A tilting level is used to run a set of precise levels to a construction project from benchmark DAM, whose elevation is 101.865 m. The line is run along a road that goes up a steep incline. To expedite the job, backsight distances are kept to 50  1 m and foresight distances are 20  1 m. The total length of differential levels is 4410 m. The elevation difference observed is 13.634 m. What is the corrected project elevation if the instrument has a sight line that declines at the rate of 0.3 mm per 50 m?

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 A tilting level is used to run a set of precise levels to a construction project from benchmark DAM, whose elevation is 101.865 m. The line is run along a road that goes up a steep incline. To expedite the job, backsight distances are kept to 50  1 m and foresight distances are 20  1 m. The total length of differential levels is 4410 m. The elevation difference observed is 13.634 m. What is the corrected project elevation if the instrument has a sight line that declines at the rate of 0.3 mm per 50 m?

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