Surveying - Engineering

Q1:

The operation of making the algebraic sum of latitudes and departures of a closed traverse, each equal to zero, is known

A balancing the sights

B balancing the departures

C balancing the latitudes

D balancing the traverse.

ANS:D - balancing the traverse.

Methods of balancing of traverse:

1)transit rule: (2n-4)
2)bowditch rule: Sum of latitudes + sum of departures =0.