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GE 1 PACING EXERCISE

PACING

Distances obtained by pacing are sufficiently accurate for many purposes in surveying, engineering,

geology, agriculture, forestry and military field sketching. Experienced pacers can measure 30-50

meter distances with an accuracy of 0.5 to 1 meter.

PROCEDURE

Determining your pace factor.

1. You will need a distance measuring device (steel tape, surveying tape etc.), chalk (or any ground

marker), pencil, paper, and look for a straight road.

2. Measure at least 10 meters. Make sure to mark both the end points. Use the chalk to mark the

points.

3. Walk straightly toward the other end point. Make sure to walk your normal walk. Dont walk too fast

or too slow. Just walk in your normal pace.

4. While walking count how many steps did it take you to get to the other end. Take note of this. A

fraction step is rounded up. Do this 10 times, recording each number of steps upon reaching each

ends.

5. Compute your Average Pace Factor by taking the average of the 10 PFs. Taped Distance / Number

of Paces.

Applying your pace factor.

1. Determine the perimeter and the area (assume a perfect rectangle) of the Old Engineering Block

(marked by dashed lines in Figure 1).

Figure 1. Old Engineering Block

MELCHOR HALL

JUINIO HALL (NEC)

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REPORT GUIDELINES

A fieldwork report must be prepared in accordance with the following guidelines:

BASIC INFO: (Written at the upper right portion of the page):

JUAN DE LA CRUZ (Name of Student)

2015-54321 (Student Number)

04 JULY 2013 (Submission Date)

The work contained herein is my own.

I have neither knowingly given nor received any portion of this report.

J. Dela Cruz (Signature of Student)

BODY OF THE REPORT:

The body of the report should be organized as follows:

Introduction: Basic Concepts. Survey Conditions (weather, surroundings). Date of Fieldwork.

Location of Fieldwork etc.

Procedure: Summary of the fieldwork undertaken.

Discussion: Computations. Problems encountered (if there is any).

Conclusion: Results.

WRITING:

The writing should follow basic technical writing style (no poems, songs etc.)

Avoid wordiness - be brief and to the point.

Proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling are expected (Pwede Filipino).

FORMATTING AND PRINTING:

All reports should be typed using a word processor (e.g. OpenOffice, MS Word, Pages)

You can use any font youre comfortable with as long as theyre readable. Use the same font

and form for all of your headings.

All the pages in your report should be numbered.

The report should be written in an A4-sized paper.

The report should be submitted in hardcopy.

DEADLINE: 04 JULY 2013

/GE1THY Sarmiento