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    Visayas State University

    College of Engineering
    Department of Geodetic Engineering
    Visca, Baybay City, 6521-A, Leyte, Philippines

    Vision: A globally competitive university in science, technology and environmental conservation.


    Mission: Development of a highly competitive human resource, cutting-edge scientific knowledge and innovative
    technologies for sustainable communities and environment.

    ESci 121n –Fundamentals of Surveying


    Laboratory

    Exercise No. 5
    INCLINED STADIA SIGHTS

    Name: Kenny Peter A. Yao Date Performed: March , 2019 Score:_____


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    Course and Year: BSABE-1 Date Submitted: March , 2019

    I. INTRODUCTION
    In this lab exercise the class used a theodolite in determining the inclined stadia
    sights. So, what is a theodolite? A theodolite is a precision instrument for measuring
    angles in the horizontal and vertical planes. In this exercise the class used the
    instrument to measure the angle in vertical plane.

    In this exercise the class must be able to determine 3 things. The height of the
    instrument, the hair readings, and the angle in vertical plane using the theodolite.

    II. LEARNING OUTCOMES


    At the end of the laboratory class, the students should be able to:

    • Determine inclined stadia distance and its horizontal and vertical components

    • Determine the elevation of a distant point

    III. MATERIALS AND TOOLS NEEDED

    The materials and tools needed in this laboratory exercise are:


    - theodolite or engineer’s transit
    - tripod
    - stadia rod
    - field notebook
    IV. PROCEDURE
    The instrument was set-up and levelled on one end of the designated line, point A. the
    rodman was directed to hold the levelling or stadia rod vertically at the other end of the line,
    point B and a foresight was taken on the rod. The apparent location of the stadia hairs on the
    rod was observed and the upper stadia hair reading, and lower stadia hair reading was
    recorded. Also, the apparent location of the horizontal cross hair on the rod was recorded as
    the rod reading. Next, the vertical angle was read, and its quantity was recorded. Afterwards,
    using the stadia rod, the actual height of the instrument above the occupied point was
    measured and recorded as HI. Lastly, all measured and computed values were tabulated
    accordingly using the sample format provided.

    V. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

    HI: 1.29 ELEVATION OF POINT A: 0 K: 100


    Hair Reading Stadia Distance
    Sta. Sta. Vert.
    S
    Occ. Obs. Upper Hor. Lower Angle HD VD ID

    0 63.64 1.68 1.51 1.34 0.34 13038’ 32.11 7.79 33.04

    The occupied point is 0 and the observed point is 63.64. The upper reading is 1.68 and the
    lower reading is 1.34. The horizontal/middle reading, 1.51 is obtained by getting the sum of
    the upper and the lower reading and divided this into 2. The stadia intercept denoted by s is
    0.34 which was obtained by getting the difference between the upper and the lower hair
    reading. The vertical angle is 13038’ which was obtained from the vernier. The instrument
    height is 1.29 which was measured by using the stadia rod. The stadia distances, HD, VD
    and ID with measurements 32.11, 7.79 and 33.04 were obtained from computations using
    the vertical angle as alpha or the reference angle.

    Formula in determining the horizontal, vertical and inclined distances for external and
    internal focusing are the following:

    External Focusing
    HD= KsCos2(α) + CCos(α)
    VD= KsCos(α)Sin(α) + CSin(α)
    ID= KsCos(α) + C

    Internal Focusing
    2
    HD= KsCos (α)
    VD= KsCos(α)Sin(α)
    ID= KsCos(α)

    External and internal focusing can be distinguished depending on the specifications of the
    instrument used.
    VI. SKETCH

    VII. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION(S)

    VIII. REFERENCES

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