Surveying

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Intended as a textbook for the undergraduate students of civil engineering, this comprehensive book depicts all elements of surveying including its types, tools and the most recent techniques, to overcome the barriers in construction. The book details on the elementary methods of measurements like tapes and chains to the most advanced ones like remote sensing and photogrammetry.

The book discusses types of surveying, advanced techniques evolved and the methodologies adopted to conduct surveys, in logical sequence. It systematically elucidates the concepts of land surveying, hydrographic surveying, compass surveying and so on, deriving the formulas through simple geometry, trigonometry and differential calculus. Besides, it educates the learner to handle measuring instruments, and teaches the ways to take the measurements accurately, in steps.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Bhargab M Das

BHARGAB MOHAN DAS, is a Contract and Engineering Manager, RITTA Co. Ltd., Bangkok. Mr. Bhargab has conducted many construction surveys, while handling the projects of high rise buildings and flyovers in Bangkok, and an international airport in Doha.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Madan Mohan Das

MADAN MOHAN DAS, PhD (University of Strathclyde, UK), has been a Professor, Assam Engineering College, Guwahati. An Emeritus Fellow of AICTE and Director of Technical Education, Government of Assam, Dr. Das has about four decades of teaching experience. He has published/presented more than 55 research papers in national and internal journals and conferences. Dr. Das is the author of many books including Fluid Mechanics and Turbomachines, Open Channel Flow, Irrigation and Water Power Engineering, and Hydrology (published by PHI Learning, New Delhi, 2008).

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mimi Das Saikia

MIMI DAS SAIKIA, PhD (IIT Guwahati), is an Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, Royal School of Engineering and Technology, Guwahati, Assam. She has been with the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Silchar. With a decade of experience in teaching and research she has published many papers in different national and international journals. Her research interest includes hydraulics and open channel flow. Dr. Mimi Das Saikia has authored books including Irrigation and Water Power Engineering and Hydrology (published by PHI Learning, New Delhi, 2008).

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Title
Surveying
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9788120339859
Length
488p., 24cm.
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