Civil Engineering - Surveying - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Surveying - Section 3 (Q.No. 39)
39.
The distance between steps for measuring down hill to obtain better accuracy
decreases with decrease of slope
increases with increase of slope
decreases with increase of slope
decreases with decrease of weight of the chain.
Answer: Option
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Gunalan said:   6 years ago
Anybody explain it.

Jatin kuamr said:   6 years ago
Because more the slope in hill.

Also becomes automatically more slope on steps because steps are on the hill. So, to obtain better accuracy distance between steps should be minimum with an increase in slope.
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Student said:   6 years ago
Anyone explain the answer in detail.

Abhishek yadav said:   2 years ago
In the stepping method of direct measurement,

Stepping length is inversely proportional to the slope of the ground.

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