Review
"Students always comment positively on this text for readability. It's the best text I've found to integrate fundamental land surveying with construction." Dianne Kay, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
"This textbook is unique in its organization and the topics covered. Students have found it to be thorough and helpful, and it is an outstanding reference for practicing surveyors and engineers." Subhi M. Bazlamit, Ohio Northern University
Book Description
This streamlined, fully updated
Fifth Edition maintains the same accessible, applications-driven approach as its predecessorsbeginning with a firm foundation in the principles of surveying, then supporting this foundation with real-world construction applications. While Kavanagh does reflect the latest developments in techniques and instrumentation, coverage also includes in-depth discussions of more traditional topics. The volume examines surveying principles including surveying fundamentals, distance measurement, leveling, geomatics, global positioning systems (GPS) and construction control surveys, as well as highway, municipal street, pipeline and tunnel, culvert and bridge and building construction surveys. For those involved in civil engineering and construction/building technology.
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