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    The document describes a surveying fieldwork activity where students measured the distances and area of a pentagonal field using only a tape measure. The objectives were to develop skills in determining polygon area by dividing it into triangles. Distances were measured using range poles and a tape to account for slopes. The pentagon's area was calculated three ways and the results were precise, showing tape measurement can accurately find polygon areas when set up properly. Dividing complex shapes into simpler ones like triangles makes the calculations easier.

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    The document describes a surveying fieldwork activity where students measured the distances and area of a pentagonal field using only a tape measure. The objectives were to develop skills in determining polygon area by dividing it into triangles. Distances were measured using range poles and a tape to account for slopes. The pentagon's area was calculated three ways and the results were precise, showing tape measurement can accurately find polygon areas when set up properly. Dividing complex shapes into simpler ones like triangles makes the calculations easier.

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    MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

    SCHOOL OF CIVIL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

    SURVEYING 1
    Field Work 1
    PACING ON LEVEL GROUND
    COURSE AND SECTION:

    CE 120-0 / A2

    SUBMITTED BY:
    Name: DUGUIANG, MARC RAINIER B.
    Group No: 4

    DATE OF FIELD WORK: 02/03/2015

    DATE OF SUBMISSION: 02/10/2015

    SUBMITTED TO:

    ENGR. BIENVENIDO CERVANTES

    GRADE

    Objectives:
    1. To develop the skills in determining the area of a polygon field
    using the tape only by dividing the area into triangles.
    Instruments:

    1. 2 range poles

    2. Chalk

    3. 50 meter tape

    4. Plumb

    Discussion:

    bob

    The field work was conducted by measuring 5 lines to form a


    pentagon in the field using tape and range poles. In measuring the
    distances, the tape must no touch the ground since we are not sure if its
    leveled or not and what we need to find is its horizontal distance. In
    surveying, to measure horizontal distances, we must take note of slopes
    and obstacles that make our measurement inaccurate. This is why we must
    use range poles and plumb bobs in order to lift the tape and measure it at
    an elevation but we must make sure the pole stands straight and the tape
    is perpendicular to the pole.
    While other members hold the equipment, another looks at a short
    distance to make sure that the tape is perpendicular to the range pole. We
    also measured diagonals from different points using the same method. In
    order to measure for the area of the pentagon, we divided it into three
    triangles. And using methods in surveying, we got the altitude of each
    triangle and also their interior angles.
    To compute the area of the pentagon, we used three different
    methods.

    We

    1
    A= absin ,
    2

    used
    and

    Herons

    formula A= s(sa)(sb)(sc) ,

    1
    finally A= 2 bh .

    To

    test

    the

    accuracy

    of

    then
    our

    measurements, we compared the areas computed using each methods.


    And as a result, the areas were all precise.

    Conclusion:
    There are many ways to measure the area of a polygon. One of the
    most convenient way is to divide it into triangles then get the area of each
    and then get the sum. In this activity, we used three methods to get the
    area of the pentagon. As we compared the results, we found out that the
    measurements were accurate and the computed areas were precise.
    The tricky part of this activity was to determine the horizontal
    distances for each points including the diagonals since sloping distance
    might occur when we place the tape on the ground. Therefore, in
    surveying, measuring horizontal distances using tape requires the workers
    to lift the tape and put it in perpendicular to straight standing poles. When
    proper set up of equipment is observed, it is the right time to get the
    reading from the tape.
    Since the gathered results are precise and accurate, we can
    conclude that using tape is an easy method to get area of a polygon. But its
    accuracy is only limited by the size of the area, therefore other methods are
    required when handling measurements of bigger fields.

    FINAL DATA SHEET


    FIELD WORK 4

    DETERMINING THE AREA OF A POLYGONAL FIELD


    USING ONLY THE TAPE
    DATE: February 3, 2014
    TIME: 7:30AM - 12:00NN
    WEATHER: SUNNY

    GROUP NO. 4
    LOCATION: Intramuros
    PROFESSOR: Engr. B. Cervantes

    1ST METHOD: BY BASE AND ALTITUDE METHOD


    A.
    TRIANGL
    E
    1
    2
    3

    BASE

    ALTITUDE

    AREA

    1.3m

    3.003

    4.39m
    1.69m
    TOTAL

    7.463
    4.056
    14.522

    4.62
    m
    3.4m
    4.8m

    B. 2ND METHOD: BY TWO SIDES AND THE INCLUDED ANGLE


    TRIANGLE
    1
    2
    3

    ANGLE
    in degrees
    25.97
    66.44
    70.81

    SIDES
    a
    4.62
    3.4
    3.2

    B
    2.97
    4.8
    2.69
    TOTAL

    AREA
    3.004
    7.48
    4.065
    14.55

    C. 3RD METHOD: BY THREE SIDES (HERONS FORMULA)


    TRIANGL
    E
    1
    2
    3

    SIDES
    a
    2.97
    4.62
    4.8

    b
    2.34
    3.4
    3.2

    c
    4.62
    4.8
    2.69

    HALF
    PERIMETER
    S
    4.965
    6.41
    5.345
    TOTAL

    AREA
    2.99
    7.45
    4.07
    14.51

    Research
    Measuring the polygonal field with different sides are called measuring of
    irregular polygons. An irregular polygon is any polygon that is not a regular
    polygon. It can have sides of any length and each interior angle can be any
    measure. They can be convex or concave, but all concave polygons are
    irregular since the interior angles cannot all be the same. If you drew a
    polygon at random, it would probably be irregular. Specific irregular
    polygons such as a parallelogram have some interesting properties and
    have their own web pages.
    One approach is to break the shape up into pieces that you can solve
    usually triangles, since there are many ways to calculate the area of
    triangles. Exactly how you do it depends on what you are given to start.
    Since this is highly variable there is no easy rule for how to do it.
    The examples below give you some basic approaches to try:
    1. Break into triangles, and then add

    In the figure on the right, the polygon can be broken up into triangles
    by drawing all the diagonals from one of the vertices. If you know enough
    sides and angles to find the area of each, then you can simply add them up
    to find the total. Do not be afraid to draw extra lines anywhere if they will

    help find shapes you can solve. Here, the irregular hexagon is divided in to
    4 triangles by the addition of the red lines.
    2. Find missing triangles, then subtract

    In the figure on the left, the overall shape is a regular hexagon, but there is
    a triangular piece missing. We know how to find the area of a regular
    polygon so we just subtract the area of the 'missing' triangle created by
    drawing the red line.

    3. Consider other shapes

    In the figure on the right, the shape is an irregular hexagon, but it has a
    symmetry that lets us break it into two parallelograms by drawing the red
    dotted line.

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