Mapa Institute of Technology

Muralla St. Intramuros, Manila

School of Civil, Environmental, and Geological Engineering

Field Work No.1

Breaking the Tape Method
CE120-0F B9

Submitted by:
Name: Gicale, Patrick Emmanuel T.

Student No: 2014106318

Group No: 4
Date of Performance: July 26, 2016
Date of Submission: August 2, 2016

Grade
Submitted to: Engr. Bienvenido Cervantes

Discussion:
Field work no. 1 demonstrates the basic way of determining an area of a
field by the use of meter tape. In this field work activity, the performers are
required to find the area of the land in a shape of a polygon, specifically a
pentagon, by obtaining the length through the meter tape and solving the area by
Heron's Formula. Through the use of the 50 meter tape, 2 range poles, and chalk
as a marker, we plot the five corners of our pentagon at the Intramuros Walls.
Two of our members where task to hold the range poles and the other ends of
the meter tape, one of our member is the one who checks if our set-up is correct,
the meter tape doesn't sags, and the range poles are erect properly, and one of
our member records the data gathered. After obtaining all the required data, we
solved the area of the polygon.
Conclusion:
Objectively, our field work is a success as the performers were able to
achieve the objectives of the field work. Fieldwork 1 introduces as the basic
way of determining the horizontal distance. This fieldwork teaches us possible
source of problems to develop our skills in determining the horizontal distance
may it be the use of a tape or any advance surveying equipment. By observing
the two range poles on eye-level, it can be easily seen that one of the pole is
higher than the other one even though the meter tape is set-up perpendicular to
the pole. This simply tells us that there will be no even ground. So, I can
conclude that all grounds are uneven. There will always be a point where the
elevation differs to any point of the ground.
Recommendation:
Industrialization pave the way to advance technology. This resulted to the
birth of new surveying equipment. Relating it to our fieldwork, modern way of
determining the horizontal distance is through Laser Distance Measuring Tool.
Laser Distance Measuring Tools, also known as "Electronic Tape
Measures", "Laser Distance Finders" or "Digital Measuring Devices", offer true
laser light (not sound) for the most accurate measuring. You simply point the
laser distance measuring devices dot at a target like a wall, a house, a utility
pole, nearly any object, and the device will show the distance on its LCD
screen.

Final Data Sheet

Sketch:

8.8
D
O
m 66.27
89.33O
35.3O
21.3 m

O
10.68 40.35
m

18.9 m

19.5 m

108.32O

24.4O

31.33O
13.3 m

A
Method 1: By
Triangle
1
2
3

82.98O
61.72O
12.4 m

Base and Altitude Method

Height (m)
6.93
8.06
10.92
Total
Method 2: By two sides and the included angle
Triangle
1
2
3

Base (m)
19.5
21.3
21.3

Angle ( in
degrees)
108.32
24.4
61.72

Sides (m)
a
b
13.3
10.68
19.5
21.3
21.3
12.4
Total

Area (sq. m)
67.57
85.84
116.30
269.71

Area
67.42
85.79
116.30
269.51

Method 3: Herons Formula

Triangle
1
2
3

Sides
a
b
c
10.6
13.3
19.5
8
21.3 19.5 8.8
12.4 21.3 18.9

Half Perimeter
(S)

Area

21.74

67.42

24.8
26.30

85.79
116.30

Total

269.51

Computations:
A.
1
1
A 1= bh= ( 19.5m ) ( 6.93 m )=67.57 sq .m
2
2

1
1
A 3= bh= ( 21.3 m) ( 10.92 m) =116.3 sq .m
2
2

1
1
A 2= bh= ( 21.3 m) ( 8.06 m )=85.84 sq . m
2
2

A Total = A1 + A2 + A3 =( 67.57+85.84 +116.3 ) sq . m=269.71 sq

B.
1
1
1
1
A 1= absin = ( 13.3 m )( 10.68 m ) sin 108.32=67.42Asq3=
. m absin = ( 21.3 m )( 12.4 m ) sin 61.72=116.3 sq . m
2
2
2
2

1
1
A = A1 + A2 + A3 =( 67.42+85.79+116.3 ) sq . m=269.5 1 s
A 2= absin = ( 19.5 m )( 21.3 m ) sin 24.4=85.79 sq . mTotal
2
2

C.
S 1=

13.3 m+10.68 m+19.5 m

=21.74 m
2

S 2=

S 1=

21.3 m+8.8 m+19.5 m

=24.8 m
2

12.4 m+ 21.3 m+18.9 m

=26.3 m
2

A 1= s(sa)(sb)(sc )= 21.74(21.7413.3)(21.7410.68)(21.7419.5)=67.42 sq . m
A 2= s(sa)(sb)(sc )= 24.8(24.821.3)(24.88.8)(24.819.5)=85.79 sq . m
A 3= s( sa)( sb)(sc)= 26.3(26.312.4)(26.321.3)( 26.318.9)=116.3 sq . m
A Total = A1 + A2 + A3 =( 67.42+85.79+116.3 ) sq . m=269.51 sq . m