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Tutorial: Compass surveys

1. The following bearing are taken in running a closed compass traverse



Line Observed FB Observed BB
AB 48
0
25 230
0
00
BC 177
0
45 356
0
00
CD 104
0
15 284
0
55
DE 165
0
15 345
0
15
EA 259
0
30 79
0
00

(a) Find out as to which stations are affected by local attraction and how much?
(b) Determine the correct bearings.
(c) Calculate the true bearings if the declination was 1
0
30 W.

2. A, B, C and D are four stations. At station B, the angle ABC is measured clockwise and
was found to be 196
0
53. On setting up at C, the angle BCD also measured clockwise, is
observed to be 142
0
17. If AB is adopted as the meridian, what are the bearings of BC and
CD?

3. The bearings of the lines of a closed traverse are 290
0
30, 250
0
30, 196
0
00, 175
0
30, 112
0

00 and 30
0
00. Determine the included angles and the angular error.

4. Three ship A, B and C start sailing from Mumbai port at the same time in three directions.
The speed of all the three ships are same i.e. 30 km/hr. Their bearings were measured to
be N70
0
E, S60
0
E and S10
0
E for ship A, B and C respectively. After an hour, the captain of
ship B determines the bearings of the two ships with respect to his own ship and found
their distances. Calculate the bearings and distances of each ship with respect to ship B.

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