Surveying With Construction Applications

by Barry F. Kavanagh

Known for its state-of-the-art coverage, "Surveying with Construction Applications, Sixth Edition" covers the principles of surveying, the latest advances in instrumentation technology, field data capture, and data-processing techniques and the applications of surveying to the construction and engineering fields. Filled with problems, illustrations and field projects, the text skillfully blends theory and practice and balances coverage of traditional and contemporary surveying techniques. This new edition uses both English and metric units, contains a new chapter on modern construction surveying practices, and includes the most recent advances in electronic surveying measurement, global positioning systems, and geomatics. State-of-the-art coverage of surveying principles, instrumentation and techniques provides readers with the latest advances in instrumentation technology, field data capture, and data-processing techniquesto make them more effective in the field. Comprehensive coverage of modern construction surveying practices, highway curves, highway construction surveys, municipal street construction surveys AND MORE! All state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) in the U.S. and the provincial Transportation/Highways Departments in Canada conduct extensive training sessions for their large staffs. This text covers topics that are taught in these training sessions, in addition to all of the introductory topics needed for survey training.

681 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Felipe Arreola · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book for some surveyors.

[Sara Mccandless · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was read for educational purposes during college.

[Mahmoud Rateb · Rating 5 out of 5]

very useful book for the construction works which depends on the surveying engineering

[Bernie]

This is a good book on general surveying. I have another book by the same author and this is largely just a reprint of the same material. I was disappointed that construction specific content is lacking. For example, there is no information on how and why different staking applications are accomplished. No mention of when/where different markers such as; wood stake, mag nail, rebar, etc. are appropriate. No mention of staking offsets. No description of how taking elevations of structures such as manholes or curbs. There is not even an index entry for lath and no coverage of standard street markings for utilities.