APPENDIX VSAMPLE SURVEY FIELD NOTESAlthough some field notes are alreadyexplained in this training manual, these samplenotes are presented so that you can see how theseries of different field notes are indexed andarranged in a field notebook.Keeping good notes is not only an art, it is ascience as well. Art will make your notes prettyto look at, but it will not make them correct ormeaningful. You must decide, BEFORE YOUGO INTO THE FIELD, how you want to runyour survey and how to record your observations.You must also have decided what information youmust record in order to make your notesmeaningful. Keep in mind that extraneous entriesin your notes can do just as much harm asomission of pertinent data. Before making anyentry in your notebook, make certain that theentry, whether a sketch, remark, or otherinformation, is necessary and will contribute tothe completeness of the notes. On the followingpages are samples of the types of notes kept, notof how they must be kept. It is really the surveyorwho determines what to record and how to do it.Usually the chief of the party prescribes how noteson his project are to be kept. Above all, decideon your notekeeping procedures and formatbefore you go out on your survey. The headings,members of party, instrument identification,weather, and so forth, may all be entered beforeyou leave the office.Figure AV-1 is a sample of the front page ofa notebook. The front page is to be filled out asrequired by your unit. If possible, keep a separatebook for each major project.Figure AV-2 is a sample index. The indexpages of the notebook must reflect all projects,by page number,recorded in the book.REMEMBER: Always keep your index up todate.An example of recording horizontal measure-ment is shown in figure AV-3. To record tapingproblems, record distance measured (by parts oftapes, if measured) going from one station to thenext. Record in the direction in which measured;that is, down for forward measurements, up forbackward measurements.Do not forget the page check (fig. AV-4),which is to be made at the bottom of each page.If notes exceed one page, this check also must bemade on the page where notes end, When youmake a page check on direct level circuit, youcheck only the accuracy of the arithmetic, not theaccuracy of the level shots.Profile and cross-section level notes (figs.AV-5 and AV-6) are best recorded from thebottom of the page UP. The left-hand side of thepage should contain columns for STA, BS(+), HI,FS(–), and elevation. The right side, as shown,has left, Q, and right columns. The top numberis ground elevation at that point, the centernumber is rod reading, and the bottom numberis the perpendicular distance to the center line.Slope stakes (fig. AV-7), as profile notes, are bestrecorded from the bottom of the page UP, asshown on this set of sample notes. Entries for STA7 + 50 indicate the following:See figure AV-8. Building corner numbers onthe sketch must agree with the designation on theleft side of the page. Grade rod setting iscomputed in the field. Batter elevations areentered in the first column on the right-handpage—after having been computed at the jobsite.Sketch must show all pertinent data for locatingthe building.AV-1
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