Taping Corrections

Incorrect
length
Slope
Temperature
Sag
Stretch
Incorrect Length
Sources of Error
Bad repair
Poor standardization

CL = (Ltrue-L)
Determining - add correction
Establishing - subtract the
correction
Incorrect Length - Determining
Your Task: Measure distance A to B
You measure 500.00
Your tape is actually 100.02 long
Actual length = 500.10
CL = (100.02 100) = 0.02/pull
Dtrue = Dmeasured + CL
Dtrue = 500.00 + 5*(.02) = 500.10
Incorrect Length - Establishing
Your task: Establish point B exactly
500.00 feet from point A
Your tape is actually 100.02 long
B is set 5(100.02) = 500.10 from A
CL = (100.02 100) = 0.02/pull
Correct by subtracting 5(.02) = 0.10
Slope
Trigonometry
Horizontal: h = s*cos()
s
v
Calculation
h
C sh
v 2 s 2 h 2 ( s h)( s h)
v2 v2
C
s h 2s
Slope Example
s
If s = 300.00
v
= 5 h
h = 300 cos(5) = 298.86
v = 300 sin(5) = 26.15
If you had measured v = 26.15
CS = v2/2S = 26.152/600.00 = 1.14
h = v CS = 300.00 1.14 = 298.86
Temperature

Ct k (T Ts )( L)
k .0000065 / F
.0000116 / C
Ct .0000065(T Ts )( L)
Temperature Example
Tape calibrated to 100.00 at 68F
Determine Dist AB = 368.50 at 22F
Calculate true distance
CT = .0000065(22-68)(368.50) = -0.11
True Dist AB = 368.50 - 0.11 = 368.39
Sag
2 3 2
wL W L
Cs 2

24 P 24 P 2
Example:
2.8-lb chain calibrated at 100.00 when supported
throughout
Established B 348.75 from A

P = 12 lb, Supported at the ends only

Measured 3 pulls of 100 ft, one of 48.75
CS=-[3(2.82*100)+0.0282*48.753]/(24*122)=-.71
If P = 18 lb, CS = -0.31 (Pull hard!)
If pulls are 6 at 50 plus 48.75, P = 12 lb, CS = -0.20
Sag and Tension
2 3 2
wL W L
Cs 2

24 P 24 P 2
0.204W AE
P
( P Ps ) L P Ps
Cp
AE W = 2.8, A = 0.015, PS = 12
ESteel 29,000,000 psi Trial and error -> P = 31 lb

If P = 18-lb, PS = 12-lb, L = 100, A = 0.015 in2,

CP = (1812)100/(0.015*29,000,000) = 0.0014
Taping Precision
1/2500 - Poor
1/5000 - Average
1/10,000 - Good