| Description |
x, 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Wiley series of practical construction guides |
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Wiley series of practical construction guides.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Elements of Construction Measurement. -- Difference of Elevation. -- Distance Measurements by Taping. -- Angle Measurements and Directions. -- Distance Measurements by Other Methods. -- Laying Out Angles. -- Stakes, Hubs, and Control Marks for Construction. -- Coordinate Surveying and Layout. -- Principles of Construction Layout. -- Building Construction Layout. -- Trenching and Pipelaying. -- Highway Planning and Initial Layout. -- Horizontal Circular Curves. -- Vertical Parabolic Curves. -- Staking Layout of Highways. -- Shafts and Tunnels. -- Offshore Measurements. -- Random Field and Office Techniques. -- Measurement of Areas and Volumes. -- Volume Computations. -- Appendix A: Units of Measurement. -- Appendix B: The Laser. -- Appendix C: Three-Wire Leveling. -- Appendix D: Topographic Maps, Contours, and Photogrammetry. -- Index |
| Analysis |
Civil engineering Measurement |
| Notes |
"A Wiley-Interscience publication." |
| Bibliography |
Index |
| Subject |
Civil engineering.
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Measurement.
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Surveying.
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| LC no. |
72013073 |
| ISBN |
0471054283 |
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