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Discussion Forum : Surveying - Section 1 (Q.No. 5)
Surveying
5.
The intercept of a staff
is maximum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight.
is minimum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight.
decreases if the staff is tilted away from normal
increases if the staff is tilted towards normal.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.
Discussion:
34 comments Page 1 of 4.
Aman said:   9 years ago
If staff is not vertical, the reading will be too great. If staff is normal to the line of sight the value will be minimum or accurate. It will not be maximum. The intercept of staff increases when it is tilted away from norman and decreases or gets minimum when moved towards normal.
Sai said:   9 years ago
What is intercept of staff?
Bujji said:   8 years ago
What is staff?
Charsu beas said:   8 years ago
Staff is a leveling instrument on which reading is taken in the form of RL.
Vikram thakur said:   8 years ago
What about intercept?
Jeevitha said:   8 years ago
Intercept of staff is the distance between top and bottom staff reading.
Sipho said:   8 years ago
Where am I suppose to take the reading on the staff when I want the direction CL when using a theodolite.
SADASIVUNI said:   8 years ago
Answer is C because the staff reading will decrease.
Ogunkoya oluwaseyi said:   8 years ago
What is RL?
Pushpendra said:   7 years ago
RL is the Reduce Level, take when level rise and fall condition.
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