Description
Book SynopsisSurveying for Construction 5e is an essential textbook for students of engineering new to surveying, and will also appeal to students of building and environmental studies and archaeology. Offering a strong grounding in land and construction surveying, the authors clearly and comprehensively guide the reader through the principles, methods and equipment used in modern-day surveying.
Taking into account recent advances in the field, the material has been fully updated and revised throughout including new and up-to-date coverage of levelling, total stations, detail surveys, and EDM. A new chapter on GPS technology has been added. In keeping with the practical nature of the book, there are chapters on setting out construction works and surveying existing buildings, which guide the reader step-by-step through the fundamental procedures.
The clear and methodical nature of the explanations, supported by a wide range of exercises and examples, make Surveying for Construction 5e an inv
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Surveying Fundamentals
Chapter Two :Understanding Maps and Plans
Chapter Three: Linear Surveying
Chapter Four: Levelling
Chapter Five: Contouring
Chapter Six: Vertical sections
Chapter Seven: Theodolites and Total Surveys
Chapter Eight: Traverse surveys
Chapter 9: Global Positioning System (GPS)
Chapter 10: Detail Survey
Chapter 11: Curve ranging
Chapter 12: Setting out construction works
Chapter 13: Mensuration - areas
Chapter 14: Mensuration - volumes
Chapter 15: Surveys of existing buildings
