A 50m tape has the conditions -The standard temperature  is 35degrees Celsius and the site temperature is 40degrees Celsius resulting to a temperature correction factor=0.01m for the 50 m tape -The standard pull is 6 kg but the applied pull is 2.4 kg resulting to a correction due to pull= -0.03m for the 50 m tape. a) Determine the reading to be laid out to get a length of 50m b) Determine the reading to be laid out to get a length of 1500m

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 A 50m tape has the conditions
-The standard temperature  is 35degrees Celsius and the site temperature is 40degrees Celsius resulting to a temperature correction factor=0.01m for the 50 m tape

-The standard pull is 6 kg but the applied pull is 2.4 kg resulting to a correction due to pull= -0.03m for the 50 m tape.

a) Determine the reading to be laid out to get a length of 50m

b) Determine the reading to be laid out to get a length of 1500m

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