A building 38 m by 45 m is to be laid out with a 100-m long metallic tape. If during standardization, the tape is found to be only 99.950 m, determine the following: a. dimensions to be laid out, using the tape, in order that the building shall have the desired dimensions b. using the same tape what should the diagonals read?
A building 38 m by 45 m is to be laid out with a 100-m long metallic tape. If during standardization, the tape is found to be only 99.950 m, determine the following: a. dimensions to be laid out, using the tape, in order that the building shall have the desired dimensions b. using the same tape what should the diagonals read?
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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A building 38 m by 45 m is to be laid out with a 100-m long metallic tape. If during standardization, the tape is found to be only 99.950 m, determine the following:
a. dimensions to be laid out, using the tape, in order that the building shall have the desired dimensions
b. using the same tape what should the diagonals read?
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