An automatic level with an internal focusing telescope was set up somewhere at mid-length of a long-span steel bridge. The rod readings tabulated below were observed on a stadia rod held successively at the vicinity of the concrete abutments in the southern and northern approaches of the bridge. If the stadia interval factor of the instruments is 98.5, determine the length of the bridge.

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An automatic level with an internal focusing telescope was set up somewhere at mid-length of a long-span steel bridge. The rod readings tabulated below were observed on a stadia rod held successively at the vicinity of the concrete abutments in the southern and northern approaches of the bridge. If the stadia interval factor of the instruments is 98.5, determine the length of the bridge.

Hair Readings
Upper (a) Middle (c) Lower (b)
Rod Position
Rod at Southern
2.98 m
1.68 m
0.38 m
Approach
Rod at Northern
3.54 m
2.02 m
0.49 m
Approach
Transcribed Image Text:Hair Readings Upper (a) Middle (c) Lower (b) Rod Position Rod at Southern 2.98 m 1.68 m 0.38 m Approach Rod at Northern 3.54 m 2.02 m 0.49 m Approach
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