The theory and practice of surveying. Designed for the use of surveyors and engineers generally, but especially for the use of students in engineering (1886)
Johnson, J. B. (John Butler), 1850-1902 · New York, J. Wiley & sons · leaf 39
t in length, graduated metrically, or in feet and tenths.A pocket steel tape from three to ten feet long should alwaysbe carried by the surveyor. A 50-foot tape is best fitted tocity surveying where there are appreciable grades. For cities IO SURVEYING. without grades a ioo-foot tape might be found… … Fig. 2. 0.5 inch wide and 0.02 inch thick (Fig. 2) is perhaps best suitedto general surveying. 6. The Use of Steel Tapes.—Steel tape-measures are usedjust as chains are. They are provided with handles, but theend graduation-marks are usually on the tape itself and not onthe handle. They are…
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