Plane and Geodetic Surveying
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Plane and Geodetic Surveying

  1. 276 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Plane and Geodetic Surveying

About this book

Plane and Geodetic Surveying blends together theory and practice, conventional techniques and satellite-based methods, to provide the ideal book for students of surveying. It gives detailed guidance on how and when the principal surveying instruments (total stations, levels and navigational satellite receivers) should be used. It fully and clearly

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface to the Second Edition
  4. Preface to the First Edition
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. About the Author
  7. Chapter 1: Introduction
  8. Chapter 2: General Principles of Surveying
  9. Chapter 3: Principal Surveying Activities
  10. Chapter 4: Angle Measurement
  11. Chapter 5: Distance Measurement
  12. Chapter 6: Levelling
  13. Chapter 7: Satellite Surveying
  14. Chapter 8: Geoids, Ellipsoids and Co-ordinate Transforms
  15. Chapter 9: Map Projections
  16. Chapter 10: Reduction of Distance Measurements
  17. Chapter 11: Adjustment of Observations
  18. Chapter 12: Trigonometric Heighting
  19. Appendix A: Constants, Formulae, Ellipsoid and Projection Data
  20. Appendix B: Control Stations
  21. Appendix C: Worked Example in Transforming between Ellipsoids
  22. Appendix D: Calculation of Local Scale Factors in Transverse Mercator Projections
  23. Appendix E: Worked Examples in Adjustment
  24. Appendix F: Worked Example in Setting Out
  25. Appendix G: Booking Sheets
  26. Appendix H: Calculation Sheets
  27. References and Bibliography
  28. Glossary
  29. Back Cover