  
Handle more of your own survey and layout work!
Every construction project requires leveling, measuring, layout, surveying and setting grade.
Until now, there was no practical manual for builders that explained construction surveying in simple language. Construction Surveying and Layout was written to help builders, contractors and developers understand this important subject so they can handle more of their own survey and layout work.
Construction Surveying and Layout explains all the surveying a construction contractor is likely to need and shows you how to:
- divide land
- use a transit and tape to find a known point
- draw an accurate survey map from your field notes
- use topographic surveys
- level and set grade
- lay out an angle, curve, circle, perpendicular or parallel lines
- align foundations, walls and floors
- find or check lot corners
You'll learn how to make a survey for any residential or commercial lot, driveway, road, or bridge--including how to figure cuts and fills and calculate excavation quantities. Use this guide to make your own surveys, or just read and verify the accuracy of surveys made by others.
If you've been paying professional surveyors to make simple surveys, guessing about boundaries, or have had trouble making accurate layouts, this valuable reference will save you time and money - and help avoid expensive mistakes.
Whether you want to make your own layouts and surveys or just read, understand and verify the accuracy of surveys made by others, you should have this practical guide.
About the Author: Paul Stull, Ph.D, P.E., P.S., is a consulting engineer and land surveyor with over forty years of experience in the construction industry. He's laid out hundreds of subdivisions, roads, bridges, sewer lines, industrial plants and property lines and taught surveying to tradesmen for eight years.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1 Introduction to Land Surveying, 9
- The History of the U.S. Land Surveys, 10
- Land Deeds, 14
2 The Building Site, 19
- Type of Development, 20
- Choosing a Site, 20
- The Next Step, 24
3 The Survey, 25
- Surveying Instruments, 26
- A Practice Survey, 27
- Closing, 30
- Economizing in the Field, 34
4 Using a Transit and Tape, 43
- Reference Lines, 44
- Laying Out Roads, 51
- Laying Out a Line, 51
- Setting Parallel Lines, 58
- Planning a Bridge, 61
5 Applied Geometry Using a Transit, 65
- Using an Established Point, 66
- Finding a Perpendicular Line, 66
- Establishing Parallel Lines, 67
- Dividing a Line Into Equal Parts, 68
- Drawing a Tangent Circle, 69
- Laying Out Angles, 70
- Drawing a Circle Through Three Points, 73
- Drawing a Hexagon, 74
- Ellipses, 75
- Pentagons, 77
- The Involute of a Circle, 79
6 Stadia Surveying, 83
- The Tools, 83
- Geometry You'll Need to Know, 85
- Practical Considerations, 92
7 Topographic Surveys, 95
- Illustrating a Depression, 96
- Making a Topographic Survey, 97
8 Leveling, 105
- Leveling Instruments, 105
9 Basic Leveling Surveys, 109
- Finding Elevations, 110
- Types of Leveling, 112
- Grade Stakes, 113
- Potential for Error, 115
10 Complex Leveling, 117
- Evaluating a Site, 118
- Planning the Streets, 118
- Grading, 123
- Necessary Curves, 128
11 Surveying Notes, 145
12 Special Problems, 147
- Finding Missing Measurements, 148
- Subdividing Land, 162
13 Mapping the Site, 167
- Mapping Procedure, 168
- General Points, 169
- Before Construction Begins, 170
14 Plotting Angles, 171
- Using a Protractor, 172
- Using Trigonometry, 172
15 True North, Latitude, and Longitude, 177
- Locating True North, 178
- Locating by Latitude and Longitude, 182
Appendix
A The Transit, 185
B Geometry for Construction, 193
C Trigonometry for Construction, 225
D More Practical Examples, 231
Index, 241
Includes: Book
By: Paul Stull
Published by: BNi Building News
244 Pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
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