Calculation of Areas in Surveying | Average Ordinate Rule
In one of my previous articles, I discussed Midpoint Ordinate Rule in detail with an example and listed out various important methods used for the calculation of areas in Surveying. In this article, we will deal with the next important method (rule) used for the calculation of areas in the field of Surveying.
Here are the five important rules (Methods) used for the calculation of areas in Surveying:
- Midpoint ordinate rule
- Average ordinate rule
- Simpson’s rule
- Trapezoidal rule
- Graphical rule
Average Ordinate Rule
The rule states that (to the average of all the ordinates taken at each of the division of equal length multiplies by baseline length divided by number of ordinates).
O1, O2, O3, O4….On ordinate taken at each of division.
L = length of baseline
n = number of equal parts (the baseline divided)
d = common distance
Area = [(O1+ O2+ O3+ …. + On)*L]/(n+1)
Here is an example of a numerical problem regarding the calculation of areas using Average Ordinate Rule