Synopses & Reviews
Known for its state-of-the-art coverage, "Surveying with Construction Applications, Sixth Edition" covers the principles of surveying, the latest advances in instrumentation technology, field data capture, and data-processing techniques and the applications of surveying to the construction and engineering fields. Filled with problems, illustrations and field projects, the text skillfully blends theory and practice and balances coverage of traditional and contemporary surveying techniques. This new edition uses both English and metric units, contains a new chapter on modern construction surveying practices, and includes the most recent advances in electronic surveying measurement, global positioning systems, and geomatics. State-of-the-art coverage of surveying principles, instrumentation and techniques provides readers with the latest advances in instrumentation technology, field data capture, and data-processing techniquesto make them more effective in the field. Comprehensive coverage of modern construction surveying practices, highway curves, highway construction surveys, municipal street construction surveys AND MORE! All state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) in the U.S. and the provincial Transportation/Highways Departments in Canada conduct extensive training sessions for their large staffs. This text covers topics that are taught in these training sessions, in addition to all of the introductory topics needed for survey training.
Synopsis
This easy-to-read text covers all the fundamentals of surveying with an emphasis on the practical applications. The author's many years of field and management surveying experience give him a unique perspective from which to design surveying texts. The latest in technological innovations have been included for both data gathering and construction layout surveys. Included are up to date introductions to airborne imagery, satellite imaging, geographic information systems (GIS), and satellite positioning (GPS). "Some of the key features include: "
- Expanded glossary.
- Coverage of Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM).
- Expanded coverage of total station basic operations.
- Introduction to the geomatics concept.
- Expanded instructor's manual, with a CD-ROM containing illustrations from the text.
Table of Contents
PART I: SURVEYING PRINCIPLES
1. Surveying Fundamentals
2. Distance Measurement
3. Leveling
4. Angles and Theodolites
5. Total Stations
6. Traverse Surveys and Computations
7. An Introduction to Geomatics
8. Satellite Positioning
9. Horizontal Control Surveys
PART II: CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS: GENERAL BACKGROUND
10. Modern Construction Surveying Practices
11. Highway Curves
12. Highway Construction Surveys
13. Municipal Street Construction Surveys
14. Pipeline and Tunnel Construction Surveys
15. Culvert and Bridge Construction Surveys
16. Building Construction Surveys
17. Quantity and Final Surveys
APPENDIX A: TRIGONOMETRY AND COORDINATE GEOMETRY REVIEW
APPENDIX B: SURVEYING AND MAPPING INTERNET WEB SITES
APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY
APPENDIX D: TYPICAL FIELD PROJECTS
APPENDIX E: ANSWERS TO SELECTED PROBLEMS
APPENDIX F: STEEL TAPE CORRECTIONS
APPENDIX G: EARLY SURVEYING
APPENDIX H: ILLUSTRATIONS OF MACHING GUIDANCE AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT: AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DATA-CAPTURE