What is the purpose of a clinometer?
A clinometer can be used to measure heights of trees, poles, towers, and buildings, or to measure slopes for preliminary surveying, grade work and site drainage. Vertical angles can be measured as well for cellular and satellite installation and more.
What is a clinometer in surveying?
An inclinometer or clinometer is an instrument used for measuring angles of slope, elevation, or depression of an object with respect to gravity’s direction.
What are the different types of clinometer?
What are the types of inclinometers?
- Manual Inclinometer/Digital Inclinometer.
- In-Place Inclinometer.
- Vertical Inclinometer Installation.
- Horizontal Inclinometer Installation.
- Monitoring retaining structure’s performance.
- Landslide Monitoring.
- Monitoring slope stability.
- Monitoring Excavations.
How do you find the gradient of a clinometer?
Slope generally is measured with an instrument called a clinometer. When sighting through a clinometer, the measuring line is placed on the target, and %slope is read from the scale. Both eyes are open, as one eye reads the scale, and the other eye sights on the target (Figure 1.7).
How is a clinometer used in agriculture?
The Clinometer to Measure Soil Slope Information Sheet. The clinometer is a small, light weight but strong and easy of use instrument. The clinometer has a small hole used to read the soil slope in degrees scale (left side) and the equivalent in percent scale at the right side.
What is forestry clinometer?
Foresters use clinometers to quickly determine a tree’s height or percent grade on a slope. To determine a tree’s height: 1. Hold the clinometer with the red dot pointing away from you.
How do you make a clinometer project?
Poke a small hole in your protractor in the middle of the flat edge, where indicated. Attach a piece of string about 8″ long. Attach a small weight to the other end of the string, like a small washer or screw. Tape a regular drink straw to the flat edge of your protractor.
What are the materials needed to make a clinometer?
You will need:
- A protractor with a small hole on the centre spot or.
- Print out of paper protractor (see below)
- Poster board or card board (can be from a box) to back the protractor.
- 20 cm or about 8 inches of string or strong cotton.
- Weight – such as a metal nut, paper clips or a small piece of clay.
- Glue and Scissors.
