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Present day methods of tacheometry can be classified in

one of the following three groups

1. Stadia Method

(a) Fixed Hair method of Stadia method

(b) Movable hair method, or Subtense method

2. Tangential Method

3. Subtense bar Method


Distance and Elevation Formulae for

Horizontal Sights

D = Ks + C

f
D  s  ( f  d)
i
Distance and Elevation formulae for Staff Vertical : InclinedUNIT 2
Sight

Case (a): Line of Sight at an angle of elevation Ө

D = k s cos2Ө + C cosӨ A` A
Ө

sin2Ө C
V=ks + C sinӨ
2 L
B r
B`

β V
Q
O
Ө
M
Q`

P
D
Elevation of Q = Elevation of P (B M) + h + V - r
Inclined Sight: Distance and Elevation formulae for Staff Vertical

Case (a): Line of Sight at an angle of elevation Ө


D = k s cos2Ө + C cosӨ V = k s sin2Ө + C sinӨ
2
Elevation of staff station = Elevation of instrument station + h + V – r.

Case (b): Line of Sight at an angle of depression Ө

D = k s cos2Ө + C cosӨ sin2Ө


V=ks + C sinӨ
2
Elevation of staff station = Elevation of instrument station + h - V – r.

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