Objectives:

1. To develop the skills in getting the distance of a certain inaccessible

point using a sing vertical plane and using two planes, horizontal and
vertical.
2. To apply the knowledge learned in the analysis of right triangles in
determining the height of a remote point.
3. To learn how to read vertical angle of a transit.
4. To have the confidence of working with one’s party or group and to
be fully responsible in the performance of the assigned task.

Instruments:

1. Engineer’s transit
2. 1 leveling rod
3. Tape
4. Chalk
5. Theodolite
 FINAL DATA SHEET

FIELD WORK 8 DETERMINATION OF THE HEIGHT OF A REMOTE POINT

DATE: 4 AUGUST 2014 GROUP NO. 2

TIME: 12:00-4:30PM LOCATION: MIT Intramuros
WEATHER: SUNNY PROFESSOR: Engr. B. Cervantes

Distance (m) Zenith (β) Angle of Height of the Computed Mean

Elevation Instrument (m) Height (m) Height (m)
A 14 56°03’ 33°57’ 1.42 22.21
B 17 50°40’ 39°20’ 1.42 22.17 22.19

DISTANCE AB = 3.00 𝑚 COMPUTED HEIGHT OF

REMOTE POINT: 22.19

COMPUTATIONS

 Angle of Elevation (α)

 Station A: 𝛼 = 90° − 56°03’
= 33°57’
 Station B: 𝛼 = 90° − 50°40’
= 39°20’
 Partial Height (Y)
 Station A: 𝑌 = 14 (tan 56°03’’)
= 20.79 m
 Station B: 𝒀 = 17 (tan 50°40’)
= 20.75 m

 Height of the Flagpole (𝑯𝒇 )

 Station A: 𝐻𝑓 = (20.79 + 1.42)
= 22.21 m
 Station B: 𝐻𝑓 = (20.75 + 1.42)

= 22.17 m
QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the

breaking the tape method in measuring the horizontal distance
of a sloping terrain?

- The advantages in using the breaking the tape method in

measuring the horizontal distance of a sloping terrain is to
determine the accurate distance so that we could solve the result
correctly while the disadvantages is that the field work was time
consuming and tiring because of the weather.

2. Give other methods of determining the horizontal distance

between two points.

- Measure it with a measuring tape or solve it by getting the angle

then use the Pythagorean Theorem.
Discussion:

The field work is about determination of the height of a remote point

which involves using the angle of depression or elevation to an object and
knowing how far away the object is and it enable us to find the height of the
object using trigonometry. The disadvantage of doing this is that it is very
difficult to measure the height of a mountain or the depth of a canyon
directly and it is much easier to measure how far away it is and to measure
the angle of depression and elevation.

To begin with the field work, first, we borrowed the instruments

needed for the said field work. After borrowing the instruments we went to
the designated place inside Mapua. Our professor discussed to us that the
location is preferable because of the flag pole there. We then measure the
distance of the theodolite and the flag pole by measuring tape then we get
the angle of elevation by using the theodolite. We can also get the distance
of point A and point B by another method like Pythagorean method. We
used the sine law and cosine law to complete the data needed until we get
the final height of the flag pole. After gathering all data needed and with the
said formulas we can now compute for the results and complete the field
report.
Conclusion:

Determination of the height of a remote point is about developing the

skills in getting the vertical distance of a certain inaccessible point using a
single vertical plane and using two planes, horizontal and vertical. We
acknowledge it by following the instruction correctly to have a better result.
We also apply the knowledge learned in the analysis of right triangles in
determining the height of a remote point. By using some sort of formulas in
trigonometry. To learn on how to read vertical angle of a transit was
required to have a better date to compute.
I can now conclude that the key to perform the field work well is to
have confidence of working with one’s party or group and to be fully
responsible in the performance of the assigned task. Be obedient and
cooperate to each other to finish the job easily. We also have to be extra
careful in using the instruments and perform the experiment properly to
acquire an accurate result.
Research:

Height determination

Heights of surface features above sea level are determined in four

main ways: by spirit leveling, by measuring vertical angles and distances,
by measuring differences in atmospheric pressure, and, since the late 20th
century, by using three-dimensional satellite or inertial systems. Of these
the first is the most accurate; the second is next in accuracy but faster; the
third is least accurate but can be fastest if heights are to be measured at
well-separated points. The last two techniques require sophisticated
equipment that is still very expensive.

In spirit leveling the surveyor has for centuries used a surveying level,
which consists of a horizontal telescope fitted with cross hairs, rotating
around a vertical axis on a tripod, with a very sensitive spirit level fixed to it;
the instrument is adjusted until the bubble is exactly centered. The reading
on a graduated vertical staff is observed through the telescope. If such
staffs are placed on successive ground points, and the telescope is truly
level, the difference between the readings at the cross hairs will equal that
between the heights of the points. By moving the level and the staffs
alternately along a path or road
Remote Distance Measurement can survey the distance (oblique
distance, horizontal distance and elevation difference) between the other
two or more points in a measurement site, although these points may be
saw each other.
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