invar tape steel tape metallic tape chain
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plotting becomes easy survey work can be completed quickly accumulation of errors is prevented all of the above
taking offsets from a chain line chaining over a range of mountains fixing ranging rods on the extremities of the area aligning the chain in a straight line between two extremities
nickel and steel brass and nickel brass and steel copper and steel
1 cm : 50 m RF = 300000 1 : 42000 1 cm 50 km
accidental errors only cumulative errors only both accidental and cumulative errors none of the above
weighted observation true error residual error conditional error
4 10 16 64
linen cloth and wires steel invar
20° 30° 45° 60°
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