Surveying for construction / William Irvine.
Publication details: London ; New York : McGraw-Hill Book Co., c1980.Edition: 5th editionDescription: viii, 283 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:- 0077111141
- 9780077111144
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CONTENT
Chapter 1 Surveying fundamental.
1. Accuracy of surveying quantities.
2. Units of measurement.
3. Understanding scale
4. Drawing to scale.
Etc
CHAPTER 2 Understanding maps and plans.
1. Site plans
2. Ordnance survey maps and plans
3. Answers.
CHAPTER 3 Linear surveying
1. Principles of linear surveying
2. Linear measuring techniques.
3. Procedure in linear survey
4. Plotting the survey
5. Answer.
CHAPTER 4 Levelling
1 .Levelling instruments.
2. Observation of levels (rise and fall method)
3. Reduction of levels by the height of plane.
4. Reduction of levels by the height of plane.
Etc.
CHAPTER 5.
1. Contour characteristics.
2. Methods of contouring
3. Uses of contour plans
4. Answers
CHPTER 6 Vertical sections.
1. Development plan
2. longitudinal sections
3. Cross section.
4. Computer generation sections
Answer.
CHAPTER 7 Theodolites and total stations.
Theodolites
1. Classification
2. Principles of construction
3. Reading the circles
4. setting up the theodolite.
CHAPTER 8 Traverse survey
1. Types of traverse
2. Basic principles of traversing
3. Fieldwork.
4 Traverse calculations.
Etc
CHAPTER 9 Global positioning system GPS
1. Principle of GPS
2. Errors in GPS
3. Differential GPS (DGPS)
4. GPS Procedures
Etc.
CHAPTER Detail survey
1. Principles of radial positioning
2. Calculation and plotting of survey (manually)
3. Calculation plotting using microcomputer based mapping systems.
4. Radial survey with automatic total station.
Etc
CHAPTER II Curve ranging
1. curve geometry
2. curve elements
3. Designation of curves.
4. problems in curve location
Etc
CHAPTER 12 Setting out construction works.
1. setting out - Principles
2. Equipment for setting out.
3. setting out a pegs on a specified distance and bearing.
4. setting out roadways calculations.
Etc.
CHAPTER 13.
1. Regular areas
2. Irregular areas
3. Areas from field notes
4. Measuring areas from plans.
5. Answers.
CHAPTER14 Mensuration Volumes.
1. cuttings (with vertical sides)
2. General rule for calculation volume
3. cuttings and embankments (with slopping sides)
4. calculation of cross sections areas
Etc
CHAPTER 15 Surveying of existing buildings.
1. classification of drawing
2. Principles of measurement
3. conducting the survey
4 surveying higher rise building
Etc
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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