Civil Drafting Technology - Softcover

Madsen Emeritus, David A.; Shumaker, Terence M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130498793 ISBN 13: 9780130498793

Publisher: Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

For one/two-semester, undergraduate courses in Surveying, Site Planning, Civil Drafting, Mapping, and Architectural Drafting and Design.

This text provides straightforward and comprehensive coverage of civil drafting technology and mapping. It includes survey types, plots, plan and profile, contours, and earthworks. Input and ideas from the industry, specifically civil engineering companies, offers students a well-rounded view of the civil drafting field and the types of drawings and skills associated with it.

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From the Back Cover

This text provides straightforward and comprehensive coverage of civil drafting technology and mapping. It includes survey types, plots, plan and profile, contours, and earthworks. Input and ideas from the industry, specifically civil engineering companies, offer students a well-rounded view of the civil drafting field and the types of drawings and skills associated with it.

Some of the key features include:

• Reorganization to provide a more logical learning path.
• Greater emphasis has been placed on describing technical terms.
• Additional illustrations provide more step-by-step examples for students to use when creating drawings and solving problems.
• Additional resources and Web links on the student CD.
• A single chapter on surveying fundamentals has been split into two chapters ― "Measuring Distance and Elevation" and "Surveying Fundamentals."

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130498793
• ISBN 13: 9780130498793
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 320