how do you use transient for elevations in construction and surveys?
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This might help... depends on the detail you need...\n\nhttp://www.brunton.com/manuals/current/Compasses/Transit.pdf#search='using%20a%20transit'
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"Mounting" elevation.\n\nDo you mean mountain?
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In the field of land surveys, cross-sections and profiles are used to estimate earth volume for the purpose of materials/resources needed to develop land or build roads.\n\nA Common error would be to not establish a frequent enough pattern to provide an accurate estimate for a land area with many changes in elevation.
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Seismologists can do so. They have special adapted equipment to measure the tremours of the earth with a luminograph(i'm not sure about the spelling). It is a pencil sketching graphs on paper always and when the ground trembles, there is an unevenity in the graph. Seisomologists also can see how the position of coastal plates have changed to predict earthquakes.
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you can get an approximate value by finding your location on Google Earth.\nrun the cursor over your house and it will display the elevation (in feet) at the bottom of the screen.\n\nMore precise: unless you know a surveyor, try  GPS.\nIt will give accuracies as good as .02m (under an inch)
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touch a metal which is well grounded.
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Sure, why not.  I have a map that tells elevation and is color-coded for the geologic age of the exposed rocks.  That's four dimensions.
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To answer the question properly, need to know more about the nature of the signal.\n\nWhat is the signal bandwidth (what is the fastest that the signal is changing?)\n\nWhat is the dynamic range of the signal? (What is the ratio of the are the maximum-to-minimum values expected)\n\nWhat amount (%) of error can you tolerate in each measurement?\n\nFlash conversion is very fast, but is power hungry and limited in its number of bits. I'd probably choose this one only if there were no other alternatives. Considering that seismic events are relatively slow with respect to the typical speeds of electronics, I might expect that a flash converter may not be necessary.\n\nThere are several very fast successive-approximation ADCs that could probably do the job. And they are cheap!\n\nSigma-delta converters are relatively slow, but have a very wide dynamic range. Useful for high precision across a wide range.\n\nCheck out www.analog.com. They make a lot of converters, you can probably find some application notes on the topic.
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Try a hand-held GPS device (your own or borrow one from a friend). These devices often have the ability to measure altitude.  Automobile GPS Navigation systems usually do not include altitude as one of the things they'll display.\n\nYou could also consider purchasing a topographical map of your location from the USGS or other source.  You can use the USGS National Map Viewer:\nhttp://nmviewogc.cr.usgs.gov/viewer.htm\nZoom in to your location.\nSelect the "Elevation" tool on the left.\nClick on your location.\nNote that if you have a pop-up blocker, you may need to hold down the Ctrl key when you click.\nIt says elevation at my house is 105 feet.\n\nAs an approximation of your specific altitude, use the elevation for your local community.  Sometimes you can find this using a Yahoo Search for community state-code elevation:\nhttp://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv1-&p=kalamazoo%20mi%20elevation
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This is one that people base their script on.\nhttp://www.geodesicsolutions.com/products/index.htm
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"Contours, which are lines drawn through points the same height above sea-level, allow both the direction and gradient (steepness, see page 18) of slopes to be determined from the map with much greater accuracy than either of the above techniques" [Hachures is the only other technique I can see.] "Contours are included on almost all modern topographic maps.  The vertical distance between two adjacent contour-lines is known as the vertical interval (V.I.).  A V.I. of 20 metres is often used on modern metric maps.  On older pre-metric editions a V.I. of 50 feet was widely used.\n"When contours are close together, slopes are steep, merging when the gradient (steepness, see page 18) approaches verticality, whereas on gentle slopes the contour-lines are well spaced (Figure 5).  Where slopes are even, the contours on a map are evenly spaced, while on irregular slopes the distance between contours varies widely."\nMap Reading by Patrick Armstrong, Publishied in Australia by Rigby Limited 1980, p15.\nISBN  0 7270 0999 0\n\nI cannot reproduce Figure 5, nor will I explain gradient from p18.  Note that it is an OLD book, published 26 years ago, so when it says modern, it does not mean modern today.
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Measure the weight of 1 cup of sand and figure it from there.\n\n :-)
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OS maps with contours will do the trick to a reasonable accuracy. If you want real accuracy you will need to level to the nearest OS bench mark or get a GPS reading from an instrument which gives height as well as grid location.\n\nFurther info after reading another answer.\nI am talking about UK here where the ground levels can change quite dramatically from street to street unlike the previous US respondant who must live in a very flat area of the States.
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You need to have a set of plans showing the dimensions and location of the foundation and the columns. Columns are made of concrete or steel and they need to be built in a very precise manner, because the steel beams that will be mounted on the columns are designed to fit precisely, and if they do not fit properly, the building will be unsafe and could even collapse.\n\nIt requires very precise measurements, made using high precision scientific instruments, to do the job successfully. Trying to do it cheaply, with inferior equipment, such as a measuring tape, is not likely to produce good results, and could create problems that may be very expensive to fix. Therefore, its not something you should try to do yourself. I recommend that you hire an experienced construction surveyor, or a contractor with personnel who have been trained to perform construction field engineering. If you hire a professional, and something goes wrong, they will bear the liability, but if you try to do it yourself, and you make a mistake, you will be stuck with paying to fix the problem.
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infact i am not clear about you question. even though i am trying to clear your doubt. ok\nyou can specify the geographical coordinations like the following exaple.\n\nfor example if you want to specify the end point of a line in 35°45'56.8" and the distance of 25 from the start point  you can enter\n@25<35d45' 56.8"\n\nnote: no space between @ to "\n\nfor degree use d\nfor minut use '\nfor second use "
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Instantaneous speed, as the name indicates, is measured at a particular instant of time. From a math standpoint, by calculating the first derivative of the displacement function, you can use the result to calculate the speed at any instant of time. In other words, the instantaneous slope of the displacement function is equal to the instantaneous speed.\n\nIf you look at graph of a moving object (displacement vs. time), if you see a steep slope, this means that the object's speed is fast relative to a curve with a moment of shallow slope. How much distance are you moving per unit of time? The more distance you move, the faster your speed. Decrease that unit of time to almost 0, and you'll get instantaneous speed.
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Use a floating point, or gimbaled hydralic plates to adjust as needed. this is also a known Earthquake Resistant design.