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The Rockall personal computer system is designed to store all information necessary for setting-out on a construction project in a pocket sized computer. It is indispensable for any site engineer working on road or building projects who needs to make on the spot calculations and decisions. The Rockall computer is simple to use, practical to carry around and gives answers quickly and accurately, thus saving time and money.


The Computer

The computer used for the Rockall program is a Casio FX-880P, with 32KB capacity. 7KB is used in the programs and the remaining 25KB is available for the user as data storage space. Data for a number of separate centre lines can be stored in the data bank for access by a specified program area - For example, several kilometers of road horizontal alignment.
 
   

Casio Computer Stored Programs

Polar Converts
set out point co-ordinates to bearing and distance from station co-ordinates. Subsequent co-ordinates are related by distance 'x' and 'y' to the first straight line. Station co-ordinates may be stored by name in the data bank. A facility exists that allows you to move from point to point as in a transverse.

Rectangular
Converts bearings and distance from station co-ordinates to set out point co-ordinates. Stations can be stored by name in the data bank. A facility exists that allows you to move from point to point as in a transverse.

Offset Relates WCB and distance from Station co-ordinates to an origin point and bearing 'x' and 'y' measurements..

Horizontal Alignment
Takes data from the databank by name (ie. RD12 - STN 127) and converts any point on or offset that line to co-ordinates plus bearing and distance from station. This applies to straights, circular curves and transition spirals. Houses bridges and walls treated as straights.

Horizontal Transformation Allows the user to feed in elements of straights, curves or spirals from which bearing, distances and co-ordinates, on or offset are given.

 



Area & Volume Calculates areas by co-ordinates especially of use with cross sections and volumes from those sections using “Simpsons Rule”.

Profiles Calculates profile heights on offsets to roads and block ups for finished road profile. Especially useful when having to calculate “Double Headers” on vary offsets.

Batter Rails Calculates the level of batter rails and the length of slope for cut and fill situations.

Free Station
Program using 2 No distances and an internal angle as a check.

Resection / Intersection Calculates co-ordinates by resection and intersection.

Curve
converts combinations of tangent points, intersection points and radii, to information suitable within road and curve setting out programs.

Traverse adjusts co-orinates in a closed traverse whilst displaying traverse precision, latitude and departure miscloosure and total length,