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Pacing Surveying

The document outlines procedures for determining an individual's pace factor and measuring distances by pacing, which involves walking a course and counting steps to calculate distances based on the pace factor. Students are instructed to walk courses of known distances multiple times to determine their pace factor and then use that factor to calculate the distance of another course by pacing it and computing the results. Precautions are provided such as using range poles and steel tapes to lay out courses and ensure accurate pacing and measurements.

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Pacing Surveying

The document outlines procedures for determining an individual's pace factor and measuring distances by pacing, which involves walking a course and counting steps to calculate distances based on the pace factor. Students are instructed to walk courses of known distances multiple times to determine their pace factor and then use that factor to calculate the distance of another course by pacing it and computing the results. Precautions are provided such as using range poles and steel tapes to lay out courses and ensure accurate pacing and measurements.

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Pepa, Renz Frederick P.

BSCE-2

LABORATORY EXERCISES NO. 1.

PROBLEM : PACING

OBJECTIVES : a) to determine individual pace factor


b) to measure distance by pacing.

LAB EXERCISES OUTLINE

A. INSTRUMENT AND ACCESSORIES:


range poles, steel tape, markers (hubs, paint, chalk, or crayons)

B. PROCEDURES:

1. Determination of pace factor.


a) Select a straight and level course and on both ends establish markers at least
90meters apart. Designate these end points as A and B.
b) Walk over the course at a natural pace or gait starting with either heel or toe over
point A and count the number of paces to reach point B.
c) For succeeding trials, walk from B to A, then A to B, until 5 trials are completed,
and the number of paces recorded accordingly.
d) Refer to the accompanying sample format for the recording of observed field data.

taped dist mean no. pace factor


Trial Line number of paces
(m) of paces (m/pace)
1 AB    
2 BA    
3 AB    
4 BA    
5 AB        

2. Measuring Distance by Pacing.


a) Define or establish the end of another level course whose length is to be
determined by pacing. Designate these end points as C and D.
pace
number mean no. of factor
Trial Line taped dist (m)
of paces paces (m/pace
)
1 CD        
2 DC        
3 CD        
4 DC        
5 CD        
b) For the first trial, walk over the course from C to D at a natural pace record the
number of paces. Then, walk from D to C and again record the number of paces.
c) Repeat the above procedure until all five trials are completed.
d) After the field data is recorded, make an actual taping of the course CD to
determine the taped distance.
e) Refer to the accompanying sample format for the observed field data.

C. COMPUTATIONS:

1. Computing pace factor (PF)

a) Get the sum of the number of paces for the five trials performed on course AB
then compute the mean number of paces.
b) Divide the known or taped length of course AB by the mean number of paces for
AB to determine the pace factor.

2. Computing Pace Distance (PD).

a) Get the sum of the number of paces for the five trials performed on course CD
and compute the mean number of paces.
b) Multiply the mean number of paces for CD by the pace factor to obtain the paced
distance.

3. Computing Relative Precision (RP).

a) Determine the differences between the taped distance of CD and the paced
distanced of CD.
b) Divide the difference by the taped distance of CD and reduce the numerator to
unity to determine the relative precision.

D. REMARKS, HINTS & PRECAUTIONS:

1. The ends of the assigned courses should be marked with either hub, marking pins, or
by chalk marks if on the pavement.
2. Range Poles are set to held behind the end points to serve as guides or markers during
actual pacing.
3. A steel tape should be used in laying out or in measuring the actual lengths of
courses assigned for pacing.
4. When taping, two measurements should be made for any line the mean recorded as its
actual length.
5. The length of a single step is termed a pace. It may be measured from the heel to heel
of from the toe to toe. Also , each two paces or a double step is called a stride.
6. Pacing consists of counting the number of steps in a required distance and is best
done by walking with natural steps.
7. Pacing is used only when approximate results are satisfactory such as for estimating
distance used for sketching and in reconnaissance surveys. Pacing is also used as
mean of checking distance measured by more accurate method.
8. To keep on the line while pacing, it is a good practice to fix one’s eyes on a distant
object on the range behind the pole at the farther end of the line being paced.
9. A partial pace at the end of the line should be figured out to the nearest one fourth
pace.
10. The accepted precision for the measuring distance by pacing usually varies from
1/200 to 1/500
11. Reject measurements that vary from the mean by more than three percent.
12. If the computed relative precision of the set of measurements is greater than one part
in two hundred, the measurements should be repeated.

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