Construction Surveying & Layout
By: Paul Stull
A practical guide to simplified
construction surveying.
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, and the right way to level and set grade.
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.
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.
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
Softcover 244 Pages
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