FEU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Surveying Laboratory Date: October 13, 2021
Laboratory Report Number: 4 Engr. John Manuel Vergel
Group Number: 4
Members:
ATANANTE, KIM CAPUCAO, VALERIE FALLET JR. ORLANDO
AUBREY M. MAY ROSE Q.
Signature: Signature: Signature:
TEODONES, JOHN CARLO S.
(PHOTO)
Signature:
A. Objectives
1. To the elevations of selected points in the alignment provided.
2. To sketch the elevation profile of the alignment.
B. Data Capture: (screenshots from the video where data is collected, label the images properly)
Material used:
The alignment leveling from benchmark Back sight at Point 1 is 28m
Fore sight at Point 2 is 70.5m Back sight at Point 2 is 84m
Fore sight at Point 3 is 82m Back sight at point 3 is 20m
Fore sight at Point 4 is 84m
C. Calculations (handwritten)
Point Backsight (m) Height of Instrument (m) Foresight (m) Elevation (m)
1 0.280 -- -- 50.00
A -- 50.28 -- --
2 0.840 -- 0.705 49.575
B -- 50.415 -- --
3 0.200 -- 0.820 49.595
C -- 49.795 -- --
4 -- -- 0.840 48.955
D. Results and Discussion.
In this table our task is to solve for the Height of the instrument (HI) and Elevation given the back
sight and foresight we collected from the video. In order to solve for the height of instrument A
we adding the given 50m elevation at point 1, and repeat the procedure to the remaining column
of HI. But in order to repeat the procedure we should also solve for the Elevation missing first, by
subtracting the HI to the collected foresight. Then repeat all the process to complete the table.
At this figure we are given a task to illustrate the elevation we got from the table above. The
result is the figure below.
50m
49.595m
49.575m 48.955m
1 2 3 4
Note: The horizontal distance is supposedly measured like how far is Point 1 to Point 2 and so on
towards Point 4. However, in this activity, the horizontal distance was not considered. Just
provide approximate distance so as the visual illustration is close to what is expected.
E. Observation (explain nature of errors or inaccuracy of the result, procedure and all possible
sources of errors)
The decimal place of the backsight and foresight was adjusted to the left to compute the
elevations which are near 50 meters so that in the observation we will see the discrepancy
between the elevations and its errors, because as you can see the difference between the
elevations has minimal gap or error. On the diagram presented, the elevation from point 1 to
point 4 was being calculated. The calculation of height of the instrument subtracted to the
foresight are used to get the elevation of each points. Therefore, the role of the backsight is to
solve the height of the instrument.
F. Conclusion (Discuss the conclusions you formulated from the results and try to explain
application of the topic to the industry or daily life)
The aim of this activity is to determine the elevation by using levelling instrument to read rod
vertically and this process called differential levelling. Based on the result, a simple addition and
subtraction was used to calculate the unknown elevation, back sight and foresight. However, it’s
crucial to get a precise and accurate measurement of elevations.
It’s important to engineering being able to calculate the measurement of elevation by using the
method of differential levelling. Because measuring elevation may use to determine the type of
material to be used and it may help to predict and prevent disaster such as flooding.
G. Rubrics
Criteria Ratings Pts
Activity 5 pts 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pts Needs 0 pts 5pts
Conduct Excellent Very Good Good Fair Improvement
Member Member Member Member Member does No
follows good follows follows follows not follow good Mar
and safe good and good and good and and safe ks
laboratory safe safe safe laboratory
practice at all laboratory laboratory laboratory practice in the
times in the practice at practice practice conduct of
conduct of all times in most of the some of activity
activity and the conduct time in the the time in
encourages of activity conduct of the
others to do activity conduct of
the same. activity
Instrument 5 pts 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pts Needs 0 pts 5pts
Operation Excellent Very Good Good Fair Improvement No
and Member is Member is Member is Member is Member is Mar
Material able to operate able to able to able to unable to ks
Handlin the equipment operate the operate the operate the operate the
and instruments equipment equipment equipment equipment and
with ease and and and t and instruments
without instruments instruments instrument .
supervision with ease with s with
and with supervision much
minimum supervision
supervision
Data 5 pts 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pts Needs 0 pts
Collection Excellent Very Good Good Fair Improvement No
The group The group The group The group The group Mar
presents presents presents m presents presents ks
relevant, more than minimum relevant mostly
complete, and the required data but partial irrelevant data.
accurate data in minimum that are and
an organized required data relevant and inaccurate
and coherent that are accurate. e data.
manner with relevant and
visual accurate.
representation
ions such as
tables, graphs,
etc.
Analysis and 5 pts 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pts Needs 0 pts 5pts
Evaluation Excellent Very Good Good Fair Improvement No Mark
The group The group The group The group The group
uses uses uses attempts to makes no
appropriate appropriate appropriat analyze the attempt to
tools and/or tools and/or e tools data but analyze the data.
techniques techniques and/or uses
and arrives and arrives techniques inappropriat
at correct at correct and e ate tools
results; and results; and arrives at and/or
validates validates correct technique s
results with results with results.
theories. theories.
Consequentl
y, relates
results to
other
knowledge.
Interpretation 5 pts 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pts Needs 0 pts 5pts
on and Excellent Very Good Good Fair Improvement No
Conclusion The group The group The group The group The group Marks
presents presents presents presents presents no
clear and clear and clear and vague interpretation of
logical logical logical interpretati results and
interpretatio interpretatio interpretat on of conclusion.
n on of n on of ion on of results and
results and results and results and arrives at
arrives at arrives at arrives at incorrect
correct correct correct conclusion
conclusion conclusion conclusion n.
and relates and .
these to all partially
of the relates
objectives. these to the
objectives.
TOTAL POINTS 25
