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Practical Construction Guides: Construction Measurements by B. Austin Barry (1973, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100471054283

ISBN-139780471054283

eBay Product ID (ePID)1259304

Product Key Features

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameConstruction Measurements

Publication Year1973

SubjectMeasurement, Surveying

TypeTextbook

AuthorB. Austin Barry

Subject AreaMathematics, Technology & Engineering

SeriesPractical Construction Guides

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight16 Oz

Additional Product Features

LCCN72-013073

Dewey Edition19

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal624

SynopsisThe past decade and a half have seen a virtual revolution in equipment and procedures for field and office measurement. Transits have become nearly 1000ptical, electronic distance-measuring is now standard, hand-held calculators and microcomputers are increasingly evident, and the use of satellites for positioning ground points will soon be practical. These dramatic developments have prompted this second edition of Construction Measurements. Updated and expanded, Construction Measurements, Second Edition gives you clear, accurate coverage of: The new technology of Global Positioning, the positioning of an occupied station on the geoidal surface by means of satellites The use of electronic distance measurement New procedures such as the use of lasers in construction, " radial surveying," inertial surveying, and others Application of calculators, computers and computers software Construction Measurements, Second Edition continues its comprehensive coverage of traditional topics as well. You'll find chapters on difference of elevation, distance measuring by taping, laying out angles, stakes, and hubs, control marks, shafts and tunnels, offshore measurements, and more. Working appendices provide details on special problems and optics. Invaluable as a reference, review or tutorial, Construction Measurements, Second Edition will serve surveyors, construction contractors, and engineers.

LC Classification NumberTA549