A line is recorded as 472.90 m long. It is measured with a 0.65 kg tape which is 30.005 m long at 20°C under a 50 N pull supported at both ends. During measurement the temperature is 5°C and the tape is suspended under a 75 N pull. The line is measured on 3% grade, E=200 GPa, cross-sectional area of tape is 3 mm2 and the coefficient of expansion of 0.0000116 /°C. a) Compute the actual length of tape during measurement. b) Compute the total error to be corrected for inclined distance. c) What is the true horizontal distance?
A line is recorded as 472.90 m long. It is measured with a 0.65 kg tape which is 30.005 m long at 20°C under a 50 N pull supported at both ends. During measurement the temperature is 5°C and the tape is suspended under a 75 N pull. The line is measured on 3% grade, E=200 GPa, cross-sectional area of tape is 3 mm2 and the coefficient of expansion of 0.0000116 /°C. a) Compute the actual length of tape during measurement. b) Compute the total error to be corrected for inclined distance. c) What is the true horizontal distance?
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