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Tape Correction Calculations

This document contains 5 examples of tape corrections involving measuring distances with chains or tapes that were too long or used under different conditions than standardized. The examples calculate the true distances based on the inaccuracies of the measuring devices and include factors like temperature, scale, and tension on the tapes. The key information is how to calculate true distances when the measuring chains or tapes are inaccurate due to issues like improper length, temperature differences, or tension compared to how they were standardized.

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Tape Correction Calculations

This document contains 5 examples of tape corrections involving measuring distances with chains or tapes that were too long or used under different conditions than standardized. The examples calculate the true distances based on the inaccuracies of the measuring devices and include factors like temperature, scale, and tension on the tapes. The key information is how to calculate true distances when the measuring chains or tapes are inaccurate due to issues like improper length, temperature differences, or tension compared to how they were standardized.

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Tape Corrections

1. The distance between two points, measured with a 20m chain was recorded as 317m. It was
afterwards found that the chain was 3 cm too long. What was the distance between the points?
Ans : 327.49 m
2. A line was measured by a 20 m chain which was accurate before starting the day’s work. After
chaining 900 m the chain was found to be 6 cm too long. After chaining total distance of 1575 m,
the chain was found to be 14 cm too long. Find the true distance of the line.
Hint:
0+0.06
First Part: L’ =20+ (Considering mean elongation)
2
0.06+0.14
Second Part: L’ =20+
2
Ans: 1579.725 m

3. On a map drawn to a scale of 50m to 1 cm, a surveyor measured the distance between
two stations as 3500m. But it was found that by mistake he had used a scale of 100m to
1 cm. Find the true distance between the stations.
Ans: 1750 m

4. A 30m steel tape was standardized on flat ground, at a temperature of 20˚c and under a
pull 5 kg. The tape was used in catenary at a temperature of 25˚c & under a pull of P kg.
The cross-sectional area of the tape is 0.02 cm2 It’s weight per unit length is 22gm/m, E =
2.1×106 kg/ cm2 , ∝ is 11×10-6 /˚c. Find the correct horizontal distance, if P is equal to i) 5kg &
ii) 11 kg.
Hint:
Total weight W = 22×30
= 660 gm = 0.66 kg

Ans: i) 29.97987 m ii) 30.00166 m

5. To measure a base line, a steel tape 30 m long standardized at 15˚C with a pull of 100 N
(or 10 kgf) was used. Find the correction per tape length, if the temperature at the time
of measurement was 20˚C & the pull exerted was 160 N (or 16kgf). Weight of 1 cm 3
steel is 0.0786 N (or 0.00786 kgf). Weight of the tape = 8 N (or. 0.8 kgf) E = 2.1 ×10 5
kg/cm2 , co-efficient of expansion of the tape per 1 ˚C = 7.1 × 10-7 .
Ans: 0.0026 m

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