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CVEN 2200: Surveying LAB #4: Traverse A 5-Corner Closed Polygon

1. The document describes Lab #4 which involves using a total station to traverse a 5-corner closed polygon. 2. Students will determine locations A through E, measure horizontal distances and interior angles in a clockwise direction, and traverse back to the starting point. 3. Using the traverse data, students will calculate azimuths, departures, latitudes, and adjust the results to determine precision and misclosure.

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CVEN 2200: Surveying LAB #4: Traverse A 5-Corner Closed Polygon

1. The document describes Lab #4 which involves using a total station to traverse a 5-corner closed polygon. 2. Students will determine locations A through E, measure horizontal distances and interior angles in a clockwise direction, and traverse back to the starting point. 3. Using the traverse data, students will calculate azimuths, departures, latitudes, and adjust the results to determine precision and misclosure.

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CVEN 2200: Surveying

LAB #4: Traverse a 5-corner closed polygon

 Objectives:
1. Understand how to use total stations to measure horizontal distances and interior angles.
2. Master the procedure of traversing a polygon using a total station.
 Equipment:
Total station, tripod, and compass, prism, prism pole, flags.
 Instructions:
1. Use your compass and a rod to determine where due North is. Mark the compass location as A and the
road location as B. Put a flag in each location.
2. Place other flags in three other locations to make a closed polygon from A through E on a clockwise
direction. Each course should have different lengths and be at least 30 ft. There are no requirements on
the interior angles.
3. Start from any point on a counter-clockwise direction to measure horizontal distance of each course
and the interior angles (angles to the right).
4. Traverse back to the point you started.
5. Use the traverse procedure to adjust your interior angles and determine the Azimuths of other courses.
6. Determine the latitude and departure of each course. Determine the relative precision and linear
misclosure.
7. Balance your latitudes and departures using the compass rule.

A sample traverse table


*Use a second page for calculating the angles and documenting the possible sources of error if the first page is used.

Station Interior Interior Length Azimuth Departure Latitude Adjusted Adjusted


angle angle (ft) (unadjusted) (unadjusted) Departure Latitude
(adjusted)
(unadjusted)
A
0
B

Note: Repeat Point A at the end of the table.

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Example from textbook (5 corners)

Instructions on using total stations


1. Put the battery in and put the total station on your tripod, the projected laser beam should be pointing to your
designated point. If that not the case, adjust the tripod’s location.
2. Turn the total station on by pressing the red button on the right side.
3. Adjust the foot screws based on the instructions on the screen to keep the digital bubble in the center. Once you
see checked signs on both directions, press continue.
4. Enter Q-survey.
5. Hz  means you are in the measuring angle to the right. No need to adjust it if it is on the screen. If you only try
to measure angle to the left, then press it.
6. Have one person stand with the prism on the prism pole on the other end.
7. Shoot the target and click on “Set Hz” then “HZ = 0”. Press F4 button to find measure on the screen, then press it.
Document the horizontal distance .
8. Turn your total station (to the right) to another point and press “Measure”. Use the up and down arrow to look for
“measure”. Document the horizontal angle Hz (this would be your interior angle) and horizontal distance of your
course.

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