Construction Surveying and Layout: A Step-By-Step Field Engineering Methods Manual (3rd Edition)

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Very detailed text with ample of easy to understand examples. You won't become a land surveyor by any mean, and the book makes that clear, haha. But it is a very good textbooks covering a wide range of survey related topics: horizontal curves, vertical curves, total stations, layouts, staking, note taking, list goes on. It is not geared for the FE, but I felt better prepared for the FE after going through the class and using this text.

I am in college for construction management and I needed this book for 2 classes. It is a great book and written very well. It is easy to follow and the way the author describes the surveying methods makes it so easy even someone with no construction background or surveying experience can feel confident. I would highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn more about surveying.

I am a non-traditional student going to college with a family in tow. Books on campus are so expensive. We have learned to save money buying off amazon and other comparable sites. Haven't had a bad experiance in two years. Often after checking with the professor we are able to buy the previous edition for pennies compared to the new edition that has more color pictures but the same problem sets.

This book is a great book for beginners; it shows many of the basics of layout land surveying. This book is good for the entry level field survey technician. It does a great job explaining how to, and why field procedures are done. Having the knowledge as to why a procedure is done, and not because "some one told me to" will always make for a better technician.This book is a bit dated, some of the practices are not used much these days. However, I believe understanding the past makes you a better surveyor so I wouldn't down grade the book on this aspect. I would agree with those who said this book didn't help them learn more about construction surveying; I picked up only a few new practices. If you have basic construction surveying experience you probably already know what is in this book.I agree the most with those who said this book was great for training a new "green" hire. I think this book was written for just that level. I think it is also a good reference for those who might not do a lot of layout surveying, or only do certain types of layout surveying frequently and need a refresher in another aspect of layout surveying.

Just what I needed.

This is a great book for civil and survey technicians. I have learned to quickly set-up and level the instruments after reading the step-by-step instructions presented in this book. I really like the way the author uses a systematic approach to explain the surveying procedures. Keep in mind that this book is heavy on field techniques and light on surveying theory!

One of the best practical surveying booksHeavy on practical and best intro math for surveying

Good reference to keep in the truck.

A good practical book!