Eastern Visayas State University

College of Civil Engineering

Department of Engineering
Ormoc City

CE 215
Elementary Surveying

Name : Christian Jim T. Polleros

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Instructor : Engr. Antonio E. Naboya, Jr., CE, GE, RMP

Date Conducted : Aug. 22, 2019

Date Submitted : Aug. 27, 2019

Laboratory Exercise NO.2 & 3

TAPING OVER LEVEL GROUND AND SLOPING GROUND

I. Introduction

Taping is the linear measurement of the horizontal distance between two points using a
surveyor’s tape.

Observation of the horizontal distance by taping consist of applying the known length of a
graduated tape directly to line a number of times.

All distance is presumed to be horizontal distance. This dictates that every field
measurement taken be either measured horizontally, or if not, reduce to a horizontal
distance mathematically.

II. Objective

To determine the horizontal length of a level ground and sloping ground with the tape
supported throughout its length.

III. Instrument and Accessories

 30-m or 100-ft Steel Tape

 Chaining pins
 Range poles
 Pegs or Hubs
 Markers
 Spring scale

IV. Procedures

1. Using hubs, mark both ends of the line (150 to 300m long) to be measured. Place a
range pole behind each point and also establish intermediate points along the line to
ensure unobstructed sight lines. If the point to be marked is on a pavement, use chalk or
marking crayons, Designate these points as A and B

2. The rear tapeman with one pin stations himself at the point of beginning and the head
tapeman takes the zero end of the tape and advance toward the other end of the line to
be measured.

3. When the head tapeman has gone nearly a full tape length, the rear tapeman calls
“tape” to stop the head tapeman. The rear tapeman then holds the 30-m (or 100ft) mark
at the starting point and aligns the other end of the tape held by the head tapeman on
the range pole set behind the end point or on any intermediate points earlier establish
along the line.
 4. With the 30-m mark at the starting point and the head tapeman aligned, the rear
tapeman calls “all right”, the head tapeman then pulls the tape taut and sticks a chaining
pin in the ground to mark the 0-m end of the tape, if the measurement is done on
pavement, a chalk or marking crayon is used to mark the end of the tape.

5. The rear tapeman picks up his chaining pin and the head tapeman pulls the tape forward
and the process is repeated for the next full tape length.

6. When the end of the line is almost reach and the last full tape length is measured, the
remaining partial length is then measured, the rear tapeman hold the tape until he has a
full meter (or foot) mark at his chaining pin while the head tapeman pulls the tape taut
and take not of the fractional measurement read from the tape end.

7. After the measurement of the whole line is completed, a second measurement should be
made along the opposite direction. The mean of the two measurements is taken as the
most probable value of the length of the line.

V. Data Gathered

Table 1.
RELATIVE
TRIAL LINE LENGTH DIFFERENCE MEAN
PRECISION
1 AB 117.50m
1
0.5m 117.75m
2 BA 118m 250

VI. Discussion

the beginning of the activity, the two rear tapeman is assigned to point A and point B. the head
tapeman starts to unreels and spreads out the 10m tape and pulls the zero mark uphill along the point
A where the rear tapeman is standing. The high ground surface will be the bases on the horizontal
leveling of the tape and the plumb bob is used to make a mark then sticks a wooden stick and the
process repeated. The process repeated 11 times to get an exact 10m distance and have a remaining
of 7.50m.

VII. Conclusion

Therefore, it needs to horizontally align the tape in order to get the measurement, communication is
very important to reduce the errors and mistakes brought by misunderstanding. To get the difference
the 2nd measurement is subtracted to the 1st measurement in orares added together and divided it by
two and to get the relative precision of the measurement the difference is divided by the mean length,
where the numerator is reduced by unity or 1 and the denominator is rounded to the nearest
hundredth.