Synopses & Reviews
Civil Drafting Technology Seventh Edition covers it all–basic and advanced topics–and everything in between, equipping readers to convert engineering sketches or instructions into actual formal drawings and gain a working knowledge of mapping. Using a “knowledge building” format where one concept is mastered before the next is introduced, Civil Drafting Technology includes:
- Basic Drafting Topics
- Maps: fundamentals, types of maps, scales, symbols
- CADD: use, standards, applications
- Intermediate/Advanced Topics
- Measuring distance and elevation, Surveying, Location & Direction, Legal Descriptions and Plot Plans, Contour Lines, Horizontal Alignment Layout, GIS
- Career Development
- Schooling, Employment, Workplace Ethics, Professional Organizations
- CADD Applications
- Content-related Tests
- Real-world drafting and design problems
Synopsis
This book provides straightforward and comprehensive coverage of civil technology drafting and mapping. It includes survey types, plots, plane and profile, contours, and earthworks. Input and ideas from the industry, specifically civil engineering companies, offers students a well-rounded view of the civil drafting field and the types of drawings and skills associated with it. Chapter topics include surveying fundamentals; location and direction; mapping scales; legal descriptions and plot plans; contour lines; profiles; highway layout; earthwork; and Geographic Information Systems. For civil engineers and professionals in related fields.
Synopsis
Civil Drafting Technology, 7e is a comprehensive resource that uses a workbook approach to provide students with a broad understanding of civil drafting and a working knowledge of the basic topics of mapping. Thorough and complete, it covers how to prepare drawings from engineering sketches; step-by-step layout methods; civil drafting layout techniques; types of maps; civil drafting and mapping symbols; drawing plot plans and plats; earthwork calculations and much more. Featuring the latest in CADD standards and applications, this text also includes chapter tests, map-reading exercises, and drawing problems to help students learn how concepts and techniques are used in actual civil drafting applications.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Civil Drafting Technology
2. Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)
3. Map Scales
4. Map Symbols
5. Measuring Distance and Elevation
6. Surveying Fundamentals
7. Location and Direction
8. Legal Descriptions and Plot Plans
9. Contour Lines
10. Horizontal Alignment
11. Profiles
12. Earthwork
13. Civil Engineering Detail Drawings
14. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)