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Class Objectives
CE 211 – SURVEYING ENGINEERING • Identify different distance measurement tools and
FALL 2011 – CLASS 06: DISTANCE their level of accuracy
MEASUREMENTS • Identify sources of mistakes and errors in taping
• Correct incorrect tape length and temperature errors
in taping
Ahmed Abdel-Rahim, Ph.D, P.E. • Identify procedures for electronic distance
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering measurement and sources of errors associated with it
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• Determining a Unit
Pace
• Using a Measuring
Wheel
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FIGURE 4-4. Some surveyors’ tapes have the zero mark at the endpoint of the
tape, while others have zero offset from the end. (Courtesy of The Lietz
Company) FIGURE 4-5. A cut tape.
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• Major Sources
– Incorrect length of tape CL Ls L
– Temperature other than standard CT DT Ts
FIGURE 4-23. A steel tape always tends to sag between supports, no matter
how hard it is pulled.
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FIGURE 4-29. Instrument person pointing the line of sight at
a prism pole held plumb on a point.
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Tuesday’s Lab
• Electronic distance measurements
– Setting up total station
– Vertical, horizontal, and slope distance
measurements
• Watch youtube video
• Read total station distance measurement manual
• Check your group assignment and data collection
time.