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Elevation Calculations for Surveying Tasks

The document contains 5 sections that describe technical surveying problems involving line of sight calculations between points at different elevations. The sections involve computing heights, elevations, and rod readings given various distances, angles, and clearance requirements. Solving the problems requires considering factors like earth curvature and refraction.

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Elevation Calculations for Surveying Tasks

The document contains 5 sections that describe technical surveying problems involving line of sight calculations between points at different elevations. The sections involve computing heights, elevations, and rod readings given various distances, angles, and clearance requirements. Solving the problems requires considering factors like earth curvature and refraction.

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1. Four hills A, B, C and D are in straight line. The elevations are A=247m, B=236m, C=314m and D=396m, respectively.

y. The
distances of B, C and D from A are 12km, 45km and 60km, respectively. Considering the effect of curvature and refraction of
the earth.
a. Compute the height of equal towers on A and D to sight over B and C with a 3m clearance.
b. Compute the elevation of the line of sight at B with the installation of the equal heights of tower A and D.
c. Compute the height of tower at A with a clearance of 3m at C so that D will be visible from A, if the height of tower at D
is 2m.

2. From point A in between B and C the angles of elevation of B and C are 18°30‘and 8°15‘respectively. Point C is 2000m from A
and B is 1200m from A. Elevation of A is 219.42m above sea level.
a. Compute the difference in elevation between B and C, considering the effect of the earth’s curvature.
b. Compute the difference in elevation between A and C.
c. Compute the elevation of B.

3. Elevation of triangulation station A is 250m while that of B is 685m. In between stations A and B is a mountain C with
elevation 325m. The height of transit is placed at A is 1.2m. The distance AC is 30km and BC is 50km. Determine the height of
tower that can be constructed at B such that the line of sight will just pass through the mountain C with a clearance of 1.5m.

4. Three independent line of levels are run from BM1 to BM2. Route A is 6km long, route B is 4km and route C is 8km. By route
A, BM2 is 82.27m above BM1, by route B, BM2 is 82.40m above BM1 and by route C, BM2 is 82.10m above BM1. The
elevation of BM1 is 86.42.
a. Using the weighted mean values, what is the weight of route B?
b. What is the probable value of the weighted mean?
c. What is the elevation of BM2?

5.

INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENT Point C is equidistant from A and B and D is 12m from A and 72m from B.
AT C AT D
a. What is the true difference in elevation between A and B?
ROD READING
1.103 0.568 b. With the level in the same position at D, to what rod reading on B
ON A
ROD READING should the line of sight be adjusted?
0.991 0.289 c. What is the corresponding rod reading on A for horizontal line of sight
ON B
with instrument still at D?

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