William Irvine, Finlay Maclennan

Surveying for Construction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Suitable for students of engineering in surveying, this title is also for students of building and environmental studies and archeology. Offering an introduction to land and construction surveying, it includes the principles, methods and equipment used in surveying. It includes coverage of levelling, total stations, detail surveys, and EDM.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
• 5 ed
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 298mm x 210mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 908g
• ISBN-13: 9780077111144
• ISBN-10: 0077111141
• Artikelnr.: 21959520

Autorenporträt

William Irvine is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Previously based at the Glasgow College of Printing and Building as a lecturer in Land Surveying, he has also been a marker and moderator for various examining bodies. Finlay Maclennan is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Built Environment at Glasgow Metropolitan College, in association with Glasgow Caledonian University.

Inhaltsangabe

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