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Material Type: Notes; Class: Surveying Computation; Subject: Surveying Engineering; University: Ferris State University; Term: Spring 1995;
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= Traverse Station
= Distance of line = Line number
= Azimuth of line
BC
15 EA
A
SEA
S 1
E (^) S (^) DE DE
14 D
2
11
1 12
13 S^2
C
BC
11
S B
S
A
E
A
15
11
14 D'
C' 12
13
B'
line – trivial problem
distance and direction of 2 adjacent lines
non-adjacent lines or unknown distance on one line and unknown direction on
another non-adjacent line
1
(^2 )
4
5
807.38' 92 41' 52"
171 20' 40"345.91' 340 27' 18"327.76'
o
o o
4 1748.89 428.
327.76 340 O^ 27’ 18”
3 1858.54 120.
807.38 92 O^ 41’ 52”
2 1052.06 158.
345.91 171 O^ 20’ 40”
1 1000.00 500.00 Assumed
STADISTANCE AZIMUTH X Y COMMENTS
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
D X X Y Y
D
Az
X X Y Y
Az o
4 1 1 4
2 1 4
2 2 2
4 1
4 1
1 1 4 1 4
1
4 1
1000 00 1748 89 500 00 428 90
752 26
1000 00 1748 89 500 00 428 90
275 25 24
−
−
−
− −
−
= − + − = − + −
=
=
− −
=^
− −
=
.... . '
tan tan
.. ..
' "
α
α
β
β
γ α β
γ
= − = −
=
= − = −
=
= − + = − +
=
− −
− −
Az Az
Az Az
o o
o
o o
o
o o o o
o
1 4 1 5
4 5 4 1
95 25 24 33 47 32
61 37 52
314 5118 275 25 24
39 25 54
180 180 61 37 52 39 25 54
78 56 14
' " ' "
' "
' " ' "
' "
' " ' "
' "
o
o
o
o
1 5
1 4
1 5
4 5
1 4
4 5
−
−
−
−
−
−
sin
sin
sin ' "
sin ' "
sin
sin
sin ' "
sin ' "
γ
β
γ
α
sin 4441 ' 24 " sin 3707 ' 23 "
sin sin
sin 9811 ' 13 " sin 3707 ' 23 "
sin sin
o o
AB AC
o o
AB BC
β
γ
α
γ
Check results
0.00 0.
1
1034.52 2 O^ 21’ 43” +1033.64 +42.
5
602.53 245 O^ 11’ 32” -252.80 -546.
4
567.92 199 O^ 41’ 19” -534.72 -191.
3
735.04 145 O^ 14’ 20” -603.86 +419.
2
452.17 37 O^ 42’ 17” +357.74 +276.
1
STA DISTANCE AZIMUTH LATITUDE DEPARTURE
ANALYTICAL APPROACH
another traverse course
nd
D Az D Az x
D Az D Az y
1 1 2 2
1 1 2 2
0
0
sin sin
cos cos
∆
∆
D
y D Az
Az
2
1 1
2
=
− ∆ − cos
cos
Recognizing:
1 2 1 2
2 2 1
1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2
2
2 1 1 2 1 1
sinAzcosAz cosAzsinAz
ysinAz xcosAz D
DsinAzcosAz ysinAz DcosAzsinAz xcosAz 0
x 0 cosAz
ysinAz DcosAzsinAz DsinAz
−
−∆ − +∆ =
+∆ =
∆ + −
sin( x − y )= sin x cos y −cos x siny
( 2 1 )
2 2 1 sinAz Az
ysinAz xcosAz D −
Given data:
Line Azimuth Distance
1 36
o 42’ 25” 468.38’
2 97
o 34’ 01” D 2
3 193
o 02’ 56” 723.00’
4 222
o 15’ 08” D 4
5 346
o 28’ 20” 967.30’
Difference in azimuths from 2 to 4:
Az 4 - Az 2 = 124 o^ 41’ 07”
∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ x D Az D Az D Az
x
x
y D Az D Az D Az
y
y
o o o
o o o
= + +
= + +
= −
= + +
= + +
=
1 1 3 3 5 5
1 1 3 3 5 5
468 38 36 42 25 723 00 193 02 56 967 30 246 28 20
109 547
468 38 36 42 25 723 00 193 02 56 967 30 246 28 20
611635
sin sin sin
.. 'sin ' ". ' sin ' ". 'sin ' "
. '
cos cos cos
.. 'cos ' ". ' cos ' ". ' cos ' "
. '
( )
( )
sin 12441 ' 07 "
ysinAz xcosAz D (^) o
o o
4 2
4 4 2
=
−
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
D
y Az x Az
Az Az Az Az o o
o o o o
2
4 4
4 2 4 2
611 635 222 15 08 109 547 222 15 08
222 15 08 97 34 01 222 15 08 97 34 01
598 75
=
−
−
=
− −
−
=
∆ sin ∆cos
sin cos cos sin
. sin ' ". cos ' "
sin ' " cos ' " cos ' " sin ' "
. '
equation leading to this solution
where:
1
2
2
U x y D and
V xM yN
= + −
= +
∆ ∆
∆ ∆
2 2 2
2 ,
Line Azimuth Distance
1 36
o 42’ 25” 468.38’
2 97
o 34’ 01” D 2
3 193
o 02’ 56” 723.00’
4 Az 4 719.
5 346
o 28’ 20” 967.30’
( 109. 547 ) sin 9734 ' 01 "( 611. 635 ) cos 9734 ' 01 " 189. 13588
V xsinAz ycosAz
U x y D
o o
2 2
2 2 2
2 4
2 2
=− + = −
=∆ +∆
=− + − =−
=∆ +∆ −
75 'or 220. 48 '
13588 189. 13588 132 , 014. 1216
D V V U
2
2 2
= −
=−− ± − −−
=− ± −
Az
D M x D
o
o
4
1 2
4
1 598 75^ 97 34 01^ 109 547 719 80
42 15 08
=
+
=^
− − −
= −
− − sin sin
. sin ' ".
.
' "
∆
CATEGORY 2 EXAMPLE
SW QUADRANT RESULT
Travers e Adjus tm ent Program Azim uth Decim al Sta Dis t Deg Min Sec Degrees Departure Latitude 1 468.38 36 42 25 36.70694 279.96 375. 2 598.75 97 34 1 97.56694 593.54 -78. 3 723.00 193 2 56 193.04889 -163.24 -704. 4 719.80 222 15 8.7 222.25242 -483.99 -532. 5 967.30 346 28 20 346.47222 -226.27 940. 1 3477.23 0.00 0.
CATEGORY 2 EXAMPLE
NW QUADRANT RESULT
Travers e Adjus tm ent Program Azim uth Decim al Sta Dis t Deg Min Sec Degrees Departure Latitude 1 468.38 36 42 25 36.70694 279.96 375. 2 598.75 97 34 1 97.56694 593.54 -78. 3 723.00 193 2 56 193.04889 -163.24 -704. 4 719.80 317 44 51.3 317.74758 -483.99 532. 5 967.30 346 28 20 346.47222 -226.27 940. 1 3477.23 0.00 1065.
CATEGORY 2 ALTERNATIVE
− − − =
D Az Az D Az Az x Az
D Az Az D Az Az y Az
1 1 1 2 2 1 1
1 1 2 2 1 1
0
1 0
sin cos cos sin sin
sin cos sin cos cos
∆
∆
( )
2
2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
2
1
W 1 W
1 1
W W W W 1 cosAz
− ν
+ν
1
2 2 1 2 2
2
1
2 2 1 2 2
2
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
D D Az x D Az y
D Az D Az x x D Az D Az y y
D D x Az y Az x y
1
2 2 2
2 2 2
2
2
2 2 2 2 2
2 2
2 2 2 2 2
2
2
2 2 2 2
2 2
2 2
2
= + + +
= + + + + +
= + + + +
sin cos
sin sin cos cos
sin cos
∆ ∆
∆ ∆ ∆ ∆
∆ ∆ ∆ ∆
CATEGORY 3 ALTERNATIVE
cosAz
y K x y x K
x y
x
1
2 2 2 2
2 2
=
− ± + −
+
∆ ∆ ∆ ∆
∆ ∆
∆
x y D D
xD
2 2 2
2 1
2
o
4
o
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )( )
J
x y D D x D
=
− + − + − = −
∆ ∆ ∆
2 2 2
2 4
2
4
2 2 2 2
2
109 547 611635 598 75 719 80 2 109 547 719 80 3 460336
.... .. .
−
−
cos
x
x y
yJ x y xJ Az cos
1
2 2
2 2 22 1 4
Solution set of Az 2 = 97° 34’ 00.2” and Az 1 =
Travers e Calculation Program Azim uth Decim al Sta Dis t Deg Min Sec Degrees Departure Latitude 1 468.38 36 42 25 36.70694 279.961 375. 2 598.75 97 34 0.2 97.56672 593.536 -78. 3 723.00 193 2 56 193.04889 -163.241 -704. 4 719.80 222 15 7.6 222.25211 -483.989 -532. 5 967.30 346 28 20 346.47222 -226.268 940. 1 3477.23 0.000 0.
Solution set of Az 2 = 242° 07’ 28.8” and Az 1 =
Travers e Calculation Program Azim uth Decim al Sta Dis t Deg Min Sec Degrees Departure Latitude 1 468.38 36 42 25 36.70694 279.961 375. 2 598.75 242 7 28.8 242.12467 -529.275 -279. 3 723.00 193 2 56 193.04889 -163.241 -704. 4 719.80 117 26 21.4 117.43928 638.822 -331. 5 967.30 346 28 20 346.47222 -226.268 940. 1 3477.23 0.000 0.