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    College of Engineering and Food Science: Central Bicol State University of Agriculture

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    This document provides instructions for students to complete a fieldwork assignment on open compass traverse. It includes: 1) The objective is to determine magnetic bearings of each line in an open compass traverse and learn how to adjust for errors. 2) Instruments used include a compass, steel tape, range poles and chalk to establish stations and measure lengths and bearings. 3) Procedures describe setting up the compass at each station to measure forward and back bearings of lines, as well as measuring lengths between stations twice to obtain a mean.

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    College of Engineering and Food Science: Central Bicol State University of Agriculture

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    This document provides instructions for students to complete a fieldwork assignment on open compass traverse. It includes: 1) The objective is to determine magnetic bearings of each line in an open compass traverse and learn how to adjust for errors. 2) Instruments used include a compass, steel tape, range poles and chalk to establish stations and measure lengths and bearings. 3) Procedures describe setting up the compass at each station to measure forward and back bearings of lines, as well as measuring lengths between stations twice to obtain a mean.

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    This document provides instructions for students to complete a fieldwork assignment on open compass traverse. It includes: 1) The objective is to determine magnetic bearings of each line in an open compass traverse and learn how to adjust for errors. 2) Instruments used include a compass, steel tape, range poles and chalk to establish stations and measure lengths and bearings. 3) Procedures describe setting up the compass at each station to measure forward and back bearings of lines, as well as measuring lengths between stations twice to obtain a mean.

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    College of Engineering and Food Science: Central Bicol State University of Agriculture

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    This document provides instructions for students to complete a fieldwork assignment on open compass traverse. It includes: 1) The objective is to determine magnetic bearings of each line in an open compass traverse and learn how to adjust for errors. 2) Instruments used include a compass, steel tape, range poles and chalk to establish stations and measure lengths and bearings. 3) Procedures describe setting up the compass at each station to measure forward and back bearings of lines, as well as measuring lengths between stations twice to obtain a mean.

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    ISO 9001:2015

    TÜV-R 01 100 1934918 Republic of the Philippines


    CENTRAL BICOL STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
    San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur 4418
    www.cbsua.edu.ph

    COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND FOOD SCIENCE


    Department of Agricultural Engineering

    ELEMENTARY SURVEYING 1
    Open Compass Traverse
    Fieldwork No. 9

    NAME: __________________________ RATING: _____________


    SECTION & YEAR: _________________ DATE: _______________

    I. Objective
    a. To determine the magnetic bearings of each line of an open compass
    traverse
    b. To learn how to adjust an open compass traverse
    II. Instruments
    1. Compass
    2. Steel tape
    3. Range poles
    4. Chalk
    III. Procedures
    1. Establish at least six distant stations for an open traverse. Call these
    stations A, B, C, and so forth.
    2. Set up and level the compass at A and release the needle of the
    compass so that it will swing freely on its pivot.
    3. Sight B and read the compass box for the direction pointed by the
    north end of the needle. Record this as the forward bearing of line AB.
    4. Transfer the compass to B and sight on A. read the compass box and
    record this as the back bearing of line AB.
    5. Turn towards the direction of C, then read and record the forward
    bearing of line BC.
    6. Transfer to C and sight on B. read and record the same process until
    the last traverse stations occupied and a back bearing is taken on the
    last line of the traverse.
    7. With steel tape, measure the length of each line in the traverse twice
    and record the mean as the actual length of the line.
    8. Tabulate observed and adjusted values accordingly. Refer to the
    accompanying sample format for the tabulation of field data.
    NOTE: From the illustrated sample figure of an open traverse, the mean length of
    each traverse line is indicated as d1, d2, d3, etc. The angular values corresponding

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    to the forward and back bearings of traverse lines are represented as θ1, θ2, θ3,
    etc.

    Length Observed Bearings Adjusted Bearings


    Line
    (m) Forward Back Forward Back
    AB 452.50 S 40°25’ W N 40°30’ E
    BC 405.65 S 55°40’ W N 55°50’ E
    CD 495.08 N 36°15’ W S 35°55’ E
    DE 284.15 N 73°10’ W S 73°30’ E
    EF 367.29 S 44°45’ W N 44°45’ E
    FG 217.73 S 20°30’ E N 21°00’ W

    IV. Computations
    1. A traverse line is free from local attraction if the bearings read at its
    two ends are exactly opposite in direction. The traverse angles are
    computed from observed bearings and starting from the unaffected
    line.
    2. If two or more traverse lines appear to be free from local attraction,
    one of these lines is arbitrarily chosen as the best line. If none of the
    lines is free from local attraction, the line with the least discrepancy
    between the forward and back bearings is chosen and its forward
    bearing is assumed to be correct.
    3. The angle between the observed forward and back bearing at any
    station can be determined correctly since the angle is independent of
    local attraction.
    4. Correct bearings of successive lines are then computed easily by
    preparing a careful sketch of known data observed from each station.
    There are no formulas to memorize since once the sketch is made, the
    required calculations are obvious.

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    V. Results

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    VI. Sketch/Layout

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