Engineer's Stadia Rod
In between each foot, medium-length black lines with black numbers identify tenths of a foot (i.e., 0.10 feet). Measurements are taken from the top of the lines adjacent to the numbers. In between the tenth of a foot numbers are short black lines identifying one hundredths of a foot.
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What is stadia rod in surveying?
When used with an Engineering Grade Rod, the distance from the instrument to the rod can be determined quickly by subtracting the bottom stadia reading from the ...
Stadia marks, also called stadia lines or stadia ... rod readings and the distance from the telescope to the rod. ... If one observes a vertical length on a stadia ...
The surveyor will focus the hand level on the stadia rod, level it with the leveling bubble, and call out the reading on the stadia rod that is in line with the ...
Duration: 10:15
Posted: Aug 4, 2015
Posted: Aug 4, 2015
Stadia rod is of one piece having 3 to 5 meters length. The smallest subdivision is usually 5 mm. stadia rod.
It is a reading back to a known location, and is the stadia rod reading at that known elevation. To find the height of instrument, use the equation: HI = E ...
Duration: 4:54
Posted: Mar 21, 2016
Posted: Mar 21, 2016
Sep 27, 2020 · A stadia board, Figure D-9, is simply a wider level rod with distinct division markings making readings easier at long distances. Figure D-9