Fundamentals of Surveying and Levelling
Price: 395.00 INR
ISBN:
9780199454723
Publication date:
28/07/2014
Paperback
636 pages
242.0x160.0mm
Price: 395.00 INR
ISBN:
9780199454723
Publication date:
28/07/2014
Paperback
636 pages
242.0x160.0mm
First Edition
R. Subramanian
Fundamentals of Surveying and Levelling is a comprehensive textbook designed for undergraduate students of civil engineering. The book covers the entire spectrum of topics from basic surveying techniques to modern developments in a single volume. Starting with the basics of surveying, it elaborates on chain surveying, compass surveying, levelling and contouring, plane tabling, theodolite surveying using conventional instruments, tacheometry, curves, and practical surveys. It also discusses the calculation of areas and volumes using survey data and the working of modern instruments and methods.
Suitable for: A textbook designed for undergraduate students of civil engineering.
Rights: World Rights
First Edition
R. Subramanian
Description
Fundamentals of Surveying and Levelling is a comprehensive textbook designed for undergraduate students of civil engineering. The book covers the entire spectrum of topics from basic surveying techniques to modern developments in a single volume. Starting with the basics of surveying, it elaborates on chain surveying, compass surveying, levelling and contouring, plane tabling, theodolite surveying using conventional instruments, tacheometry, curves, and practical surveys. It also discusses the calculation of areas and volumes using survey data and the working of modern instruments and methods.
First Edition
R. Subramanian
Table of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview
Chapter 2. Chain Surveying
Chapter 3. Compass Surveying
Chapter 4. Levelling and Contouring
Chapter 5. Plane Table Surveying
Chapter 6. Theodolite Surveying
Chapter 7. Traverse Computations
Chapter 8. Areas and Volumes
Chapter 9. Tacheometry
Chapter 10. Curve Surveying
Chapter 11. Modern Equipment and Methods
Chapter 12. Minor Instruments
Chapter 13. Practical Surveys
First Edition
R. Subramanian
Features
- Includes an exclusive chapter on minor instruments
- Includes a chapter on engineering surveys that covers projects related to different surveys
- Covers advanced methods and instruments such as EDM, total station, GPS, GIS, and remote sensing
- Contains a rich pedagogy with numerous well-illustrated diagrams and photographs, about 200 solved examples, more than 350 multiple-choice questions, more than 200 review questions, about 250 numerical problems, and 8 model question papers at the end of the book
- Online Resources
- For Faculty
- Figure-only PPTs
- Solutions Manual
- For Students
- Solutions to model question papers
- Question bank
First Edition
R. Subramanian
Description
Fundamentals of Surveying and Levelling is a comprehensive textbook designed for undergraduate students of civil engineering. The book covers the entire spectrum of topics from basic surveying techniques to modern developments in a single volume. Starting with the basics of surveying, it elaborates on chain surveying, compass surveying, levelling and contouring, plane tabling, theodolite surveying using conventional instruments, tacheometry, curves, and practical surveys. It also discusses the calculation of areas and volumes using survey data and the working of modern instruments and methods.
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Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview
Chapter 2. Chain Surveying
Chapter 3. Compass Surveying
Chapter 4. Levelling and Contouring
Chapter 5. Plane Table Surveying
Chapter 6. Theodolite Surveying
Chapter 7. Traverse Computations
Chapter 8. Areas and Volumes
Chapter 9. Tacheometry
Chapter 10. Curve Surveying
Chapter 11. Modern Equipment and Methods
Chapter 12. Minor Instruments
Chapter 13. Practical Surveys