A 30 m steel tape weighing 1.45 Kg is of standard length under a pull of 5 Kg,supported for full length. This tape was used in measuring a horizontal line AB whichis 735.15 m long on smooth level ground under a steady pull of 8 Kg. Assuming E = 2x 10^6 Kg/cm^2 and the unit weight of the steel is 7.9 x 10^-3 Kg/cm^3. It was laternoticed that the measurements were performed on a sloping ground (gentle slopeonly) and the difference in elevation of AB is 11.78 meters. Compute the correctedhorizontal distance of AB.

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A 30 m steel tape weighing 1.45 Kg is of standard length under a pull of 5 Kg,supported for full length. This tape was used in measuring a horizontal line AB whichis 735.15 m long on smooth level ground under a steady pull of 8 Kg. Assuming E = 2x 10^6 Kg/cm^2 and the unit weight of the steel is 7.9 x 10^-3 Kg/cm^3. It was laternoticed that the measurements were performed on a sloping ground (gentle slopeonly) and the difference in elevation of AB is 11.78 meters. Compute the correctedhorizontal distance of AB.

 

 

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