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Methods for Setting Out Right Angles

The document outlines methods for setting out right angles in civil engineering, specifically the 3-4-5 Method, Rope Method, and Prism Method. It details the tools required for each method, including cloth tape, chalk, and prismatic squares. The practical applications of these methods include their use in constructing buildings and roads.

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Methods for Setting Out Right Angles

The document outlines methods for setting out right angles in civil engineering, specifically the 3-4-5 Method, Rope Method, and Prism Method. It details the tools required for each method, including cloth tape, chalk, and prismatic squares. The practical applications of these methods include their use in constructing buildings and roads.

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Exp.

By:
Lect. [Link] H. Majeed

Tape Measurements;
Setting out a right angle
Object:
• Setting out right angles

Tools:
• Cloth tape
• Chalk

1. The 3-4-5 Method


Tools:
• Rope or Cloth tape
• Chalk

• Note: Start From point A outside the line BC

2. The Rope Method


Tools:
• Cloth tape

• Chalk

• Prismatic square

• 3 Range poles

3. Prism Method
Prismatic square operation
This figure shows that point D on line AB and makes a
right angle with point C
From point C outside the line BC
From point C on the line BC
What are the practical
applications of this experiment
in civil engineering?
Buildings

Roads
At the end of this experiment
you learnt different methods
for setting out right angles

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