The student survey crew will determine the necessary line segments that must
be measured in order to calculate the interior angles at all traverse stations.
Verify your proposed plan with the laboratory instructor. Two methods of
measuring an angle with a tape are depicted in the figure below. In Figure (a)
angle A lies at the intersections of lines AB and AC. Points B and C' are laid
off an equal horizontal distance from A, as shown, and the horizontal chord
B′ C′ is measured as well. Because AB′C′ is an isosceles triangle the bisector
of A must also bisect line B'C'. From the diagram.
sin(A/2) = (B'C′/ 2)/AB’
= B'C/2AB'
Therefore:
A/2 = sin^-1 (B'C'/2AB')
Because angle A is twice the half angle A/2, then
A = 2sin^-1[(B’C’)]/[(2AB’)]
In figure (b) point E' is laid out a convenient horizontal distance from D, a
perpendicular is erected at E', and point F' is established at the intersection of
the perpendicular with line DF. In the resulting triangle DE′F'
tan (D) = E′ F′/DE′
from which is obtained
D = tan^-[(E’F’)]/(DE’)
Be sure to maintain the tape horizontal and make the necessary tension
corrections if specified by the lab instructor. Note that tape measurements are
not made with the tape held on the survey points. Good practice dictates that
each end of the tape is held above the survey points by means of a plumb bob
attached to a string and gammon reel. A range pole is held, or stuck into the
ground, just beyond the survey point ahead. This enables the rear tape man to
keep the head tap man on line.
FIELD NOTES
Following are some examples of field notes which can be used as examples
for recording traverse data. The student is also advised to consult the text
book used in CVE 211.
A similar set of field notes can be used to record data for later use in
calculating the angles at each traverse station, e.g.,
CONCLUSION
I conclude that traversing by interior angle, all interior angles of horizontal
distances are measured. A line of known direction should either be given or
assumed. The adjusted angles should always be added to check whether their
sum is already the expected value. The surveyor should determine the bearing
or azimuth of the succeeding lines in the traverse. Interior angles should be
measured with sufficient repetitions to obtain the desired precision, half
should be observed with the telescope in direct position and the other half is
in reversed position.
TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY
I. INTRODUCTION
A graphic scale is a ruler printed on the map and is used to convert
distances on the map to actual ground distances. This may be drawn at a
convenient place on the chart and subdivided into nautical miles, meters,
etc. The graphic scale is divided into 2 parts. To the right of the zero, the
scale is marked and is called the primary scale. To the left of the zero, the
scale is divided into tenths and is called the extension scale. Most maps
have 3 or more graphic scales, each using a different unit of measure.
II. OBJECTIVES:
III. INSTRUMENTS:
iv. One must add another scale unit from the primary scale
unit called the extension scale. And the extension scale
will be subdivided from the number given in the problem.
VI. CONCLUSION.
Therefore, in constructing graphic scales for topographic maps, ratio and
proportion is used or just simply solve the problem analytically. Just be
sure to use the correct scale for the unit of measure desired to avoid any
errors.
MEASURING DISCHARGE
ABSTRACT
(1)
(4)
RESULTS
The basic data collected, calculations from published values, as well as
properties of the system, appear in Tables 2, 3, and 4 in the Appendix (p 10-
11.). Z is water surface elevation in the measuring tank, t is time that it took
the water surface to rise from Z1 to Z2, and R is the manometer reading in
meters of mercury. Q is the measured discharge that was determined from
measurements of Z and t; Q=At(Z1-Z2)/t. Here At is the cross-sectional area
of the measurement tank (Table 1), Re is the Reynolds number of the flow
(Re=4Q/(πDν)), and K was calculated with Eq. 1 using the measured values
of Q and R.
Fig. 2. Comparison of Eg. 3 and Measured Relationship Between Discharge
and Manometer Reading
The relationship between measured discharge and manometer reading and the
relationship described by Eq. 3 are shown in Figure 2. For practical purposes,
these two relationships are identical.
Eq. 1 was also used to establish a relationship between Q and R (Table 2 in
Appendix). Here K was found using the published relationship between K
and Re by a trial and error process described by Potter and Wiggert (1997).
The relationship obtained with Eq. 1 is compared to the measured
relationship in Figure 3. Eq. 1 shows increasing deviation from published
values as the manometer reading gets smaller.
Fig 2. Comparison of Eq. 1 and Measured Relationship Between Discharge
and Manometer Reading
Eqs. 1 and 3 can both be used to predict flow for manometer readings ranging
from 0.011 to 0.148 meters of mercury. Eq. 3 predicted the measured
discharges with errors less than 2%; Eq. 1 was in error by less than about 8%
(Table 1). Eq. 3 should provide predictions with less than 2% error so long as
the mercury manometer can be kept zeroed at the same position that was used
during the experiments. If the greater error observed with Eq. 1 is the result
of an error in zeroing the manometer during the experiment then it may be
possible to improve the results that can be obtained with Eq. 1. This
possibility may be worth exploring because Eq. 1 has a significant advantage
over Eq. 3 in that it permits the meter to be used for fluids other than water at
16 C.
The measured values of K fall within about ±10 % of the published values
(Fig. 4). This is reasonable agreement. Furthermore, these values show a
tendency to decrease with increasing Reynolds number just as the published
values show.
Standard error propagation methods showed that measured values of K were
subject to an uncertainty that ranged from about 2% at Reynolds numbers of
4.1(10)4 to less than 0.5% at Reynolds numbers of 1.4(10)5. The calculated
uncertainty δK (Table 4 in Appendix) was used to construct error bars around
each measured value of K (Fig. 4). This analysis suggests that the values of K
grow more uncertain as the Reynolds number of the flow decreases.
Nonetheless, within the range of the measured values, the uncertainties in R
and Q do not appear to explain the observed differences between the
measured values of K and published values.
The values of K best agree with reported values at high Reynolds numbers,
and they show an increased deviation from reported values as the Reynolds
number decreased. This consistent deviation suggests a bias in the results. A
likely explanation, although it must be verified by experiment, is that the
manometer was not properly zeroed during the experiment. The improved
agreement obtained by assuming a small (0.003m) zeroing error is shown in
Fig. 5 (in Appendix). To discover the true values of K in the apparatus
requires that the experiment be rerun to verify the cause of the observed
differences.
CONCLUSIONS
Table 4. Error in K
Fig. 5. Values of the Orifice Coefficient vs Reynolds Number (Based on
Adjusted Values of R).
HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY
INTRODUCTION
In April 1994 HR Wallingford was commissioned by the Ministry of
Agriculture Fisheries and Foods (MAFF, now the Department of the
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - DEFRA) to carry out numerical
studies to estimate the impact of seawall breaching on the surrounding creek
morphology at Tollesbury Creek (Figure 1). Further studies followed in
November 1996, November 1997, November 1998, November 1999,
December 2000 and November 2001, to survey the estuary and determine the
morphological trends at the site. HR Wallingford carried out a further survey
in November 2001. This report summarises the analysis of the bathymetric
changes.
A full set of technical reports have been prepared and submitted for this
project, as set out in the Reference section.
HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY
Bathymetric surveys were carried out in Tollesbury Fleet in the late autumn
of 1994, 1996 and every year subsequently to 2001. The area of the surveys
is shown in Figure 1.
Line spacing for the survey was at 100m intervals in the widest part of the
Fleet, and at 50m intervals in the narrower creek reaches; additional cross-
check lines were run perpendicular to the survey lines. All lines surveyed
were repeated each year. The survey vessel was positioned using the Trinity
Lighthouse reference station at North Foreland (50° 34’ 32.29”N, 001° 17’
52.16”W, height 94.9m) using a Trimble 4000DL receiver and Trimble
Probeacon. Depths were measured using a Raytheon DE719C (210kHz) echo
sounder with depth data logged at 10Hz. All data was logged to a NAVBOX,
a PC-based navigational computer system which incorporates a helmsman
display to facilitate precise positional control. Bed levels were reduced to
ODN from visual observations to tide board gauges established at:
Woodrolfe Creek (NG 597500E,211000N) and Tollesbury Creek (NG
596580E,211510N)
DATA ANALYSIS
Previous technical reports assessed annual changes, but this report will only
present the total change from 1994 to 2001. The raw bathymetric data from
the recent November 2001 survey were used in conjunction with the raw
bathymetric data from the June 1994 survey taken prior to the breach, to
derive information on the changes in bed level. The changes in bathymetry
were computed in two ways.
- Survey data was sorted into pairs of points (one from each survey) less
than 0.1m apart. This procedure gives changes in bathymetry at more or
less exactly the same location and so removes uncertainty in bed level
changes where the bathymetry is variable. Secondary analysis was also
carried out which found pairs of points less than 1m apart. This was
considered acceptable due to the fact that the echo sounder method of
surveying averages the bed data over an area of the order of 1m radius,
due to the expansion of the echo beam. The figures from this analysis
could then be compared against the corresponding annual changes since
June 1994. The results are presented to show both the spatial variation of
changes and also to show the numerical distribution of changes.
RESULTS
Point-by-point analysis
The analysis for the June 1994 to December 2001 period again shows that
there has been noticeable deepening since 1994 in areas of the main channels,
particularly in Tollesbury Creek, Tollesbury Fleet and in Old Hall Creek
(Figures 2 to 6). It is considered that deepening in Old Hall Creek is
attributable to an increase in discharge through the upper end since breaching
in order to fill the back of the estuary. This aspect was predicted by the
numerical studies of the breaching process (Reference 7). Figure 6 highlights
the shift in the distribution of bed level changes in Tollesbury Creek
compared to other areas of the estuary, as it adjusts to a new regime. Note
also that the distribution exhibits a greater frequency of points across the
whole estuary with significant deepening compared to accretion. Tollesbury
Fleet also appears to show significant deepening.
Table 1 shows the average changes in bed level throughout the estuary and in
the different creeks. The mean changes for points separated by less than 0.1m
broadly agree with those separated by less than 1m except where the data sets
of the former are only represented by a relatively small number of points. The
results of this table (for points separated by up to 1m) are shown in graphical
form in Figure 7 which shows the cumulative changes that have occurred
within the estuary since June 1994. The figure shows clearly that the most
significant influence on the mean bed level changes is that of natural year on
year variation, probably due to variation in the annual wave climate.
However, since the breach there has been overall deepening in Tollesbury
Creek, in Tollesbury Fleet and Old Hall Creek that seems to have tailed off in
recent years, suggesting an underlying effect caused by the breach itself.
I. INTRODUCTION
The method of surveying called triangulation is based on the trigonometric
proposition that if one side and two angles of a triangle are known, the
remaining sides can be computed. Furthermore, if the direction of one side is
known, the directions of the remaining sides can be determined. A
triangulation system consists of a series of joined or overlapping triangles in
which an occasional side is measured and remaining sides are calculated from
angles measured at the vertices of the triangles. The vertices of the triangles
are known as triangulation stations. The side of the triangle whose length is
predetermined, is called the base line. The lines of triangulation system form
a network that ties together all the triangulation stations.
II. OBJECTIVES
1. To establish the control points for a low order triangulation system
(consisting of a single quadrilateral) needed to stake out a site for a
short-span bridge.
2. To learn how to apply the approximate method of adjusting a
quadrilateral and how to determine length of the bridge and the lengths
of other unknown sides of the quadrilateral.
III. INSTRUMENTS
Engineer’s Transit, Stadia rod, Chaining pins, and Hubs or Pegs
IV. PROCEDURES
1. The two end points defining the length of a proposed (or imaginary)
bridge was established and two other points within the vicinity of the
bridge site in order to form a triangulation figure in the shape of a
quadrilateral. These points were called A, B, C, and D with line AB
defining the length and centerline of the proposed bridge. Pegs or hubs
were used to mark these points.
2. Lines AD and BC were designated as the base line and check base,
respectively. Their respective lengths were measured accurately twice
and the mean measurements were recorded as the actual length of each
line.
3. The instrument was set up and leveled at A and each horizontal angle
about the station was measured in two repetitions. The observed values
were recorded accordingly.
SAMPLE CALCULATIONS:
Sum = 284 o35’20” + 60 o30’20” + 14o54’20” = 360 o
Discrepancy = 360 - 360 o = 0
Correction = 0
Table 2. Data for figure adjustment
SAMPLE COMPUTATIONS:
Sum = 60 o30’20” + 14 o54’20” + 15 o33’46.67” + 84 o44’46.67”
+ 77 o12’6.67 + 18 o54’26.67”+ 19 o40’40” + 68 o14’40”
= 359 o45’6.68”
Discrepancy = 360 - 359 o45’6.68” = 14’53”
Error = 14’53” / 8 = 1’51.67”
Table 3. Data for Adjustment of Opposite Angles
DISCUSSION:
Table 1 and 2 shows the station and figure adjustment, respectively. In the
first adjustment, all the observed horizontal angles about a station were just
added. The sum was then subtracted from 360o. The difference was then
divided by the number of angles about the station. The resulting value is then
added algebraically to each angle in order to make the sum of all angles about
each station equal to 360o. While in the second adjustment, the sum of the
interior angles of the quadrilateral must be equal to (n-2)180o, where ‘n’
represents the number of sides. In the third table, the opposite angles at the
intersection of the diagonals should be equal. The values of these angles were
previously adjusted in earlier adjustments and were compared and the
difference between them was divided by 4. The computed correction was
then added to smaller pair of angles and subtracted to the larger pair. In the
last table, it shows the trigonometric condition. It was satisfied by the means
of computations involving the sines of the angles. The angles were adjusted
so that the computed length of an unknown side opposite a known side will
be the same regardless of which of the four routes is used. In this manner,
route 1 and 3 were computed and its average will then represent as the
computed distance of BC or the check base.
VI. CONCLUSION
Therefore, the control points for a low order triangulation system
(consisting of a single quadrilateral) needed to stake out a site for a short-
span bridge was established. The application of the approximate method
of adjusting a quadrilateral was also learned, so as to determine the length
of the bridge and the lengths of other unknown sides of the quadrilateral.