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Book Synopsis

A concise, highly accessible source for site engineeringbasics.

This updated edition of Parker''s classic text introduces the basicissues, tasks, and problems of site engineering to students andprofessionals who need to understand the significance of surveyingdata. It presents the fundamentals of site engineering --surveyingand mapping, drainage, slope stabilization, and basic structures--and explains in detail the solutions to a wide variety ofproblems, including:
* Interpretation of deed descriptions
* Dimensioning buildings and sites when angles are other than rightangles
* Computing areas for irregular plots
* Dimensioning and laying out circular curves for driveways andbuildings
* And much more.

Featuring a simplified, accessible style with numerous examples ofproblems and their solutions, as well as references and practicalaids that facilitate home study, this is the ideal surveying andsite-planning primer for students in architecture, landsc

Table of Contents

Mathematics for Site Engineering.

Site Surveys and Maps.

Measuring Distances.

Measuring Angles.

Surveying Methods and Computations.

Circular Horizontal Curves.

Levelling.

Contours.

Vertical Curves.

Computations for Cut and Fill.

Drainage and Grading.

Staking Out Site Work.

Site Structures.

Management of Site Materials.

Landscaping.

References.

Glossary.

Appendix.

Index.

Simplified Site Engineering

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons
      Published 13 March 1997
      ISBN-13 9780471179870
      978-0471179870
      ISBN-10 0471179876
      Also in:
      Surveying, quantity surveying

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A concise, highly accessible source for site engineeringbasics.

      This updated edition of Parker''s classic text introduces the basicissues, tasks, and problems of site engineering to students andprofessionals who need to understand the significance of surveyingdata. It presents the fundamentals of site engineering --surveyingand mapping, drainage, slope stabilization, and basic structures--and explains in detail the solutions to a wide variety ofproblems, including:
      * Interpretation of deed descriptions
      * Dimensioning buildings and sites when angles are other than rightangles
      * Computing areas for irregular plots
      * Dimensioning and laying out circular curves for driveways andbuildings
      * And much more.

      Featuring a simplified, accessible style with numerous examples ofproblems and their solutions, as well as references and practicalaids that facilitate home study, this is the ideal surveying andsite-planning primer for students in architecture, landsc

      Table of Contents

      Mathematics for Site Engineering.

      Site Surveys and Maps.

      Measuring Distances.

      Measuring Angles.

      Surveying Methods and Computations.

      Circular Horizontal Curves.

      Levelling.

      Contours.

      Vertical Curves.

      Computations for Cut and Fill.

      Drainage and Grading.

      Staking Out Site Work.

      Site Structures.

      Management of Site Materials.

      Landscaping.

      References.

      Glossary.

      Appendix.

      Index.

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