10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEVELLING STAFF»
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levelling staff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
levelling staff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Surveying and
Levelling
Plate 8.2 Leveling Stands (adjustable and non-adjustable) 8.6 LEVELLING
STAFF A levelling staff is a straight rectangular rod having graduations, the foot of
the staff representing zero reading. During levelling the staff is held vertically at
the ...
... in two pieces of 1.5 m each, folding with the graduations inward. The
specification 1S:1779-1961 gives the details of a 4 m telescopic levelling staff. It
is made of well-seasoned pine or deodhar in two pieces of 2 m each, hinged to
each other.
Taking readings When a reading is to be taken, the telescope should be sighted
in the direction of the levelling staff and the clamping screw should be turned to
lock the telescope into position. The telescope can now be finally sighted on to ...
25 6.4 leVelling staff A levelling staff is a straight, rectangular, wooden rod
graduated into metres and smaller divisions. The reading given by the line of
sight on a levelling staff is the height of the line of collimation from the point on
which the ...
5
Basic Civil Engineering
LEVELLING STAFF A levelling staff is a straight rectangular rod having
graduations,' the foot 'of the staff representing zero reading. The purpose of a
level is to establish a horizontal line of sight. The purpose of the levelling staff is
to determine ...
Dr. B.C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain, Arun Kr. Jain, 2003
6.6 STADIA LEVELLING Levelling can also be performed using the method of
tacheometry. In this method the vertical distances are determined using
engineer's transit and levelling staff; plane table and telescopic alidade and
levelling staff; ...
7
Basic Civil Engineering
5.3 Types of Staff Readings These are the readings taken on 'levelling staff with a
level while performing the levelling exercise. These are in metres. There are
three types of staff readings : i) B.S. (Back Sight) Reading ii) F.S. (Fore Sight) ...
L.G. Kulkarni A.D. Pawar S.P.Nitsure, 2006
7.101. Errors in Levelling In levelling a vertical graduated (levelling) staff is to be
read along the horizontal line of sight for the correct work. Such correct
observations may be prevented due to errors which may be categorised as (a)
Personal, ...
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Levelling and Its General Application
The Levelling Staff. THE levelling staff may be considered, for explanatory
purposes, as a strip of wood varying from 10 to 18 feet in length, by about 2 J
inches on the face, and figured on the latter in feet and decimals from the bottom
upwards.
Thomas Holloway, H. T. Tallack, 1914
LEVELLING STAFF A levelling staff is a straight rectangular rod having
graduations, the foot of the staff representing zero reading. The purpose of a level
is to establish a horizontal line of sight. The purpose of the levelling staff is to
determine ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEVELLING STAFF»
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levelling staff is used in the context of the following news items.
Protestant Home Rule rally was a ripple in the pond
“In the darkness the police mistook their theodolite and levelling staff for a dismantled Maxim Nordenfeldt gun,” quotes McMinn. The police ... «Belfast Newsletter, Sep 13»
Nikon Nivo 5M Total Station Chosen for Aircraft Leveling
The reflectorless technology of the Nikon Nivo 5M eliminates the need for a levelling staff, and all the height differences are checked using both ... «Amerisurv, Nov 12»
