Landscape Surveying / Edition 2

by Harry L. Field

Overview

Practical and easy to read, LANDSCAPE SURVEYING, Second Edition is a perfect guide to landscape surveying that does not assume that readers have a civil engineering or advanced math degree. Through illustrations, examples, and sample problems, readers will not only learn methods for measuring distances and angles and completing surveys, but will also learn to determine which method is best suited for individual situations. With coverage of relevant terms, methodologies, equipment, and topography, this book prepares readers to easily apply the principles and methods of surveying in a variety of occupational settings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781111310608
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	08/15/2011
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Harry L. Field, Ed.D., is an associate professor at Oklahoma State University in the Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department. He is a member of the NACTA, NAMCDE, and the National Safety Council. Dr. Field has also been awarded both State and National Honorary FFA Awards.

Table of Contents

1.Principles of Land Measurement and Surveying. 2. Equipment. 3. Public Land Survey System. 4. Distance Measuring. 5. Differential Leveling. 6. Profile Leveling. 7. Angles. 8. Topographic Surveying. 9. Traverse Surveys. 10. Global Positioning Systems. 11. Determining Area.